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Pakistan, Russia reportedly close to agreement on Pakistan Stream

Pakistan and Russia are close to finalising a plan to build the Pakistan Stream pipeline, media reported this week.

ExxonMobil to expand Gippsland Basin gas production

ExxonMobil announced on March 17 that it had taken a final investment decision on an expansion of gas production in Australia’s Gippsland Basin.

Thailand’s PTTEP becomes Yadana operator after TotalEnergies’ withdrawal

Indian fertiliser industry vulnerable to high gas prices

India’s heavy reliance on imported LNG for use in fertiliser production is exposing the country’s exposure to volatile gas prices, raising the government’s subsidy bill, and it could push up food prices.

Aramco maintains expansion with Chinese FID

India considers purchase of Russian oil but without sanctions consequence

China resells US LNG cargoes to Europe

China is reported to have resold a handful of US LNG cargoes to Europe as price trends and Russia’s war in Ukraine continue to reroute trade flows.

Who will replace Western IOCs in Russia?

South Korea approves oil release to take pressure off refiners

AsianOil: South Korea approves oil release to take pressure off refiners

The South Korean government last week gave the green light to release more than 4mn barrels of oil from the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

India said to be looking to score discounted Russian oil

Australia accelerates CCS plans

Carbon capture and storage initiatives are picking up pace in Australia, with the state government of Western Australia saying it would draft a bill covering use of the technology.

OceanMight wins contract for Malaysia’s offshore Jerun gas field

Malaysia’s OceanMight has been awarded a contract to provide equipment and services at the Jerun oilfield in the SK408 block offshore Sarawak by Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering (MMHE).

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court dismisses legal challenge against LNG-to-power project

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on March 4 dismissed a legal challenge against a proposed LNG-to-power project that is being developed by New Fortress Energy.

OVL suffers exploration disappointment with Kanchan-1 well in Bangladesh

India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has reportedly failed to find commercially viable gas reserves in a well drilled in the SS-04 shallow-water block offshore Bangladesh.

McDermott completes subsea work at Bayu-Undan as Santos kicks off CCS FEED

McDermott International has completed subsea work under its engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract, awarded by Australia’s Santos for the latest phase of the Bayu-Undan project.

South Korea’s SK Group joints 8 Rivers for Asian zero-emissions projects

India offered big discounts for Russia oil, Australian refiners side with Ukraine

Japan stands by investments in Russian oil and gas, for now

Aramco signs MoU with Sinopec for downstream collaboration

TMK to kick off drilling at Mongolian CBM project

Outage reported at Malaysia LNG Satu

An unplanned outage was reported at the Malaysia LNG (MLNG) Satu – part of the country’s nine-train Bintulu LNG complex – last week.

AsianOil: Outage reported at Malaysia LNG Satu

An unplanned outage was reported at the Malaysia LNG (MLNG) Satu – part of the country’s nine-train Bintulu LNG complex – last week.

Australian court dismisses challenges against Woodside gas projects

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed two challenges brought against gas projects operated by Woodside.

ONGC makes progress offshore in KG Basin

India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is advancing its developments in the Krishna Godavari (KG) Basin, offshore Andhra Pradesh.