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Polish coal mining sector’s loss exceeds €830mn at end-October

14 December 2020

Loss in 10M20 was higher than in the whole of 2019 as largely state-owned coal mines in Poland are going through one of the worst crises of recent years.

Here’s Looking at EAEU: What a gas!

11 December 2020

Unemployment, post-COVID hopes, and moving gas: This and more in Eurasianet’s monthly briefing on the Eurasian Economic Union.

Amazon signs Europe’s largest offshore PPA with Ørsted

11 December 2020

Amazon has signed a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Ørsted to take 250 MW from Ørsted's planned 900-MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany.

Total expands LNG footprint with ECA LNG equity stake purchase

11 December 2020

France’s Total has agreed to buy an equity stake in Sempra Energy’s Energía Costa Azul LNG project, further expanding its already extensive LNG footprint.

Braskem Idesa forced to go without gas

11 December 2020

Cenagas’ decision to suspend gas deliveries to Braskem Idesa's Etileno XXI facility puts the Brazilian-Mexican JV in a difficult position.

Khan: Shareholders in Atlantic LNG’s Train 1 seeking new gas suppliers

11 December 2020

Shareholders in the first production train of the Atlantic LNG complex in Trinidad and Tobago are still looking for new sources of feedstock ahead of a turnaround programme that is slated to begin next month.

CNH approves Pemex’s unconventional exploration plans

11 December 2020

Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex is taking another look at proposals for exploration of the country’s unconventional hydrocarbon resources.

Two major oil traders caught up in long-running investigation of corruption in Brazil

10 December 2020

Two of the world’s largest commodity traders have been caught up in Brazil’s long-running Lava Jato (“Car Wash”) probe over the last week.

Mexico may collect $2.5bn from oil hedge

10 December 2020

The government of Mexico is expected to receive a payout of around $2.5bn from its 2020 sovereign oil hedging deal

Cheniere reportedly loads commissioning cargo from Corpus Christi Train 3

10 December 2020

Leading US LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has reportedly loaded the commissioning cargo from the third liquefaction train at its Corpus Christi terminal in Texas.

Tough times for Alberta

10 December 2020

Alberta’s oil producers are battling to survive a particularly challenging year, and the province is now considering ways to embrace greener industries, with implications for the provincial oil industry’s future.

Petrobras receives offers for three refineries

10 December 2020

Brazil’s state-run oil and gas firm Petrobras has received binding offers for three of its refineries: REMAN, LUBNOR and SIX.

Brazil sells just one offshore block in latest bidding round

10 December 2020

Brazil sold just one offshore block in its latest oil and gas bidding round, prompting a government review of the country’s current licensing regime.

Green growth in emerging economies continues in 2019, but the 2020 pandemic will cause pain

10 December 2020

The outlook for renewable energy growth in developing economies was exceptionally bright at the end of 2019, BloombergNEF (BNEF) has said in its annual Climatescope survey.

China’s oil imports may stay the course in 2021

10 December 2020

Speculation that China’s oil buying spree is on the verge of losing steam may be premature.