Salma El Wardany

A tank at Saudi Aramco’s Jazan oil refinery appeared to be on fire in satellite images taken after Yemen’s Houthis claimed to attack the plant over the weekend.

Oil traders pored over satellite images that showed smoke appearing at several Saudi oil facilities over the past 48 hours, but the data offered few clues as to whether the kingdom’s energy production had been impacted by recent attacks from Iran-backed militias.

Soaring temperatures in Egypt and peak summer electricity demand have spurred the country’s energy companies to buy prompt deliveries of liquefied natural gas, according to people familiar with the matter.

QatarEnergy has extended force majeure on liquefied natural gas shipments for European and Asian customers, dimming the outlook for global supplies as both regions look to refill fuel inventories ahead of winter.

Libyan protesters briefly cut gas flows to power plants and caused a key oil field to temporarily halt output before operations resumed, as authorities in the OPEC nation wrestle with an electricity crisis.

Pakistan has negotiated with Iran to secure safe passage for at least one Qatari liquefied natural gas shipment, according to people with knowledge of the matter, the latest effort by the South Asian nation to use its diplomatic ties to ease a deepening energy crunch.

Major OPEC+ nations have agreed in principle to another token increase in their production quotas for September, a move that would complete the theoretical revival of supplies halted in 2023 and give them scope to add more barrels once the Middle East war ends.

Moroccan King Mohammed VI said his decision to give US President Donald Trump’s name to a $1 billion highway that crosses into the disputed Western Sahara expresses his “deep appreciation” of the American leader.

Major OPEC+ nations approved the latest small increase to their production quotas, a move that will complete the theoretical revival of supplies halted in 2023 and give them scope to add more barrels once the Middle East war ends.

Libya’s National Oil Corp.’s plans to raise output to 2 million barrels a day by early next decade are on track, after a US-brokered unified budget cleared the path for an investment push.