Gas trade

Philippines

Petron secures 2.5M barrels of Russian crude oil

THE Philippines’ sole oil refinery has secured nearly 2.5 million barrels of Russian crude out of extreme necessity, a stock exchange filing revealed on M…

United States

Exxon and QatarEnergy's joint venture Golden Pass produces first LNG at new Texas facility

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture ‌between QatarEnergy and Exxon Mobil has produced its first liquefied natural gas at its new facility in Texas, the compan…

Natural Gas

Slovakia shows interest in gas from Romania's Neptun project

Slovakia is interested in receiving gas from Romania's Neptun Deep offshore project, with its supplies of Russian deliveries ​set to end next year, Slovak …

Oil & Gas Trade

Algeria and Spain in talks to increase gas supply

Spain ​and Algeria are in talks to increase the supply of natural gas ‌from Algeria, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on March 26 after m…

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka expects to finalize Russian oil purchase deal next week

March 25 Sri Lanka expects to finalize a deal to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products next week, head of the state fuel company Ceylon Petroleum Corporat…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Shell strengthen cooperation in oil and gas sector

Kazakh Energy Ministry Yerlan Akkenzhenov held a meeting with Shell CEO Wael Sawan in the U.S.Photo credit: Kazakh Foreign MinistryThe press service of the Kaza…

Vietnam

Vietnamese PM Holds Working Session with Zarubezhneft Officials During Russia Visit

On Tuesday afternoon (local time), as part of his official visit to Russia, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited and held a working session…

Turkey Expands Natural Gas Trade Through Overseas Upstream Cooperation

Turkey has recently enhanced its momentum for expanding overseas upstream business by signing multiple cooperation agreements with international oil majors. Thi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Carlyle Hires Goldman Sachs for Lukoil Asset Bid

U.S. private equity firm Carlyle has engaged Goldman Sachs to assist with its potential acquisition of international assets from Russian oil company Lukoil. Thi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Chevron to Join Nigeria Oil Licence Auction, Plans Rig Deployment in 2026

Chevron announced on Friday that it will take part in Nigeria's upcoming oil licensing round and intends to deploy a drilling rig in late 2026 to support fu…

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Aramco and Sonatrach Cut LPG Osps for Nov by 3-4%

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco and Algeria’s national energy firm Sonatrach have reduced their official selling prices (OSPs) for liquefied…

Oil & Gas Trade

Algeria Signs $5.4 Billion Oil and Gas Deal With Saudi Firm Midad Energy

Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach announced on Monday that it has signed a production-sharing contract worth approximately $5.4 billion with …

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Oil & Gas Trade

Vitol Steps up Venezuela Oil Buying Before U.S. License Lapses

Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent oil trader, has increased its oil purchases from Venezuela in April, utilizing a U.S. license set to expire o…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia Ramps up Oil Products Supplies to Indonesia

Russia has increased its oil product shipments to Indonesia as it seeks new markets for its exports, according to market sources and LSEG data reported on April…