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LatAmOil: bpTT brings Matapal field on stream ahead of schedule

21 September 2021

BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT), a subsidiary of BP (UK), revealed on September 20 that it had begun extracting natural gas from the Matapal field offshore Trinidad and Tobago.

NorthAmOil: ConocoPhillips snaps up Shell’s Permian assets

21 September 2021

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell its portfolio of shale assets in the US’ Permian Basin to ConocoPhillips for $9.5bn in cash.

AsianOil: Strike completes pre-FEED at WA ammonia project

21 September 2021

Australian natural gas developer Strike Energy has completed a pre-front-end engineering and design study on an ammonia and urea manufacturing facility development in Western Australia.

Iran cements ties with East as it becomes full member of SCO

18 September 2021

“The world has entered a new era,” says Iranian president. “Hegemony and unilateralism are failing. The international balance is moving toward multilateralism and redistribution of power to the benefit of independent countries.”

Serbia issued debut €1bn green Eurobond

17 September 2021

First green Eurobond from the Western Balkans to finance environmental protection and climate change mitigation projects as Serbia pursues green transition.

US lawmakers make last ditch effort to kill off the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

16 September 2021

US lawmakers made a last ditch effort to kill off Russia’s recently completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is now completed but not yet in operation.

AsiaElec: Japan opens bidding for 360 MW of offshore capacity

15 September 2021

Japan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (METI) is to open bidding for 360 MW of offshore wind capacity in the north of the country.

AfrElec: The Gambia becomes surprise climate champion

15 September 2021

The Gambia has become a surprising global climate champion, as it has been adjudged to be the only country with a climate action plan that is consistent with the Paris Agreement 1.5˚C warming limit.

Russian oil major Rosneft gets closer to gas exports

15 September 2021

The Russian Ministry of Energy will report to the government on potentially allowing state oil giant Rosneft access to gas exports "in the coming days".

Hess CEO says Pinktail may be part of sixth development project at Stabroek

15 September 2021

ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of US-based ExxonMobil, may include its latest find in Guyana’s offshore zone in its sixth development project at the Stabroek block.

Sonangol reveals details of IPO plan

15 September 2021

Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola, has revealed details of its plan to issue an initial public offering of stock.

bneGREEN: Turkey’s lakes and rivers drying up amid drought and climate change

14 September 2021

Reports in the country’s press of severe water depletion becoming more and more frequent.

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile ‘could be enough for atomic bomb within month’

14 September 2021

US think tank’s conclusion does not, however, address the time it would take Tehran to assemble a deliverable weapon on a missile warhead.

GLNG: Gazprom pushes forward with $13bn Baltic LNG project

14 September 2021

Russian gas supplier Gazprom has awarded an engineering procurement and construction contract for the $13bn LNG complex it is developing on the Baltic Sea.

NorthAmOil: Post-Ida refinery repairs may be too costly for Phillips 66

14 September 2021

Downstream player Phillips 66 may be forced to idle a refinery in Louisiana as a result of severe damage from Hurricane Ida, which hit the state at the end of August.

AsianOil: Santos awards Dorado subsea FEED contract

14 September 2021

Australian independent Santos has awarded the subsea front-end engineering and development (FEED) contract for the Dorado oilfield development to services provider Atteris.

LatAmOil: Hess CEO enthusiastic about Pinktail field

14 September 2021

ExxonMobil Guyana may include its latest find in Guyana’s offshore zone in its sixth development project at Stabroek, according to the head of Hess, the US independent that holds a minority stake in the block.

AfrOil: Sonangol looks ahead to IPO

14 September 2021

Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola, has revealed details of its plan to issue an initial public offering of stock.