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Indonesian regulator confirms Tangguh LNG disruption

Indonesia's upstream gas and oil regulator SKK Migas confirmed that there was an outage on the third train at BP's Tangguh liquefied gas (LNG), facility in West Papua. It said…

Fourth oil production vessel to leave Guyana in Q1 of 2025

The CEO of U.S. oil producer Hess John Hess stated on Wednesday that Guyana's fourth floating production, storage and offloading facility (FPSO) is expected to depart the South…

Sources say that Whiting refinery, a BP facility in Indiana, is delaying its return to service.

Industry sources say that the return to service for BP Whiting Indiana refinery is delayed. BP began the planned turnaround activity for its refinery that produces 435,000 barrels per day in late September.

BP's Whiting IA Refinery Restart Delayed

Refinery (c) pkproject / Adobestock

The return to service of BP's BP.L Whiting, Indiana refinery has been delayed, industry sources said.BP started the planned turnaround work at its 435,000 barrel-per-day refinery in late September.

Sources say that Venture Global LNG is planning to raise $3 billion from its US IPO.

According to sources familiar with the situation, Venture Global LNG plans to raise up to $3 billion in its New York initial public offering. This could happen as early as this year.

Venture Global gets FERC Nod for LA LNG Plant

LNG Carrier at Sea / (c) Moofushi / Adobestock

Federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural gas into its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, documents show, moving the plant…

Nvidia must get EU approval before it can buy AI startup, Run:ai.

The European Commission announced on Thursday that the proposed acquisition by Nvidia of AI startup Run:ai, which threatens the competition in the markets the companies operate in…

Sustech, a Japanese startup, has seen its valuation soar to over $800 million in the latest funding round

Sustech, a Japanese energy technology startup, is expected to raise $50m from investors. This will value the company at over $800m, according to people familiar with the matter.

British Business Oct 18,

These are the most popular stories in the British business pages. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. The Times: British…

Chubu Electric, Japan, plans to increase its investment in renewable energy and SMR overseas

A company executive revealed that Chubu Electric Power, Japan, plans to invest further in overseas decarbonisation projects, such as renewable energy, small-modular reactors (SMRs)…

Congo cancels the licensing round for 27 oil block

According to a Monday statement on the hydrocarbons minister's X Twitter account, the Democratic Republic of Congo has canceled a licensing round originally launched in 2020…

Germany builds LNG import terminals

Germany is expanding its natural gas import options as part of efforts to decarbonise and replace Russian supplies. Here are some details about terminals that will host floating…

Equinor, Aker BP, Vaar face rising project costs, Norway budget shows

The Norwegian government announced on Monday that Aker BP, Equinor and Vaar Energi had raised their estimates of costs for major oil and natural gas development projects in the Norwegian continental shelf.

Copper output at Freeport's Manyar smelter delayed until November

Two sources familiar with the situation said that due to leakages of water and steam during an initial testing period, copper production at Freeport McMoRan’s giant Manyar smelter…

Canadian rare earth recycling company Cyclic Materials raised $50 million from BMWi and Hitachi Ventures

Cyclic Materials is a recycler critical metals like rare earths that are used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines and electric vehicles. It has raised 53 millions U.S.

Germany builds LNG import terminals

Germany is expanding its natural gas import options as part of efforts to decarbonise and replace Russian supplies. Here are some details about terminals that will host floating…

US mineral projects close down government loans in fear of Trump

U.S. battery and miner recyclers have been rushing to close billions-dollar government loans before January, out of fear that the former president Donald Trump, if elected,…

$6M to Fund Green Hydrogen Producing Vessel

DRIFT Energy’s fleet of net positive ships (MVY – Most Valuable Yachts). Photo credit: DRIFT Energy

DRIFT Energy, a British startup set to make green energy at sea using sailing vessels, reports it has closed its seed funding round, led by Octopus Ventures, brining in $6m…

New Fortress Energy shares tumble after it misses earnings expectations

New Fortress Energy Inc missed its second-quarter earnings estimate on Friday due to delays in launching a floating LNG facility off the coasts of Altamira and Mexico. New Fortress'…

Guyana's Oil Exports Double, with Europe Taking Half of Cargoes

(File photo: Hess Corp)

Guyana's oil exports jumped 164% last year, boosted by growing output and demand for the newest Latin American oil producer's light sweet crudes, particularly in Europe, where…