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Sudan rations fuel in response to shortages

12 February 2020

Sudan’s transitional government responded to burgeoning shortages of refined fuels by introducing a rationing regime on February 10.

Indonesia to halt LNG exports to Singapore in 2023

11 February 2020

Indonesia has confirmed plans to end liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Singapore once its current supply agreement ends in three years.

Queensland to launch upstream auction in April

11 February 2020

Australia’s Queensland State has unveiled plans to open its next oil and gas exploration bid round in April.

GAIL’s quarterly profit jumps 18%

11 February 2020

State-run natural gas utility GAIL (India) has posted an 18% quarter-on-quarter increase in its net profit for the October-December period.

Cooper signs industrial gas supply deal

11 February 2020

Australian developer Cooper Energy has signed a multi-year natural gas supply agreement with glass product manufacturer O-I.

Shell confirms plans to build 120-MW solar farm in Queensland

11 February 2020

Shell is to build the 120-MW Gangarri solar plant in Queensland in a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of its LNG export-orientated Queensland Curtis (QGC) onshore natural gas project.

IEA data heralds end to emissions growth

11 February 2020

Global energy-related emissions levelled out in 2019 at 33.3bn tonnes following two successive annual increases in 2017 and 2018.

Nigerian legislators reportedly planning to draft new oil law “from scratch”

11 February 2020

Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the president of Nigeria’s Senate, said last week that legislators hoped to draw up a brand new version of the proposed oil law, which will be known as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

Mozambique mulls small-scale refining project in Inhambane

11 February 2020

Carlos Zacarias, the chairman of Mozambique’s National Petroleum Institute (known as INP), said last week that his organisation backed plans for a small-scale refining project in the southern province of Inhambane.

Libya sees oil production decline further, takes refinery off line

11 February 2020

Conditions in the Libyan oil sector have continued to deteriorate over the last week, as forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar maintain their blockade of the country’s crude export facilities.

Keeping Liddell open would cost Australia $200mn

10 February 2020

The Australian federal government’s plans to keep open the Liddel coal-fired power plant in NSW would cost $200mn of public cash