Gas

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equatorial Guinea to Open Its 2026 Oil and Gas Licensing Round in April

Equatorial Guinea will open a new oil and gas licensing round in April 2026 to encourage exploration and offset declining oil production, Minister of Hydrocarbo…

China

China Delivers First Large Homegrown LNG Carrier in Dalian

China recently celebrated the delivery of the SEA SPIRIT, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier designed and constructed domestically, to the port of Dalian. Th…

Oil Field

Vitol Seals Acquisition of 30 Percent Stake in Ivorian Field

Eni SpA, an Italy-based global energy company, has finalized a 30 percent stake sale of the Baleine field offshore Cote d'Ivoire to Vitol Group, reducing En…

Oil Field

Nigeria Approves Shell, Agip Buyout of TotalEnergies’ Stake in Bonga Oilfield

Nigeria’s oil regulator has approved a $510 million agreement by TotalEnergies to sell its 12.5% interest in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118, which contains the off…

Biofuel

Everllence Runs “World’s First” Ethanol-Fueled Two-Stroke Engine in Japan

Germany’s engine manufacturer Everllence, formerly known as MAN Energy Solutions, announced a major milestone with the successful operation of its 90-bore…

LNG

Mercuria to Supply Botaş With US-Sourced LNG Until 2045

Global energy and commodity company Mercuria has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with Türkiye’s state-owne…

Natural Gas

Poland’s Gas Storage Hits 100%, Highest in EU, Minister Says

Poland's gas storage facilities have reached full capacity, with Energy Minister Miłosz Motyka announcing on Wednesday that they are now 100% full. In a po…

United Arab Emirates

AD Ports Launches Luanda Port Terminal Project, Focused on Modernization and Sustainability

AD Ports Group, based in the UAE, has partnered with Unicargas and Multiparques to commence a significant modernization and expansion project at the Noatum Port…

Oil Field

Exxon Greenlights $6.8 Billion Investment for Hammerhead Project in Guyana

Exxon Mobil announced on Monday the approval of funding for its seventh oil development project, named Hammerhead, in Guyana’s Stabroek Block. This milest…

Crude Oil

China’s Sinopec Upgrading Xinjiang Refining and Chemical Projec

China’s Sinopec has launched construction work to upgrade its integrated refining and petrochemical project in Xinjiang, the company announced on Saturday…

LNG

Spain-Headquartered Asterion Comes on Board France’s Largest LNG Terminal

Asterion Industrial Partners, an investment management company headquartered in Madrid, has expanded its European energy portfolio by acquiring a stake in one o…

LNG

Oil India Sees Restart of Mozambique LNG Project by Year’s End

India’s state-run Oil India Ltd announced that development of a $20 billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, operated by TotalEnergies, is …

Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieve Purity Target for Ethanol at Membrane Dehydration Pilot Plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) has achieved over 99.5 vol% ethanol purity at its pilot plant for membrane dehydration syste…

Natural Gas

New Fortress Energy Gets New Deal to Supply Gas to Puerto Rico

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with local authorities in Puerto Rico to continue supplying natural gas to …

Gas power plant

South African Court Annuls Permit for Eskom to Build New Gas Power Plant

One of South Africa’s highest courts annulled a government permit on Wednesday that allowed state utility Eskom to construct a 3,000-megawatt power plant …