China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has appointed Huang Yongzhang as Chief Executive Officer, alongside several other senior leadership roles within the company.Yongzhang has been named Vice Chairman…
QatarEnergy has confirmed that missile attacks on its Ras Laffan Industrial City have reduced the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity by about 17% and could result in around $20 billion in annual revenue losses.The strikes…
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser has cancelled his planned appearance at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston to remain in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran conflict, an industry source told Reuters.Nasser, who has been CEO of the world's top oil exporter for more than a decade…
The Board of Woodside Energy has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Westcott as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.Westcott, who has served as Woodside Acting CEO since the departure of Meg O’Neill in December 2025, has a proven track record…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has appointed Samir Ali as its new chief executive officer (CEO).Effective immediately, Samir Ali will step up from its Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) position to its new role, succeeding Simon Johnson…
The CEO of Norway's state-controlled company Equinor said that the company does not have any spare capacity to increase its oil and gas output due to Middle East supply shortages.'Our focus today is on making sure we are seen as a reliable supplier…
U.S subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector KOIL Energy has secured a contract from an international oil company to perform load out, transit, installation monitoring, and pre-commissioning services for an offshore development in West Africa…
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday agreed to release a record 400 million barrels of oil from strategic stockpiles to combat a spike in global crude prices since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, with the U.S. contributing the bulk of the supply…
MidOcean Energy, an LNG company backed by U.S. energy-focused private equity firm EIG, has agreed to acquire additional Australian liquefied natural gas project stakes from Japan’s JERA, the companies said on Thursday.The transaction covers JERA’s 0…
Vestas has received a firm order to supply turbines for the 1.38 GW Vanguard East offshore wind project in the United Kingdom, developed by RWE.The order follows confirmation of the Vanguard West project last month and further advances the UK’s…
Exxon Mobil has evacuated non-essential employees from its operations in the Middle East, CEO Darren Woods said in an interview on Tuesday, as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran continues.Some operations have been scaled back to manage oil inventory…
Saudi Arabia's Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, said on Tuesday there would be 'catastrophic consequences' for the world's oil markets if the Iran war continues to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.Oil shipments have been largely blocked from traversing through the shipping artery…
Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Manora field in the Gulf of Thailand, bringing three new wells online and increasing oil production from the asset.The campaign was carried out from the Manora A platform on Block G1/48…
SFL Corporation has signed a drilling contract in Canada with an unnamed multinational oil and gas company for the harsh environment semi-submersible rig Hercules, which is managed by Odfjell Drilling.The estimated contract value is approximately $170 million for the minimum term of 400 days…
Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has lined up several new acquisition campaigns for its Ramform Vanguard seismic vessel during the upcoming European summer season.Following its winter-stack period, the vessel is slated to start the campaign in mid-March with an oil and gas site survey…