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South Africa utility Eskom's costly logo design tender amid energy crisis draws sharp criticism

30 October 2023

A recently announced multi-million-rand tender to design a new company logo and develop a new corporate identity for the struggling national power utility Eskom has attracted much controversy.

No public sector financing in Adani Group built LNG facility in Odisha: Report

30 October 2023

Adani Group has constructed an LNG import facility in Dhamra, Odisha, entirely through the financial support of its promoters, with no financial commitments or guarantees from public sector giants such as IOC and GAIL

Hibiscus Petroleum readies for dual-well exploration campaign offshore Sabah, East Malaysia

30 October 2023

Hibiscus Petroleum, the Malaysian upstream independent, is gearing up for an upcoming exploration campaign consisting of two wells on its Sabah offshore acreage in East Malaysia

Solar projects in the Philippines, tip of Energy China’s global iceberg

30 October 2023

In line with the Philippines' heightened commitment to green energy of late, a major Chinese corporation, China Energy Engineering Group Co., is poised to commence construction on two new solar projects in Luzon.

China’s solar tech may dominate but supply still fails to meet demand

30 October 2023

In a ground-breaking achievement poised to revolutionise renewable energy, a team of Chinese researchers has unveiled a pioneering solar cell technology capable of remarkable efficiency, exceptional stability and an extended operational lifespan

Latvia records EU's biggest gas price rise

30 October 2023

Between the first half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, gas prices increased in 20 out of the 24 EU members that report gas prices – with Latvia's figure rising the most of all, according to fresh Eurostat data.

Armenia doesn’t rule out buying Azeri gas in case of normalisation

30 October 2023

Armenia is open to buying gas from Azerbaijan after the political issues have been resolved. Hakob Vardanyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the RA, announced at the Fourth International Forum "Silk Road".

Expanding trends in Thailand’s electricity industry according to Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) analysis for 2024

30 October 2023

The Economic Intelligence Center, a unit under the Siam Commercial Bank, has conducted a comprehensive analysis of Thailand's electricity sector for the year 2024

Sanctions impede Iran's SCO expansion plans, says former ambassador to China

29 October 2023

In a recent assessment, Hossein Malaek, Iran's former ambassador to China, highlighted the primary hurdle in Iran's efforts to bolster its ties with member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

ADNOC Gas signs LNG supply deal with JERA

29 October 2023

The gas arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) this week signed an LNG supply agreement with the trading subsidiary of Japan’s largest power generation firm.

Mexico restricts imports of petroleum products, petrochemicals

27 October 2023

Mexico has imposed import restrictions on a range of petrochemicals and unfinished refined products, citing concerns that these materials are being employed in ways that violate or circumvent tax and fuel-theft regulations.

Woodside Energy awards pipe contract in Mexico to TechnipFMC

27 October 2023

Woodside Energy has awarded a contract to manufacture flexible pipe for its Trion crude oil project in Mexico to engineering services firm TechnipFMC. The contract is TechnipFMC's largest flexible pipe award in the Gulf of Mexico to date.