Dangote refinery extends $1.6bn Nigeria IPO to October 27 amid strong demand

DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
By Brian Kenety 13 October 2026
Dangote Petroleum Refinery extends its $1.6bn Nigerian IPO to October 27, targeting expansion to 1.4mn bpd as retail demand grows.

QatarEnergy’s expansion will see liquefaction train come online in November

GLNG - Global LNG
MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 13 October 2026
World’s largest LNG expansion to take key step forward with first of four liquefaction units to be ready for operations.
The Democratic Progressive Party built its energy policy on closing Taiwan’s nuclear plants. Less than two and a half years after Tsai Ing-wen left office, her successor’s government is steering the last one back towards restart.

Taiwan’s anti-nuclear party moves to restart the reactors it shut

AsiaElec - Asia Power
By Mark Buckton in Taipei 13 October 2026
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party took power a decade ago promising to close every reactor on the island. Its own government is now preparing to switch one back on.

Middle East crude recovers, products crisis deepens

DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 12 October 2026
Eight months into the Iran war, Gulf crude flows are approaching pre-war volumes but a depleted products and LNG system faces winter with no margin
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