Discounts, bartering and smuggling are among the tactics Iran may lean on to keep almost 800,000 barrels a day of its oil exports flowing after U.S. sanctions resume in November.   Read Article    +

Indonesia is pushing to nationalise more of its oil and gas assets as it tries to reduce imports and boost government revenue amid emerging market turbulence that has staggered Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.   Read Article    +

Oil prices rose on Friday, supported by signs that U.S. sanctions on Iran are already reducing global crude supply.   Read Article    +

Iran’s own fleet of tankers may provide a lifeline for its crude and condensate exports that’ll be slashed as U.S. sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation take hold.   Read Article    +

China National Petroleum Corporation’s role as a possible lead operator in a $4.8 billion Iran gas project is “uncertain” following the exit of co-investor French oil major Total due to US sanctions against Tehran.   Read Article    +

Oil’s rebound from the biggest price crash in a generation is sparking another revival: the use of cheaper, dirtier fuel in Southeast Asia’s two most-populous nations.   Read Article    +

Demand for high sulfur marine fuels is likely to see a smaller drop than previously expected by 2020, said consultancy FGE, as changing attitudes to sulfur-stripping technologies from large shippers alter the outlook for use of the fuels...  +

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is seeking to directly import liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time, as part of a government plan to boost competition in the power sector.   Read Article    +

Oil demand from Asia’s biggest importers, China and India, is growing more slowly than expected, exposing weakness in two of the world’s largest economies and eroding a key pillar of global petroleum prices amid trade tensions.   Read ...  +

Where German drivers of diesel cars see a problem, consumers in Italy and Austria see an opportunity.   Read Article    +