Reliance is shipping diesel at its fastest rate in a year and a half, helped by Western prices above $200 a barrel and a softer line from Washington on Russian fuel.

India's refiners cash in as the world runs short of diesel

AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
By Mark Buckton in New Taipei 2 November 2026
India has become the diesel supplier of last resort, and Reliance's Jamnagar complex shipped more of the fuel in October than in any month for a year and a half.
Twelve companies competed in the YEKA RES-2026 tender.

Turkey awards 1.5 GW of wind capacity in YEKA tender

REM - Renewable Energy
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade 2 November 2026
All bidders again hit €35/MWh tariff floor.
Kushner and Witkoff promoted a plan for Russian gas to reach Europe through Ukraine via a US intermediary.

US revives push to sell Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine

FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
By Ben Aris in Berlin 2 November 2026
US officials promoted a plan for Russian gas to reach Europe through Ukraine via a US intermediary, according to Bloomberg's account of Wall Street Journal reporting.
Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei

Iran says Hormuz stays shut until US ends blockade, ball in Washington's court

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By Newsbase 2 November 2026
Iran's foreign ministry says the Strait of Hormuz will stay shut until the US lifts its naval blockade, and that Vance's letter to Tehran offers no new initiative.
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