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 …
Read More »Ukraine Looks to Boost Gas Imports by 30% after Russian Attacks
Ukraine has discussed with G7 countries additional natural gas imports as it seeks to boost imports by 30% to offset the damage from Russian strikes on its gas infrastructure, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk said on Tuesday. In recent weeks, Russian strikes have caused “significant” damage to the gas production …
Read More »Shell’s Q3 Profit Soars on Strong Trading and Production
Strong gas trading, higher upstream production and liquefaction volumes, and increased refining margins are expected to boost Shell’s third-quarter earnings, the supermajor said in a trading update on Tuesday. Shell said in its third quarter 2025 update note that trading and optimization in its Integrated Gas division is expected to …
Read More »IEA Slashes U.S. Renewables Growth Forecast due to Trump Policies
Growth in U.S. renewable capacity additions will be 45% lower than previously expected, due to the Trump Administration’s raid on clean energy incentives and permitting, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its annual Renewables 2025 report out on Tuesday, the agency slashed its growth forecasts for clean energy …
Read More »Kazakhstan to Raise Crude Oil Supply to Germany in 2026
Kazakhstan will boost its crude oil exports to Germany next year after Kazakh national oil and gas company KazMunayGas extended a supply deal with Rosneft Deutschland, which has been under German trusteeship since 2022. Kazakhstan is supplying crude to the Schwedt refinery, the fourth-largest refinery in Germany, which used to …
Read More »China to Build 11 New Oil Storage Sites in 2 Years
China is building new oil storage sites as it stockpiles crude while it is cheap. This year and next will see a total of 11 new storage sites built across the country, Reuters reported today, noting that the combined capacity of the new sites would come in at some 169 …
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