New documents suggest that South Korean ECAs could help fund new units at the Dukovany and Temelin nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic, despite previous denials.In July, a South Korean consortium led by the state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) was selected as the preferred bidder... More

Kristian Bradshaw, an energy attorney who advises clients in Japan and around the world on complex project developments and financings, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth as a partner in Tokyo. He joins the firm from White & Case.Bradshaw focuses his practice on energy, infrastructure, and the... More

South Korea plans to provide a $100 million loan to Ukraine to support the country’s economic recovery amid its ongoing invasion by Russia.The loan will be provided through the Export-Import Bank of Korea under the Economic Development Cooperation Fund program. The loan has an annual interest... More

EPC contractor MT Group has signed a large-scale construction agreement with Gasfin Development.The contract includes the construction and installation of a 60MW heater facility for Gasfin, to be installed at the Brunsbüttel FSRU LNG terminal, operated by the state-owned Deutsche Energy... More

ARISE IIP, a pan-African developer and operator of industrial parks, has raised $443 million.The funding includes a $300 million investment from Afreximbank’s development impact investment arm, The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA). Additionally, the capital raise is supported by a... More

Romanian natural gas producer Romgaz has raised €500 million ($553.5 million) through an inaugural eurobond issue, which was more than ten times oversubscribed.The bonds, which will mature in October 2029, have a coupon rate of 4.75% per year. This marked the first issuance carried out... More

The development of a super pit at Barrick’s Lumwana copper mine in Zambia has been officially launched.The feasibility study for the Super Pit Expansion is expected by the end of the year, paving the way for construction to start in 2025. Once completed, the $2 billion project unlocks the... More

Minbos Resources has closed a $14 million loan with the International Development Corporation of South Africa. Proceeds of the loan, which carries an interest rate of SOFR + 8.01%, will go towards the construction of the Cabinda Phosphate Project, in Angola.The project, comprising the Cacata... More

Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) has appointed Mattias Hasselbo as its new Chief Credit Officer. He joins from Handelsbanken and will assume his new position in early January 2025.He has substantial experience as Chief Credit Officer, both from Handelsbanken International and, since 2020, at... More

US-based Energy Fuels has completed the acquisition of Australian heavy mineral sands and critical mineral company Base Resources in a deal worth around $178.4 million. The move marks a significant step in Energy Fuels’ strategy to establish a global, low-cost supply chain for REEs and... More

Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its Middle East construction practice with the relocation of partner Ron Nobbs from London, with further plans to grow the team over the next five years.Nobbs has more than three decades of experience working for clients on construction infrastructure and engineering... More

Gateway Mining has closed the sale of its gold rights in the Montague East gold project in Western Australia to Brightstar Resources for A$14 million ($9.6 million).  As part of a transaction agreement announced on August 1, Gateway has now received a A$5 million cash consideration and A$7... More

Australia's Origin Energy intends to exit its potential hydrogen development project in the A$207.6 million ($142.60 million) Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH), located in New South Wales.The country's second-largest power producer said it also plans to cease work on all hydrogen development... More

Jones Day has announced that Rodney Moore, Samuel Peca, and Scott Delaney will join the firm as partners in its corporate practice and will be part of its Energy Transition & Infrastructure initiative. All three will be based in Jones Day's Dallas office.Moore has more than 35 years of... More

The US Commerce Department has imposed preliminary duties on the import of solar cells and panels from four Southeast Asian nations.In May, the government department had announced that it was initiating antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells... More

B2B payments and invoicing network TreviPay has announced a new strategic partnership with Allianz Trade.This collaboration will provide the option to integrate Allianz Trade’s credit insurance into TreviPay's suite of trade credit and invoicing solutions, providing enhanced risk... More

IsoEnergy has announced a C$126.8 million ($93.7 million) all-share acquisition of TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy, positioning itself for expanded near-term uranium production in the US.Anfield’s assets include the Shootaring Canyon mill in south-eastern Utah, one of only three licensed and... More

Rio2's Chilean subsidiary Fenix Gold has received the principal permits it requires to begin construction at its Fenix Gold Project in the Maricunga Gold Belt of the Atacama Region. The sectorial permits are: 1) mining methods; 2) process plant; 3) waste dumps & stockpiles; and 4)... More