Edison warns that QatarEnergy may extend force majeure past mid-June

EurOil - Europe Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By Newsbase 19 April 2026
Italian energy firm Edison is cautioning that QatarEnergy may need to prolong its force majeure on gas deliveries beyond its earlier set timeline of mid-June.

India to benefit from US extension of Russian oil waiver

AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
By IntelliNews 19 April 2026
The United States has opted to extend a waiver permitting limited transactions involving Russian oil, despite sustained political opposition from within Washington.

Iraq moves to restart oil exports as it seeks stability and revenue

DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By Editorial 18 April 2026
Iraq is restarting oil exports, expanding outlets and advancing gas projects to restore revenues, stabilise supply and reshape its upstream sector amid regional disruption.
Is this the British Empire 2.0 or something new?

Carney leads middle power coalition drive as CANZUK gains traction

NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By External contributor 18 April 2026
Canada's Mark Carney is driving a middle power alliance push through CANZUK and a wider variable-geometry foreign policy, backed by NATO 2% defence spending this year and plans for a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank.
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