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India's Dhamra Port switches fully to renewable power
Dhamra Port on India's Odisha coast has moved its entire electricity consumption to renewable sources, making it the country's first large-scale private multi-cargo port to run fully on green power.
Bangladesh and US sign civil nuclear cooperation deal
Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic civil nuclear cooperation.
Southeast Asia ramps up LNG import capacity
Southeast Asia is leaning into LNG use despite the risk of external shocks a new report revealed.
Oman awards three exploration blocks to OQEP in $56m drilling push
Oman has awarded three oil and gas concession blocks to majority state-owned upstream firm OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP), targeting new hydrocarbon reserves, Oman News Agency reported on September 26.
S&P affirms Oman at ‘BBB-’ as oil exports, fiscal buffers underpin resilience
S&P Global Ratings affirmed on September 26 Oman’s investment-grade sovereign rating with a stable outlook, citing strong fiscal buffers and resilient hydrocarbon exports amid regional tensions.
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries and GasEntec ink MoU to develop small-scale LNG
South Korean shipbuilder and maritime engineering firm Samsung Heavy Industries and South Korean engineering firm GasEntec have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for GasEntec to license SHI’s Samsung Enhanced Nitrogen Split Expansion.
EU faces winter tug of war with Asia as gas stores hit lowest for date since 2011
Europe is heading into winter locked in a bidding war with Asia for LNG cargoes, with EU gas stores at record lows.
US fills Europe's diesel gap as Trump weighs export ban
Europe has swapped one diesel dependency for another, and its new main supplier, the US, is now debating whether to stop selling.
Albania, Nepal, Ethiopia lead a growing club of countries running on renewable power
Five countries generated all their grid electricity from renewables in the latest year on record and 64 got at least half, according to new data from Stanford University's Mark Jacobson.
Russia's Gazprom says Belogorsk-Khabarovsk gas link is 90% built
Gazprom (MOEX: GAZP) has built more than 90% of the 828 km Belogorsk-Khabarovsk pipeline joining its Power of Siberia and Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok gas networks, the company said on September 24.
South Africa could defer gas cliff to 2030 with Sasol bridge as LNG infrastructure lags
Declining Mozambican gas supplies, a conditional Sasol bridge running only to June 2030 and uncertain LNG project timetables are increasing pressure on South Africa to secure replacement supply for gas-dependent industries.
Niger and Atomic Eagle execute Madaouela uranium mining convention
Atomic Eagle (ASX:AEU) and Niger have signed a new mining convention for the Madaouela uranium project, formalising their August settlement and restoring a framework for development.
France’s Qair announces first disbursement under $44.5mn solar financing for Chad plants
French renewable energy company Qair said the first disbursement had been made under a €37.9mn ($44.5mn) financing package for two solar power plants with battery storage near Chad’s capital N’Djamena.
Nigeria targets Chinese manufacturers for local oil-and-gas production
Nigeria’s local-content regulator said it engaged more than 100 Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as it sought to attract manufacturing, assembly and technology investment into the country’s oil and gas supply chain.
Saudi Arabia's SABIC AN awards $3.5bn contract to lift urea capacity 54%
SABIC Agri-Nutrients has awarded South Korea's Samsung E&A a $3.47bn contract for an ammonia and urea complex that will raise its urea capacity by 54%, GPCA reported.
Petrobras says Brazil's Braskem will reach a deal with its creditors
Brazilian petrochemicals producer Braskem (B3: BRKM5) will reach an agreement with its creditors, an executive at state-controlled Petrobras (B3: PETR4) said, Bloomberg reported on September 24.
Mexico discusses supplying Indonesia with LNG
Mexico’s energy minister Luz Elana Gonzalez Escobar held talks with Indonesian officials about supplying the Southeast Asian country with LNG.
UAE’s XRG considers buying stake in LNG Canada
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s international investment arm XRG is believed to be seeking to purchase a stake in LNG Canada.
Canada fast-tracks Tilbury LNG expansion
Tilbury LNG expansion is British Columbia’s fifth project to get government approval to be accelerated.
India's power shortages outstrip summer peak as El Niño saps hydro
India's power shortages have climbed above this summer's heatwave peaks as an El Niño-weakened monsoon cuts hydropower output, Bloomberg reported on September 24.
Iran's grip on Hormuz slips as oil flows top 13.5mn b/d
Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have topped 13.5mn barrels a day, led by a surge in Saudi Gulf loadings, Commodity Context's tally of Kpler data showed on September 25.
Kenya's SunCulture closes $10mn solar-irrigation receivables securitisation with Mirova
Ardova-led consortium agrees to acquire Nigerian CNG producer Powergas
Ardova and Diadem Energy have agreed to acquire Powergas from A.P. Moller Capital, expanding Ardova’s presence in Nigeria’s compressed natural gas market.
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