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Russia's grid major Rosseti could SPO
Bulgaria inks €179mn compressor stations construction deal
Total completes acquisition of Anadarko’s Mozambique LNG stake
France’s Total has completed its $3.9bn acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum’s 26.5% operated interest in the Mozambique LNG project.
Upcoming Brazilian auctions draw interest from 14 IOCs
Brazil’s government has revealed that more than a dozen international oil companies have registered to participate in an upcoming licensing round covering four sizeable confirmed offshore fields.
Ecuador to drop out of OPEC as of January 1
Ecuador has made the decision to withdraw from OPEC at the start of next year.
NNPC head expects major downstream interest, OPEC compliance
Russia's Lukoil share buyback met positively by analysts
Hungary fills up gas storage facilities to full capacity
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says move guarantees domestic supply security and allows Hungary to store gas for other countries, after Gazprom agrees to top up Hungary's gas reserves.
World Bank’s IFC to advise Uzbekistan on PPP to develop 1,300 MW gas-fired power plant
ADB to provide $60mn to build hydropower plants with combined capacity of 25 MW in Uzbekistan
IRAN STAND-OFF: Day brings tentative step towards peaceful Gulf outcome
Tehran backs French plan for talks with US as broadly acceptable. Saudi energy minister described as “friend” by Iranian counterpart. Putin refuses to blame Islamic Republic for oil attacks. Riyadh says it wants regional “security and stability”.
Russia to sign a new gas transit contract with Ukraine if Kyiv implements European legislation on transit before end-2019
Potential still there off Norway: NPD
Japan pledges $10bn for global LNG projects
The Japanese government has pledged $10bn of both public and private funding for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects around the world.
Santos, BP win permit offshore WA
Santos and BP have been awarded a new permit offshore Western Australia that the Australian independent has described as being “on-trend with the Dorado discovery” in the adjacent permit.
PetroChina adds oil, shale gas reserves
State-run PetroChina has added more than 1bn tonnes (7.33bn barrels) of oil reserves in north-western China, the company said on September 29.
AfDB walks away from coal
The African Development Bank will no longer support any coal projects in Africa and has instead committed itself to fighting climate change.
EIB, Dutch lend to Kenyan utility solar
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and FMO, the Dutch development bank, are to provide $106mn of loans to finance the construction and operation of two 40-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Kenya.
Sempra announces potential LNG supply deal with China
Sempra Energy’s MoU with a Chinese company over potential LNG supply co-operation suggests growing optimism that an end to the US-China trade war may be coming
Eskom to issue 1.4-GWh battery tender
Eskom intends to issue a tender soon for 1.4 GWh of battery storage capacity at up to 18 sites across South Africa.
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