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India's Inox Wind posts strong Q3 growth on higher execution and rising order inflows

Renewable energy major Inox Wind Limited(NSE: INOXWIND) reported a sharp rise in earnings for the quarter ended December 2025 (Q3FY26), supported by improved project execution and a strengthening order pipeline

Brazil to hold largest-ever pre-salt oil auction with 26 blocks up for tender

Brazil will hold its largest-ever production-sharing oil auction after the government authorised the inclusion of 18 new deepwater blocks in the Campos, Santos and Espírito Santo basins, the mines and energy ministry (MME) said.

Brazil’s Petrobras waives Braskem buyout rights, clearing path for IG4 stake transfer

Brazil's state-owned oil major Petrobras has approved waiving its preemptive and tag-along rights over Braskem shares held by Novonor, clearing a key hurdle for the transfer of the petrochemicals producer's controlling stake to IG4.

Brazil may need to cut oil exports from 2034 without major new discoveries, consultant says

Brazil may need to begin reducing oil exports from 2034 onward if it fails to make significant new discoveries in coming years, as the country's main production basins enter a mature phase, according to industry consultant Leggio Consultoria.

Indonesia targets 50GW of renewable energy in 2035 power plan

Indonesia plans to develop 50,000 megawatts (50 gigawatts) of renewable energy capacity over the next decade under its latest Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) 2025–2035, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said

Hungary’s MOL asks gov’t to release strategic crude reserves after delivery on Druzhba pipeline comes to a halt

MOL requested the release of 250,000 tonnes of strategic crude reserve if deliveries from the Druzhba pipeline do not resume in the coming days.

India widens crude sourcing while refiners retain buying flexibility

India will continue diversifying its crude oil import basket to strengthen energy security and preserve strategic autonomy, while allowing refiners to make independent purchasing decisions based on commercial considerations

India's Tarapur Atomic Power Station unit-1 returns to grid after life-extension overhaul

Unit-1 of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station in Palghar district of Maharashtra, India’s first nuclear power facility, has successfully rejoined the electricity grid following completion of an extensive life-extension and modernisation programme

GPSC unit signs 30-year solar land lease in southern Thailand

Taipingling Unit 1 feeds power into grid as China advances Hualong rollout

The project is being developed by China General Nuclear and represents the first of six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors planned for the Taipingling site.

Aramco sells first cargoes of Jafurah condensate

Aramco has commenced exports from its $100bn Jafurah unconventional gas development

Epstein advised against Aramco IPO to avoid ‘Wall Street demons’

Epstein counselled senior Saudi officials to abandon the US IPO of Aramco

Petrovietnam backs continued Ruby II operations

A floating production, storage and offloading vessel built in 1990 will remain in service offshore Vietnam until the close of 2027 after its owners secured a contract extension.

Poland’s Orlen to update 2035 strategy in H1 2026, keeps PLN380bn investment target

Poland’s largest energy multi-utility Orlen is set to present an update to its 2035 strategy in the first half of 2026, CEO Ireneusz Fąfara announced on February 16, while upholding the group's massive investment pledge.

New Laos wind project worth $450mn

A Vietnamese private enterprise has unveiled plans for a $450mn wind power development in Laos, designed to deliver renewable electricity to northern Vietnam during periods of peak demand.

Uzbekistan’s solar and wind output hits 1bn kWh threshold in early year breakthrough

Earlier, it was reported that Uzbekistan paid more than UZS 209.2bn ($17.1mn) in state subsidies to 45,381 households generating electricity from rooftop solar panels under the “Solar Home” programme.

Iranian driller NIDC enhances productivity by 5%

Productivity at the National Iranian Drilling Co. has soared 5% year on year to 77%, its chief executive Morteza Fouladi said, as the state driller steps up operations and modernises its fleet.

Cuba foreign minister holds Madrid talks on strengthening ties as US tightens oil embargo

Colombia's gas output drops 17% in 2025 as fields deplete and imports loom

Colombia's natural gas production averaged 794.57mn cubic feet per day (22.5mn cubic meters per day) in 2025, down 17.1% from 958.5 mcfd in 2024, marking the steepest annual contraction in over a decade as mature fields deplete

Colombia plans first onshore LNG terminal to bolster gas supply security

Colombia is moving forward with plans to develop its first onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal on the Caribbean coast, as Amazónica LNG advances a $150mn project aimed at strengthening energy reliability

Cuba refinery fire highlights deepening energy strain amid supply shock

Cuba brought a fire at Havana’s Ñico López oil refinery under control after an incident near fuel storage facilities intensified concerns over the island’s worsening energy shortage, authorities said

Fire at Havana refinery contained as Cuba's fuel crisis deepens under US oil embargo

Vitol backs $3bn LNG power project at South Africa’s Durban port

Vitol is backing a consortium planning to develop a $3bn gas-fired power plant and liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility at the Port of Durban in South Africa, targeting a capacity of between 1,000MW and 1,800MW.

BP subsidiary Azule Energy discovers oil in deep-sea Angola

Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has said that local firm Azule Energy (Azule) has discovered oil in an offshore acreage in the southwestern African nation.

Tajikistan’s mined coal volume up 10% y/y in 2025, almost all exported tonnage goes to Uzbekistan

Tajikistan mined more than 2.8mn tonnes of coal in 2025, with the volume up 235,000 tonnes, or 10%, year on year, according to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).