Eni Launches Major Gas Development Project In Libya
January 29th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a report on Eni’s strategic project aimed at increasing gas production to supply the Libyan domestic market as well as to ensure export to Europe: Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, and the CEO of the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, agreed Saturday on the development of “Structures A&E”, a strategic project […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Bets On Being The Last Oil Major Standing
January 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on how – while some western energy companies prepare for a future less reliant on fossil fuels – Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest supplier is doubling down: In Abqaiq, the biggest oil processing facility on the planet, there is no sense the world may be coming to the […]
Read more »Total Eren and Ecopetrol To Build Solar Project In Colombia
January 15th, 2023
Via Power Technology, a report that Total Eren and Ecopetrol plan to jointly build a solar project in Colombia: Colombian energy company Ecopetrol has partnered with Total Eren to build a solar photovoltaic farm with nearly 100MWp of capacity in Colombia. The Rubiales solar facility will be built in the municipality of Puerto Gaitan in Colombia’s Meta province. Total EREN will develop, finance, build […]
Read more »Calls For A South-North Energy Axis Between Europe and Africa
January 7th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on growing calls for a south-north energy axis between Europe and Africa: The chief executive of one of Europe’s biggest oil and gas companies has said the EU should look to Africa rather than the US as it seeks to replace Russian energy imports. Claudio Descalzi, who has run […]
Read more »The Kazakhstan Gas Situation: Key Indicator of Things to Come?
December 7th, 2022
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on Kazakhstan’s gas situation: The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms of the competition for the remaining resources that power world economies. This, as well all know, is abundantly clear. A perfect example of how the world […]
Read more »Guyana Sells $750M of Carbon Credit to US Oil Firm Hess
December 5th, 2022
Via Oil & Gas Daily, a report on the recent sale Guyana sells $750 mn of carbon credit to US oil firm Hess Guyana has sold $750 million worth of carbon credits to the US oil group Hess, which drills off the coast of the small South American country that is 89 percent virgin forest. President Irfaan […]
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