oil and gas

Image for French Navy diverts suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker to Marseille-Fos port
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French Navy diverts suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker to Marseille-Fos port

MARSEILLE, France, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The French navy has diverted the "GRINCH" oil tanker it detain...

23rd January, 2026

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Russian oil exports to China surge in January as India, Turkey cut buying, data shows

MOSCOW, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China is set to ramp up imports of Russian oil in January, absorbing barr...

23rd January, 2026

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US, Kazakhstan energy ministries discuss cooperation

ALMATY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's energy ministry said on Friday that it had held talks on ene...

23rd January, 2026

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Oil rises nearly 3% as US sends armada to Iran, slaps new sanctions

By Helen Clark PERTH, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices rebounded on Friday after U.S. President Donald...

23rd January, 2026

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Shell considers exit from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play, sources say

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oil major Shell is considering a sale of its assets in A...

22nd January, 2026

Image for US energy secretary calls for doubling global oil output in Davos
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US energy secretary calls for doubling global oil output in Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The world needs to more than double oil production, U.S. Ener...

22nd January, 2026

Image for Oil slides 2% as Trump tones down threats toward Greenland and Iran
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Oil slides 2% as Trump tones down threats toward Greenland and Iran

BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday after the U.S. president stepped back fr...

22nd January, 2026

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Refining is 'critical infrastructure' for Europe, VaroPreem CEO says at Davos

By Dmitry Zhdannikov DAVOS, Switzerland Jan 21 (Reuters) - Europe must view oil refining infrastruct...

21st January, 2026

Image for Indian refiners shift oil strategy; trim Russian buys and turn to MidEast
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Indian refiners shift oil strategy; trim Russian buys and turn to MidEast

By Nidhi Verma and Siyi Liu NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Indian refiners are redrawing cr...

21st January, 2026

Image for Russia says fire put out at Afipsky oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack
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Russia says fire put out at Afipsky oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone fragments ignited a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery in R...

21st January, 2026

Image for Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports
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Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports

TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices fell on Wednesday as pressure fro...

21st January, 2026

Image for Deal to sell stake in Serbia's NIS to Hungary's MOL would benefit Russia, Lavrov says
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Deal to sell stake in Serbia's NIS to Hungary's MOL would benefit Russia, Lavrov says

MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a deal for Hu...

20th January, 2026