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US extends handful of LNG export authorisations

30 October 2020

Last week, the government of US President Donald Trump extended the terms of several long-term LNG export authorisations until 2050. This was followed by the extension of three further export authorisations until 2050 this week.

QP selects Honeywell as instrument and control contractor for LNG expansion

30 October 2020

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has selected Honeywell to be the main instrument and control contractor for its North Field East (NFE) project.

Eagle LNG’s Barbuda deal fuels Caribbean ambitions

30 October 2020

Eagle LNG intends to supply a new resort on Barbuda with LNG from its liquefaction plant in Jacksonville.

SA urged to exploit green hydrogen potential

29 October 2020

South Africa has the ability to develop a major green hydrogen export industry if it can take advantage of its renewable energy potential.

World Bank to release first $4.6mn of funding for off-grid solar in Kenya

29 October 2020

Up to 19 off-grid solar companies in Kenya have been offered access to KES500mn ($4.6mn) of credit as part of the World Bank’s $150mn Kenya Off-grid Solar Access Programme (KOSAP).

Tlou Energy seeks funding for Lesedi power project

29 October 2020

Tlou Energy has said that it is still seeking funding for development of the Lesedi power project in Botswana.

Resgen loses IDC’s backing for Boikarabelo coal project

29 October 2020

South Africa’s state-owned Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) has pulled out of Resource Generation’s (Resgen) ZAR4.2bn ($250mn) Boikarabelo coal project.

Hess reports wider-than-expected third-quarter loss

29 October 2020

US independent Hess has reported a net loss of $243mn, or $0.80 per common share, for the third quarter of 2020 compared with a net loss of $212mn, or $0.70 per share, in the same quarter of 2019.

AMLO dismisses US legislators’ critique of Mexican energy policy

29 October 2020

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has dismissed claims that his government’s energy policy puts US-based companies at an unfair disadvantage.

Ecopetrol reports sales, net profits down in Q3-2020

29 October 2020

Colombia’s national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol has reported a significant decline in its financial performance in the third quarter of 2020.

US approves ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in NPR-A

29 October 2020

The government of US President Donald Trump has approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).

Petrobras to assume control of Foz do Amazonas block

29 October 2020

Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) reported last week that it had authorised state-owned Petrobras to assume control of FZA-M-59, a block in the Foz do Amazonas Basin.

LLOG makes Gulf discovery ahead of more storm-related disruptions

29 October 2020

Privately owned LLOG Exploration has reported a second discovery at its Spruance find in the US Gulf of Mexico, which has allowed it to further delineate the prospect and finalise a development plan for the field.

Petrobras raises 2020 production forecast to 2.84mn bpd

29 October 2020

Brazil’s national oil company (NOC) Petrobras has raised its average production forecast for 2020 by 2.5% to 2.84mn barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), with oil accounting for 2.28mn barrels per day (bpd) of the total.