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FSU oil producers see mixed monthly results: OPEC
Gazprom collects seismic off Arctic coast
Gazprom Neft, Rosneft kick off deep oil drilling in Siberia
Goodnight Midstream announces $500mn capital boost
Water infrastructure operator Goodnight Midstream has announced that it has closed a capital investment and an incremental commitment from private equity firm Tailwater Capital.
Japan's JERA takes majority ownership of Formosa 2 wind farm
Japanese LNG trader and power generator JERA is to buy a 49% stake in the 376-MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan from Australia’s Macquarie Capital
Poor countries face higher green financing costs – study
Developing countries are finding it more expensive to finance renewables energy projects, as risks in frontier economies are higher
Indigenous coalition seeking to buy 51% stake in Trans Mountain
The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group, which represents 55 First Nations, has said that it wants to buy a 51% stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline project from the Canadian government.
BP warns of impairment charge related to shale asset sale
Super-major BP has reported that it will record an impairment charge of up to $3bn after agreeing to sell a shale gas asset for less than it was valued on the company’s books.
Norwegian pension fund pulls back from Canada’s oil sands
Norway’s largest pension fund, Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, has dropped four more Canadian energy firms from the list of companies it invests in.
Keeping up with Guyana
A Ramps Logistics representative says Trinidad and Tobago should promote transparency and offer additional incentives to investors.
Parsley buying Jagged Peak in Permian mega-merger
Parsley Energy is buying Jagged Peak Energy in a $2.3bn transaction that stands out as one of only a small handful of shale deals this year.
Brazil unveils results of 16th offshore bidding round
Brazil's 16th offshore bidding round drew bids for 10 blocks from 12 companies that pledged to pay a total of $2.2bn in signing bonuses.
Gazprom Neft, Shell near deal on Siberian JV
Argentina’s opposition candidate urged to use energy prices, tariffs as policy instruments
Advisors to Alberto Fernandez, Argentina’s opposition candidate for president, have suggested using energy tariffs and fuel prices as instruments to rein in price increases and encourage economic growth.
Novatek makes field progress
Iranian refinery upgrades to Euro-5 petrol output after overhaul
ANPG representative comments on Angola’s new lease management policy
Belarmino Chittargueleca, the head of the exploration and production department of ANPG, said last week that Angola’s decision to alter the way it manages the use and ownership of its hydrocarbons reserves was already starting to pay off.
South Sudan unveils medium and long-term oil production goals
A representative of South Sudan’s Petroleum Ministry reported last week that his country had set medium and long-term goals for oil production.
Nigerian minister may have spilled the beans about OPEC quota increase
OPEC appears to have granted Nigeria a higher production quota without announcing its decision, and Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva may have been the first to make the information public.
Senegal postpones bidding round until November 4
Senegal’s government was due to launch a new licensing round last week, but it has postponed bidding by nearly a month.
Red Sea tanker story keeps rolling
Japan’s commitment to coal could be costly
Japan’s coal-fired generating sector faces becoming uncompetitive and a risky investment as the cost of renewables falls
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