Middle East and Africa
Sea-bed regulator elects secretary general as calls grow to pause deep-sea mining
The International Seabed Authority has a new secretary general
Petrobras’ bid for Galp’s Namibia prospect to include at least one partner: sources
Petrobras seeks a partner for its bid on a 40% stake in Namibia's Mopane oil prospect, aiming to share risk in this key...
Mobileye slashes annual forecasts on uncertain demand; shares fall
Israeli self-driving company Mobileye revenue reconsidered as carmakers around the world cut production and reduce demand for chips.
BP to develop new oil and gas fields in Iraq
BP-Iraq deal will see the energy giant develop four fields to extract some of the 145 billion barrels of reserves.
Green energy for all: Zimbabwe will need a new social contract to roll out projects like solar power
Zimbabwe's green energy push, while vital for SDG 7, risks deepening inequality by prioritizing privatization over ubuntu-based communal solutions.
Sustainable development must work or world faces ‘massive tragedy’, expert says
The loss of forests in Gabon would put a huge amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and hit water supplies to neighbouring...
Heat wave forces Iran to shutter offices as electric consumption soars
42-degree highs in Iran heat wave sees government ordering all government and commercial institutions to close for health to conserve energy.
Future of undersea power cable linking Greece, Cyprus, Israel to be decided next month: minister
The future of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity cable hinges on a ruling about Cypriot consumer costs, expected next month, promising cheaper, renewable energy.
South Africa too slow to meet bold climate pledges, says report
Report commissioned into South Africa climate action by president says country is moving too slowly after strong commitments on cutting greenhouse gases.
