The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is poised to raise at least $11.2 billion from the ongoing secondary offering of shares in Saudi oil giant Aramco, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. The Saudi government is expected to sell the 1.545 billion shares of Aramco …
Read More »EU to Endorse German Plan to Subsidize 10 GW New Gas Power Capacity
EU competition regulators have given an informal approval to a German plan to offer state support to new natural gas-fired power capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW) that would help stabilize the grid as Europe’s biggest economy is boosting renewables, government and industry sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters …
Read More »Australia Urged to Boost Renewable Investment to Meet Clean Energy Target
Investment in renewable energy projects in Australia rebounded in the first quarter of 2024 from the 2023 lows, but the country needs to further boost its annual investments to meet the government’s 2030 clean energy target, industry body Clean Energy Council said in a report on Friday. The association’s Renewable …
Read More »Foreign Demand Spikes for Saudi Aramco’s $12-Billion Share Offering
The $12-billion secondary share offering of Saudi oil giant Aramco has drawn strong demand from foreign investors, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Thursday. Saudi Aramco launched on Sunday a secondary public offering of 1.545 billion shares of the company, representing approximately 0.64% of the company’s issued …
Read More »China’s Sinopec to Build Gas Pipelines for Saudi Aramco in $1-Billion Deal
A subsidiary of China’s energy giant Sinopec has signed a $1.3-billion deal with Saudi Aramco to procure and build pipelines for an expansion of the Kingdom’s natural gas distribution network, the Chinese firm said on Thursday. Under the turn-key fixed-price contract worth $1.3 billion (5.17 billion Saudi riyals), Sinopec International …
Read More »OPEC’s Oil Production Rises as Iraq Continues to Overproduce
OPEC’s crude oil production rose by 145,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May compared to April, as Iraq continues to pump above its quota and boosted output alongside African producer Nigeria, the monthly Reuters survey showed on Tuesday. OPEC produced a total of 26.63 million bpd in May, an increase …
Read More »The AI Boom has Sparked M&A Opportunities in the Clean Energy Space
Artificial intelligence is the talk of the town. Fans are promoting it as a way to achieve a swifter energy. Skeptics are pointing out its massive electricity demand. And some companies active in the wind, solar, and battery storage space are getting excited about possible deals—because these deals would save …
Read More »Singapore Seeks Bids for more Gas Power Plants to Meet Demand
Singapore is looking for companies to build two new power plants by 2030 to meet its growing energy needs. The Energy Market Authority launched a request for proposals to build, own and operate two hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants, with capacity of at least 600 megawatts each, that will be ready …
Read More »IEA: The World will Struggle to Triple its Renewable Energy Capacity by 2030
The world is still off track to reach a key goal set at the COP28 climate summit last year—tripling renewables capacity by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Tuesday. At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai at the end of 2023, nearly 200 countries made …
Read More »Azerbaijan Invites Kazakhstan to Use Oil Pipeline to Georgia
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are discussing the use of the Baku-Supsa pipeline to carry Kazakh crude, media reported, citing a statement by the Kazakh embassy in Baku. “Currently, the parties are exploring the possibilities of further increasing volumes. Kazakhstan is also studying Azerbaijan’s proposal to use the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. Supplies …
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