Companies
Niagara Energy acquires Enel Distribución Perú in a US$1.3bn deal
The Peruvian company Niagara Energy has concluded the US$1.3bn acquisition of the equity stakes held by Enel Perú in Enel Generación Perú an...
Companies
VTTI signs deal to acquire 50% of the Dragon LNG terminal (UK)
The Dutch storage terminal owner VTTI (Vitol, IFM, and ADNOC) has entered into an agreement to acquire Ancala’s 50% shareholding of the 7.6 ...
Policy & Regulatory
Norway adds 37 new exploration blocks for oil and gas in the Arctic seas
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has announced the expansion of the blocks offered to explore for oil and gas in the Norwegian and the Arcti...
Infrastructure & Investments
Australia approves the construction of an 800 MW solar park in Queensland
The Australian Federal Ministry of Environment and Water has approved the Punchs Creek renewable energy project, which features an 800 MW so...
Infrastructure & Investments
The 420 MW Nachtigal hydropower plant starts supplying power to Cameroon’s grid
Cameroon's Ministry of Water and Energy has announced that the 420 MW Nachtigal hydropower plant has started supplying electricity to the Ca...
Infrastructure & Investments
France’s nuclear regulator allows the 1.65 GW Flamanville EPR reactor to start
The French nuclear regulator Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) has authorised the commissioning of the 1,650 MW Flamanville EPR reactor, lo...
Companies
Shell will sell its 237 kb/d refinery and petrochemical assets in Singapore
Shell Singapore, a subsidiary of the UK oil and gas company Shell, has agreed to sell its 237 kb/d Pulau Bukom refinery and petrochemical as...
Policy & Regulatory
Iraq launches oil and gas round for 29 fields, Chinese firms dominate
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has launched new oil and gas licensing rounds for 29 fields and exploration blocks in the central, southern, and w...
Energy & Climate Markets
Türkiye's BOTAS signs a 2.5 Mt/year LNG supply agreement with ExxonMobil
Türkiye's gas company BOTAŞ has signed an LNG trade agreement with the US’ ExxonMobil. Under the agreement, Türkiye plans to receive up to 2...
Infrastructure & Investments
UK regulator grants site licence for the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear power plant
The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted a nuclear site licence for the construction and operation of the Sizewell C nuclear...
Policy & Regulatory
Italy restricts the installation of solar PV on agricultural land
The Italian government has passed rules restricting the installation of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems in agricultural areas. The...
Companies
Shell will exit its downstream oil businesses in South Africa
The UK oil and gas company Shell has announced that it will exit South Africa's downstream oil businesses and that it will divest its majori...