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Two bids submitted for Lithuania offshore wind tender

30 May 2023

The State Energy Regulatory Council in Lithuania has received two bids have been submitted in the Baltic country’s first offshore wind tender.

NOC outlines plans for raising oil and gas output

30 May 2023

Libya’s National Oil Corp. has drawn up plans for increasing the production of both crude oil and natural gas.

Namibian government may seek minority stakes in mining, petroleum projects

30 May 2023

With concerns mounting over local control of valuable natural resources, Namibia is contemplating acquiring minority stakes in mining and petroleum production operations.

TotalEnergies postpones production testing at Venus-1X offshore Namibia

30 May 2023

France’s TotalEnergies has postponed production testing at Venus-1X offshore Namibia because of operational challenges with its designated drilling rig.

Kazakhstan looks to China to diversify oil export routes

30 May 2023

Kazakhstan is continuing its push to diversify its oil export routes, with its national oil company KazMunayGas (KMG) entering into talks with China’s CNPC on expanding two oil pipelines linking the two countries.

Clean energy investment is extending its lead over fossil fuels – IEA

30 May 2023

Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordability and security concerns triggered by the global energy crisis strengthen the momentum behind more sustainable options, according to the IEA.

Serbia to launch wind auction in June

30 May 2023

The government of Serbia plans to launch the first renewable energy auction in June, said Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka Đedović.

Russian oil and gas majors to see thinner margins

30 May 2023

Profitability of Russian oil and gas companies is going to decrease by the end of 2023 due to a drop in oil and gas prices and due to a decrease in oil refining margins, Vedomosti daily reported citing an analysis of Sber CIB.

Scirocco may receive windfall payment from Ruvuma block in Tanzania sooner than expected

30 May 2023

Scirocco Energy may receive a substantial windfall payment of $5.5mn in the coming months, assuming that the Ruvuma natural gas project in Tanzania moves forward as anticipated.

Chevron reportedly begins sale process for ROC assets

30 May 2023

Chevron, the US oil major, has reportedly begun the process of unloading its assets in the Republic of Congo (ROC).

Japan wind goal of 140 GW by 2050 – JWPA

30 May 2023

Japan should have 140 GW of wind by 2050, up from less than 5 GW now, said the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA).

Oil output at Russia's Sakhalin-1 project restored close to pre-war level, says India's OVL

29 May 2023

Crude oil production at the Sakhalin-1 project in the Russian Far East has been restored to its pre-war plateau level of 200,000 barrels per day, one of its shareholders, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), has reported.