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TC Energy offers 10% Coastal GasLink stake to indigenous groups

11 March 2022

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy announced on March 9 that it had signed option agreements to sell a 10% interest in the Coastal GasLink gas pipeline, which is being built to serve the LNG Canada export terminal, to indigenous communities.

Canadian maintenance plans add to supply jitters

11 March 2022

Planned maintenance is anticipated to take roughly 5% of Canadian crude production offline this spring, adding to supply worries as crude prices hit multi-year highs.

Zimbabwe: Invictus, Exalo sign binding drilling contract for Muzarabani-1 well

11 March 2022

Invictus has executed a binding drilling rig contract with European onshore drilling contractor Exalo Drilling to drill the Muzarabani-1 exploration well

CNOOC subsidiary to acquire another 5% of Búzios section of Transfer of Rights area

11 March 2022

Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras will assign a 5% stake in the production-sharing contract covering the Búzios section of the transfer of rights (TOR) offshore area to a subsidiary of CNOOC.

Guyana’s attorney general defends government’s support for oil development

11 March 2022

Guyanese Attorney General Anil Nandall has spoken in favour of the government’s economic agenda in response to criticism from several NGOs that have raised objections to Georgetown’s promotion of upstream oil development.

EIA makes major upward revision to oil price outlook

11 March 2022

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has made a major upward revision to its oil price forecast in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

Argentina reportedly in discussions with several potential LNG suppliers

11 March 2022

Argentina’s Economy Minister Martin Guzman said on March 9 that Buenos Aires was holding discussions with several companies on an LNG supply deal for the coming winter.

Study: Gas flaring rose nearly 50% in Mexico between 2018 and 2020

11 March 2022

Mexico’s associated gas flaring volumes rose by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2020, according to a study that the Colorado School of Mines’ Earth Observation Group (EOG) carried out for Reuters.

Nigerian rights group questions government spending on refineries

11 March 2022

A Nigerian rights group, SERAP, has threatened to sue the government for the alleged mismanagement of funds approved for the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of the country’s oil refineries.

Vandalised Kenya Power equipment recovered In Juja raid

11 March 2022

Police detectives on Thursday March 10 arrested three suspects in an operation that recovered vandalidised equipment of state owned Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

Royal Bafokeng Platinum: 30 MW solar power study almost complete

11 March 2022

South Africa’s only rural community-owned mining company, Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), which delivered record dividend-yielding earnings and production in 2021, is close to completing its renewable energy study

Minister: Jamaica has enough oil and fuel in storage to weather high prices

11 March 2022

Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology Daryl Vaz sought last week to provide assurances that the country has sufficient fuel reserves as oil prices rise following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Borders & Southern Petroleum seeks to raise $1.8bn for Darwin appraisal, development

11 March 2022

AIM-listed Borders & Southern Petroleum is looking to raise up to $1.8mn to cover the cost of appraising and developing Darwin, its natural gas and condensate discovery in the South Falkland basin.

Guyana pushing CGX to drill at Demerara, Berbice rather than focus solely on Corentyne

10 March 2022

Guyana has urged Canada’s CGX Energy and its parent company Frontera Energy to move ahead with exploration drilling at the Demerara and Berbice offshore blocks rather than focus solely on the Corentyne licence area.

YPF reports net profits down, revenues up in Q4-2021

10 March 2022

Argentina’s national oil company YPF reported last week that its net profits had dropped to $247mn in the final quarter of 2021, down by 54.2% on the figure posted in the same period of 2020.

Hackers reported to have targeted US LNG industry in February

10 March 2022

Hackers are reported to have gained access to computers belonging to current and former employees of major US natural gas suppliers and exporters in mid-February.