During recent conversations with global energy leaders from around the world, IN-VR has managed to collect valuable information about each country’s current energy priorities, as well as the leading projects propelling each of them in the regional and international scenarios. The following are some of the latest highlights.

Argentina's energy sector is on the brink of a groundbreaking transformation with the approval of a momentous investment in offshore gas exploration and production. The Fénix Project, spearheaded by TotalEnergies and partners, represents a significant milestone in Argentina's pursuit of energy self-sufficiency and sustainability.

Nestled between Indonesia and Australia, Timor-Leste has emerged as a dynamic nation with a growing economy, political stability, and strategic positioning in Southeast Asia. Over the years, this young country has made significant strides in its pursuit of sustainable development and regional integration.

The following article will delve into the Timorese Parliamentary Elections of May 2023, general results and new leadership figures, as well as the effect this outcome will have on the country, especially on the island's energy sector.

In march 2023, the government of Timor-Leste launched its first-ever licensing round (minerals tender) for mineral exploration, offering a total of 49 concession areas for investment. These concessions are situated across areas with mineral potential throughout the territory. The following document will cover the concession areas, mineral potential, as well and the overall effect it will have on the country.

The following article covers the transformative milestone of the development of the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria, Africa's largest, specifying on energy self-sufficiency, economic growth and job creation, and sustainable and environmental practices for the country and the region.

Argentina, a neighboring country with vast energy resources and a favorable investment climate, presents compelling opportunities for Brazilian energy companies seeking to expand their operations and diversify their portfolios. The following are 5 key reasons why Brazilian energy companies should consider investing in Argentina’s energy sector.

Argentina has become a major player in the global shale gas market in recent years, thanks to its massive reserves of unconventional resources. According to the country's Ministry of Mines and Energy, Argentina has the world's second-largest shale gas reserves, after the United States.

The island of Timor-Leste is a small but emerging player in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. The following article will cover the country’s production capacity and current production, investment, operators, and key projects and trends.

Morocco is well positioned to become a leader in green hydrogen production in Africa. In this article, we will explore Morocco's green hydrogen potential, current and proposed hydrogen projects in the country, and how it compares to other African nations.

Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of oil and gas, with vast reserves both onshore and offshore. The country's energy sector is crucial to its economic growth, and significant investments have been made in recent years to develop its oil and gas industry. Here are Brazil's top 10 onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.

The following article will cover Montenegro's energy sector, including its oil and gas exploration and production, as well as its renewable energy and hydrogen potential, and the most important energy projects in the country.

The following article will cover Argentina’s new RenMDI tender, which expects to add renewable energy to the national electricity system after 3 years of stagnation.

The following article will provide an overview of the Serbian oil and gas economy, focusing on production, exploration, and key projects. In addition, it will also examine the renewables sector and highlight opportunities for investors in solar, wind, and hydrogen.

The following article covers Romania’s natural gas, LNG, nuclear, and renewables sectors and opportunities, as well as the country’s Offshore Law and taxes.

The following article covers Croatia’s oil and gas, renewables, and hydrogen sectors, as well as the country’s main energy projects.

The following article covers Guyana’s recent announcement of draft Model Petroleum Agreements for both deepwater and shallow-water areas, as well as its inclusion in the indicative Guyana 2022 licensing round.

The following article will touch base on Ecuador’s oil and gas industry, the country’s upcoming bidding round, the country’s need to upgrade its gas industry, as well as Ecuador’s most recent advances in renewable energy.

The following article will cover Brazil’s dominating role in South America’s oil and gas sector, current upstream and downstream needs and trends, the country’s new oil tax for 2023, recent finds and agreements, as well as the country’s ever-growing renewables sector.

The following article will cover Mexico’s oil and gas and renewable energy sectors, opportunities currently available in each one, Mexico’s Development Program of the National Electrical System, as well as the country’s upcoming USD $48 billion Sonora Plan.

The following is an interview with Vartan Oskanian, Advisor to the CEO at Recom Technologies, touching base on the company's support the transformation of the Balkan energy market, its latest technological innovations in solar energy, the rise of solar generation in the European continent, and the company's main objectives in the Balkans region in the near future.

The following article covers Albania’s oil and gas sector, the country’s current hydropower dependance and renewable energy potential, as well as operational and planned/proposed energy projects throughout the country.

The following article covers Bulgaria’s current energy mix, energy growth potential, as well as the country’s plans on transitioning from lignite coal and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources.

The following article will touch base on Mozambique’s Angoche Basin, including seismic data and data highlights, the latest results of the country’s 6th Licensing Round, and what to expect through anticipated drilling in the Basin.

The following article covers an interview conducted with Irene Vélez Torres, Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, on the country's strategy to reach a Just Energy Transition, Colombia's hydrogen and offshore wind roadmaps, key solar and wind projects, and plans to electrify non-interconnected areas throughout the country.

The following article covers an interview conducted with Juan Camilo Vallejo, Executive Director of the Colombian Non-conventional Energy and Efficient Energy Management Fund (FENOGE), on the Fund's role in assisting Colombia to achieve a Just Energy Transition, funded projects, and main objectives in the country.

The following article covers IN-VR's collaboration with the World Bank and the Mauritanian government in the development of a national and international communications strategy to promote and mobilise Mauritania's vast energy potential.

The following article will touch base on Uruguay’s current electric mobility ecosystem, covering the existing framework and various programs that are helping it to receive finance and scale-up throughout the country.

The following article will cover the main reasons to invest in Colombia’s expanding renewables market, while providing information in regards to the country’s recent access to clean energy development funds, and the latest launched solar projects.

In recent years, the government of Argentina has set ambitious targets for renewable energy and implemented policies to support the growth of the sector. In this article, we will take a closer look at some of Argentina's renewable energy market potential, as well as some of the main projects and their impact on the country's energy mix.

The following article will cover Mauritania’s recent oil subsidy reduction to ease burdens on the public and private sectors, the country’s mineral potential, gold prospecting and licensing, as well as recent advances in green hydrogen and LNG E&P.

The following article will touch base on the latest energy opportunities in Greece, including oil and gas, LNG, renewable energies, and hydrogen projects.

According to the Moroccan government, in September 2022 an MoU was signed concerning the development of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco; this project is expected to supply gas to West Africa and Europe. The following article will highlight the most important points regarding this massive endeavor.

The following article will cover Egypt’s most recent oil and gas bidding round, Chevron’s recent gas discovery in its Nargis-1 well, as well as the latest MoI between Eni and Egypt’s EGAS.

With a need to increase foreign direct investment in its hydrocarbons sector to reach future targets, in recent years Indonesia has been revamping its oil and gas infrastructure and project development, placing it as a key player to invest in Southeast Asia.

The following article will touch base on some of the strategic oil and gas, LNG and gas infrastructure, renewable energy, and hydrogen projects currently placing the Balkans’ as a key region between Asian, African and European energy markets.

COP27 was dubbed the Africa COP and the implementation COP. It provided an opportunity to table issues critical to the continent and a chance to turn the words, drawn up at COP26, into action. The following article will cover the main highlights achieved during the latest edition of this important event.

The following is an interview with Cannacord Genuity on the importance of the mining and metals industry for the company, emerging lithium trends in Argentina, women entrepreneurship, and the company's short to medium goals in the country.

On November 8 2022, during the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, BP signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mauritanian government whereby the 2 parties will collaborate on research and development, as well as project rollout regarding large-scale green hydrogen production in the country.

The following article will touch base on the relationship forged in the past few months between the British energy consulting firm IN-VR, and Mauritania’s Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy (MPME) in order to help position the West African nation at the forefront of the energy transition.

The following is an interview with Mariano Mercado, Commercial Manager at Contreras, touching base on the company's role in Argentina's lithium industry, services offered, and short-to-medium term objectives in this country.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid recently signed a maritime border demarcation agreement on 27 October 2022. The United States-brokered pact will allow the 2 nations to share offshore energy exploration fields and marks a diplomatic end to decades of hostility between the two countries, which are technically at war.

The following article will cover in-depth information on the 2022 Open Uruguay Round, as well as information on the proposed Uruguayan offshore green hydrogen and wind tender rounds that would take place next year.

The following is an interview with Ademir Ramírez, Director Minerals & Metals at Ausenco, touching base on the company's role in Argentina's mining sector, new technologies being incorporated, sustainability and ESG performance, and short-to-medium term objectives in this country.

Both the government and foreign investors have recognised Oman’s potential to develop green hydrogen (based on renewable energy sources). In 2020, the country initiated plans for its first green hydrogen project as more countries and firms look to clean fuels to help solve the challenge of decarbonising economies.

In October 2022, the Ecuadorian Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources, Xavier Vera, announced that 16 international oil companies are potentially interested in investing in 6 exploratory blocks in Ecuador that could add up to 24,000 barrels of crude per day to national output.

The following article will touch base on Morocco’s regional leadership in energy-related investment, focusing on renewables, green hydrogen, and European and African cooperation to decarbonize its national economy, and reach its climate resilience targets.

Recent successful deepwater discoveries in South America, significantly better reservoir quality than previously indicated, and an increase in deepwater global investments, all point towards Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone Basin being an excellent opportunity to enter the exciting area of the Equatorial Atlantic Margin.

For the past decade, IN-VR has been working closely with the Timorese government to help boost local content participation and contend the ever growing involvement of International Energy Companies (IECs) throughout the island. The following are some of the initiatives led by both parties in the past few years, as well as some of the topics discussed during the latest IN-VR energy and mining summit conducted in Timor-Leste.

Since 2018 Uganda has been protagonist to a series of upstream, midstream and downstream projects that have led it to become a prospective oil nation in Eastern Africa. The following article will touch base on the country’s Tilenga and Kingfisher projects and the subsequent East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), as well as the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC), and the Kabaale (Hoima) Industrial Park.

Following the introduction of feed gas to the plant in June 2022, Coral-Sul FLNG started producing LNG on October 2 2022 from the 3.4 million tonnes per annum facility, adding Mozambique to the LNG-producing countries.

The African country is positioning itself as a major player in the gas market. The development of this industry could have a favourable impact on the national economy if the government plays its cards right.

Nigeria, already a political and economic leader on the continent, seeks to take the lead in just and equitable climate action. The following article will focus on the country’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP), which plans to help the nation achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Recent developments in Sierra Leone, primarily driven by economic growth, among other important factors, have all allowed the country to design a medium-term strategy that will likely bolster its performance among Western African countries.

The European Union’s (EU) natural gas import dependency from outside of the EU was 84% in 2020, with Russia supplying 40% of total imports of natural gas. Taking the current Russia-Ukraine-NATO crisis, the following article will touch base on the efforts currently being taken by the European continent in order to mitigate risks and reduce its foreign dependency on natural gas in the short-to-middle-term.

In September 2022, the Argentine government announced the extension until 2028 of the natural gas production incentive scheme that will guarantee up to 14 million cubic meters per day to supply the Néstor Kirchner pipeline. The construction of the Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline is a clear sign that the country is moving forward in the consolidation of the infrastructure that will guarantee the domestic supply and the availability of exportable gas from the qualitative increase in production.

Given that Colombia aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 51% by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2050, the country has invested heavily in becoming the region’s leader when it comes to energy transition. Leaving other Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Sources aside, the country’s geothermal potential is evident, and has recently attracted the attention of the public and private sectors alike.

In August 2022, the President of Y-TEC (YPF-Tecnología), Roberto Salvarezza, stated that next December the production of cells for lithium batteries will start in Argentina, a project deployed by YPF that aims to develop "from the salt flats to the batteries". The following article will review the company’s plans ahead of this important decision.

Although Colombia has had an exponential growth in regards to solar and wind projects in the past few years, the country’s green landscape is expected to continue to grow through the development of hydrogen and offshore wind projects. The following article will touch base on the potential and advances made in each of these segments.

Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) is an offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project based on upstream gas production in 2km-deep waters on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. It is the deepest offshore project in Africa till date. The following article will guide you on the most important features of this project.

After Guyana’s oil and gas boom in the region, Suriname’s shallow and deepwater offshore blocks have been targeted by majors including TotalEnergies, Shell, and NOC Staatsolie. With multi billion discoveries being made in its neighbouring country, Suriname could easily be the continent’s next jackpot.

The following article covers the recent announcements made by Argentine national and provincial Ministers of Economy and Energy regarding measures to boost investment and report carbon emissions at Vaca Muerta, as well as some key results from IN-VR’s 2nd Argentina Energy Summit which took place on August 23-24 2022 in Buenos Aires.

The following article will cover Cypriot KODAP’s current plans and future projects, the island’s proposed switch to natural gas, and renewables in transport, and the recent offshore gas discovery made by TotalEnergies and Eni off the country’s coast that could boost Cyprus’ commitment to natural gas in years to come.