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Saudi Aramco is reportedly exploring asset sales as a means of increasing the availability of funds to fuel its international expansion and existing operations, according to unnamed sources who spoke to Reuters. The sources told the publication that the Saudi state major had asked investment banks to come up with …

Russian military vessels are escorting oil tankers traversing the Gulf of Finland, Finland’s defense minister told media this weekend, saying this was “a completely new development.” The news follows an attempt last week by the Estonian navy to stop a tanker carrying Russian oil, which prompted the appearance of a …

Despite oil trading low at $60, OPEC+ this week is expected to continue to further open the taps. This follows pressure from US President Donald Trump and group leader Saudi Arabia’s quest to penalise allies that breach the cartel’s quotas. In past months, Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other OPEC+ …

The European Commission is already preparing its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, which will disconnect about 20 banks from the SWIFT payment system and impose trade bans exceeding €2.5B in value. The EU also intends to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream gas pipeline projects for the first time. …

Iraq ranked fourth among the top oil exporters to China in April 2025, China’s General Administration of Customs revealed on Sunday. The Administration noted that Iraq exported approximately 4.59 million metric tons of crude oil to China last month—equivalent to about 29.32 million barrels. Russia topped the list of oil-exporting …

As the U.S. tariff threats have prompted Canada to seek alternative export markets for its oil and gas, even the province of Quebec in eastern Canada—which ditched an LNG export plan four years ago—is entertaining the idea once again. While an LNG project on Canada’s West Coast is close to …

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies agreed during a meeting in western Canada that Russia could face further sanctions if it resists a push toward a cease-fire in its war in Ukraine. The G7 finance chiefs condemned Russia’s “brutal war” in a communique on …

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy, underlined the continued importance of natural gas in the global energy mix during a leadership dialogue at the World Gas Conference (WGC) in Beijing, Trend reports. Speaking at the event, Minister Al-Kaabi said that economic …

Saudi state oil giant Aramco is exploring potential asset sales to free up funds, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as it pursues an international expansion and weathers lower crude prices. Aramco is the world’s largest oil-producing company and the main source of Saudi state revenue. The firm …

Kazakhstan is likely to top its oil production plan this year, due to the expansion of the Chevron-led Tengiz field, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Friday, in yet another snub at OPEC+ quotas. Earlier this year, Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said that the country plans to produce a total …