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India's SEBI stalls Inox Clean Energy IPO amid probe
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) put Inox Clean Energy's planned INR100bn (about $1.1bn) initial public offering on hold because of continuing investigations into entities in the parent INOXGFL group.
Indonesia incorporates 7-GW nuclear target to fuel industrial growth
Indonesia is targeting the construction of 7 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity alongside 100 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar energy as part of a national strategy to ensure long-term energy security and support rapid industrial expansion
Indonesia targets 2mn hectare plantation expansion for domestic E20 biofuel mandate
The Indonesian government plans to expand domestic sugarcane and cassava plantation areas to secure feedstock for its incoming E20 biofuel policy, which mandates a 20% bioethanol blend in commercial gasoline
Pakistan extends fuel subsidies to 9mn low-income motorists
Pakistan has given fuel subsidies to more than 9mn low-income people as the war between the US and Iran pushes up energy costs.
TMK says gas rates continue to rise at Gurvantes XXXV pilot well project in Mongolia
TMK Energy (ASX:TMK) on October 6 announced in a stock exchange filing that daily gas production continues to increase at its 100%-owned Gurvantes XXXV Pilot Well Project in Mongolia.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activate mutual defence alliance unveiled two months ago
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan said on October 6 that they had decided to activate their new mutual defence alliance, the Mecca Pact, with Turkish and Pakistani troops to be “rapidly deployed” to the Saudi Kingdom.
Brazil opens new areas for Equatorial Margin exploration
Brazil’s oil regulator ANP has mapped 501 new exploratory blocks across 11 sectors of the Equatorial Margin, expanding the area available for potential oil and gas exploration.
India’s BPCL plans $3bn bond for Brazil oil project
Brazil Congress shift raises Amazon protection concerns
Norway’s Hydro faces up to $210mn cost in Brazil
Norway’s Norsk Hydro expects its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil to face a financial impact of as much as $210mn in the second half of 2026 because of disruptions to contracted natural gas supplies.
Colombia deploys 1,200-strong Urano task force against ELN and fuel theft
Colombia has activated a joint security task force of about 1,200 military and police personnel to combat the ELN and criminal groups involved in fuel theft in the country’s northeast
Petrobras and Ecopetrol complete $1bn Colombian Caribbean gas campaign
Petrobras and Ecopetrol have completed their largest deepwater exploration campaign in Colombia’s Caribbean, spending about $1bn over two and a half years to drill five exploratory wells, including the Sandia-1 gas discovery
Brazil’s Petrobras finds more oil off Amapá
Petrobras has identified another oil-bearing interval in an exploration well off Brazil’s Amapá state, adding to an August discovery in the same block as the state-run producer drills deeper into the Foz do Amazonas Basin.
Brazil’s Petrobras hits $140.55bn record after Amapá find
Petrobras reached a record market value of BRL700bn ($140.55bn) on B3 on September 2, adding BRL20.9bn in a single session after announcing a second oil discovery in the Morpho well off Amapá.
Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia push regional energy links and gas diversification
Serbia to begin work on 145-km gas interconnector with North Macedonia, as neighbours step up efforts to strengthen regional energy security and diversify gas and electricity supply routes.
Namibia says Vitol fuel deal saved up to $43mn as TotalEnergies takes over bulk supply
Namibia’s government estimates that an emergency bulk fuel supply agreement with international trader Vitol avoided between NAD400mn ($24mn) and NAD700mn in additional fuel-import premiums over four months.
Sahara Group expands Ghana LPG hub for regional fuel trade
Sahara Group has commissioned a 6,000-tonne liquefied petroleum gas depot in Ghana, expanding storage capacity as the country strengthens domestic supply and its regional fuel-distribution ambitions.
Colombia electric-car surge puts charging investment in focus
Colombia registered 33,928 new electric vehicles between January and August, up 217.83% from the same period a year earlier, increasing pressure on the country to expand charging infrastructure
Afentra wins Angola approval for Block 3/05 stake increase, second decree pending
Afentra, an oil and gas company focused on mature African assets, said Angola’s petroleum ministry has published the executive decree approving the Block 3/05 part of its acquisition of additional offshore interests from local producer Etu Energias
Liberia’s NOCAL and Nigeria’s LADOL advance Buchanan oil and gas shorebase project
Liberia’s NOCAL and Nigeria’s LADOL have signed a Joint Development Agreement to advance a proposed oil and gas shorebase in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, as Liberia seeks to retain more offshore-services spending at home.
Azerbaijan’s ATEF plans $67mn energy equipment plant in Ukraine
Azerbaijan's ATEF Group plans to invest about UAH3bn ($66.7mn) to build an electrical equipment manufacturing plant in western Ukraine, creating around 500 jobs.
MISC names Th'ailib LNG carrier
Malaysia’s MISC Group has named its latest LNG carrier, Th'ailib, at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.
TotalEnergies confirms that Suriname's landmark GranMorgu project nears 50% completion
Suriname’s highly anticipated GranMorgu oil project has officially reached the halfway mark of its development, with 50% of the planned capital expenditure already incurred, TotalEnergies confirmed.
DRC, Mozambique draw billions for minerals and LNG, despite ranking last in Bloomberg’s Africa risk scorecard
DRC, Zambia, Angola and Mozambique are attracting major mining, transport and LNG investment despite ranking towards the lower end of Bloomberg’s 2026 Africa risk scorecard.
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