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LG Chem Ltd. and Eni SPA have signed a joint venture agreement for a planned biorefinery in South Korea, toward a final investment decision expected later this year. The project is planned to rise in the town of Daesan on the west coast of the country where local company LG …

Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) announced Sunday the lifting of a force majeure declaration for Sharara, two weeks after pausing production citing a blockade by residents. The NOC did not provide further details besides saying in a statement on its website that it was “declaring lifting of force major and …

The United Kingdom government said it is considering a third new-generation nuclear plant with the same power capacity as the under-construction Hinkley C and the approved Sizewell C. The third plant is part of the Civil Nuclear Roadmap announced by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Thursday, …

TotalEnergies SE has consummated the divestment of its refueling networks in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. for EUR 3.4 billion ($3.73 billion). “TotalEnergies will continue to supply fuel to the service stations in these four countries for at least five years, notably from its refineries …

Gazprom PJSC has connected 842,000 new users to Russia’s natural gas infrastructure during 2023. The company said in a media release that in 2023 Russian residents have signed some 1.081 million contracts with national gas infrastructure expansion operator Gazprom Gazifikatsiya, regional gas infrastructure expansion operators and independent gas distribution entities …

Gazprom PJSC and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) have agreed to increase the volume of Russian gas export to China through the Power of Siberia Pipeline next year, Russia’s state-owned Gazprom said. At a meeting between representatives of the oil and gas majors, “[i]t was noted that Russian gas supplies …

TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa is divesting its 36.36 percent minority stake in National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Natref) to the Prax Group. Located at Sasolburg, South Africa, the Natref refinery has a capacity of 108,500 barrels of oil per day, and supplies the main South African inland market in …

Saudi Aramco is forecast to cut the price of its flagship oil grade to Asia for the first time since June as an influx of cheaper US and European barrels drives up competition in the world’s biggest importing region. The state-owned Saudi Arabian producer will reduce the official selling price …

Russia’s Gazprom PJSC plans to invest $17.6 billion (RUB 1,573.627 billion) in projects next year. The company’s management committee reviewed the preliminary operating results for 2023 and the projected investment program and budget for 2025-2026, the company said in a media release. The committee endorsed the drafts of the investment …

World oil demand continues to exceed expectations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated in its latest oil market report (OMR), which was released recently. “We have slightly revised up our 2023 growth forecast to 2.4 million barrels per day, as U.S. deliveries proved more resilient than indicated by preliminary data …