Day: January 29, 2025

West African bloc confirms exit of member states

Energy News Beat   ECOWAS had given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger until July to reconsider the move, but they said their departure was irreversible Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have formally withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after months of strained relations between the regional authority and military rulers of […]

US Navy bans DeepSeek – media

Energy News Beat American service personnel have been told that relying on the Chinese-developed AI model raises security and ethical concerns The US Navy has barred its sailors from using the artificial intelligence model from the Chinese company DeepSeek, CNBC reported on Tuesday. In an email sent to service personnel on Friday, the Navy warned […]

d’Amico fixes five tankers

Energy News Beat EuropeTankers d’Amico International Shipping Italian product tanker owner and operator d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) secured employment for five of its vessels. The Milan-listed company’s Irish-based d’Amico Tankers has fixed four handysize vessels through new deals and extended the charter of one of its MRs. The charterers and financial terms were not disclosed, […]

Sustainable Development Goals great on paper, not in real world

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The UN needs to be thrown out of the United States and all funding cut. They have caused the global humanitarian migration crisis and are causing more harm than good. The EU is lagging behind on sustainable development progress, with lots of ambitious policies in the books but far […]

Three firms seal $3.3 billion LNG-to-power deal in Philippines

Energy News Beat The three firms announced in separate statements on Tuesday the completion of the transaction. The transaction involves the acquisition by MGen and TNGP, through Chromite Gas (CGHI), of a 67 percent equity interest in South Premiere Power (SPPC), Excellent Energy Resources (EERI), and Ilijan Primeline Industrial Estate (IPIEC). Furthermore, CGHI and SMGP […]

Venture Global gets OK to introduce gas to seventh Plaquemines liquefaction block

Energy News Beat The US FERC approved Venture Global Plaquemines LNG’s request from January 22 to commission and introduce hazardous fluids to liquefaction block 7, it said in a filing dated January 28. Earlier this month, the regulator approved the commissioning of the liquefaction train system blocks 7 and 8 with nitrogen gas. FERC granted […]

Brussels wants to extend the EU’s gas storage mandate beyond 2025

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Africa commits to electricity plan for 300 million people

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Leaders have adopted the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration to drive power infrastructure African leaders have pledged to provide electricity to 300 million people across the continent by 2030. The ambitious target was formalized in the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, adopted on Monday during the Africa Energy Summit in Tanzania. […]

Dolphin Drilling CEO resigns

Energy News Beat EuropeOffshore Dolphin Drilling The chief executive officer of semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has submitted his resignation from the company. The resignation of Dolphin CEO Bjørnar Iversen comes into force with immediate effect. He joined the company as CEO in July 2019. Before joining Dolphin Drilling, Iversen was the CEO of Songa […]

Odfjell Drilling nets $148m semisub extension with Equinor

Energy News Beat EuropeOffshore Equinor Norway’s Odfjell Drilling has won an extension for one of its rigs with compatriot energy major Equinor. The deal is to extend the employment of the 2009-built Deepsea Atlantic semisub until the end of the second quarter of 2027. The unit will operate under previously agreed terms until the mid-third […]