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Greece ratifies deal on EastMed pipe
TEHRAN BLOG: Trump frets as Iranian fuel tanker steams to Venezuela
Maduro said to be paying Tehran in bars of gold for gasoline to relieve acute shortages. US president—needing a foreign policy victory such as the dislodging of the strongman ahead of his re-election bid—is reportedly considering his options.
Nord Stream 2 suffers further setbacks
Russia's Rosneft posts $2bn loss in 1Q20
Olena Zerkal to replace Yuriy Vitrenko to head up Naftogaz’s legal fight against Gazprom
Australian LNG exports reported as holding up in April
Australia’s LNG exports remained robust in April, despite many countries going into lockdown as they sought to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, thus putting the brakes on demand.
Warnings sounded over Qatar’s LNG strategy
A warning has come this week that Qatar may need to shut in LNG production if it is to avoid a battle for market share that could tank gas prices.
Report: India’s LNG import growth depends on pipelines
The US Energy Information Administration warned last week that the future growth of India’s LNG imports depended on the timely completion of new gas pipeline networks.
Czech energy group Sev.en acquired 17% stake in US metallurgical coal producer Corsa Coal
Iranians say Turkey ‘dragging feet’ on repair of cross-border pipeline out of service after March explosion
NLNG awards $4bn EPC contract for Train 7
Debt and losses continue to hold back Nigeria’s power sector
Nigeria’s power sector continues to stack up huge losses and be plagued by non-payment of bills as the inadequate and poorly maintained transmission and distribution systems fail to meet demand.
Aramco reports 25% dip in Q1 profits
Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s latest GERD proposals
Sudan has rejected Ethiopia’s latest proposals to break the current impasse over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
ZapSib cushions the blow of the coronavirus crisis to Sibur’s 1Q20 results
Leading Russian petrochemical company Sibur's revenues were down 7.8% year on year due to falling prices in ruble terms caused by the current economic crisis, but the newly completed ZapSib facility has cushioned the blow.
AfDB to probe Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to carry out a full audit of Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project after the scheme was hit by accusations of fraud that resulted in China’s Sinotec being banned from further AfDB projects.
Turkey’s Botas ‘reducing Russian pipeline gas purchases and switching to much cheaper Yamal LNG’
AfDB, Clean Technology Fund lend $10mn to kick-start Ethiopian geothermal IPP
The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) is to lend $10mn to Ethiopia’s first geothermal independent power producer (IPP) in a bid to help diversify the country’s energy mix.
Williams to provide Anchor gas transport services
Pipeline operator Williams announced last week that it had agree to provide offshore natural gas transportation services to the Anchor project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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