Turkey steps up drilling activity
Production
A second Turkish drillship will begin searching for fossil fuels off the Cypriot coast within a week, Turkey’s energy minister
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US calls IAEA meeting on Iran
Policy
The UN’s Vienna-based nuclear watchdog says it will meet next week to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme at the request of
Equinor makes ‘profitable’ Oseberg discovery
Industry
Norway’s oil and gas giant, Equinor, says it has made a “profitable oil discovery” at Oseberg in the North Sea
North Sea assets due to resold after EDF deal
Production
French energy giant EDF’s North Sea oil reserves look set to rapidly change ownership after they were bought up by
UK cuts cost of North Sea rig decommissioning
Industry
The projected cost of decommissioning North Sea oil and gas rigs has been cut by almost £9 billion in two
Does Senegal’s petro-scandal break with African precedents?
Policy
When a recent BBC investigation alleged corruption behind the allocation of energy contracts for gas fields off the coast of
Gazprom signs deal to restore Turkmen gas imports
Consumption
Russia’s state-owned gas export monopoly Gazprom says it has agreed to import gas from Turkmenistan until July 2024 in an
Oil part of climate solution: Opec boss
Consumption
Opec’s secretary general, Mohammed Barkindo, says “unscientific” attacks on the oil sector by environmentalists are “perhaps the greatest threat to
Russia: oil output below Opec+ target
Production
Russia’s average daily oil output last month stayed below its Opec+ target, repeating the trend seen in May’s output, as
Iran exceeds 2015 nuclear limits
Production
Iran exceeded limits on enriched uranium stockpiles agreed in the 2015 nuclear deal, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has reported.
Kenyan judges block Chinese coal plant project
Production
Kenyan judges have blocked plans to construct East Africa’s first coal power station with Chinese funding near the coastal town
Madrid protests against moves to shelve car ban
Policy
Thousands have marched through Madrid to ask the Spanish capital’s mayor not to scrap recent city-centre traffic restrictions to improve
Ireland eyes two large offshore wind farms
Consumption
The energy provider SSE Renewables has started developing two offshore wind farms off the coast of Ireland, which are intended
Nord Stream 2 abandons Danish pipeline route
Industry
The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline consortium says it has abandoned one of three applications to run through Danish
Gas boss says Brexit could spark fuel shortages
Industry
The UK could be vulnerable to gas shortages and price hikes if Brexit happens, according to Marco Alvera, head of