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Energy, Oil & Gas

Navitas takes operatorship of South Africa’s Block 1 CBK

Thu, 24 Sep 2026

Navitas Petroleum has assumed operatorship of Block 1 CBK offshore South Africa following regulatory approval from the South African government and the completion of a farm-down by Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas.

Energy, Oil & Gas

AFC supports $550m bond to clear Nigeria’s power sector debt

Thu, 24 Sep 2026

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has announced its role as Co-Financial Adviser on the close of a ₦728.9 billion ($550 million) Series 2 power sector bond issued by NBET Finance Company under Nigeria’s Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme (PPSFRP).

Energy, Oil & Gas

Russia’s gas production rises 3.4pc in first eight months of 2026

Thu, 24 Sep 2026

Russia’s total gas production rose 3.4 per cent year-on-year to 446.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first eight months of 2026, according to federal statistics service Rosstat.

Energy, Oil & Gas

South Korea plans to cut Mideast oil dependence to 50pc by 2035

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

South Korea plans to reduce its reliance on Middle Eastern crude oil to 50 per cent by 2035, as Seoul seeks to diversify energy supplies following regional disruptions. The government’s 10-year resource security plan calls for a major transformation of supply chains.

Energy, Oil & Gas

GE Vernova seals key services agreement for Cairo North power plants

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

GE Vernova has announced that it has signed a services agreement with the affiliates of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company to provide Rotor Life Extension (RLE) solutions for five of its 9F gas turbines located at the Cairo North power plants in Egypt.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Sulzer supplies purification tech for BeyondPoly’s POE plant in China

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Sulzer has supplied its DEVO purification technology to BeyondPoly’s Version 2.0, 100,000-tonne-per-year polyolefin elastomer (POE) plant in China, supporting production of a material increasingly used in solar panels, electric vehicles, energy storage systems and other advanced manufacturing applications.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Eclipse Energy, Wood validate low-cost hydrogen production from depleted oil reservoirs

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Eclipse Energy said an independent techno-economic assessment by Wood has validated the commercial potential of its RenovaStrata H2 technology, which is designed to convert depleted oil reservoirs into hydrogen-producing assets.

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA says faster electrification could bring 35pc global target within reach by 2035

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Faster electrification of the global economy could strengthen energy security, improve competitiveness and reduce emissions, with cost-effective technologies potentially bringing a proposed global target of 35 per cent electrification within reach by 2035, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Shell completes $840m sale of Gulf of America assets

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

Shell Offshore has completed the sale of its 50 per cent non-operated interest in the Na Kika platform and associated fields in the Gulf of America, along with its wholly owned Coulomb tieback.

Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies, AMNI take FID on Nigeria’s Ima gas field

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

TotalEnergies, operator with a 40 per cent stake, and Nigerian partner AMNI, which holds 60 per cent, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Ima gas field offshore Nigeria.