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20 August 2025

Turkey to sign agreement for oil and gas exploration fields in Pakistan soon, says minister

19 August 2025

Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced that Ankara will soon sign an agreement for oil and gas exploration fields in Pakistan that it previously secured through a tender.

Australia's Origin Energy warns of slower and more costly transition to renewables

19 August 2025

Origin Energy reported a stronger full-year profit last week, boosted by higher contributions from its LNG operations and cost efficiencies.

ADNOC-led group delays finalising takeover of Australia's Santos

19 August 2025

“The market is telling you there’s increased risk and uncertainty,” one analyst said.

Indonesia plans fleet of small-scale refineries to handle US, domestic oil

19 August 2025

Small refineries, typically ranging from 50,000 bpd to 150,000 bpd, lack sophisticated upgrading units and therefore lose out on economies of scale.

Indian Oil Corporation to continue Russian crude imports despite US pressure

19 August 2025

Amid growing calls from Washington for New Delhi to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has said it will continue sourcing crude from Russia

SCG to restart $5.4bn petrochemical complex in Vietnam

19 August 2025

Thailand’s SCG Group has announced plans to restart operations at the Long Sơn Petrochemical (LSP) complex in Vietnam

Details of Iraq-China agreement mechanism for project financing revealed

18 August 2025

Iraq-China agreement account reaches IQD3.132tn in first half 2025 with daily oil allocation increased to 150,000 barrels to finance infrastructure projects through four-mechanism system.

Saipem begins construction on BP’s $7bn integrated gas project off Indonesia

18 August 2025

Italy’s energy engineering and construction group Saipem has launched fabrication work on BP’s $7bn integrated project in Indonesia, marking a significant step forward in the expansion of the country’s LNG capacity.

Trump spares China over Russian oil while punishing India

18 August 2025

US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Indian exports in retaliation for New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil, but stopped short of taking similar action against China, the world’s largest buyer of Moscow’s crude.

Asian LNG prices head south as markets await any Trump–Putin talks fallout

18 August 2025

Some suggested Moscow may seek to reopen discussions on Arctic LNG 2, its 19.8mn tonnes per annum project, which is currently constrained by US measures.

India's Reliance faces biggest setback as US secondary tariff threatens Russian oil trade gains

18 August 2025

Reliance Industries risks losing a significant competitive advantage among global refiners if Washington implements a 25% secondary tariff on India from August 27

HPCL-Mittal Energy enters Indian fuel retail market

18 August 2025

HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), one of India’s leading integrated energy companies, has entered the country’s rapidly expanding fuel retail sector with the launch of its first AI-enabled energy station in Sector 108, Noida

China ramps up LNG imports after several sluggish months

17 August 2025

Chinese LNG imports have climbed over the past month amid dropping prices and efforts to refill stock levels, reversing a trend of several months of declining imports;

Federal government retains full ownership of Petronas while boosting state participation

15 August 2025

The federal government of Malaysia will remain the sole owner of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), though measures have been introduced to increase state involvement through strategic collaboration platforms, joint project execution

Petronas targets 60% overseas share in upstream portfolio within a decade

15 August 2025

Malaysia’s state energy giant Petronas plans to boost the share of its international upstream portfolio from the current 40–50% to 60% over the next ten years, while keeping Malaysia as a core investment base

Malaysian company Avangaad to sell offshore vessel for $10.5mn to strengthen asset portfolio

14 August 2025

Avangaad Bhd (KL:AVANGAAD), previously known as EA Technique (M) Bhd, has agreed to sell its floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel, FOIS Nautica Tembikai, for $10.5mn (MYR44.5mn) in cash

Sanctions on Russia push India to send diesel to China for first time since 2021

14 August 2025

India’s Nayara Energy, which has ties to Russia’s Rosneft, is shipping diesel to China for the first time in more than four years, as European Union sanctions disrupt its petroleum exports