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Gazprom Neft enters frontier oil and gas basin

First West African LNG regas plant to be built in Equatorial Guinea

An LNG regasification and storage plant is set to be built in Equatorial Guinea – the first such project in West Africa – as the country advances its plans to develop gas-to-power infrastructure.

Albania’s power transmission operator posts much higher profit in 1H19

Venture Global announces Calcasieu Pass FID

Venture Global’s final investment decision on its Calcasieu Pass terminal shows that the second wave of US LNG terminal construction is gaining momentum.

Romania’s Romgaz wants its debt rated ahead of tapping external markets

Albanian inspectors halt distribution of 550 tonnes of fuel from Ballsh refinery due to poor quality

Bosnia to start work on key 450-MW coal-fired power plant

Russia's Sberbank to finance Rosatom's Turkish nuclear plant for $400mn

ExxonMobil seeks North Sea retreat

Unpredictable Trump may encounter an unpredictable Iran warns Tehran’s top diplomat

Zarif’s remarks come as Australia and Bahrain agree to back US-led maritime security mission off Iranian coast already supported by UK.

Nigerian refinery utilisation rate drops to 5.55%

Equinor starts up $7.7bn North Sea project

Equinor chalks up Barents Sea discovery

Equinor cleared to produce at UK-Norway field

UK green bank to support 254 MW of clean capacity in SA

UK Climate Investments (UKCI), London’s green investment bank, is to provide ZAR253mn ($16.4mn) of critical financing to black-owned renewables developer H1 Holdings to build 254 MW of wind and small hydro capacity in South Africa

African Mini-grid pioneers agree on merger

PowerGen Renewable Energy’s mini-grid merger with Tanzania’s Rafiki Power blazes a trail for innovative project investment in off-grid power

Russia's Rosneft boosts profit by 51%, cuts debt in 2Q19 despite lower output

Eskom begins search for cash

South Africa’s ruling ANC has suggested that the government borrow from the country’s domestic financial markets in a bid to shore up Eskom’s finances.

Events in Argentina raise doubts about Vaca Muerta’s prospects

Recent developments in Argentina may force a downward revision in production forecasts for the Vaca Muerta shale basin.

Ukraine signs contract to help Moldova import natural gas from Romania

Lamu Port’s first berth to be commissioned in October

Aramco’s Malaysian complex restarts CDU

Shell exits Indian gas distributor MGL

Royal Dutch Shell sold its remaining stake in Indian city gas distribution (CGD) company Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL) via a block deal on August 20.

Shell gets green light for 3-D seismic work at Santos Basin blocks

Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment has given Royal Dutch/Shell a green light to proceed with a seismic survey of two adjacent offshore blocks known as BM-S-54 and Sul de Gato do Mato.

Indian power producers favour coal over gas

India has touted natural gas and renewable energy as the answer to mounting urban air pollution, but structural inefficiencies within the power sector should help coal keep its pole position.