On Sept. 24, 2026 in New York during the UN General Assembly, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met Bulgarian President Yotova. Han said China and Bulgaria will deepen high-level exchanges and political trust, safeguard each other’s core interests, and advance pragmatic cooperation in agriculture, information and communications, and auto-parts manufacturing; China also offered to expand youth, education and cultural-tourism exchanges and strengthen multilateral coordination.

Initial loading plans show Nigeria's four main crude grades are set to export an average of 874,000 bpd in November, down from 932,000 bpd in October.

Sept 23, Beijing — The eighth China‑OPEC high‑level dialogue was held, co‑chaired by National Energy Administration director Wang Hongzhi and OPEC Secretary‑General Haitham Al Ghais. Officials exchanged views on the global energy market, the energy transition and deeper cooperation, and reported broad consensus. Wang said China regards OPEC as an important partner in global energy governance and is willing to continue cooperation to deepen oil and gas policy coordination, strengthen energy‑transition collaboration, jointly engage in changes to global energy governance and help safeguard the long‑term healthy, stable development of global energy markets.