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The temporary closure of the Nghi Son Refinery leads to petrol shortfall in Vietnam

7 August 2023

Major petroleum enterprises in Vietnam are gearing up to increase petrol imports due to an impending shortage of petroleum supply, after the leading Nghi Son Refinery will be shut down for maintenance from August 25.

Western Australia’s ‘missing link’ pipeline opens NE of Perth

4 August 2023

The 580-km Northern Goldfields Interconnect (NGI) gas pipeline in the country’s biggest state connects Dampier City, a 1,530-km road trip north of the state capital, to the long-standing Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline and the Goldfields Gas Pipeline.

South Korea bearing the brunt of an LNG carrier construction boom

4 August 2023

LNG and oil tanker construction in East Asia is booming. From ground-breaking deals for Bangladesh to a 40-vessel order for Qatari clients, East Asia is unrivalled in carrier construction.

Russian crude exports to India may have peaked, say analysts

4 August 2023

Independent energy research and intel firm Rystad Energy has indicated that India may be approaching the upper limit of its imports of Russian oil.

Manila seems bent on renewables, but LNG still has a role to play

4 August 2023

Domestically the Philippines is home to just two LNG projects, with the first LNG cargo the nation has ever received arriving to much aplomb in April at the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific (AG&P) terminal in Batangas.

Australia’s Falcon Oil & Gas spuds horizontal well in NT

4 August 2023

Reports say the well in question is the Shenandoah South 1H (“SS1H”) well – a horizontal project in the Beetaloo sub-basin of the state, roughly 630 km by road south of the state capital Darwin, in one of the most remote areas of the outback.

Alaska LNG faces hurdle after Japan and South Korea reject proposed project

3 August 2023

The US’s proposed Alaska LNG project has hit a major road bump with Japan and South Korea declaring they will neither invest in or sign contracts to purchase LNG from the project, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 25.

India’s Petronet seeks LNG extension deal with Qatar at lower prices

3 August 2023

India’s state-owned LNG company Petronet LNG will attempt to extend with Qatar its long-term gas import deal at lower prices than the Gulf country offered China and Bangladesh in recent deals, Reuters reported on July 31.

$14bn Saudi-funded refinery deal on the cards for hard-up Pakistan

28 July 2023

Reports from Pakistan indicate that an official announcement is expected very soon on the construction of a Saudi funded oil refinery capable of processing 350,000 to 450,000 barrels per day of crude oil.

Unknown intermediaries continue their takeover of Russian oil trade

28 July 2023

Western embargoes, price caps and other sanctions have resulted in the emergence of numerous little-known trading companies handling significant quantities of Russia’s oil exports, despite having no prior record in the oil industry.

Eni snaps up Chevron stakes in three Indonesian blocks

28 July 2023

Italy’s Eni announced this week it has purchased Chevron’s operating stakes in three production-sharing contracts off Indonesia, as the company looks to broaden its footprint in the country and fast-track key projects there.

Petronas announces six discoveries offshore Sarawak

27 July 2023

Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas, announced on 21 July that it has made six oil and gas discoveries in five offshore blocks off the coast of Sarawak.

Vietnam to build oil, gas storage system by 2030

27 July 2023

The Vietnamese government has approved a master plan for the creation of a national oil and gas storage system with a view to having it complete by 2030 at a cost $11.42bn.

Saudi Aramco completes purchase of Rongsheng stake

26 July 2023

Saudi Aramco has successfully completed a transaction to acquire a 10% stake in China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. (Rongsheng) for $3.4bn through a subsidiary located in the Netherlands, Aramco Overseas Company BV.

Asian oil demand will lead to “serious problems” in the second half of the year, says IEF

25 July 2023

With China having imported record-breaking amounts of Russian oil during the first six months of the year and demand from India increasing at a similar breakneck speed, The IEF's Joseph McMonigle says that oil markets will have “serious problems".

AsianOil: Zarubezhneft eyes divestment off Indonesia

23 July 2023

Russian state oil firm Zarubezhneft intends to divest its interest in the Indonesian Tuna gas project after its UK partner Harbour Energy said Western sanctions were complicating their joint activities.

Novatek to raise LNG supplies to Japan

23 July 2023

Russian natural gas producer Novatek plans to ship over 2mn tonnes per year of LNG from the Arctic LNG 2 plant, Reuters reported on July 21.

ExxonMobil plans to double LNG production by 2030

22 July 2023

ExxonMobil has ambitious plans to produce around 40mn tonnes per year of LNG by the end of the decade, the company’s senior vice-president of LNG marketing, Andrew Barry, told Nikkei Asia on July 19.

Indonesia once more misses oil and gas output targets

21 July 2023

Indonesia missed its target for oil and gas production in the first half of this year, the upstream regulator SKK Migas reported this week, citing unplanned shutdowns and new project delays.

Edited by

Andrew Kemp

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