Namibia Plans to Tighten Presidential Grip Over Its Oil Sector
Namibia, the southwestern African country that has become an exploration hotspot for the supermajors, is moving to consolidate control over the oil resources and nascent industry under the president’s office.…
TotalEnergies to Power Google Data Centers in Ohio
TotalEnergies has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply Google data centers in Ohio with renewable electricity from a local TotalEnergies solar farm, the French supermajor said on…
U.S. Sanctions Widen Russia’s Crude Discount to $20 a Barrel
The discount of Russia’s flagship crude Urals to Brent has widened in recent days to the highest this year at $20 per barrel as the U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and…
India’s Top Refiner Looks to Buy Non-Sanctioned Russian Crude
India’s biggest state-held refiner, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), is looking to buy non-sanctioned Russian crude oil for delivery in early 2026, a tender document seen by Bloomberg showed on Wednesday. …
Butler Gas Chairman honoured with IWDC’s top award
Jack Butler, Chairman of Butler Gas Products, a Pennsylvania-based industrial gas distributor, has been awarded the Bob Jackson Memorial Award by the Independent Welding Distributors Corporation. The award is in…
Nippon Gases backs solar hydrogen project aiming to cut costs
Industrial gases major Nippon Gases has joined a project that aims to develop a solar hydrogen park in Belgium that could lower costs of green hydrogen. The project hinges on…
China drives clean hydrogen growth as legacy FIDs slow, says Wood Mackenzie
Industrial gas and fertiliser firms were the drivers of clean hydrogen growth through to 2023, but China has now taken over as the main driver of development. That was one…
Global EV Sales Jump 23%
Global sales of electric and hybrid cars went up by 23% on the year in October, Rho Motion has calculated, to a total of 1.9 million cars. The number, however,…
IEA Drops Peak Oil Predictions
The International Energy Agency has dropped its predictions that oil demand growth will peak in a matter of a few years. In the latest edition of its World Energy Outlook,…
Putin and Tokayev to Discuss Gas Cooperation, U.S. Sanctions Fallout
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev are meeting in Moscow this week to discuss gas cooperation and the impact of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil majors with…
