News / International
Eskom Invests in Renewable Energy Research
Eskom’s Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) is going to donate $302,693 to the Center for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) in line with its long-term plan to invest in the renewable energy research studies.
Tanzania Seeks $30B LNG Export Project Deal
The Tanzanian government has arranged a draft agreement with international oil companies to collaborate in building a $30b LNG export project. Tanzania is competing with Mozambique to build the export plant.
Iran, Russia to Build 2 Nuclear Power Plants
The cooperation contract signed between Russia and Iran sets that two nuclear plants will have 1,000 MW of capacity each.
China’s ZTT to Provide Cables to Saudi Aramco
ZTT will provide 33KV and 15KV cables worth $30m that would be installed at Aramco’s Hasbah II, Marjan & Zuluf, and Safaniya projects.
GE, GPIC Sign Deal in Bahrain
GE Oil and Gas Company signed an agreement with Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) to improve and repair GPIC's plant in Bahrain.
Eskom Shuts Down South African Nuclear Unit for Maintenance
South Africa's Eskom shut down a unit of its Koeberg nuclear plant for scheduled maintenance work to refuel outage after a record of 492 days of uninterrupted run.
Iran to Join Oil Production Cuts
Iran announced that it is ready to join the OPEC oil production cuts despite being exempted from the initial production cuts agreement, which allowed it to boost its crude output to about 4m barrels.
African Petroleum to Farm Out Senegal, Gambia Licences
Under the agreement, the incoming third party will acquire a 70% operating interest in the African Petroleum’s SOSP production sharing contract (PSC) in Senegal and the A1 and A4 licenses in The Gambia.
