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Europe braces for Super El Niño as scientists warn extreme weather could intensify

30 June 2026

Europe is enduring its most intense early summer heatwave on record, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several countries and breaking local June records across southern and western Europe. Next up is a super El Nino that is appearning now.

Iran could regain four key Asian oil markets if US sanctions lifted

30 June 2026

Iran could once again rely on four major Asian markets, China, India, Japan and South Korea, for its crude oil exports if banking sanctions are lifted, a former senior official at the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) said.

COMMENT: Ukraine may take the war to Russian LNG

30 June 2026

An attack on Yamal LNG would be a market-shaking scenario, particularly for Europe.

Sub-Saharan Africa's green transition could create up to 84.5mn jobs by 2050, report says

29 June 2026

Africa's green transition is expected to be driven by decentralised, service-based industries such as clean cooking, off-grid solar, waste recycling and electric mobility.

India turns to global alliances to accelerate wind power growth

29 June 2026

The government of India is of the view that wind energy will also play a vital role in the country's energy transition plan, according to a note published in mid-June.

Stonepeak sells $2.5 billion in private bonds for financing Louisiana LNG

29 June 2026

US investment firm Stonepeak has refinanced a loan to fund the construction of Louisiana LNG.

Vitol signs 20-year LNG supply deal with UAE’s International Resources Holding

29 June 2026

Energy and commodities trader Vitol has signed a 20-year LNG supply agreement with International Resources Holding.

Aramco resumes loadings at Ras Tanura

28 June 2026

Saudi Aramco has resumed crude exports from its Ras Tanura terminal following a four-month blockade, intensifying market competition despite ongoing geopolitical risks across the region

Kuwait, Bahrain confirm Iranian strikes as building damaged

28 June 2026

Kuwait and Bahrain have confirmed they were targeted by Iranian missiles and drones, with a building damaged in Bahrain, after Iran struck US bases in the two Gulf states in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian territory.

Iraq presses Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude exports take hit

28 June 2026

Any interference in the Strait of Hormuz will only delay its reopening, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says in Baghdad, as Iraq offers to host a regional security summit including Iran and the Gulf states.

China readies second LNG import terminal for cargoes from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 plant

28 June 2026

New terminal will join Beihai terminal, which has imported 41 cargoes since August 2025.

Russian regions battle fuel shortage as diesel deficit spreads

27 June 2026

Russian regions have been battling a fuel shortage since June 23, with bus services cut, fares raised and rubbish collection halted in places, as a diesel deficit spreads across almost all regions.

Europe's June heat wave is most severe ever recorded — and the new normal

26 June 2026

The heatwave that seared much of Europe in late June is officially the most severe ever recorded in the region, according to a rapid-attribution study published on June 26.

Can geothermal power Central Europe’s energy transition?

26 June 2026

The appeal of geothermal power is strong in a region where the 2022 gas crisis exposed the strategic vulnerability created by dependence on imported fossil fuels.

Iran war switches energy investment priorities from climate to security where electricity is king - IEA

26 June 2026

The Iran war has switched up government’s priorities and energy investments are now driven less by climate targets than by security concerns, as governments respond to the second major energy crisis in five years.

Coal’s unexpected comeback on Middle East conflict energy security fears

26 June 2026

The disruption to global energy markets caused by the conflict in the Middle East has triggered an unexpected resurgence in coal demand, as energy security fears outweigh Climate Crisis commitments.

The geothermal revolution beneath the streets of Szeged

26 June 2026

Hungary's Szeged has become a laboratory for one of Europe’s most ambitious urban geothermal transitions.

African countries see SMRs as key to future nuclear development

26 June 2026

Small modular reactors are increasingly being seen as the future of nuclear power in Africa, with a growing number of countries viewing the technology as a way to expand electricity access and support long-term economic development.

From Sapura to Vantris, Malaysia's biggest corporate rescue

26 June 2026

Because of the firm's scale, an uncontrolled insolvency was never an option for Malaysian regulators, as the company was too embedded in the domestic O&G ecosystem, supporting over 59,000 jobs in the nation's energy sector.

Iran rejects US-GCC statement as Gulf hardens stance over missiles, Hormuz

26 June 2026

Iran has condemned a joint US-GCC statement as interventionist, after Gulf ministers and Marco Rubio hardened their position on Iran's missiles, drones and the Strait of Hormuz at a meeting in Manama.

Morocco converts ONHYM into joint-stock company to support $25bn Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline

26 June 2026

ONHYM will have expanded financing powers as the state advances the $25bn Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a 6,900-km project expected to transport Nigerian natural gas to Morocco via 13 West African countries.

Seneca, Evolution partner on electric fracturing in Appalachian Basin

25 June 2026

Seneca Resources, the exploration and production unit of National Fuel Gas, is partnering with Evolution Well Services to deploy electric fracturing technology across its operations in the US’ Appalachian Basin.

Mongolia's risky fuel strategy gamble

25 June 2026

Country’s dependence on Russian gasoline gives it short-term supply stability but leaves it structurally exposed.

Russia hit by double whammy of forced crude exports as Ukraine drone strikes reduce refining throughput

25 June 2026

Russia is exporting crude oil at its fastest pace this year as repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on domestic refineries leave Moscow increasingly unable to process its own production.

Delfin signs SPA for second FLNG unit offshore Louisiana

25 June 2026

Delfin LNG has entered into a new sale and purchase agreement with UK-based Centrica LNG for volumes from its proposed second floating LNG unit.