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.
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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.
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.
Japan’s leading city gas supplier, Tokyo Gas, plans to allocate more than half of its 350 billion yen ($2.3 billion) overseas investment budget over the coming three years to the United States, CEO Shinichi Sasayama announced in an exclusive interview.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their energy partnership in New Delhi, with Russia pledging steady fuel supplies to India despite U.S. sanctions and tariffs on discounted crude imports.
Saudi Aramco plans to start exporting the first condensate from its massive Jafurah unconventional gas plant in February, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Iran’s heavy crude oil price edged lower in November in line with other grades in the OPEC basket, the group’s latest monthly report showed.
The head of Iran’s parliamentary Energy Committee said diversifying the country’s fuel mix is essential and has been clearly outlined in the Seventh Five-Year Development Plan.
The Turkish Statistical Institute announced that the value of this country’s imports from Iran in the first ten months of 2025 increased by four percent compared to the same period last year, reaching $2.035 billion.
India boosted Russian crude imports to €2.6 billion in November, reinforcing its role as Moscow’s second-largest buyer and channeling discounted oil into rising exports to Australia and sanction-hit Western markets.
Brent crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.70%, to $61.71 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also gained 43 cents, or 0.75%, settling at $58.03 per barrel.
India has unleashed the ORD Act of 2025, a sweeping deregulation drive to cut red tape, attract global investors, and turbocharge upstream oil and gas exploration in one of the world’s fastest-growing energy markets.
The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company said the company has set a new record by producing 722 million cubic meters of rich gas per day from the shared South Pars field — an increase of 6 million cubic meters compared with last winter.
OPEC’s crude oil production fell by 1,000 barrels per day in November, reaching 28.48 million barrels per day, according to the organization’s latest monthly report issued in December 2025.
Brent crude futures tumbled $0.73, or 1.19%, to settle at $61.47 a barrel on Wednesday, extending a slump in global oil markets. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude followed suit, shedding $0.77, or 1.40%, to $57.64 a barrel.
Asian buyers are forcing Venezuelan oil exporters into record discounts amid competition from cheap sanctioned Russian and Iranian crude, while U.S. military activity in the Caribbean heightens risks for shipments from Venezuela’s ports.
Indian refiners, except Reliance Industries, are continuing to purchase discounted non‑sanctioned Russian crude, with four of the seven largest processors involved, and imports expected to persist at reduced levels into next year due to attractive pricing.