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Energy Fuels inks $1.9-billion deal for rare earths magnet platform
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Multinational - June 24, 2026

Energy Fuels has acquired Germany’s VAC in a USD 1.9-billion deal, creating an integrated rare earths and magnet manufacturing…

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Hanwha Ocean joins FLNG project in Canada
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Canada - June 19, 2026

Hanwha Ocean has signed an MoU with Kanata Clean to develop a USD 15.7-billion, 12-million-tpy FLNG export project in British…

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Alberta inks deal with South Korea to waive crude tariffs
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Canada - April 22, 2026

Alberta and South Korea have agreed to waive a 3% tariff on crude exports, facilitating flows of Canadian oil to refineries in…

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Supply chain strikes force oil prices up
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Multinational - March 31, 2026

Oil markets remain on edge as hostilities continue in the Gulf. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said on Tuesday that its Al Salmi crude oil tanker had been struck in a…

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JERA and KOGAS sign LNG MoU for energy security
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Multinational - March 16, 2026

Japan’s JERA and South Korea’s KOGAS have signed an MoU to enhance co-operation in LNG and reinforce regional energy security.

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Eni launches Coral North FLNG hull for Mozambique project
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Mozambique - January 16, 2026

Eni has launched the hull of the FLNG vessel for the Coral Norte gas project, with completion targeted for 2028.

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ADNOC lands $2-billion green loan from K-SURE for low-carbon investments
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UAE - December 19, 2025

ADNOC has signed a USD 2-billion green financing agreement backed by K-SURE to fund low-carbon projects in the UAE.

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Iran’s oil exports to Europe rise
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Iran - June 09, 2017

Iran’s exports of crude to Europe and Turkey soared to 1.1 million bopd last month, the highest level since sanctions targeting Tehran’s nuclear programme were…

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Total starts up Badamyar project
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Myanmar - May 02, 2017

France’s Total announced on Tuesday that it had brought the Badamyar offshore project, some 220 kilometres south off Myanmar, on stream.

The gasfield is meant to…

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Total JV eyes Korean petchem investment
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South Korea - April 12, 2017

Total’s 50:50 joint venture with South Korea’s Hanwha will work to increase ethylene production capacity of the Daesan refining & petrochemicals integrated…

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Asian imports of Iranian crude up 68%
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Iran - February 28, 2017

Asia’s top-four importers of Iranian oil took in 67.6% more crude in January 2017 than a year earlier in January 2016.

China, India, Japan and South Korea together…

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Saudi Arabia on competitiveness course
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Saudi Arabia - December 14, 2016

Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to reshuffle the assets of some of its major companies in a bid to increase their competitiveness and raise their international…

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Nicole JOSEPH
Interview
Trinidad and Tobago - August 24, 2016

TOGY speaks to KPMG’s Nicole Joseph, senior manager – tax and Robert Alleyne, managing partner, about Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) budget for fiscal year 2016/17…

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North Sea rig strike announced
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UK - July 19, 2016

Close to 400 union members employed by Wood Group will go on strike July 26, they announced on Tuesday. Working across eight Shell-operated North Sea rigs, the union…

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Hisham EL GRAWANY Vice-President, Egypt Market Manager, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Energy Systems DNV
Interview
Egypt - April 15, 2016

Hisham El Grawany, the area manager of North Africa at DNV GL, sat down with TOGY to discuss the company’s role in some of Egypt’s mega-projects as well as…

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