Russia’s Pipeline Gas Exports to China Set for 25% Surge in 2025
Russia is expected to deliver 25% higher volumes of natural gas via pipeline to China this year, compared to 2024, an anonymous source with knowledge of the flows told Reuters…
Africa Needs $100 Billion in Refining Investment as Oil Demand Soars
Africa’s crude oil demand is set to more than double to 4.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2050, which will need more than $100 billion in investment in refining…
Indonesia Tenders Eight New Oil and Gas Blocks to Boost Reserves
Oil and gas producer Indonesia has put up for tender eight new blocks to award to companies as Southeast Asia’s biggest economy looks to boost domestic hydrocarbon reserves and production. …
Harbour Energy Enters U.S. Gulf with Strategic $3.2 Billion Acquisition
Harbour Energy has agreed to buy Louisiana-based privately-held LLOG Exploration Company for $3.2 billion in a strategic deal that will establish a foothold for the UK-based oil and gas producer…
USA Pursuit of 3rd Oil Tanker Intensifies Venezuela Blockade
(Update) December 22, 2025, 2:20 PM GMT: Article updated with Venezuela announcing departure of Chevron shipment in fourth paragraph. The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off…
Russian LNG Exports to China Break Record
Russian liquefied natural gas exports to China broke a record set earlier this year, overtaking Australian shipments in November, according to customs data cited by Bloomberg. The data showed that…
Japan Votes to Restart Its Largest Nuclear Power Plant
The Niigata prefecture parliament today voted to restart Japan’s largest nuclear power plant, Kashiwasaki-Kariwa, fourteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster that saw the country shut down 54 reactors. The…
Australia to Mandate LNG Export Curbs to Ensure Local Supply
Australia’s government is set to impose mandates on LNG producers in the country to set aside a certain percentage of their output for the domestic market to avoid shortages, despite…
ADNOC Signs Up To $11B Financing Deal for Hail and Ghasha
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced, in a statement posted on its site recently, the signing of a “landmark structured financing transaction of up to $11 billion … to…
Top webinars of 2025: CO2 supply risks, CCS, and market shifts
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re highlighting the most-attended webinars gasworld.tv has hosted this year. In this three-part series, we will look back at the topics and conversations that…
