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TotalEnergies eyes more natural gas exploration projects in Egypt
French energy major TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE) has announced plans to expand its natural gas exploration and production activities in Egypt in the coming period
How China captured the Gulf while Washington forgot to send an ambassador
Beijing now trades nearly $400bn a year with the Middle East, runs the region's largest infrastructure programmes, and brokers its diplomacy. America still sells the weapons. It is not enough
Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent
“We’ve seen record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, while glaciers have been shrinking and snow cover melting. The evidence is unequivocal: climate change is not a future threat. It is our present reality,” the EC said
Iran oil minister says US blockade 'failing' to curb oil exports
Iranian officials said a naval blockade had failed to choke off the country’s oil exports and that Tehran had enough storage capacity to see it through for another 30 days, pushing back against reports that Washington plans to widen pressure.
China's CATL signs mega-sodium battery production deal to drive the nascent tech's development
The world's largest battery maker has just placed a very large bet on a technology that, until recently, most of the industry considered was science fiction.
Asian trade jitters spark fresh Malacca Strait monetisation push
The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca.
Iran's oil sector fails to "explode" as Trump's shut-in deadline passes
The US blockade of tankers serving Iran’s oil exports is intended to cut Iranian oil exports to near-zero and force its production to stop as storage tanks fill, forcing Tehran to return to the negotiation table. The plan hasn't worked.
Chevron signs MoU to assess shale oil and gas potential in Libya
Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US energy major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) to conduct a joint study evaluating the North African country’s unconventional energy resources
Colombia climate conference closes with push to end oil, gas and coal
War and climate crisis collide in Colombia, where over 50 nations are mapping a path away from oil, gas and coal — outside the UN process that has repeatedly failed to act.
Europe bought more Russian LNG in March than at any point in history, the same week it banned imports
Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis.
Albania, US firms sign $6bn LNG deal to boost Balkan energy security
Albania signed a 20-year agreement with AKTOR Group’s US subsidiary to import liquefied natural gas.
French Air Liquide plans to expand investments in Egypt’s industrial gases and clean energy
Berlin's Kazakh oil fiction is ending and the numbers don't add up
The Kremlin has announced that it will end a three-year old deal to deliver “Kazakh” oil to Berlin from the start of May, plunging Berlin into a fresh energy shortfall crisis as it scrambles to find an alternative source of crude.
Iran slams US seizure of two oil tankers as ‘piracy’
Iran condemned the US seizure of two tankers carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, calling the confiscation of 3.8mn barrels of oil an example of “US addiction to lawlessness” and the “outright legalization of piracy” amid a naval siege.
Cameroon awards five offshore blocks in oil and gas licensing round to boost exploration and production
Cameroon’s national oil company SNH has announced results from its 2025 oil and gas licensing round, awarding five of the nine auctioned offshore exploration and production blocks.
Sierra Leone awards offshore oil blocks to Nigeria’s Marginal Energy
Sierra Leone has granted Nigeria-based Marginal Energy Limited rights to explore five offshore blocks as the government seeks to revive investor interest in its upstream sector
India’s carbon market gains traction
India has recently told the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme to reduce, remove, or avoid greenhouse gas emissions in the Indian economy by pricing such emissions through the trading of Carbon Credit Certificates.
UAE withdraws from OPEC following years of frustration
The UAE will officially leave the OPEC alliance in May, driven by mounting frustrations over production quotas that constrained its expanded capacity.
Polish coal firm JSW reports heavy 2025 losses as government approves rescue plan
The EU's largest producer of high-quality hard coking coal reported multi-billion-zloty losses for 2025, as the Polish government approved a rescue scheme to stabilise the company.
Indian firms announce oil, gas discovery in Libya's Ghadames Basin
Indian energy companies have announced a new oil and gas discovery in Libya’s Ghadames Basin, adding to the country’s overseas energy portfolio amid volatile global crude markets and tensions in West Asia
Bosnia, Croatia sign gas pipeline deal despite civil society backlash
Southern Interconnection intended to boost energy security and reduce reliance on Russian gas, but civil society groups warn it risks locking the region into fossil fuel dependence.
UAE announces its withdrawal from OPEC
The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ alliance, effective May 1, 2026, stripping the cartel of one of its highest-capacity and lowest-cost producers.
Drone strike triggers fire at Russia's Tuapse oil refinery in latest attack on Black Sea facilities
A drone strike triggered a fire at Russia's Tuapse oil refinery on April 28, the third attack on the Black Sea port city's infrastructure in recent weeks. Earlier strikes on the seaport caused a major oil spill into the Tuapse River and Black Sea.
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