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Romania's OMV Petrom and Romgaz confirm Neptun Deep first gas for H1 2027

OMV Petrom and Romgaz have confirmed that the Neptun Deep offshore gas project remains on schedule, with first natural gas expected in the first half of 2027 and a plateau production of 8 bcm per year targeted for the third quarter.

Serbia expects extension of Russian gas supply deal

Serbia expects its gas supply arrangement with Russia to be extended beyond September 30, Aleksandar Vucic said after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Montenegro’s Sinjajevina I wind farm could start operations in 2030

China starts building second reactor at Bailong plant

China has started building the second reactor at the Bailong nuclear power plant in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with the first concrete poured for the unit's nuclear island at 18:27 on September 27.

Tanzania revives gas-to-fertiliser push as $42bn LNG project advances

Tanzania is renewing plans to use domestic natural gas for fertiliser production as the $1.3bn ESSA urea project tests gas pricing and execution.

Timor-Leste approves environmental plan for Finder Energy oil project

Finder Energy Holdings (ASX: FDR) has won approval from Timor-Leste's petroleum regulator for the environmental impact statement covering its Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) oil development in the Timor Sea.

Meralco unit breaks ground on Singapore hydrogen-ready power plant

Meralco PowerGen Corp (MGEN) has broken ground on a SGD1.2bn (about $938mn, PHP58.7bn) hydrogen-ready power plant on Singapore's Jurong Island.

Volkswagen to acquire 49% share in Slovak Šurany battery plant as part of deal with Chinese Gotion

The German carmaker is to acquire a 49% share in the Slovak Šurany battery plant as part of a larger deal with Chinese Gotion.

Bukit Asam secures $333mn credit from Indonesian state banks

Indonesian coal miner PT Bukit Asam (IDX: PTBA) has obtained working capital financing facilities worth up to IDR6 trillion ($333mn) from two state-owned lenders

Indonesia coal-to-petrol plans stall on high investment costs

Indonesia has the technology to turn coal into petrol but the cost of building and running such plants remains the main obstacle to attracting private investors, the Indonesian Mining Professionals Association (Perhapi) said.

Norway’s Shearwater wins three-year seismic contract offshore South America

Shearwater Geoservices has won a three-year ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition contract offshore South America from what it described as a major oil and gas company.

Brazil’s Edge plans $192mn LNG terminal at Brazil's Rio Grande port

Edge, the natural gas unit of Brazilian conglomerate Cosan, will sign a memorandum with the government of Rio Grande do Sul state to study a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the port of Rio Grande.

South Korea to lift renewable grid capacity to 171 GW

South Korea will expand the amount of renewable electricity its power grid can absorb by 2030 to 171 gigawatts (GW) from 119 GW on transmission standards.

Slovak gas transmitter Eustream stable after culling staff by 20%

Slovak gas transmission utility Eustream has been stabilised and does not plan large lay offs after reducing the number of its employees by about a fifth, according to its CEO Rastislav Ňukovič.

Baker Hughes Russian unit seeks to block $30mn ICC award to Novatek’s Yamal LNG

Russia’s largest independent gas producer Novatek (NVTK) subsidiary Yamal LNG is seeking enforcement of an almost $30mn international arbitration award against the Russian unit of US oilfield services group Baker Hughes (BKR)

POSCO pushes for private nuclear investment in South Korea

South Korean steelmaker POSCO is preparing to ask the government to allow private companies to fund nuclear power plants in exchange for long-term access to low-cost electricity.

Fauji Cement adds battery storage at Pakistan plants

Fauji Cement Company Limited has approved 50 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery energy storage split between its two cement plants in Pakistan.

Chips need current as AI pushes Thailand, Southeast Asia toward small reactors

Bangkok has included two SMRs, with combined capacity of 600MW towards the end of its draft Power Development Plan 2026, marking a significant shift for a country that has discussed nuclear power for decades without building a commercial reactor.

India's Russian crude imports fall to five-month low

India's imports of Russian crude dropped to about 1.75mn barrels a day in September, the lowest level since April.

China sends another 5,000 solar systems to Cuba amid energy crisis

Cuba received a new shipment of 5,000 solar photovoltaic systems from China on September 23 for public facilities and homes in remote areas, the third delivery of its kind in recent months

US-Cuba cargo traffic expands as shipping activity rises

Costa Rica moves to scrap temporary electric-vehicle tax incentives

Spanish Aldesa wins EPC contract for Costa Rica's 86.3 MWp Abangares solar park

Spanish infrastructure group Aldesa has won an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth about €80mn for Costa Rica’s Abangares photovoltaic project, which will become the country’s largest solar-generation facility

Colombia's Ecopetrol to pursue fracking and offshore exploration under new president

Ecopetrol plans to resume oil and gas exploration through conventional and unconventional projects, including fracking, while continuing offshore development under new president Joaquín Gutiérrez, who set the strategy at his inauguration

Middle East crude exports rebound to seven-month high

Middle East crude shipments climbed to 12.8mn bpd in September, the highest since the US-Israeli conflict with Iran erupted in February