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Lao State Fuel Company to become joint venture
The Lao government is preparing to transform the Lao State Fuel Company (LSFC) into a public–private joint venture as part of a wider overhaul of key state-owned enterprises
China’s LNG tanker shadow fleet – reality or fiction?
China appears to be constructing a discreet fleet of LNG tankers capable of moving sanctioned Russian fuel in what is an emerging tactic that would allow Moscow to preserve export revenue while tightening the energy relationship between the two.
Bangladesh on track to being South Asia’s second largest LNG importer in next decade
Bangladesh is on course to become South Asia’s second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas by 2035, overtaking Pakistan as the country’s own gas reserves dwindle and new regasification capacity comes online.
Japan’s Inpex raises full year profit prediction to $2.5bn
INPEX Corporation, Japan’s foremost oil and gas explorer, has raised its full-year net profit forecast for 2025 to JPY390bn ($2.5bn).
Indonesia reports 4.4bn barrels in oil and condensate reserves
Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) said the country holds an estimated 4.4bn barrels of oil and condensate reserves, distributed across multiple regions
Bangladesh clears plan to procure LNG from Aramco Trading Singapore
The Bangladesh government has given its approval to procure LNG from Aramco Trading Singapore Pte Ltd. under a short-term Government-to-Government arrangement to help meet rising energy demand
Bangladesh's Petrobangla ramps up drilling to boost domestic energy output
State-owned Petrobangla has stepped up nationwide oil and gas exploration to raise domestic production and ease the country’s energy shortage
West Australian govt accused of doctoring report on LNG environmental impact
Western Australia’s government has come under fire after climate analysts and opposition politicians accused it of editing a taxpayer-funded report to downplay the environmental risks of the state’s natural gas exports.
Malaysia issues first offshore CCS assessment permit
Malaysia has taken a major step toward developing a domestic carbon capture and storage industry, granting its first offshore assessment permit to Petronas CCS Ventures.
Iraq boosts oil exports to India as Saudi supplies to China decline
Iraq is set to increase its crude oil exports to India next December, as Asian oil markets undergo a reshuffle amid declining Saudi supplies to China for the second straight month
Malaysia’s exports to CPTPP and RCEP members climb amid global trade uncertainty
Malaysia’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) increased between January and September 2025
Indonesia Pertamina to merge three subsidiaries by 2026
Pertamina, Indonesia’s largest oil and gas enterprise and the country’s key guardian of national fuel supply and distribution, plans to merge three of its subsidiaries by January 1, 2026.
India continues Russian oil imports despite US claims, says Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko
India continues to import oil from Russia despite recent remarks from US President Donald Trump suggesting otherwise
Pakistan's top refiner plans more US crude imports
Pakistan’s largest oil refiner, Cnergyico PK Limited, is considering additional imports of crude oil from the United States after receiving its second shipment of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude
Pakistan awards 23 offshore exploration blocks in a first licensing round in almost 20 years
Pakistan has awarded 23 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks in its first bidding round for nearly twenty years, marking a renewed effort to tap the country’s largely unexplored offshore energy potential.
South Korea’s gamble in the Sea of Japan faces financing questions
South Korea’s ambitions to secure domestic energy supplies through the Blue Whale deepwater exploration project in the Ulleung Basin have hit a critical funding impasse.
Japan to raise fuel subsidies ahead of tax cuts
Japan is poised to bolster fuel subsidies for households from next week as part of a phased plan to abolish its long-standing gasoline and diesel taxes, in a bid to soften the blow of high energy costs on consumers.
Japan commits to monthly LNG purchases to safeguard against supply shocks
Japan will take added measures to ensure the country is insulated from LNG supply shocks.
Petronas ramps up Canadian LNG imports signing deal with Cedar LNG
Malaysia’s state-run firm is becoming a bigger player in the fledgling Canadian LNG market.
Petronas signs 20-year deal with Pembina pipeline to boost Canadian LNG exports
Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has signed a 20-year agreement with Canada’s Pembina Pipeline Corp, expanding its natural gas export capacity from Canada through the Cedar LNG project, the Malaysian state-owned oil company said in a statement
Mitsubishi takes minority stake in Indian biogas player KIS Group’s Indonesia arm
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation(8058.T) has acquired a minority stake in India-based KIS Group’s Indonesia operations, marking its first move into the global biogas sector
Vietnam's BSR sets sights on Laos as next export frontier
Vietnamese refinery Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), a unit of state-energy champion Petrovietnam, has moved to deepen its export reach into the Lao market, signalling a broader regional push.
Trump signals possible India visit amid evolving energy pivot
The US President, Donald Trump, has indicated that he may visit India next year, signalling a potential deepening of ties between Washington and New Delhi and raising questions over energy and geopolitical strategy.
India’s Bharat Petroleum buys Emirati crude following sanctions on Russia
Bharat Petroleum has purchased a cargo of Emirati Upper Zakum crude as it attempts to circumvent sanctions on its usual crude supplier based in Russia, according to Reuters.
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