India’s finished steel imports fall 11.3% in April as China, Japan shipments slow
India’s finished steel imports fell 11.3% year on year in April to 0.5 million metric tons following a decline in…
Maintenance at Malaysia’s Bintulu complex leads to slowing loadings, exports
Two terminals at Petronas’ Bintulu liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Malaysia are undergoing maintenance, a person with knowledge of…
Turkey’s imports of Urals oil set to rise in May, LSEG data shows
Turkey’s imports of Urals crude are set to rise in May after top Turkish refiner, Tupras, resumed importing Russian crude…
Egypt in talks to buy 40-60 LNG cargoes this year amid energy crunch, sources say
Egypt is in talks with international energy firms and trading houses to buy 40-60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Pertamina expands gasoline sourcing, excludes Singapore from two H2 2025 tenders
Pertamina, the biggest Indonesian state-owned gasoline importer, has broadened the geographical origin for cargoes in its latest second-half 2025 term…
Shell expects more LNG exporters to turn into net importers, drive demand
Energy major Shell SHEL expects several traditional LNG exporter nations to turn into net importers, driving demand for the super…
Venezuela’s state oil firm exporting crude grade previously shipped by Chevron, data shows
Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA has begun exporting a heavy crude oil grade that had been shipped by Chevron since 2022, maritime…
Canada’s crude oil shift to China schools Trump in unintended consequences
If there is a law of unintended consequences, then a good example is how commodity markets are adjusting to both…
South Korea’s KOSPO seeks LNG cargo for July delivery
Korea Southern Power Co (KOSPO) is seeking 3 trillion to 3.6 trillion British thermal units (TBtu), or one cargo, of…
India’s GAIL issues swap tender for two LNG cargoes, sources say
GAIL (India) Ltd GAIL has issued a swap tender, offering two U.S.-loaded liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in exchange for…