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Eastern and southern African grids to be connected by 2022

18 September 2019

The two separate regional cross-border power grids in eastern and southern Africa are set to be joined by 2022, after years of delays

ACWA makes record Ethiopian solar bid

18 September 2019

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power is to develop 250 MW of solar capacity in Ethiopia after making a record low bid of $0.02526 per kWh

Magnolia terminal to supply gas to Vietnamese LNG-to-power project

18 September 2019

Australia-listed LNG Ltd has struck a deal to supply gas to a province in Vietnam from its Magnolia export terminal in Louisiana, on the US Gulf Coast.

Inpex mulls Ichthys LNG expansion

18 September 2019

Japanese developer Inpex has revealed that it is looking at ways to expand its $45bn Ichthys LNG project offshore north-western Australia as it approaches full capacity.

China’s oil and gas production climbs in August

18 September 2019

China’s crude oil production inched up 1% year on year in August to 16.18mn tonnes (3.83mn barrels per day), according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The Philippines flipflops on South China Sea

18 September 2019

The Philippine government has retreated from President Rodrigo Duterte’s comments that he is willing to set aside an international tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea in order to explore the area jointly with China.

ONGC may buy out partners in OPaL

18 September 2019

India’s state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) may buy out its partners in polymer manufacturer ONGC Petro Additions Ltd (OPaL) in order to list the company.

India may privatise BPCL stake

18 September 2019

The Indian government is reportedly leaning towards selling its controlling stake in refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to either a private company or an international major.

Poland and Lithuania say Nord Stream 2 is energy security threat in CEE region

18 September 2019

Warsaw and Vilnius fear Moscow will use the pipeline as a geopolitical tool against the region, Ukraine in particular.

Poland hints at stopping purchases of Russian gas altogether

18 September 2019

Poland finally has the infrastructure to reduce dependence on Russian gas, after it built an LNG terminal in the western town of Swinoujscie.

SAUDI OIL ATTACKS: US reaches the Iran Rubicon

17 September 2019

There’s some tough talk about as White House works out how to respond to weekend’s strikes, but hesitancy shown by key officials in both Riyadh and Washington shows the Iranians may have their foes firmly on the back foot.