Neste Corporation has issued a €700 million ($765 million) 5-year green bond paying a fixed coupon of 3.75%.Net proceeds from the green bond are expected to be steered towards the company’s expansion of the Rotterdam refinery, which is expected to become the world's largest renewable... More

The UK Planning Inspectorate has completed its examination of the development consent order (DCO) applications submitted for two offshore wind projects.These were submitted by a joint venture between BP and EnBW for the 1.5GW Morgan and 1.5GW Mona offshore wind farms proposed for two sites in the... More

Sungrow Hydrogen will supply around 96MW of alkaline electrolysers to a major Chinese e-methanol project in Inner Mongolia.The electrolyser-making subsidiary of Sungrow said it would deliver 16 alkaline electrolyser units to state-owned China Coal Ordos Energy Chemical’s 100,000-tonne Liquid... More

HSBC has appointed Natalie Blyth as global head of sustainable finance and transition for its new corporate and institutional bank. She is based in London and will report to Sir Danny Alexander, CEO of infrastructure finance and sustainability. Blyth was the bank's global head of commercial... More

ExxonMobil’s Australian subsidiary and Woodside Energy have approved a $221 million investment to expand the Turrum gas project. The decision will fund the drilling of five new wells in the Turrum and North Turrum gas fields, aiming to tap into underdeveloped reserves and boost supply to... More

JBIC has agreed a loan of up to JPY13.9 billion ($93.4 billion) to Banco Honda, the Brazilian subsidiary of Japanese automotive giant Honda. This loan will be co-financed with Banco Mizuho do Brasil, bringing the total amount to JPY28 billion. The financing will provide Banco Honda with the... More

Lotus Resources, through its 85%-owned subsidiary Lotus Africa, has signed a binding uranium offtake agreement with a North American utility.This contract involves the sale of 600,000lb of triuranium octoxide (U3O8) from the Kayelekera project, scheduled for delivery between 2026 and 2029. The... More

Zvilo, a working capital lender to businesses in the EU, Turkiye, Africa, and the Middle East, has appointed Admir Imami as its full-time CEO.Imami joins Zvilo from British International Investment, where he served as Investment Director and Head of the Trade and Supply Chain Finance... More

Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) will acquire Netherlands-based LBC Tank Terminals Group - which handles and stores chemicals in Europe and the US - in a deal worth around $1.715 billion.LBC is one of the largest global independent tank terminal companies, primarily handling and storing chemicals, operating... More

India's Shriram Finance has tapped more ECA support, raising over $306 million from Exim Bank of India, development banks JICA and ADB, as well as other lenders.This transaction marks another significant offshore fundraising milestone for Shriram Finance, the flagship group of Indian... More

Woodside has signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement with China Resources for the supply of LNG.The SPA provides for the supply of approximately 0.6 million tonnes of LNG per year over 15 years on a delivered basis, commencing in 2027.The deal is Woodside's fourth agreement for long-term... More

Morocco will launch a $6 billion tender in the coming months to develop and restructure its natural gas infrastructure.The investment, largely driven by the private sector, will focus on establishing LNG import terminals at multiple ports; expanding gas transport pipelines to connect demand centres;... More

Taiwanese state-owned petroleum, natural gas, and gasoline company CPC Corporation has awarded an EPC contract to Taiwan’s CTCI Corporation and Japan’s IHI Plant Services Corporation for the construction of LNG cryogenic tanks at its Kaohsiung LNG terminal.The four above-ground,... More

The EU is to financially support green hydrogen projects in South Africa as part of a €4.7 billion ($5.1 billion) investment package.The majority of the Global Gateway funding ­(€4.4 billion) will go towards “supporting a clean and just energy transition in the country”... More

Glencore is doubling down on a cost-cutting drive at its Canadian copper and zinc plants following job cuts last year, in a further overhaul of its global smelting business following a collapse in processing margins.The company’s copper plants in Quebec — as well as several recycling... More

H2SITE is partnering with Italy's SNAM to develop a project focused on the separation of hydrogen and natural gas mixtures.H2SITE has designed a Pd-alloy membrane separator, capable of extracting hydrogen from 2% to 10% concentrations. Once built, this unit will represent the largest... More

Boss Energy has acquired 23.5 million shares in Laramide Resources, a uranium developer in Queensland.This purchase increases Boss Energy’s stake in the company to approximately 18.4% on an undiluted basis, equivalent to around 48.1 million Laramide shares. The deal involves a mix of cash and... More

MSIG USA has partnered with MSIG Singapore and MSIG Hong Kong to expand its political risk and trade credit business in Asia. The strengthens the company’s ability to meet the growing demand for political risk and trade credit solutions in the region, providing businesses with... More