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Singapore's Energy Drilling wraps up Gulf of Thailand campaign, extends MTJDA presence

Energy Drilling, the Singapore-based tender-assisted drilling provider and subsidiary of Cyprus-headquartered SED Energy Holdings, has completed a major drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand for Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company (CPOC)

Shell Indonesia faces fuel shortages during retail exit transition

Shell Indonesia confirmed on August 27 that several of its petrol products are unavailable at multiple service stations, following limited supply just months after announcing its plan to leave the country’s retail fuel sector.

OIL and BPCL form joint venture for city gas network in India's Arunachal Pradesh

Oil India Limited (OIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), both state-owned enterprises, have finalised a joint venture to set up a city gas distribution network in the state of Arunachal Pradesh

OMV secures extension for Maari oilfield off New Zealand

OMV New Zealand, a subsidiary of Austria’s OMV, has received a 10-year extension of its petroleum mining permit covering the Maari oil field offshore New Zealand.

UK's EnQuest strikes Indonesian production-sharing deals

EnQuest announced this week it had signed production sharing contracts with its partners and the Indonesian government for the Gaea and Gaea II exploration blocks in Papua Barat.

OMV secures extension for Maari oilfield off New Zealand

OMV New Zealand, a subsidiary of Austria’s OMV, has received a 10-year extension of its petroleum mining permit covering the Maari oil field offshore New Zealand.

Australia's federal court upholds approval of Scarborough plan

Australia’s Federal Court upheld the offshore regulator’s approval of Woodside Energy’s environment plan for its $12bn Scarborough gas project last week.

Trump ratchets up pressure on India to ditch Russian oil

Reach Subsea scores job at Woodside's Scarborough project off Australia

Norwegian subsea services provider Reach Subsea said on August 26 ii had deployed its uncrewed surface vessel Reach Remote 2 to Australia.

Indian LNG imports drop 20% in July

India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports dropped sharply in July 2025, reaching 2.95bn cubic metres (bcm), up 20.2% year-on-year, according to the latest provisional data from the Government of India.

ONGC begins gas sales from Chinnewala Tibba block in India's Rajasthan

Indian state-owned energy company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has kicked off gas sales from the Chinnewala Tibba gas block in the Rajasthan Kutch Onland Exploratory Asset (RKOEA), the company announced in a release.

OGT2025 conference and exhibition in Ashgabat gains momentum

Preparations are gathering momentum for the landmark 30th Anniversary International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2025”, scheduled to take place from 22 to 24 October in Ashgabat.

India’s BPCL secures marketing rights as Mozambique LNG sets to resume construction

India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has secured marketing rights from TotalEnergies’ long-delayed Mozambique LNG project.

Fuel costs rise in the Philippines amid global supply worries and regional tensions

Fuel retailers are preparing to raise prices by up to PHP0.70 per litre on August 25, reflecting tightening supply in the United States and growing demand.