Asia

China

• China Reports Record-High LNG Imports from Russia
• China’s 1.8 GW offshore solar project powers ahead

India

• India Cuts Russian Oil, Turns to Trafigura for Iraqi and Omani Crude Imports
• Adani Total Gas Q3FY26 profit rises 11% to ₹159 crore
• HPCL to begin crude processing at Barmer refinery by end of month
• Clean fuels require subsidies and mandates to survive in free market: Trafigura CEO
• PM Modi to virtually inaugurate India Energy Week on Jan 27
• Adani Energy Solutions flat at ₹574 crore in Q3FY26
• India’s power transmission network crosses 5 lakh circuit km
• India’s MRPL scouts for Venezuelan oil as it halts Russian imports
• India’s retreat from Russian oil sends China’s Urals imports to a nearly three-year high

Kazakhstan

• Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports
• Operator of Kazakhstan’s Tengiz field declares force majeure

Pakistan

• Nestle announces $60m additional investment in Pakistan
• China to invest up to $10bn in Pakistan with new agreements
• Pakistan’s Installed Solar PV Capacity Estimated to Exceed 27 GW
• Global Solar Corporate Funding Falls to $22.2bn in 2025 Despite Rise in Deal Activity
• Government Launches Nationwide Electric Vehicle Scheme to Accelerate Clean Mobility
• FBR Uncovers Massive Under-Invoicing in Sindh Solar Imports, Senate Panel Raises Alarm
• PoL imports shrink by 1.26% to $7.98 bln in 1st half
• SOCAR set to finalize investment in Pakistan’s oil sector
• Oilboy EPS inches toward profit
• Nestlé strengthens presence in Pakistan with $60m expansion

Singapore

• Singapore fuel oil stocks at three-month low as exports rise
• Union Maritime welcomes its first LNG and wind-powered LR2 tanker

South Korea

• Alpha Gas inks $500m LNG carrier order at Hanwha Ocean

Uzbekistan

• Masdar announces 1GW renewables project in Uzbekistan

Vietnam

• Higher interest rates set new normal, reshaping winners across Vietnam’s corporate sector

Middle East

Egypt

• Egypt pays off $5bln in dues to foreign oil companies: Madbouly
• China’s Xingfa Group to implement $2bln phosphate project in Egypt
• Halliburton Delivers Strong Q4 2025 Results
• EGPC launches New Platform for Environmental Monitoring
• Valero and Phillips 66 Secure First Venezuelan Crude Cargoes
• EGAS Reviews Exploration Activities with Arcius, ExxonMobil, QatarEnergy
• Alamein Petroleum’s Allocates $26 Million for Investments in FY 2026/27
• Egypt’s Energy Map: Markets, Transition & Strategic Partnerships
• Egypt’s ‘largest of its kind’ OBN program to identify exploration opportunities

Kuwait

• Kuwait awards Doha water complex contract

Qatar

• Chiyoda Wins Feed Work for Qatar’s Third Phase North Field Expansion

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia to build $37m offshore facility at Ras Al-Khair
• Saudi Electricity seals ECA deal for $1.4bln Rabigh 1 power plant expansion
• Mawani to establish offshore structures centre at Ras Al-Khair Port

United Arab Emirates

• ADIB posts record net profit before tax of $2.2bln in 2025, up 18%
• Adnoc awards $942 million offshore contract to McDermott
• McDermott takes on EPCI job at ADNOC’s oil expansion project
• Mohammed bin Rashid launches $3.5bln expansion projects for Dubai Silicon Oasis

Africa

Côte d’Ivoire / West Africa

• Eni to sell 10% stake in Côte d’Ivoire’s Baleine project to Socar
• SOCAR coming aboard Eni’s oil & gas project in West Africa

Libya

• Libya’s Oil & Gas Minister to Detail Production Targets, Investment Plans at LEES 2026
• Eni spuds play opening frontier probe offshore Libya

Nigeria

• Seplat Starts Up ANOH Gas Project in Nigeria
• Future Union Qatar Invests $3B in IESL-Led LNG Project

South Africa

• Neo Energy Secures £8M for South African Beisa Uranium Project
• South Africa pushes for renewable energy investment

Zimbabwe

• Caledonia to Invest $132M in Zimbabwe’s Bilboes Gold Mine

Regional

• ACG, AfDB Adopt Joint Declaration to Deepen African Investment
• Why Africa matters to US strategic supply chains
• Africa’s Generator Economy: The Hidden Market Powering Cities
• SOCAR Ventures into Africa through Baleine Deal with Eni

Europe

France

• France Seizes Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Mediterranean Sea
• CMA CGM’s fleet grows to 400 owned vessels as first of six methanol container ships comes in

Germany

• EU powerhouse now almost totally dependent on American gas – analysis

Norway

• Seatrium files arbitration claim against Aibel over offshore platform dispute
• Harbour beats free cash guidance despite lower oil prices
• Allseas’ newbuild heavy transport vessel to sport Wärtsilä’s ‘future-proof’ engines

Russia

• Output growth stalls at Russian gas producer

Spain

• Venture Global Surges After Arbitration Win Against Repsol
• Spanish scale-up enters Norway, brings its ammonia-to-hydrogen technology

United Kingdom

• FPSO departure date confirmed for UK oilfield
• Reviving the ‘Golden Era’: How the new UK-China partnership seeks to strengthen bilateral economic ties

North America

Canada

• Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG and BC Hydro ink deal, moving project to next step
• New transmission line will help boost major LNG project in northwest B.C.
• Natural Gas Development Potential in Quebec – Resources, Challenges, and Current Supply Dynamics
• Westgate Energy Provides Operational Update
• Obsidian Energy Announces 2026 Guidance and Provides an Operational Update
• BW Offshore tests market with Bay du Nord FPSO module inquiry
• Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project in N.L. Still Unclear as Equinor Delays Deadline
• Atlantic Hydrogen Firms Welcome $200M in German Investment for Canadian Exports

United States

• Natural Gas Prices Soar as Winter Storm Is Set to Drop Snow, Ice Across US
• Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply
• Kinder Morgan beats quarterly profit estimates on strong natgas demand
• U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge 45% in Two Days Due to Arctic Cold
• Venture Global Stock Rips Higher After Repsol Legal Win
• U.S. Natural Gas Surges Amid Freezing Conditions
• Natural gas prices jump ahead of major winter storm
• US forces seize a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker
• TMC picks up work for SBM Offshore’s North America-bound FSO
• US Energy Secretary Calls for Doubling Global Oil Output in Davos

South America

Brazil

• Petrobras prepares for FPSO boom with $2 billion pipelay vessels tender

Venezuela

• Venezuelan oil exports under supply deal with US progressing slowly
• Venezuela oil output can rise 30% in near-term, US energy secretary tells executives
• US forces seize a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker
• Trump in control of Venezuela oil funds
• Venezuela’s oil revival faces invisible challenge
• Valero and Phillips 66 strike early Venezuelan crude purchases under US oil deal

Oceania

Australia

• Australia’s Santos loads first Barossa LNG cargo
• Australia’s Santos forecasts higher 2026 production as Barossa, Pikka projects ramp up
• First LNG cargo from giant Australian gas project getting ready for trip to Japan
• TGS on duty offshore Australia
• Santos expects first Barossa LNG cargo soon despite FPSO woes
• Santos Expects to Exceed 100 MMboe in 2026

New Zealand

• Port of Tauranga submits new fast-track application for Stella Passage expansion

Global

• IEA Raises Forecast of Global Oil Demand Growth in 2026
• Global LNG supply set to jump in 2026, limiting prices and spurring demand
• LNG Supply Expansion from 2026 Poised to Temper Natural Gas Prices and Support Demand
• Global LNG Supply Surge Threatens Near-Term Price Slump
• The Great Rebalancing: Massive 2026 LNG Supply Surge Ends Years of Energy Scarcity
• IEA flags oil market buffer
• World Oil Market Faces Significant Surplus in First Quarter, IEA says
• Aramco chief says oil glut fears are overblown as demand stays strong
• Valero and Phillips 66 Secure First Venezuelan Crude Cargoes
• Santos sees output boost as Darwin LNG resumes and Pikka project advances
• CMA CGM takes delivery of new methanol-powered containership
• Global Solar Corporate Funding Falls to $22.2bn in 2025 Despite Rise in Deal Activity