AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoOil Markets: Crude surged to $117 a barrel before easing to about $113, as Iran tensions and supply fears helped push prices to a six-month high. Africa’s Energy Finance: Afreximbank and APPO launched the $5 billion Africa Energy Bank to fund projects across the continent’s energy sector, including oil and gas. Nuclear Push: Russia is discussing floating nuclear plants with four African countries, while Ghana agreed to work with Moscow on a proposed 2,000-megawatt plant. Clean Power: IRENA expects global clean-energy capacity additions to fall for the first time in five years, citing grid bottlenecks and trade barriers. Norway, meanwhile, awarded about $425 million for two floating offshore wind demonstration projects. Energy Security: Russian strikes damaged Ukrainian energy facilities and left hundreds of thousands of households without power. Oil Spill: The UAE says no new leak has been detected from the GEM NO. 2 tanker; cleanup and coastal monitoring continue.
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