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

News Desk @ Doha, Toronto, Islamabad & London.

Asia

China

  • China’s Domestic Gas Surge Reshapes LNG Demand Outlook
  • China’s Gas Growth Casts a Shadow over LNG Demand
  • EVs Achieve Top Market Share in China for First Year in 2025
  • Dunhuang achieves 100 pct green electricity for entire year

India

  • IBA suggests ₹10,000 crore fund to provide capital subsidy to biogas industry (Union Budget 2026)
  • Reliance Industries says battery manufacturing plans on track
  • Reliance pauses lithium-ion cell manufacturing plans amid China tech curbs
  • Larsen & Toubro snaps up partner’s stake in heavy-lift and pipelay vessel
  • Q3FY26 oil & gas preview: Crude prices fall, margins tell a different story
  • IndianOil, Maruti Suzuki partner to offer authorised car servicing at fuel stations

Indonesia

  • Indonesia president inaugurates Balikpapan refinery upgrade worth $7.4 billion

Japan

  • Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

Malaysia

  • Malaysia’s Vantris Energy divests 40 per cent stake in L&T-Sapura Shipping

Pakistan

  • Pakistan sets ambitious 60% renewable energy target by 2030
  • SSGC works to restore normal gas supply in Sindh and Balochistan
  • NEPRA’s Annual Report ranks Chashma and Karachi Nuclear Plants as top performers in safety and operations
  • Wapda Shares Power Evacuation Plan for Diamer Basha Dam with Government
  • Mohammad Khalid Rehman Appointed Managing Director & CEO of Pakistan Petroleum Limited
  • Mari Energies maintains AAA rating
  • DP World, Pakistan Railways, NLC break ground on Pipri Freight Corridor & Multimodal Logistics Park

South Korea

  • Purus adds Samsung LNG newbuilds to expanding gas fleet
  • Korean-developed wing sail mounted on an HMM tanker

Uzbekistan

  • Condor Provides an Operations Update for Uzbekistan

Vietnam

  • WHA establishes solar power firm in Vietnam
  • Central Vietnam province Gia Lai unveils investors for three wind power projects
  • Advancing the net zero journey in Vietnam: Carlsberg Vietnam’s sustainability progress in 2025

Middle East

Bahrain

  • Sama X granted license to provide Starlink solutions in Bahrain

Egypt

  • Madbouly Opens $116M Renewable Energy Complex in Sokhna
  • Egypt Exports LNG Shipment to Canada
  • Egypt’s Energy Map: Markets, Transition & Strategic Partnerships

Iran

  • Oil Prices and Iran Protests: How Could Escalation of Crisis Impact Industry?
  • Oil Rises for a Third Day as Focus Shifts to Iranian Protests

Kuwait

  • Kuwait Oil Company drills 1,337 oil wells in 3 years
  • Kuwait’s $3.3bn gas project expected to be tendered before May

Lebanon

  • TotalEnergies, Eni and QatarEnergy sign Lebanon gas deal
  • TotalEnergies Gets New Block around Lebanon-Israel Border

Oman

  • Oman: 200km dedicated H2 pipeline planned in Al Duqm

Qatar

  • QatarEnergy achieves strategic oil and gas goals in 2025

Saudi Arabia

  • Saipem announces restart of jack-up rig in Saudi Arabia
  • Maaden discovers new gold reserves in 4 key sites in Saudi Arabia
  • Abunayyan Holding, Nextpower complete solar JV formation

United Arab Emirates

  • ADNOC Distribution launches superfast EV charging hub
  • Abu Dhabi’s Dhafrah PV2 Energy prices $870.75mln green bond

Regional

  • Gulf economies set for stronger growth in 2026 as non-oil sectors surge
  • OPEC oil output falls in December on Iran and Venezuela, Reuters survey finds
  • Oil steady, investors weigh Venezuela export resumption versus potential Iran supply disruption
  • Renewables now dominate global sector: Irena Director-Gen
  • Afreximbank backs Levene Energy with $64mln for Axxela deal

Africa

Benin

  • Benin Offshore Oil Production Resumes After Three Decades

Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia, China Deepen Cooperation in Infrastructure, Energy

Guinea

  • Simandou Catalyzes $20B in Investment as Guinea-Conakry Advances its 2040 Development Vision

Libya

  • SLB, NESR and Delta United Group to Power Libya’s Energy Revival at LEES 2026
  • Senior energy sector experts, leaders to attend Libya Energy & Economic Summit

Morocco

  • Prequalification deadline nears for major Morocco power link

Nigeria

  • Nigeria: Chariot, Jinjianqiao Sign MoU for Lithium Offtake, Funding

South Africa

  • Goldman Sachs expects South Africa’s rand to extend gains as conditions improve

Regional

  • 5 Trends Shaping African Energy Investment in 2026
  • Afreximbank backs Levene Energy with $64mln for Axxela deal
  • ACWA Power, AfDB set to fast-track $5bln energy, water projects in Africa

Europe

Germany

  • Germany’s Uniper in long-term pact with AM Green for green ammonia offtake
  • German gas reserves at ‘historic low’ – industry experts

Netherlands

  • Shell plans pilot hydrogen project using start-up’s novel tech
  • Shell hands out more work to Vallourec for subsea oil & gas project

Norway

  • Norway to set out future oil and gas policy in parliament next year
  • Norway to Lay Out Future of Oil and Gas, Drilling, in 2027 Policy Update
  • Norway’s carbon capture industry up and running with room to grow

Russia

  • Russia’s Arctic LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Gains Steam With Rare Winter Double Ship-to-Ship Transfer
  • Rosatom creates first domestic modular inverter for solar batteries

Serbia

  • Serbia’s Pancevo oil refinery to receive 85,000 tons of oil this week

Regional

  • Europe withdraws over 30 bcm of gas from storage since start of heating season

North America

Canada

  • Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend NuVista Shareholders Vote “For” Proposed Ovintiv Transaction
  • PERSPECTIVE: Regime Change in Venezuela Doesn’t Have to Be Bad News for Canadian Energy
  • Enhance Control System Security in Canada’s Energy Facilities with Electro-Mechanical Process Switches
  • REALITY: Ottawa’s ‘Green Economy’ Fails to Produce Promised Economic Benefits

Mexico

  • Repsol working hard to boost Mexico offshore project

United States

  • EQT stock drops as U.S. natural gas prices hit an 11-week low
  • Colder Trends Lift February Gas Futures, but Storage Overhang Caps Upside
  • ‘Mixed’ Year Ahead for Midcon Natural Gas, Oil Investments as Activity Slumps
  • Natural gas price ETF UNG rebounds premarket as colder forecasts lift futures
  • Texas firm turns byproduct gas into power for AI and oilfields in Permian Basin
  • Venture Global shipped 128 LNG cargoes in Q4
  • Venture Global cuts FY 2025 profit guidance on volatile LNG prices
  • FEED gig for LNG project on US Gulf Coast comes KBR’s way
  • ConocoPhillips (COP) Technology Chosen for Texas LNG Project
  • Extension arranged with Samsung Heavy Industries as US LNG project nears FID
  • Intensity, Rainbow Near FID on North Dakota Gas Pipeline
  • WoodMac Sees USA Tight Oil Output Shrinking in 2026
  • Trump Weighs Blocking Exxon’s Return to Venezuela

South America

Brazil

  • Iberdrola Completes Its Biggest Transmission Line in Brazil

Falkland Islands

  • Navitas expanding its oil & gas footprint in Falkland Islands
  • Falkland Islands operator grows its position near Sea Lion

Venezuela

  • Why Venezuela’s Oil Comeback Won’t Move Natural Gas Prices in 2026
  • Companies scramble to secure ships, assemble operations to transfer Venezuelan oil
  • Trading houses beat U.S. majors to first deals for Venezuelan oil
  • Vinot, Trafigura offer Venezuelan oil to Indian, Chinese refiners for March delivery
  • Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has something else America needs

Guyana

  • Guyana’s Local Content Act: What’s Next in 2026

Regional

  • Oil prices hold near five-week high as investors assess impact of events in Iran and Venezuelan
  • Oil steady, investors weigh Venezuela export resumption versus potential Iran supply disruption

Oceania

Australia

  • South Australian councils and community groups receive grants for coastal protection

Global

  • Goldman projects lower oil prices in 2026 as supply swells
  • US judge to weigh Orsted bid to block Trump halt of $5b wind project
  • Trading houses outpace US majors in scramble for Venezuelan oil
  • Predictions for 2026: oil price movements, Venezuela’s crude production and more
  • Report: Renewables Surge, But Job Growth Lags Behind Capacity Expansion (IRENA–ILO reporting)
  • Investor sentiment in oil ‘most bearish in decade’: Saxo Bank
  • OPEC Receives Updated Compensation Plans from 4 Countries
  • Opec+ has kept oil output unchanged amid global oversupply risks
  • Global Renewable Energy Jobs Growth Slows Despite Record Installations: IRENA–ILO Report

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