Here is the latest LNG, oil, gas, power and energy news from around the globe.

News Desk @ Doha, Toronto, Islamabad & London.

Asia

Pakistan

  • Vitol and Cnergyico make Pakistan’s biggest single delivery of marine fuel
  • Karachi set for major transport revamp as double-decker buses hit roads next week
  • PSX drops amid profit-taking; market volatility continues
  • Govt faces USD 2bn arbitration threat from Saudi and Kuwaiti investors in K-Electric
  • Auto financing surges as vehicle demand rebounds (SBP reports)
  • OGRA notifies revised RLNG prices for November 2025
  • Customs and enforcement actions: seizures and port activity reports
  • Pakistan deepens digital cooperation with Malaysia; bilateral strategic ties with Jordan

China

  • Atlantic Bulk Carriers back for four more ultramaxes in China
  • China’s refined oil exports surge year-on-year despite monthly drop
  • Accelerating China-Europe freight trains boost Belt and Road trade
  • China’s Hainan Free Trade Port to offer rich opportunities to the world
  • China’s express delivery sector posts steady growth in first 10 months
  • Dubai Airshow 2025 kicks off with China’s C919 making Mideast debut
  • Mainland official highlights greater opportunities for Taiwan businesses on mainland
  • Explainer: Why maintaining reasonable manufacturing share matters for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
  • Global delegation explores China’s robotics hub in Wuhan

India

  • India bonds snap 3-day losing streak on bargain buying; rupee ends flat
  • India set for record wheat planting as soil moisture and prices rise
  • THINK Gas signs long-term gas sales pact with Shell Energy India
  • India signs maiden annual LPG pact with the United States to widen energy sourcing
  • Exide targets FY26-end start for lithium-ion cell production; Maharashtra joins nuclear power initiative
  • Renewables displace coal momentum; why EVs haven’t dented petrol-diesel base
  • M&A and corporate: Nuvoco Vistas to acquire Algebra Endeavour

Indonesia

  • Indonesia strives to restore its position as a major sugar exporter
  • TechnipFMC wins a major project

Japan

  • Vietnam’s largest Aeon Mall to take shape in Dong Nai province (Japan-Vietnam retail links)
  • Japanese confectioner Bourbon seeks to expand cocoa raw-material zones in central Vietnam

Malaysia

  • AT&S expands in Malaysia as global AI demand accelerates; Malaysia aims to become Southeast Asia’s AI, EV hub

Philippines

  • Prime Infra buys 60% of First Gen gas power and LNG assets

Singapore

  • Yangzijiang Maritime seals SGX debut with multiple vessel deals
  • Singapore-backed VSIP proposes industrial park development in central Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa

South Korea

  • Korean yard delivers new FPSO to Petrobras

Vietnam

  • Aircraft maintenance giant Haeco to set up $360m complex in northern Vietnam; HAECO and Vietnam aircraft maintenance ties
  • Vietnam PM asks Kuwait fund to expand investment in manufacturing, logistics, renewable energy
  • Vietnam’s first LNG power plants to begin commercial operation in Nov-Dec
  • Highlands Coffee posts strongest quarterly earnings in 2 years; Novaland restructuring update
  • Vietnam posts strong GDP growth and FDI disbursement; policymakers set 2026 target
  • Several corporate deals, project transfers and foreign investment updates

Other / Regional

  • Arbitration battle in Asia as Empyrean challenges Conrad’s withdrawal notice

Middle East

Egypt

  • New gas discovery; ANPG signs risk-service contracts for two offshore blocks
  • TotalEnergies to appeal French antitrust fine over Corsica fuel
  • Chevron and other IOCs eye Lukoil assets; Egypt seeks consultant for major inland waterway study

Iraq

  • IHC announces leadership for 2PointZero after merger; prime minister works to stabilise key oil field production
  • Iraq discusses seeking six-month waiver of US Lukoil sanctions

Kuwait

  • Kuwait invites bids for a 0.5-GW solar project; KPC signs $4.9bn loan deal with local banks
  • Reliance buys 1 million barrels of crude from Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)

Oman

  • $3.6bn investment to fuel Oman’s green energy super-grid; prequalification starts for a natural gas liquids project

Qatar

  • QatarEnergy cancels tendering for a salt production project

Saudi Arabia

  • Saudi Arabia pushes into mining and non-oil growth; Arabian Drilling renews rig contracts with Saudi Aramco
  • Diriyah awards $1.5bn of construction contracts; NHC signs $2bn project development deals

UAE & Regional

  • CMA CGM and AD Ports advance Khalifa port terminal expansion; ADNOC Distribution integrates AI to drive growth
  • Gulf markets react to Fed uncertainty and weaker oil prices

Africa

Nigeria

  • NUPRC approves new field plans unlocking 1.7 billion barrels of oil and 7.7 tcf of gas; Conoil and TotalEnergies sign production deals
  • Dangote Refinery comments on fuel price reductions

Egypt

  • ANPG signs risk-service contracts for offshore blocks (Egypt energy developments)

South Africa

  • ‘Gas-For-Wine’ trade talks with Canada; B20 South Africa energy and just transition discussions

Rwanda

  • TotalEnergies and DelAgua to deliver 200,000 cookstoves

Regional

  • EU ministers to convene in Paris on Africa’s gas export potential; Italy-Libya roundtable and other strategic energy meetings

Europe

Russia

  • Oil slips as Russian exports resume after a brief halt; markets weigh sanctions impact on Rosneft and Lukoil
  • Gas pipeline blast near Omsk forces industrial shutdowns

United Kingdom

  • NKT completes Beatrice export cable repair; Sonardyne expands work on UK’s first offshore CCS project

Ukraine & Greece

  • Greece and Ukraine sign LNG supply arrangements; Zelenskyy secures US LNG imports via Greece

Germany / Cross-border

  • BASF and ExxonMobil advance methane pyrolysis technology for low-emission hydrogen

Other Europe

  • New consortium targets smarter anchoring for floating wind and wave energy; various defence and energy industry items

North America

United States

  • Venture Global and Argent LNG proposals and filings for large Gulf Coast expansions; expectations of oil price decline in 2026
  • Natural gas futures soften amid stout supply, while LNG exports drive U.S. gas consumption
  • Cheniere, BP and other energy firms pursue major midstream and offshore work

Canada

  • TC Energy SWOT on pipeline outlook; TransAlta buys four Ontario gas-fired power plants
  • Canada’s oilsands rebound as U.S. shale plateaus

Bermuda

  • Bermuda receives environmentally friendly ferry duo from Strategic Marine

South America

Brazil

  • TGS starts Pelotas Norte Phase I survey; Petrobras confirms a new post-salt oil discovery in the Campos basin
  • Brazil considers taxing crypto for cross-border payments

Regional

  • Transocean extends rig trio stays across South America and Europe

Oceania

Australia

  • ConocoPhillips makes an offshore gas discovery in Australia’s Otway Basin
  • Google plans a green-energy data hub on Christmas Island

Global

  • Oil edges lower as supply concerns ease; refining profits surge globally
  • Global natural gas supply surges as U.S. cargoes hit another record; LNG industry events and decarbonisation discussions
  • Precious Shipping and other maritime fleet deals; newbuilds and vessel conversions for dual-fuel LNG use
  • Energy Intelligence Top 100 and global rankings/analysis

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