China’s General Administration Customs data announced that the Imports of crude oil has risen to 11.04 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) during November, compared to 10.02 mmbbl/d in October.

China’s state-run oil and gas company, Sinopec, has announced that it plans to produce more than 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2020.

Oman’s natural gas production and imports surged by 0.08% year-on-year (YoY) at the end of November 2019. The country's natural gas production and imports reached around 42.194 billion cubic meters (bcm).

Dolphinus Holdings and TAQA Arabia have requested licenses from the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to import natural gas for private sector in Egypt.