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Algeria to Reform Energy Regulations Next Year
Algeria plans to reform its energy laws by the end of 2018, according to Algerian officials, Reuters reports. “Work has started. The first draft will be ready by May-June,” the Energy Minister, Mustapha Guitouni, said...
Algeria Mulls Changes to its Hydrocarbons Law
Key governmental officials have called for changes to Algeria’s energy regulations to bolster investment, Xinhua reports. The Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, said that revising Algeria’s hydrocarbon law is necessary to...
Oil Firms Reject Tanzania’s Petroleum Act 2015
Oil firms are in dispute with the Tanzanian government over local content obligations contained in Petroleum Act 2015. These disagreements have appeared as the Tanzanian government started collecting stakeholders̵...
Canada to Impose Stronger Environmental Regulations
Canada’s natural resource projects will be obliged to abide by new tighter environmental rules that will start coming into force in 2017, reported Reuters. The move will be ahead of an initial schedule originally aimi...
New Federal Regulations Stifle Gulf of Mexico Drilling
Louisiana lawmakers testified recently that new federal drilling safety regulations will severally raise costs and reduce competitiveness, NOLA Media reported. The new regulations have been set by the US Federal gover...
New Oil Laws Approved by Congo president
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has approved a new oil code intended to impose order on a haphazardly regulated sector, according to a copy of the law seen by Reuters. Despite some activists feare...
Second Nuclear Simulator Installed in Abu Dhabi
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has installed its second full scope APR-1400 training simulator at the organisation’s Simulator Training Center (STC) in Barakah, Abu Dhabi. The occasion also marked the ...
Israel’s Offshore Gas Exports Face Possible Delays
Gas production at the Leviathan field offshore Israel is now expected to start in 2020, delayed from the latest estimate of early 2018, energy industry sources said Sunday. They said the revised timetable will be part...
Uganda: Oil Industry Regulations Passed
Lawmakers passed legislation on Friday intended to regulate Uganda’s nascent oil industry, but critics say it gives too much authority over the industry to the nation’s energy minister. The legislation, which has been...Page 1 of 1
