Brent crude futures dropped 67 cents (about 1%) on Monday to settle at $67.38 per barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell 61 cents (1%) to $62.94 per barrel.
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New Zealand has shortlisted contractors to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility to boost energy security, provide a reliable backup power source and support economic growth, Energy Minister Simon Watts said on Monday.
Indian Oil Corp bought six million barrels of crude from West Africa and the Middle East, traders said, as the Asian country steered clear of Russian oil in New Delhi's push for a trade deal with Washington.
Reviving compressed natural gas capacity, one of the 14th administration’s top priorities, has entered the operational phase over the past year through a series of measures, including the launch of a free vehicle conversion program, construction of new CNG stations and increased factory production of dual-fuel vehicles. The initiative has gained urgency as gasoline consumption has outpaced production and much of the country’s CNG capacity has gone unused.
The Tous gas field development project, aimed at strengthening the stability of the gas supply network in Iran’s northeast and supplying feedstock to the Shahid Hashemi-Nejad Gas Refinery in Sarakhs, was officially inaugurated by presidential order via videoconference.
German energy giant RWE on Friday agreed to explore sourcing liquefied natural gas from the United Arab Emirates’ ADNOC, as Europe looks to diversify its energy supply away from the United States.
Indian refiners are avoiding Russian oil purchases for delivery in April and are expected to stay away from such trades for longer, refining and trade sources said, a move that could help New Delhi seal a trade pact with Washington.
Iran’s oil industry has set new records in production, exports and capacity development over the past 18 months, despite continued sanctions and external constraints.
The flare gas recovery project in the Aghajari oilfield has progressed more than 60%, with plans to virtually eliminate routine flaring in the area by the end of the Iranian year 1407 (March 2029), according to the head of the Aghajari Oil and Gas Production Company.
The European Union’s energy chief said the bloc is growing increasingly concerned about its dependence on US liquefied natural gas, particularly in the wake of President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland.
US President Donald Trump has removed the 25 per cent tariffs it imposed on India for purchasing Russian oil, citing that the country has undertaken "significant steps" and New Delhi has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing oil from Moscow.
The CEO of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Complementary Industries Investment and Development Group (Petrol) said the transfer of arbitration over utility service pricing to the National Petrochemical Company marks a starting point for broader use of specialized arbitration mechanisms in the petrochemical industry.
Brent crude futures fell 5 cents (0.1%) to $67.50 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also declined 11 cents (0.2%) to $63.18 per barrel.
Reliance Industries has partially unloaded a cargo of jet fuel in Italy. This is India's first export to the region since the EU ban on petroleum products derived from Russian oil came into effect on January 21, according to shipowners' data and trading sources, Reuters reports.
Iran’s South Pars gas field has set nine production records over the past two years, with daily output reaching a new high of 727 million cubic meters, underscoring the field’s central role in meeting the country’s energy demand.
Iran’s Persian Gulf oil pipelines region recorded a 13 percent rise in oil product transfers in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (late March, 2025-late January, 2026) compared with the same period last year, the regional director said.
Brent crude futures fell by 86 cents (equivalent to a 1.2% decrease) to $68.6 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped by 82 cents (about a 1.3% decrease) to $64.32.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India’s leading state-owned refiner, reported a dramatic more than four-fold increase in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, driven by significantly improved refining margins amid a sharp drop in global crude oil prices.
head of Iran’s Oil Pipelines and Telecommunications Company said the country has added about 1,000 kilometers of new pipelines, bringing the total length of its crude oil and petroleum product pipeline network to 15,000 kilometers.
Brent crude futures rose 46 cents (0.7%) to $67.79 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 52 cents (0.8%) to $63.73.