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US Gulf Oil Production Cut by 63% as Hurricane Nears

Oct 09, 2026

US producers in the Gulf of Mexico shut in about 1.3 million barrels per day of oil production and 1.1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas as Hurricane Isaias blew through the corridor ahead of an expected landfall somewhere between southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle later this week.The shut-ins represent roughly 63% and 57% of US oil and natural gas production in the Gulf, respectively…

Venezuela's Oil Revival Spurs Hiring Push by Global Service Giants

Oct 20, 2026

Oilfield service companies including Weatherford International, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB are advertising dozens of jobs in Venezuela, according to company websites, an early sign that a Washington-backed plan to rebuild the country's energy industry is gaining traction…

Norway Misses September Oil and Gas Production Forecast

Oct 20, 2026

Norway's combined oil and gas production missed an official forecast by 4% in September, data from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) showed on Tuesday.Oil production was slightly ahead of projections while natural gas was lagging, the data showed…

Venezuela Eyes $76B Oil Investment Boom Under US Agreements

Oct 19, 2026

Venezuela expects nearly $76 billion in oil investment over the next five years under recently signed agreements, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday, adding that a bilateral accord with the US includes plans to drill 250 rigs…

Angola Plans Faster Oil and Gas Licensing to Boost Investment

Oct 15, 2026

Angola intends to implement faster exploration concessions from next year as part of a new long-term hydrocarbon strategy that aims to attract investment and stimulate oil and gas production, a senior government official said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Cape Town…

Oil Markets Brace for Years of High Prices as Iran War Drags On

Oct 15, 2026

Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a long-term bearish trend. But traders are now betting that oil prices will remain elevated through 2028, forcing a rethink of the global inflation outlook.Eight months into the war…

Iran War Drives Quarterly Profit Windfall for TotalEnergies

Oct 15, 2026

TotalEnergies expects its refining margins to have nearly quadrupled in the third quarter compared to last year, as the Iran war continues to lift energy prices and boost profits for oil majors, the French company said in a trading update on Thursday…

Guyana Weighs LNG Project Cuts as ExxonMobil Prioritizes Oil Output

Oct 14, 2026

ExxonMobil has told Guyana it will need more offshore gas to maximize oil production than the government had expected, potentially leaving less for liquefied natural gas production and exports, two people close to the talks said.Guyanese officials…

EU Weighs New Tax on Oil and Gas Windfall Profits as Prices Surge

Oct 13, 2026

The European Union is examining a bloc-wide windfall profit tax on oil and gas companies, the EU's tax chief told Reuters on Monday, as governments scramble for funds to help citizens with soaring energy bills.Oil and gas companies have reaped bumper profits this year…

Oil Caught Between Trump's Russia Supply Push and Middle East Risks

Oct 12, 2026

Oil prices oscillated on Monday as the market considered possible further supplies after US President Donald Trump hailed fresh Russian diesel exports against supply-constricting signals after major attacks on Saudi Arabia.Retracing earlier losses…

Lamprell Picks IMI for Offshore Platforms and Jackets Fabrication

Oct 08, 2026

Lamprell has signed an agreement with International Maritime Industries (IMI) to fabricate several offshore structures, including a production platform and jackets, at IMI's Ras Al-Khair facility in Saudi Arabia.The fabrication work forms part of an offshore engineering…

Oil Stabilizes as IEA Moves to Speed Up Emergency Stock Releases

Oct 08, 2026

Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday following a choppy session after the International Energy Agency agreed to speed up a release of oil stocks and prioritize diesel in a bid to curb record-high fuel prices as the Iran war squeezes global supplies…

Chevron, EGAS Ink $88M Mediterranean Oil and Gas Exploration Deal

Oct 07, 2026

Chevron and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have signed an agreement covering at least $88 million of investment in natural gas and crude oil exploration and production in the Lotus offshore area in the Mediterranean Sea.The…

Oil Climbs on US Storm Threat, Saudi Attack Risks

Oct 07, 2026

Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.Brent futures LCOc1 rose 81 cents…

Oil Industry Braces for Years of Market Disruption

Oct 06, 2026

Shipping bottlenecks, deep cuts in refinery output and inventory draws that could take years to replace will keep global oil prices high beyond this year, industry executives said at a conference in London on Monday.Following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran at the end of February…

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