Companies
Eni starts operations at Venezuela’s Junín-5 oil field
Eni has started operations at the Junín-5 heavy oil field in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, after signing a production participation contract wit...
Infrastructure & Investments
Nigeria approves procurement of East and West transmission super grids
The Nigerian Government has approved the start of procurement for the proposed East and West Super Grids, which are intended to strengthen t...
Companies
Mazarine Energy will acquire Romania’s largest offshore gas producer
Mazarine Energy has agreed to acquire Black Sea Oil & Gas, Romania’s largest offshore gas producer, from Carlyle and the European Bank f...
Energy & Climate Markets
National Grid will extend operations of the France–UK IFA interconnector until 2050
National Grid will invest up to GBP400m (EUR475m) to extend the operation of the 2 GW Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA) electricity lin...
Energy & Climate Markets
Tuas Power explores 500 MW/year electricity import agreement from Lao PDR
Singaporean energy group Tuas Power (a subsidiary of the China Huaneng Group) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Électricit...
Forecasts
Kazakhstan plans 13.3 GW of new power capacity by end-2029
The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan has announced plans to commission 13.3 GW of new power generation capacity by the end of 2029 (Xinhua, ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Egypt grants golden licences to 1.8 GW of new onshore wind capacity
The Egyptian Cabinet has granted golden licences to Shadwan Wind Power and Shokeir Wind Energy for two 900 MW wind projects in the Red Sea G...
Infrastructure & Investments
Alliant Energy secures USD5.1bn to develop new power generation assets (US)
US energy utility Alliant Energy has secured a USD5.1bn loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support power generation, e...
Companies
Trafigura and SEFE (Germany) sign five-year deal for 3 bcm/year of gas supplies
Commodity trader Trafigura and German gas importer Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) have signed a USD1.5bn five-year loan agreement with a ...
Energy & Climate Markets
Equinor revises Afrodite discovery estimate up to 77–180 mboe in North Sea
Norway’s energy group Equinor has more than doubled its previous estimate of recoverable gas volumes at the Afrodite discovery, located near...
Companies
Woodside signs 20-year LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy for 3 Mt/year
Australian energy company Woodside has entered into a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy for the supply of up to 3 Mt/year...
Infrastructure & Investments
Sembcorp brings 600 MW hydrogen-ready CCGT plant online in Singapore
Sembcorp Industries has begun commercial operations at its 600 MW hydrogen-ready combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant on Jurong Isl...