Azerbaijan has announced its first solar auction and will seek private support for the design, financing, operation and maintenance of a 100MW project in the eastern municipality of Gobustan.
Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has taken into account the MinFin’s comments to the draft on the partial unfreezing of energy prices from July this year, which indicate that the cost of the law will be PLN 8.1 billion (EUR 1.88 bln), rather than PLN 6.3 billion (EUR 1.46 bln), according to the climate ministry’s response to the inter-resort consultation.
The Ministry of Energy has asked the Ministry of Interior and the Federal Board of Revenue to crack down on the rampant smuggling of Iranian petroleum products, which has already forced one refinery to shut down a unit and also threatens refinery upgrade agreements worth billions of dollars.
Diversified energy company Genser Energy commissioned a 110km natural gas pipeline to propel Ghana’s power sector and foster economic growth.
Nigeria’s state-owned oil company has warned against the panic buying of petrol, saying the prices of fuel are not changing.
The Competition Tribunal has approved the proposed acquisition of petrol station brand Engen by independent energy marketing and trading company Vitol Emerald, subject to a set of competition and public interest conditions.
Crude oil prices ticked higher today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated decline of 6.4 million barrels in inventories for the week to April 19.
The size of the U.S. oil and gas deals has hit a record $51 billion during the first quarter of 2024, data provider Enverus said.
Reuters: This month, Russia is expected to pocket $14 billion from oil & gas.
Russia’s oil and gas revenues slumped by 23.9% last year compared to 2022.
Reuters estimates that Russia’s revenues from oil and gas for 2024 would be 30% higher compared to 2023.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).