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The World Bank will support the development of Mozambique’s giant natural gas resources if it’s the cheapest way to boost energy security in one of the world’s poorest nations, according to an official. The Washington-based lender in 2019 stopped financing oil and gas extraction projects, aside from “exceptional circumstances” where …

Saudi Aramco announced its full-year 2022 financial results, reporting a record net income of $161.1 billion — its highest annual profits as a listed company. Aramco also declared a fourth quarter dividend of $19.5 billion, to be paid in the first quarter of 2023. The results were underpinned by stronger …

Investments in the development of the Turkish petrochemical complex Petkim Petrokimya Holding in 2022 reached 4.108 billion Turkish lira, or $214.6 million, the holding said. SOCAR Turkey Enerji, the Turkish subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, is the owner of a 51% controlling stake in the Petkim …

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) delivered record financial performance in 2022 as oil prices strengthened due to increased global demand, said President and CEO Amin Nasser. In a statement, Nasser said Aramco continues to focus on its long-term strategy, building both capacity and capability across the value chain with …

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said that phase 11 of the South Pars gas field development plant is going to go operational within the next two months, IRNA reported. “Considering the measures taken, production will start from phase 11 of South Pars in the next two months,” Oji told …

India will not breach Western sanctions on Russia including the price cap of $60 imposed on purchases of oil from Moscow, according to people familiar with the matter. Government authorities have asked banks and traders to adhere to the rules, the people said, declining to be identified as the information …

A meeting in Cairo aiming at steering the committees of the Egyptian-German green hydrogen project partnership, along with Egyptian officials has set up a joint roadmap to support hydrogen production companies and encourage hydrogen transportation and marketing, according to the embassy. The meeting, which was attended by Egyptian Minister of …

The UK and France have signed a deal to increase energy security by shifting towards renewable and nuclear power. Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps and France’s Energy Minister, Agnes Pannier Runacher have signed the agreement, following the two nations’ longstanding partnership on nuclear power. French company EDF is leading the …

The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board of governors on Friday backed the reappointment of Argentina’s Rafael Grossi to a second four-year term as director general, diplomats at the closed-door meeting said. The decision was a formality since there was no challenger, Reuters reported. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board approved …

Japan should stop perpetuating nuclear colonialism, and instead respect the sovereignty and self-determination of Pacific nations regarding the planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, a New Zealand sociologist has said. The social aspects and major country relations around Japan’s decision to release the radioactive …