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Woodside cuts exploration, shifts focus to $39bn project pipeline after profit drop
Woodside cuts exploration, shifts focus to $39bn project pipeline after profit drop
19th August 2025 By: Reuters

Woodside Energy said on Tuesday it will scale back exploration efforts and prioritise its $39-billion project pipeline to strengthen its balance sheet, after depreciation and decommissioning costs... 


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Rook I uranium project, Canada – update
15th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen Energy has doubled its contracted sales volumes to more than ten-million pounds as the company advances its project. 


Origin Energy CEO warns Australia's green shift costlier, slower than expected
14th August 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's top electricity and gas retailer Origin Energy said its green transition was proving slower and more costly than expected, while flagging its coal plant could run beyond 2027. The... 


Karpowership plans floating data centers to meet AI demand
29th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Karpowership, a Turkish company that builds floating power plants, is expanding into waterborne data centers in a bet they’ll be faster to build than onshore hubs as demand from artificial... 


LNG Hub Accelerates South Africa’s Energy Transition with Launch of Import Regas Distribution Depots (IRDDs)
LNG Hub Accelerates South Africa’s Energy Transition with Launch of Import Regas Distribution Depots (IRDDs)
25th July 2025

As South Africa works toward a reliable and cleaner energy future, LNG Hub is proud to announce a bold step forward with the development of Import Regas Distribution Depots (IRDDs)—small- to... 


Italy's Saipem sees Mozambique LNG project restarting by end of summer
24th July 2025 By: Reuters

-Italy's Saipem is confident that a $20-billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique for TotalEnergies will restart by the end of the summer, the CEO of the energy contractor said on... 


Woodside beats Q2 revenue estimates, exits hydrogen project as costs bite
Woodside beats Q2 revenue estimates, exits hydrogen project as costs bite
23rd July 2025 By: Reuters

Australia's Woodside Energy reported a stronger-than-expected 8% rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday due to robust output from Senegal's Sangomar project, but took hefty writedowns on a... 


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Coral Norte liquefied natural gas project, Mozambique
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Italian energy company ENI Rovuma Basin's Coral Norte project will allow for the production of 3.5-million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year.  


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
18th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has achieved significant operational milestones at the project in the past financial year. 


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Mozambique’s $57bn of LNG projects get reboot despite risk
11th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Four years after terrorist attacks halted a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, momentum behind $57-billion in facilities that will export the fuel is picking up. TotalEnergies SE... 


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Plaquemines LNG expansion project, US
11th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Natural gas developer Venture Global plans to increase the capacity of the facility by more than 18-million tonnes a year. 


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LNG Canada export facility, Canada – update
4th July 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The first liquefied natural gas cargo has been shipped. 


TPDC and Energetech-Tantel sign landmark MOU
TPDC and Energetech-Tantel sign landmark MOU
3rd July 2025

Tanzania’s national oil company the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and energy trading and infrastructure company Energetech-Tantel has solidified a pivotal partnership by signing... 


Opinion: Gas-to-power a wrong turn in South Africa’s energy transition
Opinion: Gas-to-power a wrong turn in South Africa’s energy transition
3rd July 2025

In this opinion article, Dr Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado, attorneys at the Centre for Environmental Rights, argue that the ‘gas cliff’  should not be used as a justification for building... 


BHP exports Western Australian iron-ore from Port Hedland.
BHP signs charter deal for ammonia-fuelled bulk carriers
2nd July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified major BHP said on Wednesday it had signed contracts with China's COSCO Shipping Group to charter two ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers, continuing efforts to decarbonise... 


Australia considers gas reservation for east coast in sweeping review of market rules
Australia considers gas reservation for east coast in sweeping review of market rules
30th June 2025 By: Reuters

The Australian government said on Monday it will consider creating a gas reservation on the country's east coast as part of a sweeping review of market rules to prevent supply shortages. The... 


Resources Minister Madeleine King
Australia cuts commodity export outlook despite gold price gain
30th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports, as a meteoric rise in gold prices fails to offset weakness in iron-ore and natural gas. Total resource and energy export earnings fell... 


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TNPA issues RFP for Port of Ngqura terminal operator
27th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator to fund, design, develop, construct, operate, maintain and... 


Goldman Sachs warns of oil price surge on Strait of Hormuz risks
Goldman Sachs warns of oil price surge on Strait of Hormuz risks
23rd June 2025 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs flagged risks to global energy supply amid concerns over a potential disruption in the Strait of Hormuz that would lead to significant spikes in oil and natural gas prices, the bank... 


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Mozambique energy minister optimistic on TotalEnergies' plan to resume LNG project
20th June 2025 By: Reuters

Mozambique's energy minister said on Friday the government has not received a request from TotalEnergies to lift a force majeure declaration on its $20-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project... 


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Barossa project to backfill Darwin liquefied natural gas plant, Australia – update
20th June 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Gas exporter and supplier Santos announced the arrival of the BW Opal FPSO vessel at the Barossa gasfield on June 15. 


President Cyril Ramaphosa & US President Donald Trump
South Africa, US to resume trade talks as tariff deadline looms
18th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa will resume trade talks with the Trump administration on the sidelines of the US-Africa Business Summit next week, with less than a month to go before Washington’s reciprocal tariffs... 


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TotalEnergies CEO expects to restart Mozambique LNG project this summer
18th June 2025 By: Reuters

TotalEnergies expects its $20-billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to resume development "this summer", Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday. He was asked about the... 


Santos' Barossa LNG project progresses towards final commissioning plans
18th June 2025 By: Reuters

Santos said on Wednesday it had progressed its Barossa LNG project towards final commissioning activities following the arrival and deployment of a floating production, storage and offloading... 


Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher
'Deep pockets' could help Abu Dhabi win regulatory approval for Santos bid, analysts say
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, preparing an $18.7-billion bid for Santos, is likely to face close scrutiny from Australian regulators worried about local gas supply, but could win them over with... 


Woodside, Australian govt extend consultation period for North West Shelf enviro approval
13th June 2025 By: Reuters

Woodside Energy and the Australian government said on Friday they have extended the consultation period for conditions tied to the environmental approval of the firm's North West Shelf LNG project... 


CNG Powers South Africa’s Transport Future – Clean, Cost-Effective, and Ready Today
CNG Powers South Africa’s Transport Future – Clean, Cost-Effective, and Ready Today
11th June 2025

As South Africa’s transport sector embraces the shift towards cleaner, more affordable fuels, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) continues to emerge as a practical and proven solution for high-usage... 


Drilling offshore South Africa
Africa Energy sees first output from South Africa's largest gasfield by 2033
11th June 2025 By: Reuters

Canada-listed Africa Energy Corp is aiming to start production from South Africa's largest gas discovery by 2033, its CEO said on Tuesday, as it forges ahead with a project former operator... 


Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa CEO Jaco Human
Gas users call for fiscal guarantees to advance gas-cliff avoidance projects to ‘transactional level’
4th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa (IGUA-SA) CEO Jaco Human has called for the urgent finalisation of a fiscal guarantees framework to help progress, to a “transactional level”, the... 


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
30th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has formally dismissed the appeal lodged by Springbok Solar Power Plant against the amendment of Tetra4’s (Renergen's)... 


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South Africa proposes buying US LNG as seeks trade deal
27th May 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa has offered to buy liquefied natural gas from the United States over a ten-year period as part of proposals to secure a trade deal, according to a ministerial statement posted on the... 


Angolan President João Lourenço Selected as ‘Energy Person of the Year’
Angolan President João Lourenço Selected as ‘Energy Person of the Year’
27th May 2025

Angola’s President João Lourenço has been selected as the ‘Energy Person of the Year’ by the African Energy Chamber (AEC), in recognition of his drive for good governance, commitment to reform and... 


Woodside expects global gas demand to rise by 50% from now to 2030, CEO says
20th May 2025 By: Reuters

Woodside Energy, Australia's top natural gas producer, expects global gas demand to increase by 50% from now to 2030, CEO Meg O'Neill said on Tuesday. "The message is very clear, consistent,... 


Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi
Sasol slashes emission-reduction capex but insists 30% target remains intact
20th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has announced a dramatic 70% cut to the capital expenditure (capex) budget associated with its greenhouse-gas emission reduction roadmap to 2030, while still... 


TotalEnergies CE Patrick Pouyanne
TotalEnergies CEO aims to lift force majeure on Mozambique LNG project
20th May 2025 By: Reuters

TotalEnergies will seek Mozambique's approval to lift a force majeure declaration on its $20-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project there and resume construction by mid-summer, Chief Executive... 


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Opaque policymaking
16th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The announcement by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the load factor for proposed gas-to-power (GtP) plants in South Africa will be increased from 25% to above 50% was... 


Richards Bay liquid natural gas bulk terminal, South Africa
Richards Bay liquid natural gas bulk terminal, South Africa
9th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Phase 1 of the new LNG terminal includes a floating storage unit and regasification facilities. Operations are set to start in 2028. 


Golden Pass export terminal project, US
Golden Pass export terminal project, US
9th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project will add natural gas liquefaction and export capabilities to the existing terminal at Sabine Pass. 


Australian climate protesters disrupt Woodside's annual meet
Australian climate protesters disrupt Woodside's annual meet
8th May 2025 By: Reuters

Climate change protesters blew whistles and shouted on Thursday as they disrupted Australian Woodside Energy's annual general meeting, heckling CEO Meg O’Neill and forcing several suspensions.... 


Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices
Top potash producer Nutrien misses first-quarter profit estimates on lower prices
8th May 2025 By: Reuters

Nutrien fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the top potash producer was impacted by lower prices and higher energy costs. Trade tensions between the... 


South Africa will pay the price of being late to the gas party, consultant says
7th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa has been too slow to act on the impending gas cliff and the only way for the country to navigate this challenge now is through liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, global oil and gas... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Develop gas economy now or face economic regression, Ramokgopa warns
7th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa faces a stark reality: failure to take urgent action to address the impending ‘gas cliff’ will result in economic regression, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa announces big increase in gas-to-power load factor to 50%-plus
5th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced that the load factor for proposed gas-to-power (GtP) plants in South Africa will be increased from 25% to above 50%. Speaking... 


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