Keywords: Energy security


India begins diesel supply to Bangladesh amid Middle East energy tensions

India has begun supplying diesel to Bangladesh through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline (BIFP), as global energy markets face uncertainty linked to rising tensions in the Middle East. According to media reports, approximately 5,000 metric tons of diesel were pumped from the Numaligarh Refinery......

Japan prepares national oil reserve amid Iran crisis

Tokyo has reportedly instructed a national oil reserve facility to prepare for a possible release of crude oil due to disruptions in Middle Eastern supplies, a Japanese lawmaker said on Sunday. The move comes as tensions in Iran have affected global energy flows. Japan relies on the Middle East for......

Kuwait reduces oil production as precaution amid Iran tensions

Kuwait has implemented a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining throughput amid ongoing tensions with Iran, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced on Saturday. The move follows recent Iranian attacks against Kuwaiti territory and concerns over safe passage of ships through......

Italy plans air defense aid for Gulf states after Iranian strikes

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Rome intends to provide air defense assistance to Gulf states affected by Iranian retaliatory strikes, joining the United Kingdom, France and Germany in pledging military support to the region. Speaking to Italian radio station RTL 102.5 on March 5, Meloni......

Asian nations rush to evacuate citizens and safeguard oil supplies amid Middle East conflict

Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are accelerating evacuation plans and reinforcing energy security measures as escalating hostilities in the Middle East disrupt global oil flows and unsettle financial markets. Countries including China, India, Pakistan and Australia have mobilized diplomatic......

Germany places Rosneft units under trusteeship to manage local assets

The German government has put the country’s units of Russian oil giant Rosneft under a trusteeship to secure long-term oversight of its local assets, the economy ministry announced on Saturday. The move affects Rosneft Deutschland (RDG) and RN Refining & Marketing (RNRM), including a stake......

Hungary strengthens energy security amid Ukraine tensions

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday that the country is taking measures to protect its energy infrastructure amid rising tensions with Ukraine. Orban claimed that Ukraine might be planning steps to disrupt Hungary’s energy system and ordered the deployment of soldiers......

Orban links support for Ukraine to Druzhba oil transit dispute

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that Budapest will not back further European Union decisions favorable to Ukraine until oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary resumes. In a letter addressed to António Costa, president of the European Council, Orbán......

Aliyev hails US-Azerbaijan strategic partnership charter as ‘historic’ milestone

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described the recently signed US-Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership Charter as a “historic” step forward, following high-level talks with US Vice President JD Vance in Baku on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting focused on Azerbaijan’s new digital development......