Africa Pushes For Access to Clean Cooking Africa is mobilizing capital to boost access to clean cooking with series of new deals aimed at funding energy transition projects across the continent. The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) recently announced a partnership that will promote investments in clean cooking companies and…
Gastech 2023 to Focus on Energy Industry’s Net Zero Target The world’s largest global exhibition and conference for the natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, and climate technology industries, Gastech, is set to take place in Singapore EXPO, from 5-8 September 2023, with a focus on meeting net zero target. The event, supported by Enterprise Singapore and…
Africa can benefit more from Energy Transition – Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that African countries will benefit more in the call for energy transition if they stop seeing themselves as the victims and take advantage of the huge inherent potential to build a future that it truly deserves. Africa, he noted, has…
Europe will find it “Very Difficult” to fill Storage for Next Winter – Gazprom Europe will find it very difficult to refill its natural gas stockpiles ahead of next winter, Russian gas giant Gazprom says. Filling the European gas storage to the levels from before the 2022/2023 winter could become “a non-trivial task” for European…
Chevron Expands Footprint in Eastern Mediterranean Natural Gas Basin U.S. oil and gas giant, Chevron, is looking to explore natural gas off the coasts of Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel as the region’s energy demands grow. In a lease tender issued recently, the company is seeking a drilling vessel for 2024 with an option to extend…
China and India Buy Russian Crude above the Price Cap China and India, the main customers of Russia’s crude oil in recent months, have snapped up in April Russian cargoes at prices above the $60 per barrel price cap set by the G7, Reuters reports, citing traders and its own calculations. Russia’s flagship crude grade…
President Buhari Calls for Support for Incoming Administration President Muhammadu Buhari has called on stakeholders to give the incoming administration all the needed support towards the growth and development of Nigeria’s energy sector. The president made the call recently in his speech to participants at the ongoing Nigeria International Energy Summit, (N.I.E.S), at the State…
450,000 bpd of Iraq’s Oil Exports still Offline Turkey is yet to resume importation of crude oil from Iraq, with 450,000 bpd in Iraqi oil exports still offline, anonymous sources told Reuters on Friday. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled three weeks ago that Turkey must pay Iraq $1.5 billion in damages for receiving…
U.S. Gasoline Awaits Next Price Hike Catalyst The average price for a gallon of retail gasoline in the United States has risen roughly $0.20 per gallon over the last 30 days, data from tech company GasBuddy indicates. According to American Automobile Association (AAA) spokesperson Andrew Gross, oil market disruptors are “always lurking” and the price…
U.S. Delegation to Saudi Arabia to Discuss Energy and Security White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa and the U.S. Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security, on Friday visited Saudi Arabia officials to discuss regional security and energy matters. It is the senior-most U.S. delegation to visit Saudi Arabia…