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Shell Takes FID to Double LNG Canada Capacity

Sep 29, 2026

Shell Canada Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) on LNG Canada Phase 2, an expansion that will double the Kitimat facility's production capacity to 28 million tonnes per annum.Phase 2 will add two LNG processing trains to the existing facility in British Columbia…

Oil Rises for Second Day as Middle East Supply Risks Persist

Sep 29, 2026

Oil prices rose for a second successive session on Tuesday as lingering concern over Middle East supply disruption brought about by the US-Israeli war on Iran outweighed signs of recovering crude exports from the region.Brent crude futures for November LCOc1 rose $1…

Mermaid Maritime Forms Nigerian Subsea Joint Venture

Sep 28, 2026

Mermaid Maritime has established a joint venture with Nigerian oilfield services company Marine Platforms Limited to pursue subsea work for TotalEnergies Nigeria and other oil and gas operators in the country.The new company, Mermaid Subsea Services Limited…

Qatar-Linked LNG Tankers Resume Hormuz Transits

Sep 28, 2026

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last week despite the US-Iran conflict.In August, Kpler data showed no visible transits by Qatar-linked LNG vessels or vessels carrying cargoes from the Ras Laffan gas terminal…

Shearwater Lines Up Three-Year South America OBN Campaign

Sep 28, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a three-year ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition contract by an undisclosed oil and gas company for work offshore South America, with operations set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.The contract…

TotalEnergies, SOCAR, XRG Greenlight Absheron Field Expansion in Caspian Sea

Sep 28, 2026

TotalEnergies, SOCAR and XRG have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the full-field development of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas and condensate field, targeting an increase in gas production to 6 billion cubic meters per year from 2029.TotalEnergies…

Big Oil Faces Strategy Rethink as Iran War Reshapes Energy Markets

Sep 28, 2026

The world's biggest energy companies are poised to deliver another quarter of bumper profits, fuelled by record refining margins. Flush with cash, Big Oil now needs to chart a course for future growth in a world reshaped by the Middle East crisis…

SLB Secures Aramco Well Construction Work for 450 Wells

Sep 25, 2026

SLB has been awarded four integrated well construction contracts by Aramco covering more than 450 oil and gas wells across Saudi Arabia over an initial three-year period.Each contract includes an option to extend the work by up to two years…

Inpex Takes Additional Stake in Ichthys LNG

Sep 25, 2026

Inpex has agreed to acquire Jera's 0.735% participating interest in Australia's Ichthys LNG project, increasing its subsidiaries' combined stake in the development to 68.555% from 67.82%.The acquisition covers Jera's interest in blocks WA-50-L and WA-51-L…

Aker BP Raises North Sea Discovery Estimate

Sep 25, 2026

Aker BP and partners Equinor and DNO have increased the estimated size of the Verdandi and Lillefix discoveries in the North Sea following an appraisal well that encountered both oil and gas.Preliminary estimates following drilling put the discoveries at between 1…

Hormuz Crude Oil Flows Reach 33.7 Million Barrels This Week

Sep 25, 2026

Crude oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz reached 33.7 million barrels so far in the week starting September 20, preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler showed on Friday, putting exports roughly on track with the previous week's levels.The traffic comprised 19 tankers…

Eni Confirms Sapukala Deepwater Block Award in Indonesia

Sep 24, 2026

Eni has confirmed it was awarded a 100% participating interest in Indonesia's deepwater Sapukala exploration block, adding acreage adjacent to its existing portfolio and the future North Hub developments in the Kutei Basin.The award, previously…

Subsea7 Takes More Work on Sakarya Gas Project Offshore Türkiye

Sep 24, 2026

Subsea7 has secured a contract extension worth between $50 million and $150 million from Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC) for additional work on the Sakarya Phase 3 gas development offshore Türkiye.The additional scope covers…

Trinidad's Aphrodite Gas Project Advances After Shell-NGC Agreement

Sep 24, 2026

The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Shell Trinidad and Tobago have finalized commercial agreements supporting the Aphrodite offshore gas project, with first gas expected by the second quarter of 2027.NGC's pipeline and…

Southeast Asia Plans 100 GW-Plus Gas Power Expansion Despite LNG Risks

Sep 24, 2026

Southeast Asia is developing more than 100 gigawatts of gas-fired power generating capacity and 70 million tons per annum of LNG import capacity, despite growing supply risks highlighted by the ongoing war in the Middle East, data from US think tank Global Energy Monitor showed on Thursday…

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