Egypt is rolling the dice on black gold once again, announcing plans to drill 480 new exploratory oil wells over the next five years—an ambitious $5.7 billion wager that the country can claw its way back from years of production decline. The Petroleum Ministry laid out the plan this week, …

Russia’s export revenue from crude and fuels dipped in September again as a slump in refined product shipments couldn’t offset an increase in crude oil exports, data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed on Tuesday. Russian revenues from crude and petroleum products declined to $13.35 billion in September from …

The members of the OPEC+ group boosted their production in September by 630,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August as the alliance last month completed the unwinding of 2.2 million bpd cuts that began in April this year. Total OPEC+ crude oil production averaged 43.05 million barrels per day (bpd) …

Saudi Aramco can sustain its oil production at its maximum capacity of 12 million barrels per day (bpd) for a year without additional investments, Amin Nasser, the chief executive of the Saudi state oil giant said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Monday. Concerns have emerged among analysts …

Chinese coal imports surged in September to the highest level in nine months and the highest for 2025 amid falling output and rising prices within China, official data showed on Monday. The world’s top coal consumer, China, imported 46 million tons of coal in September, the highest level so far …

One of the few renewable energy sources that the Trump administration has not yet criticised is geothermal power, as companies across the United States continue to develop innovative geothermal projects with financial support from Biden-era policies. The sweeping budget legislation that President Trump signed in July preserved most key tax …

Iraq continued to be India’s second-largest crude oil supplier during September. According to Kpler, a prominent source of market analytics for the energy and maritime sectors, Russia remained India’s top oil supplier in September, accounting for 33.3 percent of total oil imports, Shafaq News reported. In September, India imported 1.6 …

The world’s next liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom is already priced in—but according to Adnoc Gas CEO Fatema Al Nuaimi, the coming wave of supply won’t crush the market. It will create it. Speaking this week, Al Nuaimi said falling prices from the surge in new projects—many set to come …

Total open interest in Europe’s benchmark gas futures surged to a record high this week, exchange data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday, in a sign that the lull in European gas trading could be over with the colder weather. The market has become more liquid in recent days, and …

China vowed on Friday to protect the rights and interests of Chinese companies after the U.S. unleashed on Thursday a new sanctions package on Chinese entities for importing crude oil from Iran. The U.S. Treasury on Thursday blacklisted around 100 individuals, vessels, and companies—including China’s Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, a …