A fire broke out at the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant in southern Russia after debris from intercepted drones fell onto the facility on May 13, regional authorities said.

Kazakhstan’s Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field has reduced production following a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Orenburg gas processing plant, the field’s operator confirmed on Tuesday.

A large fire has erupted once again at a major gas processing plant in Russia, following a Ukrainian airstrike on Sunday. Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, aiming to cripple the country’s war economy and disrupt fuel supplies to Putin's military.

Kazakhstan has begun constructing a plant in the Atyrau region to fractionate liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Kashagan field, according to the Energy Ministry.

Australia has approved a 40-year extension for the North West Shelf, one of its largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, sparking criticism from Pacific Island nations concerned about escalating climate impacts.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is in talks to acquire a natural gas-fired power plant in Türkiye, according to Bloomberg HT TV.

The reconstruction of the thermal power plant in Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir will result in the savings of 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas, equivalent to the annual production from the Absheron field, Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov said on Monday.

Germany may have to keep its fleet of mothballed coal-fired power plants available for longer than initially expected, as the development of new gas plants falls significantly behind schedule, warns grid operator Amprion GmbH.

Azerbaijan and Serbia explored the possible joint construction of a gas power plant in the Serbian city of Nis.

Currently, Moldova receives gas through transit via Ukraine. If this transit stops on January 1, the country may face a serious gas shortage at the height of the heating season. This would create significant challenges in supplying gas to both the residential sector and the Transnistrian power plant, which is the primary electricity source for Moldova, including Transnistria.