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Israel's expansion of its 'security buffer zone' into Lebanese waters raises concerns about a plot to seize the country's potential oil and gas resources. Experts say the new zone violates the 2022 maritime agreement and absorbs Lebanon's Qana gas project, while Lebanon considers diplomatic and legal responses.
Iran has restarted gas production at three undamaged offshore platforms in the South Pars field after Israeli airstrikes in March, the Pars Oil and Gas Company said. The moves are part of Iran’s effort to rebuild targeted energy infrastructure, though exports remain hindered by U.S. sanctions.
At the Russia-China summit this week, Presidents Putin and Xi discussed the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, a 2,600 km gas line via Mongolia. While route and construction plans are agreed, pricing remains a key sticking point. The project would help Russia offset lost European gas revenues and give China a more secure energy source.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a strike on gas facilities in Russia's Orenburg region, over 1,500 kilometers from the border, as retaliation for a Russian attack that killed six in Dnipropetrovsk. The attack came hours after a U.S.-mediated three-day ceasefire expired, with Moscow refusing to extend it.
Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian gas facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv killed five people and wounded 37, cutting supply to nearly 3,500 homes. The attacks occurred after both sides announced unilateral ceasefires. Ukraine also struck a major Russian oil refinery, causing a fire but no casualties.
Russia's ambassador to North Macedonia says the country has reduced Russian gas imports since 2022 for political reasons despite negative economic consequences. The share of Russian gas in the market fell from 99% in 2021 to 47% in 2025.
