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US authorises oil companies to restore Venezuela infrastructure

11 February 2026

The US has cleared the way for American companies to supply equipment and services needed to restore Venezuela's ailing oil and gas infrastructure, in the most substantial expansion of sanctions relief since Washington seized control of the country.

Egypt urges international oil companies to double output by 2030

11 February 2026

The Egyptian government has requested international oil and gas companies operating in the country to double their production by 2030

Ambassador says Serbia and Russia may stick to short-term gas deals

11 February 2026

Russian ambassador to Belgrade Aleksandar Bocan-Kharchenko says new long-term gas supply contract unlikely due to EU pressure, market instability and transit risks.

Serbia to launch carbon credit trading to ease EU export costs

11 February 2026

Belgrade Stock Exchange to create a platform modeled on the EU Emissions Trading System.

Cuba's energy collapse deepens after Mexico halts key oil supplies

10 February 2026

Mexico’s decision to suspend oil shipments to Cuba while expanding humanitarian aid has exposed the limits of its room for manoeuvre under renewed US pressure, as well as the depth of Cuba’s escalating energy and economic crisis.

New Delhi and Washington’s ongoing claims and counter claims over Russian oil exports to India

10 February 2026

Russia is still exporting oil to India. At least that is what New Delhi – and Moscow - claim. Half a world away meanwhile, Washington has repeatedly announced that New Delhi is on the cusp of a clean break.

Bangladesh’s energy bind casts a long shadow over industry, growth and the February vote

9 February 2026

What began as a manageable rise in fuel imports has now hardened into an all-out structural vulnerability, with shrinking domestic gas supplies coupled to a growing reliance on LNG as well as coal and oil imports forcing factories to cut output.

Equatorial Guinea deepens energy reforms with Eni deal and coordinated gas strategy

9 February 2026

Equatorial Guinea and Italy’s energy major Eni (BIT:ENI, NYSE:E) have signed a Reconnaissance Licence Agreement (RLA) aimed at facilitating technical and exploratory cooperation.

BP reportedly seeking partners for Kirkuk development

8 February 2026

BP is actively canvassing for a partner to share the capital burden of redeveloping the Kirkuk oilfield

Serbia says ADNOC to take significant stake in NIS as Russian owners exit

8 February 2026

ADNOC is expected to take a minority holding in a joint company with MOL that would become NIS’s majority owner.

Climate adaptation costs set to soar as global exposure rises - McKinsey

8 February 2026

The world faces escalating and uneven costs from climate adaptation as rising temperatures, extreme weather events and sea-level rise strain public finances and economic productivity, according to new research from the McKinsey Global Institute.

Half the world’s energy will come from renewables, nuclear by 2030 - IEA

8 February 2026

The International Energy Agency warned that while global electricity demand is set to surge over the next three years, the benefits of clean energy investment and rising renewable output remain unevenly distributed.

Global uranium market faces shortage on surging Indian NPP expansion demand

8 February 2026

A projected tenfold increase in India’s nuclear power capacity by 2047 is poised to upend the uranium market, creating a long-term supply-demand imbalance that analysts say the current production system is ill-equipped to manage.

Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG to shut down another liquefaction train

8 February 2026

Atlantic LNG is expected to take Train 4 offline for up to 50 days in May and June to complete repair work.

Taiwan agrees to increase US LNG imports

8 February 2026

Taiwan has confirmed it will increase US LNG imports to comprise about one-third of its imported supply of the super-chilled fuel in 2026.

US, Russian share of Europe’s LNG imports soars to record 80%

6 February 2026

Europe’s dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US and Russia surged to an all-time high in January, with the two countries accounting for more than 80% of the continent’s total seaborne imports, Bloomberg reported on February 5.

Shell pauses investment in Kazakhstan amid majors’ multibillion dollar wrangle with government

6 February 2026

Amid huge compensation demands, CEO says “it does impact our appetite to invest further”.

Equatorial Guinea signs deal with Chevron to boost state role in Aseng gas project

6 February 2026

Equatorial Guinea has taken a major step to strengthen its gas sector by signing a new financing agreement for the Aseng Gas Project.

China launches world's largest AI battery cluster

6 February 2026

At the end of December 2025, a significant advancement in global power infrastructure occurred as the premier electrochemical storage facility on earth, the Envision Jingyi Chagan Hada station, integrated with the national grid.

Venezuela enacts sweeping changes, Trump opens up oil sector to US firms

5 February 2026

Washington is moving toward a sweeping authorisation that would permit energy firms to extract crude in Venezuela, signalling a further rollback of restrictions.

Russia ups ante by flying own flag on oil tankers

5 February 2026

Russia reportedly started flying its own flag on “shadow fleet” tankers to increase the political risks of intervention and seizure.