Libya plans to increase gas exports to Europe before 2030
Massoud Suleman, Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, said that Libya intends to?boost? its natural gas production over the next five to six years in order to increase supply to Europe before early 2030. Suleman, who spoke at the LNG2026 Conference, said that the country plans to increase its gas production up to a maximum of nearly 1 billion cubic feet per day.
Tanzanian minister: Tanzania will sign $42 billion mega LNG Project before June
A senior government minister said on Monday that Tanzania is expecting to sign a deal before June for its $42 billion project to build a liquefied gas plant. Production will begin in eight years. Equinor & Shell are the joint operators for this mega-gas project. It aims to unlock 47.13 trillion cubic foot of natural gas reserves.
India's state-owned BPCL signs $780 million oil contract with Brazil's Petrobras
India's Bharat Oil Corp Ltd. will purchase?12,000,000 oil barrels from Brazil's Petrobas for $780 million in fiscal 2027. This is?twice as much as its contract with Petrobas 2026, and will be used to replace Russian oil. A government statement was released on Friday. Indian refiners have redrafted their oil import strategy…
Veteran Ugandan leader eyes new term amid succession talk
After a violent campaign and questions over his successor, it is expected that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will extend his four-decade reign in an election held on Thursday. Museveni, a former rebel leader and former president who toppled his predecessor in 1986 is now 81 years old and faces seven opponents.
China Suspends Russian Oil Purchases Due to Sanctions
Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two biggest oil companies, multiple trade sources said on Thursday.The move comes as refiners in India, the largest buyer of seaborne Russian oil, are set to sharply cut their crude imports from Moscow, to comply with the U.S.
Andy Home: Zinc ROI-LME turns wild when bears sleep-walk and squeeze into the squeeze:
London Metal Exchange's zinc contract is on a wild ride this week, with time-spreads reaching record levels in the face of depleted stock. Since several months the zinc market has been sleeping-walking to this storm, believing that falling LME inventories were not a true representation of a growing market surplus. Metal has been leaking out of LME's warehouses.
Viridien, Mantle8 Partner to Accelerate Hydrogen Exploration Across EMEA
Viridien, a technology, digital and Earth data company, and Mantle8, a French geoscience company focused on natural hydrogen exploration, have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate hydrogen exploration across the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region.The partnership gives Mantle8 access to GeoVerse…
Burundi completes the first phase of a $320 million power project
According to a press release, Burundi commissioned on Wednesday the first phase of an $320 million hydropower plant financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the African Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank. According to the African Development Bank, only 6% of Central Africa's 13 million people have access to electricity.
Tanzania announces that it will launch a round of oil exploration licensing in May
Tanzania announced on Thursday that it would launch its fifth round of oil and gas licensing in May, in which 26 explorations blocks will be auctioned to attract new investment to the hydrocarbon sector in east Africa. Charles Sangweni of the Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority in Tanzania (PURA), the director general…
OPEC cuts oil demand forecasts for 2024 and 2025
OPEC reduced its estimates for the growth of oil demand this year and in 2019. The producer group has now revised their forecasts downward five times in a row. The weakened outlook shows the challenges facing OPEC+ which includes the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, such as Russia.
Floating Production – A Growing Segment in Transition
The specialized deepwater oil & gas and floating offshore wind segments will share many of the same stakeholders and supply chains, competing for increasingly scarce resources.To receive a full version of Inteletus analysis, click hereThe established floating production segment is forecast to experience continued growth through this decade…
Intelatus: The long-tenured, New Name in Market Intel & Planning
Intelatus Global Partners is a new name in energy, marine and industrial market analysis and strategic planning, a ‘new name’ with nearly 50 years of experience and proven results.Founded by the merger of International Maritime Associates (IMA) and World Energy Reports (WER), Intelatus is a firm of business…
Deal Struck to Deliver Maritime Biofuel in Fujairah
Uniper Energy DMCC (UED) and Neutral Fuels will collaborate to provide maritime biofuel in Fujairah, UAE.The companies will blend UED’s VLSFO and Neutral Fuels biofuel, creating a maritime fuel that meets IMO standard under their ISO8217:2010 RMG380 specification, cutting emissions of carbon dioxide.“The collaboration is aimed to address climate protection…
Tullow to Axe a Third of Its Workforce
Tullow Oil plans to cut a third of its staff to slash its administration costs by a fifth, or around $20 million, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, after weak output in Ghana, delays in East Africa and lower-than-hoped-for oil quality in Guyana.The move would shrink Tullow, which industry…
Bachmann, Stjernfeldt Join EVPE Board
EV Private Equity (EVPE) has appointed two new Advisory Board members, Bettina Bachmann and Carl Stjernfeldt, who bring decades of experience and venture capital knowledge to the firm.Bachmann spent 35 years at Shell, latterly as Vice President of Subsurface & Wells Software and now sits on several boards in nonexecutive roles…
Small Scale FSRU: Think Smarter Not Bigger
The global search for lower carbon forms of energy and demand for cost-effective ways to serve power demand in emerging markets and remote locations is driving interest in floating storage and regasification units (FSRU).FSRUs are a faster and more flexible way to import natural gas to power-constrained places…
Epic Gas Bullish on LPG Carriers Market
Global seaborne liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) volume is expected to grow by over 6% in 2019 and surpass 100 million tonnes for the first time.Singapore based provider of pressurised LPG vessels, Epic Gas said that it is well positioned to benefit from the improving fundamentals of the LPG shipping market.For the fourth quarter of 2018…
Offshore Mooring to Reach $1.1B by 2021
The global offshore mooring system market stood at US$0.93 bn in 2014 and is predicted to reach US$1.1 bn by 2021.It is predicted to expand at a CAGR of 3.60% from 2015 to 2021, revealed a new Transparency Market Research report.According to the report, the market for offshore mooring systems is propelled…
Record LNG Capacity to Get Green Light in 2019
A record amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production is expected to get the green light in 2019 amid strong global demand, especially from China, analysts said.A final investment decision (FID) could be taken on more than 60 million tonnes per annum of LNG capacity this year, well above the previous…
Neptune Energy Names Estensen Managing Director for Norway
Neptune Energy has appointed Odin Estensen as Managing Director of its Norwegian business, based in Stavanger.Estensen joins Neptune Energy from A/S Norske Shell, where he is currently the Norway Operated Asset Manager.With more than 28 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, Estensen started his career with Schlumberger before joining Shell in 1990…