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 …
Read More »ADNOC Gas Sees LNG Glut as the Spark for Lasting Demand
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 …
Read More »Europe’s Natural Gas Futures Draw Record Open Interest
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 …
Read More »China Vows to Protect Its Firms amid Fresh US Oil Sanctions Barrage
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 …
Read More »BP Starts up 6th Major Project of 2025
BP announced, in a statement posted on its website on Thursday, that it has started up its sixth “major” upstream oil and gas project of 2025. That project is the Murlach field in the UK North Sea, the statement pointed out, adding that the development adds a peak net production …
Read More »Iran and Russia Discuss Boosting Nuclear Energy Cooperation
Russia and Iran this week discussed boosting their cooperation in nuclear energy, including in building small nuclear reactors (SMRs) in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media report. Mohammad Eslami, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), discussed nuclear energy cooperation in Tehran with Nikolai Spassky, Deputy CEO for International …
Read More »Egypt Defers LNG Import Cargoes on Weaker Demand
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the state-owned gas firm, has asked its LNG suppliers to delay the delivery of at least 20 cargoes that it had to receive by the end of the year, anonymous sources familiar with the plans told Bloomberg, as Egypt struggles to anticipate actual gas …
Read More »Exxon Considers Return to Iraq
Exxon is considering a return to Iraq after leaving the country two years ago, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed source who said Exxon was interested in developing the massive Majnoon field. The Majnoon field has estimated reserves of 38 billion barrels, which makes it one of the biggest in the …
Read More »EU Plans to Sanction Providers of False Flags to Russia’s Shadow Fleet
The EU plans to impose sanctions on three companies that have provided false flags to tankers of the Russian shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing documents it has reviewed. The companies have provided false flags of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint-Maarten to at least eight tankers sanctioned by the EU, …
Read More »High Costs, Low Prices Threaten to Stall Argentina’s Shale Ambitions
Argentina’s prized shale basin Vaca Muerta, once hailed as the key to transforming the country into a global energy exporter, is now facing a period of stagnation and uncertainty. Lower oil prices, rising costs, and policy constraints have slowed drilling and fracking, raising questions about whether the formation can deliver …
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