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MISC Secures Long-Term Charter for Papua New Guinea's First FSO

Feb 19, 2026

Malaysia’s MISC has secured long-term bareboat charter and operations and maintenance contracts with ExxonMobil PNG (EMPNG) for Papua New Guinea’s first floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.The contracts comprise a firm 15-year charter with extension options of up to an additional 15 years. The FSO will be deployed at the Kumul Marine Terminal as part of the Kutubu Pipeline System and will support storage and offloading of liquid hydrocarbons…

ExxonMobil Reviews Gas Mix at Guyana’s Stabroek Block Amid Expansion Plans

Feb 20, 2026

Exxon Mobil is continuing work to determine the size of natural gas resources at Guyana's prolific Stabroek Block, Guyana's energy minister said, as the company pursues broader development of the resource in the South American country.The U…

Op/Ed: Crude Oil's Iran Premium Assumes No Supply Disruption

Feb 19, 2026

The premium currently built into the crude oil price over tensions between the United States and Iran fluctuates according to the daily headlines, but there is an underlying assumption that everything will turn out fine.Global benchmark Brent futures LCOc1 jumped 4…

Staatsolie: Guyana-Suriname Gas Pipeline of ‘High Interest’

Feb 19, 2026

A pipeline between neighbors Guyana and Suriname to transport gas from their offshore projects would be of 'high interest' to increase the availability of the fuel, said on Wednesday the managing director of Suriname's state-run Staatsolie, Annand Jagesar…

Trinidad Hopeful for Offshore Gas Projects with Venezuela

Feb 18, 2026

Trinidad and Tobago's government is optimistic two flagship offshore gas projects with neighboring Venezuela to be operated by Shell, BP and Trinidad's National Gas Company will move forward amid political changes in the OPEC country, the energy minister of the twin-island nation said on Wednesday…

Jumbo Offshore Wraps Up Errea Wittu FPSO Mooring Pre-Lay in Guyana

Feb 13, 2026

Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre-installation activities for the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Uaru Field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.The work, carried out on behalf of MODEC…

US Issues License to Support Oil and Gas Exploration in Venezuela

Feb 11, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a general license to facilitate the exploration and production of oil and gas in Venezuela, a long-awaited step that could help increase output in the country.Washington has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela's energy industry since U…

TotalEnergies Posts 13% Drop in Fourth-Quarter Profit

Feb 11, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies reported a 13% drop in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, slightly missing expectations, as soaring margins on refining fuels and cash from selling stakes in renewable assets failed to offset lower oil and gas prices…

Shell Reserve Decline Raises Need for Deals or Discoveries

Feb 10, 2026

Shell needs an acquisition or exploration breakthrough to make up for an expected production shortage of 350,000-800,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2035 due to maturing fields unable to meet its output targets, the company and analysts say…

ConocoPhillips to Cut Costs as Oil Prices Weigh on Earnings

Feb 05, 2026

ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it aims to cut capital and operating costs by $1 billion in 2026, after the U.S. oil and gas producer missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit due to weaker crude prices.Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 prices averaged at $63…

U.S.-India Trade Pact Could Cut Russian Oil Exports 25%

Feb 03, 2026

'In 2025, India’s oil imports from Russia made up 33% of the country’s total seaborne oil imports and 25% of Russia’s seaborne oil exports. A new trade agreement between the US and India could, according to US President Donald Trump, put an end to that trade…

Kuwait to Tap International Oil Firms for Offshore Fields

Feb 03, 2026

Kuwait's prime minister Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Tuesday that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation plans to invite international oil companies to assist Kuwait Oil Company in developing recently announced offshore oil and gas discoveries…

Hungary’s MOL Forms Strategic Oil Partnership with Libya’s NOC

Feb 02, 2026

MOL Group has entered into a new strategic partnership with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), setting the foundation for cooperation in hydrocarbons exploration, technological innovation and crude trading.The companies signed a memorandum…

US to Ease Venezuela Oil Sanctions to Speed Exports

Jan 28, 2026

U.S. officials are working to issue a general license soon that would lift some sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector, four sources familiar with the preparation said on Tuesday, a shift from a previous plan to grant individual exemptions to…

Libya Inks Long-Term Oil Deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips

Jan 26, 2026

Libya signed a 25-year oil development agreement on Saturday with France's TotalEnergies and U.S.-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than $20 billion in foreign-financed investment, Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said.Signed through Waha Oil Company…

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