December 18, 2025 The abrupt resignation of Nigeria’s top petroleum regulator shortly after the launch of one of the country’s largest oil block auctions in years has sparked fresh concerns. Gbenga Komolage, head of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, and Farouk Ahmed, head of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, have both resigned. Their […]Read More

December 18, 2025 Norway ramped up its pipeline gas exports, Qatar raised its LNG supply, and the United States saw LNG exports hit a record high in October, just as demand in the northern hemisphere started to grow with the fall in temperatures.  Global gas demand jumped by 12 bcm in October compared to September, […]Read More

December 17, 2025 Oil prices should improve next year, driven by healthy demand, TotalEnergies’ chief executive Patrick Pouyanne told Bloomberg, noting that a supply response from OPEC will also likely contribute to the rebalancing of oil markets. “Demand continues to grow,” Pouyanne said. “I trust also OPEC countries to manage the situation” in case oil prices fall […]Read More