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Chevron to pursue upstream asset certification, carbon capture investment

27 February 2022

Two separate announcements made by Chevron over the past few days illustrate the super-major’s increasing focus on cleaner forms of energy.

BP starts up Herschel expansion

27 February 2022

BP announced the start-up of the Herschel expansion project in the US Gulf of Mexico on February 22.

Moldova moves to secure electricity supply and ban Russian propaganda sites

27 February 2022

Bordering Ukraine and with part of its territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists, Moldova is particularly vulnerable to spillover from the war in Ukraine.

Europe is building only half the wind energy needed to reach its energy and climate targets

26 February 2022

Europe is building only half the wind energy needed to reach its energy and climate targets in the Green Deal, according to WindEurope’s just-released Annual Statistics 2021.

FERC approves gas pipeline certification shake-up

25 February 2022

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has agreed to overhaul the certification process for new natural gas pipeline projects.

KGL to carry out green hydrogen assessment for Dominica

25 February 2022

Trinidad-based Kenesjay Green Ltd (KGL) said in a recent press release that it had agreed to perform a green hydrogen assessment for Dominica.

Guyana in talks with Middle Eastern oil companies ahead of offshore bidding round

25 February 2022

Guyanese Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Georgetown is in talks with several state-run Middle Eastern oil firms about a potential exploration for new offshore oil deposits.

Mongolia tiptoes around Russian aggression toward Ukraine

25 February 2022

Mongolian officials unlikely to state opposition to Ukraine invasion, given Kremlin's stranglehold on gasoline provision. Mongolia imports 98% of automobile fuel from Russia.

Biden imposes sanctions on company behind Nord Stream 2

25 February 2022

President Joe Biden has implemented sanctions on the Russian company that built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, running from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea, the Kyiv Independent reported on 23 February.

Eni brings Miamte MV 34 FPSO on stream at Area 1

25 February 2022

Eni (Italy) has begun development operations at at Area 1, a shallow-water licence area located off the coast of Tabasco State in the southern Gulf of Mexico, using the Miamte MV 34 FPSO.

ExxonMobil identifies Uaru-2 as target of fifth development project

25 February 2022

ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the US super-major ExxonMobil, confirmed last week that it had selected Uaru-2 as the target of its fifth development project at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.