Canadians strongly back expanding oil and gas development amid U.S. trade tensions, but most prefer increasing capacity on existing infrastructure over building new pipelines.
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India is rapidly emerging as the world’s leading driver of oil demand growth, outpacing China and fueling a major shift in global energy dynamics through 2030 and beyond.
Iran and Belarus held the third virtual meeting of their joint oil industry working group to review progress and explore new opportunities for cooperation, focusing on implementing the bilateral oil memorandum of understanding between Iran’s Oil Ministry and Belarus’ Belneftekhim petrochemical association.
Iran’s National Iranian Gas Company expects household, commercial and small industrial gas consumption to reach about 650 million cubic meters by the end of the week, an official said Thursday, citing colder-than-average weather.
Brent crude oil futures rose by 42 cents, equivalent to 0.7 percent, reaching $60.10 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures increased by 44 cents, equivalent to 0.79 percent, reaching $56.38 per barrel.
Asia’s purchases of U.S. crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal are set to fall this year, defying President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs and trade deals to ramp up American energy exports.
A growing fleet of tankers carrying Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil has accumulated off China’s eastern coast, following a sharp reduction in purchases by India—the grade’s largest buyer—due to Western sanctions.
Iran is accelerating refinery upgrade projects under its Seventh National Development Plan, concentrating resources and management on three national priority initiatives, according to NIORDC’s chief.
Cumulative oil production from the Sepehr and Jofeir oil fields has surpassed 34.5 million barrels, according to a report presented at the 24th meeting of the Joint Management Committee for the fields’ development and production increase plan.
Brent crude oil futures rose by 79 cents (1.3 percent) to $59.71 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures increased by 77 cents (1.4 percent) to $56.04 per barrel.
TotalEnergies has agreed to sell an indirect interest of approximately 10% in Malaysia’s offshore Block SK408 to Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP for an undisclosed sum, the French energy major announced on Tuesday.
Nigeria earned about ₦12.81 trillion from crude oil exports in Q3 2025, representing 56.14% of total exports and highlighting a recovery in oil revenues.
The chief executive of Shazand Oil Refining Company said liquefied petroleum gas flaring has stopped at the facility, marking the first time in a year that no LPG was burned and all output was sold.
The managing director of Iran’s Central Oil Fields Company said sweet gas produced at the Cheshmeh Khosh gas refinery and the NGL 3100 plant has been successfully injected into the country’s national gas pipeline.
Brent crude futures dropped 35 cents (0.6%) to $60.21 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 30 cents (0.5%) to $56.52 per barrel.
Canada’s Imperial Oil plans to boost 2026 capital spending to C$2.0–2.2 billion and raise output to 441,000–460,000 boepd, prioritizing oil sands projects at Kearl and Cold Lake to cut costs and strengthen cash flow amid weaker oil prices.
India’s Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that ONGC will soon begin production at West Bengal’s Ashoknagar oil field after resolving regulatory issues, with ₹1,000 crore invested since its 2018 discovery and land provided on a nominal lease.
The project manager for the Phase 13 development at the South Pars gas field said drilling has been completed and a new well brought online, increasing the field’s daily gas production capacity by 1.7 million cubic meters.
The head of the National Iranian Gas Company said gas deliveries to the petrochemical industry rose 19.4% above the company’s commitments despite the onset of colder weather this fall.
Brent crude oil futures rose 30 cents (0.49%) to $61.42 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also gained 28 cents (0.49%) to $57.72.