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India buys first Iran LPG cargo in years after US eases sanctions, sources say

Reuters | March 25, 2026 | Energy

India has bought its first cargo of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas in years after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on Tehran's oil and refined fuels, LSG trade flows and three industry sources said.

TotalEnergies abandons US offshore wind, will invest $1 billion in fossil fuel projects

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Energy

The United States and French energy major TotalEnergies said on Monday they would redirect nearly $1 billion from offshore wind leases to U.S. oil and natural gas production.

Middle East conflict to have limited near-term impact on Southeast Asia power markets

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Energy

Southeast Asia’s power markets are showing resilience to the ongoing Middle East conflict, but the crisis is reinforcing energy security as a central pillar of long-term power planning across the region.

EIA releases new international consumption data sorted by end-use sector and fuel

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Energy

We have released a new international dataset containing end-use consumption data for most countries of the world, with annual data through 2023.

EU delays April 15 proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Energy

The European Commission will no longer submit a legal proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports over Moscow's war in Ukraine on April 15 as previously planned, an updated EU legislative agenda showed on Tuesday.

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Reuters | March 24, 2026

California sues US Dept of Energy over Sable oil pipeline restart

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday he has sued the U.S. Department of Energy to stop it from using a Cold War-era law to restart the long-disputed Sable Offshore pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform to California refineries.

Valero shuts Texas refinery after explosion rocks diesel unit, sources say

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Energy | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Valero Energy Corp has shut its 380,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, following an explosion and fire at a diesel hydrotreater unit, people familiar with the plant operations said on Monday.

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Reuters | March 23, 2026

Oil prices have not climbed enough to cause demand destruction, US energy secretary says

Global oil prices have not climbed enough to cause demand destruction, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, even as markets continued to gyrate and global oil prices remained near $100 a barrel due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Zephyr Marine Services signals new era for Namibian oil services

AJOT Newsroom | March 23, 2026 | Energy | Conventional

Namibia’s rapidly expanding offshore energy sector has gained a critical new enabler with the launch of Zephyr Marine Services Pty Ltd.

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Reuters | March 22, 2026

Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum

Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbours in retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with a threat delivered a day earlier to hit Iran's electricity grid in 48 hours, escalating the three-week-old war.

US, TotalEnergies to shift $1 billion from wind to oil and gas

Reuters | March 22, 2026 | Energy

The United States and French energy major TotalEnergies announced on Monday they would redirect nearly $1 billion from offshore wind leases to U.S. oil and natural gas production.

BAR Technology warns fuel strategy has shifted from decarbonization to commercial survival

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2026 | Energy

A combination of infrastructure disruption, geopolitical risk and persistent uncertainty around key maritime corridors is exposing the fragility of single-fuel strategies.

Today in energy: Wind and solar generated a record 17% of U.S. electricity in 2025

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2026 | Energy

Over the past 20 years, electricity from wind power and utility-scale solar power has increased to 17% of generation in the United States compared to less than 1% in 2005.

Oil up despite efforts by US, allies to boost supply, unchoke Strait of Hormuz

Reuters | March 20, 2026 | Energy

Oil prices gained on Friday despite leading European nations, Japan and Canada offering to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the

Today in energy: U.S. exports of LNG to the Caribbean near record highs in 2025

AJOT Newsroom | March 19, 2026 | Energy

The United States exported approximately 0.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to destinations in the Caribbean in 2025, the second-highest volume since the first LNG cargo departed Sabine Pass in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s LNG Exports and Re-Exports Details.

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