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Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG selects Corinth Pipeworks for offshore contract
ExxonMobil and its partners have chosen Corinth Pipeworks to supply line pipe for Phase One of its Rovuma LNG project in northern Mozambique.
Rosatom is building 28 reactors abroad and negotiating 50 more
Rosatom is building 28 nuclear power units in nine countries and has signed agreements for 17 more, its chief executive told President Vladimir Putin.
IntelliNews Lambda: EU gas storage to reach only 77% by November 1, but a crisis depends on the weather
EU gas storage will be about 77% full when the heating season opens on November 1, 12 points below the fifteen-year norm and short of the 90% target. What happens after that will dependend heavily on the weather.
Baghdad wins a narrow Hormuz reprieve
Bowing to persistent Iraqi lobbying, Tehran has begun waving through select Iraqi crude tankers at Hormuz. It is a partial, politically freighted escape valve from six-month shipping paralysis
Tanzania targets power exports after inaugurating $2.82bn hydropower plant
Tanzania's 2,115 MW Julius Nyerere hydropower plant has helped create an electricity surplus credited with boosting industry and GDP growth while opening the way for regional power exports.
Moldova renewable auction raises questions over ownership transparency
Moldova is carrying out one of the fastest energy market reforms in Europe, but concerns have been raised over both transparency and the grid's ability to absorb additional electricity.
Uzbekistan targets 620mn kWh annual output from small hydropower by 2030
HPPs are expected to generate 620mn kWh of electricity annually, supply around 350,000 households, save 187mn cubic metres of natural gas and prevent 311,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Naval drone carrying explosives destroyed near Romania’s Neptun Alpha platform
Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu directly linked the incident to the broader security threat posed by Russia's war against Ukraine, but did not explicitly state that Russia had launched the drone.
African independent oil and gas companies expand upstream role as IOCs divest assets
African independent oil and gas companies are expanding their role in the continent’s upstream sector as international oil companies sell mature assets and local operators take on larger production portfolios.
Targa announces new Permian-focused midstream agreements with ExxonMobil, infrastructure investments
Targa Resources has executed new long-term, integrated midstream agreements with subsidiaries of ExxonMobil and has announced a set of new midstream infrastructure investments.
Diversified in talks to acquire Birch in Permian expansion
US producer Diversified Energy confirmed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week that it has held preliminary discussions on a potential acquisition of Birch Resources.
Istanbul-listed cement maker Cimsa to build Ireland’s largest rooftop solar plant at Mannok facility
The company has already commenced construction of the 6-MW project, which will cover approximately 38,800 square metres, equivalent to around 5.5 football pitches, and will comprise approximately 10,000 solar panels.
Vaca Muerta recoverable oil estimate is doubled
Argentina has nearly doubled its estimated recoverable oil in the Vaca Muerta shale formation to 30.17bn barrels, up from 16.22bn barrels in 2013
Arabian Drilling signs Oman contract with Masirah Oil for up to four offshore wells
Arabian Drilling Company has signed a contract with Masirah Oil Limited and Northern Offshore Ltd to drill two firm wells and two optional wells offshore Oman, the Saudi-listed drilling contractor announced on August 19.
Guyana's oil boom has lifted it past the US on GDP per capita
Six years after its first barrel, Guyana has the fastest-growing income per head in the world - and has overtaken the United States on the measure.
Albania beats EU on renewable electricity but hydropower reliance brings risks
Renewable sources accounted for 105.2% of Albania's gross electricity consumption in 2025, Eurostat data shows, with only Norway and Iceland performing better across Europe.
UAE-linked tanker reportedly changes course for Iranian port
A tanker intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz has changed course for Iran’s Bandar Abbas port after initially listing the UAE’s Jebel Ali as its destination.
Canada revives plan to build LNG project in Quebec
First Nations group Kino Aski and Marinvest Energy Canada are reviving plans to build a major LNG project in Quebec.
Czech ČEZ rejects corruption speculation involving Slovak JESS nuclear company
ČEZ said it rejects "nonsensical speculations" about the value of the ČEZ share in the JESS company not bring assessed transparently.
Russia’s second domestic ice-class LNG carrier departs on Northern Sea Route
Russia’s second domestically-built Arc-7 ice class tanker has begun transiting the Northern Sea Route.
India remains uncertain about LNG supply from Qatar
Petronet is sounding the alarm as QatarEnergy examines its force majeure status on a month-to-month basis.
Hellish scenes in Cyprus as Turkey’s problem with mountains of imported plastic waste washes ashore
Mounting pollution on northern Cypriot beaches show spillover costs of Ankara’s ambition to dominate Europe’s waste-processing trade.
Origin of recent Central Asian blackout pinpointed
Outage highlights shortcomings in regional grid.
Yemen's Houthis claim strikes on Saudi navy vessels in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi movement says it struck a Saudi military landing ship and four escort boats with ballistic missiles in the Red Sea off Mokha, claiming the ship was destroyed. The assertions could not be independently verified.
Iran says Hormuz will stay shut until US lifts oil sanctions
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the US lifts oil sanctions, frees blocked assets and ends its blockade, tying the vital shipping route to a disputed accord he says Washington has failed
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