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14 February 2025

Expert opinion: E/S due diligence in ECA deals – A call for pragmatism

The litany of lengthy environmental and social (E/S) due diligence processes in ECA deals pose significant problems for projects in Africa. Ram Shalita, CEO & Partner at Bluebird Finance & Projects highlights the issues and provides solutions to speed up deal gestation periods and reduce costs. More

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11 February 2025

The TXF Commodity Trade Finance Industry Report 2024: A sneak peek

The TXF Global Commodity Trade Finance Industry Report 2024 has arrived with qualitative and quantitative insights into industry sentiment. Read on to a find a full exploration of the latest opinions on oil market dynamics, supply chain risks, ESG and more besides. More

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18 February 2025

Air Liquide and TotalEnergies form green hydrogen JV

TotalEnergies and Air Liquide are partnering to develop two projects in the Netherlands for the production and delivery of some 45,000 tonnes a year of green hydrogen produced using renewable power.The power will be generated mostly by the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, developed by TotalEnergies... More

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18 February 2025

EXIM Bank Malaysia unveils new CEO

Export-Import Bank of Malaysia has appointed Nurbayu Kasim Chang as its president and chief executive officer. She brings over 20 years of experience in structured corporate banking, Islamic finance and development finance.She joined EXIM Bank as the chief business officer in January 2023, and... More

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18 February 2025

Anglo American sells nickel business for up to $500m

Anglo American is selling its nickel business to MMG in a deal worth up to $500 million.The nickel business comprises two ferronickel operations in Brazil – Barro Alto and Codemin – and two high quality greenfield growth projects – Jacare and Morro Sem Bone.The agreed cash... More

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18 February 2025

Woodside 'in talks with at least 3 partners for Louisiana LNG'

Woodside Energy has held talks with several potential buyers of stakes in its Louisiana LNG plant, including Tokyo Gas, Japan's JERA and Saudi Aramco-backed MidOcean Energy, sources said.The timing of the stake sale is a test case for buoyant market expectations around LNG with the return of... More

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18 February 2025

Petronas hunts over $1bn loan for Malaysian LNG project

Malaysia's Petronas is in talks with banks for a potential loan to fund an LNG project, sources said.The state-owned company, officially Petroliam Nasional Bhd, is seeking project financing of over $1 billion, said the people, who asked not to be named discussing private matters. The facility... More

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18 February 2025

Trump nominates John Jovanovic to lead US Ex-Im

President Donald Trump has nominated John Jovanovic to serve as Chairman and CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.Jovanovic would become the first Serbian-American to lead the agency. A former director at DFC Belgrade, Jovanovic brings a background in finance and investment, with... More

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18 February 2025

ADB Capital Utilization Plan expands operations by 50%

ADB has approved a plan to scale up its operations by 50% over the next decade, leveraging its existing capital base to enhance its development impact across Asia and the Pacific.The Capital Utilization Plan (CUP) outlines a pathway for increasing ADB’s annual financing commitments from $24... More

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18 February 2025

Friedland’s iron-ore miner seeks up to A$300m in Australia IPO

Mining billionaire Robert Friedland’s latest venture, iron-ore producer Ivanhoe Atlantic, is seeking to raise as much as A$300 million (almost $190 million) from an IPO in Australia, sources said.Proceeds will be used to fund the development of the Kon Kweni project in Guinea, a major... More

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18 February 2025

Cyclone pens JV deal with Vale to develop Iron Bear Project

Cyclone Metals has signed a $138 million joint venture agreement with Vale to develop the Iron Bear Project in Canada.Under the agreement, Vale may contribute up to $138 million (A$217.2 million) in funding for the Iron Bear Project in two phases to earn a 75% stake. If Vale elects to proceed to a... More

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18 February 2025

Winsome raises cash for Canada lithium project

Lithium explorer and developer Winsome Resources has secured firm commitments to raise A$7.84 million through an institutional share placement as it advances its Adina lithium project in Quebec.The company has also launched a share purchase plan to allow existing shareholders to participate in the... More

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17 February 2025

Spain considers going back on nuclear phase-out

The Spanish Congress has approved a proposal calling for the government to reverse the country's decision to phase out nuclear power. Spain's seven operating nuclear power reactors - Almaraz I and II, Asco I and II, Cofrentes, Trillo and Vandellos II - generate about 20% of its... More

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17 February 2025

New York transmission work approved for Empire 1

The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has granted Equinor approval to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for Empire Wind 1.The transmission project includes two 230-kV high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) submarine export cables within a 15 mile... More

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17 February 2025

GreenGo to develop Megaton Moon in Mauritania

GreenGo Energy has sealed its first African agreement to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project in Mauritania.The agreement grants GreenGo Energy access to more than 100,000 hectares of land near Nouakchott to develop the Megaton Moon Green Hydrogen Project.GreenGo says the project adopts a... More

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17 February 2025

Brava Energia signs Atlanta oil supply deal with Trafigura

Brazilian oil and gas group Brava Energia has signed a deal with Trafigura for the sale of six million barrels of oil from the Atlanta field in Brazil’s Santos Basin.Brava Energia holds an 80% operating stake in the Atlanta field, while Westlawn owns the remaining 20%. The field is known for... More

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17 February 2025

Korean ECAs to boost support for defence technology

South Korea will invest more than KRW3 trillion ($2.06 billion) in ten key technology areas to support exports in the defence sector, including AI, aerospace and advanced materials.The government aims to revive exports in the sector, which have stagnated over the past year despite the country's... More

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17 February 2025

Commonwealth LNG conditional non-FTA export go-ahead

Commonwealth LNG has received a conditional non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) export authorisation from the US Department of Energy, and separately received its draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement from FERC. These actions represent significant milestones in Commonwealth’s... More

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17 February 2025

ADNOC Gas, IndianOil sign LNG supply deal

ADNOC Gas has signed a 14-year sales and purchase agreement with IndianOil for the export of up to 1.2 million tonnes per annum of LNG. The agreement, valued in the range of $7 billion to $9 billion over its 14-year term, builds on ADNOC Gas’ strategy to expand its customer base,... More

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17 February 2025

Verso plans €1.4bn e-SAF production facility in Finland

French company Verso Energy has agreed to build a hydrogen processing plant in Oulu, Finland, as part of its e-sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) production plans.Under a co-operation agreement with the City of Oulu, Verso intends to build a plant capable of producing 80,000 tonnes per year of e-SAF.... More