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Uzbekistan’s 7M industrial production up 8% though gas output falls 15%
Uzbekistan’s industrial production rose 7.9% y/y in January-July, despite a continued decline in natural gas and oil output. Manufacturing and vehicle production helped drive overall growth.
Erdogan provides Saudis with €47.50/MWh price guarantee for 2-GW of solar
Deal also includes zero-cost land, tax exemptions and offtake assurances.
Egypt considers leasing second floating LNG storage unit to secure gas buffer
Egypt is evaluating chartering a second floating storage unit (FSU) with a capacity of 150,000 cubic metres in September 2026 to build an emergency natural gas buffer and hedge against delivery delays or potential declines in Israeli pipeline imports
Indonesia’s Pertamina seeks floating rig for East Natuna drilling
Indonesia’s Pertamina East Natuna has opened a tender for a floating drilling rig for exploration work at its East Natuna acreage.
Wildfires threaten Tangguh LNG and Indonesian oil and gas operations
Forest fires have spread close to BP’s Tangguh LNG complex and several other oil and gas operations in eastern Indonesia, prompting increased firefighting efforts, although production has largely continued without disruption.
Oman oil production jumps 11.3% as exports reach 181.9 mn barrels
Oman’s oil production rose 11.3% year on year in the first seven months of 2026, while crude exports climbed to nearly 182 mn barrels amid a sharp increase in average oil prices, Oman News Agency (ONA) reported on Sept 1.
Petron partially restarts Port Dickson refinery in Malaysia
Petron Malaysia has resumed limited operations at its Port Dickson oil refinery while work continues to replace a product jetty damaged last year.
Malaysia’s Petronas sanctions long-delayed Limbayong oil and gas project
Malaysia’s Petronas has taken a final investment decision on the Limbayong deepwater oil and gas development offshore Sabah, reviving a project that has faced repeated delays over the past several years.
Turkmenistan starts plugging its methane mega-leaks
Turkmenistan has sealed eight methane mega-leaks after UN satellite alerts, the first documented repairs by a state long ranked the world's worst for super-emitting leaks from oil and gas facilities.
India’s ONGC plans $10.5bn deepwater exploration push
India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. plans to invest around INR1 trillion ($10.5bn) in deepwaterexploration over the next five years, as it searches for large discoveries capable of reversing a long-running production decline.
Asian spot LNG prices hit five-month high on Hormuz disruption
Asian spot LNG prices climbed to their highest level in five months on September 1, as buyers sought replacement cargoes amid continued disruption to Qatari supply and renewed tensions between the US and Iran.
New Zealand cancels planned 2027 fuel tax increase
New Zealand’s government has cancelled a planned 12-cent-per-litre increase in fuel excise from the start of 2027, citing cost-of-living pressures and recent uncertainty in the Middle East.
Jadestone advances restart plans for Stag and CWLH oilfields in Australia
Singapore-based Jadestone Energy has advanced plans to restart production at its Stag and CWLH oilfields offshore Australia after outages at the two assets weighed on output in the first half of the year.
New Zealand’s Channel lifts Marsden Point fuel storage by 40%
New Zealand’s Channel Infrastructure has increased operational jet fuel and diesel storage at its Marsden Point terminal by around 40%, as the company expands the former refinery’s role in the country’s fuel supply system.
Western Australia pushes for federal gas reservation exemption
Western Australia is pushing to secure an exemption from Australia’s planned national gas reservation scheme, arguing that the state’s existing policy already ensures sufficient supply for the domestic market.
Chevron warns environmental challenge could cause delays to Australia's Gorgon LNG project
US oil major Chevron has warned that a legal challenge against environmental approval for infrastructure supporting its Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia could cost the company around A$40mn per month if key works are delayed.
Australia's West Erregulla gas field makes breakthrough in finding route to market
Australia’s Strike Energy and Hancock Energy have agreed a development and processing framework for the West Erregulla gas field in Western Australia, resolving a long-running uncertainty over how the resource will be brought to market.
Australia's Beetaloo basin sees first gas production
First gas has flowed from Tamboran Resources and Daly Waters Energy’s Shenandoah South pilot project in Australia’s Beetaloo basin, marking the start of commissioning ahead of commercial sales to the Northern Territory.
Grenergy files $520mn solar-plus-storage project for Chile's Antofagasta region
Grenergy Renovables, through subsidiary Solar Antofagasta, has submitted an environmental impact statement (DIA) to Chile's Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA) for the Antofagasta 1 photovoltaic park.
Bolivia bets $6.4mn on new gas well as Paz pushes to revive energy sovereignty
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira inaugurated the Junín-9D gas well in Santa Rosa del Sara, Santa Cruz department, marking a $6.4mn investment aimed at reviving hydrocarbon exploration and reversing two decades of declining domestic production.
Bolivia's Paz defends fuel subsidy cuts as government inaugurates $6.4mn gas well
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira defended the elimination of fuel subsidies as a response to the country's energy crisis while inaugurating drilling at a gas well in Santa Rosa del Sara, Santa Cruz department, on August 28.
Pemex's debt reduction traced entirely to government capital injections, analysis finds
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has only reduced its financial debt because of direct capital transfers from Mexico's federal government, according to an analysis by the Observatorio Ciudadano de la Energía.
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