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NorthAmOil: Cheniere’s expansion plan boosted by Tourmaline deal

20 July 2021

US LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has struck a 15-year supply deal with Tourmaline Oil, which is aimed at supporting a proposed expansion of Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG export terminal in Texas.

GLNG: First Nation, partners propose Canadian LNG project

20 July 2021

The Nisga'a Nation, a First Nation in the Canadian province of British Columbia, has unveiled a proposal for the Ksi Lisims LNG project, alongside its partners Western LNG and Rockies LNG.

LatAmOil: Carbon-offset LNG cargo arrives in Mexico

20 July 2021

BP has made its first carbon-offset delivery of LNG to the Energía Costa Azul terminal in Mexico under a contract with two subsidiaries of US-based Sempra Energy.

AfrOil: Abuja reportedly seeking new funding for AKK pipeline

20 July 2021

Nigeria’s federal government is said to be looking for a new source of funding so that NNPC can continue work on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline project.

AsianOil: Indonesia’s H1 output falls short

20 July 2021

Indonesia’s oil and gas production in the first half of this year has once again missed the government’s target, the country’s upstream regulator revealed last week.

REM: Wind CEOs warn G20 to “get serious” about renewable energy

20 July 2021

Leading CEOs of the global wind industry are calling on G20 members to show leadership in the climate crisis by raising national ambitions and urgently laying out concrete plans for increased wind energy production to replace fossil fuels.

Abuja reportedly seeking $1bn in new funding for AKK pipeline

19 July 2021

Nigeria’s federal government is looking for a new source of funding so that Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) can continue work on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) natural gas pipeline project.

Water stress protests break out in Iran’s southwest

16 July 2021

Anger over effects of severe drought add to difficulties and tensions seen over lack of water in Central Asia and Turkey.

bneGREEN: EU carbon guidelines offer relief to Russian exporters

16 July 2021

The European Commission has revealed new proposals concerning its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which would regulate carbon certificates for importers to the union.

bneGREEN: Drought causes mass livestock die-offs and irrigation water shortages in Central Asia

15 July 2021

Studies detect shifts in precipitation patterns in the Tian Shan mountains that supply region with much of its freshwater.

US sweetens Iran’s path to restoring nuclear deal by unfreezing bank funds in Japan, Korea

14 July 2021

Separately, president Rouhani criticises Iranian regime’s top officials for foiling his attempt to secure revived accord in final months of his administration.

GLNG: QP strikes yet more supply deals

13 July 2021

State-owned Qatar Petroleum struck two more long-term supply deals over the past week.

NorthAmOil: Chevron reportedly considers closing Pasadena refinery unit

13 July 2021

Chevron is reported to be considering permanently shutting down the fluidic catalytic cracker at its 112,229 barrel per day refinery on the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas.

AfrOil: Eni eyes green, blue hydrogen production in North Africa

13 July 2021

Representatives of Italy’s Eni met with Egyptian and Algerian officials last week to discuss the prospects for green and blue hydrogen production.

LatAmOil: CGX, Frontera prepare to spud Kawa-1 exploration well

13 July 2021

CGX Energy and Frontera Energy are gearing up to spud the Kawa-1 exploration well at the Corentyne block offshore Guyana.

REM: BlackRock raises $250mn to fund climate transition in emerging markets

13 July 2021

BlackRock has raised $250mn from a consortium of ten institutional investors, governments and charities for its flagship blended finance fund, which aims to help emerging market economies reduce carbon emissions.