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China shale oil production zone tops 12 million barrels in annual output A shale oil production zone in eastern part of Junggar basin has achieved output breakthrough

New drilling programme for Australian joint ventures Mereenie and Palm Valley joint ventures plan for gas sales to Northern Territory through 2034

Australia tempts with deepwater acreage release Better seismic imaging over areas but challenges remain in underexplored region

Inpex launches key tender for development drilling on gas giant Japanese operator on track for FID on Abadi LNG project in 2027

CNOOC Ltd starts full-scale production at South China Sea asset First oil for the secondary development was achieved in September last year

Three in frame for prized high-spec deepwater drillship deal ONGC requires a drillship capable of operating in up to 3000 metres

Strike action extended at UK oil terminal Workers at the oil terminal in Shetland Islands will escalate strike action, with further dates added for January

Petrobras to sell semi-submersible platforms for green recycling Brazilian operator to receive bids on 13 February for the disposal of the P-19 and P-26

Deepwater rig completes move to new owner Semi-submersible is on a long-term assignment with Equinor

Nigeria issues 28 permits to unlock $2 billion of value from flared gas Move is also expected to create 100,000 jobs and cut annual carbon dioxide emissions by 6 million …

EU to discuss energy security with Nato Incidents of spying and disruption to European energy and telecommunications infrastructure have increased following the outbreak of war in Ukraine

Technip Energies lands key role on offshore CCS project PTTEP in September took FID on the Arthit carbon capture and storage development

MISC and China Offshore secure AIP for ammonia FPSO 1 million tonnes per annum floater is in pre-FEED

Middle East operator hits ‘significant’ gas find in keenly watched basin UAE-based operator successfully drilled the North El-Basant 1 exploratory well in Egypt’s onshore Nile Delta, confirming a new gas …

Explosion hits critical Nigeria gas pipeline NNPC says Escravos-Lagos line suffered “loss of containment” on Thursday evening

Duo strikes $310 million deal to buy Angola assets BW Energy and Maurel & Prom agree to acquire Azule Energy's interests in two deepwater blocks

Hungary signs Azerbaijan gas deal amid dispute over Russia import ban Budapest adds to number of recent deals signed with new suppliers despite its opposition to European Union's proposed ban …

BW Energy and Maurel & Prom strike $310 million deal to buy Angola assets Norwegian and French players agree to acquire Azule Energy's interests in two deepwater blocks

Halliburton makes first move in AI data centre partnership with US contractor Oilfield services titan teams with VoltaGrid for 400-megawatt power system for Eastern Hemisphere developments

‘A good opportunity’: Equinor renewables VP on Utsira tender win Development still in 'very early phase' after floating wind allocation but energy major hopes to draw from Hywind experience, says …

US draws up hit list of Venezuela-linked oil tankers as more seizures planned Sources claim further interceptions are expected in the coming weeks

Harbour acquires troubled UK oil and gas producer Deal will see Harbour boost its interests in fields including Catcher and Kraken

Japanese player signs first LNG export deal JERA will supply LNG to India’s Torrent Power in 2027

‘Turning point’ for Vantris Energy as $1 billion debts forgiven The former Sapura Energy still needs to strengthen operational performance

FID taken for Australia shale gas project Beetaloo Energy's success could help to ultimately unlock hundreds of trillion cubic feet of resources

Former COSL chief executive indicted on bribery charges Yuan Guangyu, former chairman and chief executive of COSL, was expelled from China’s Communist Party in July

Victoria offers new exploration acreage Offshore and onshore acreage in gas-producing regions up for grabs

PTTEP plotting its pathway on Malaysia gas projects Operator busy with Lang Lebah and its greenfield cluster discoveries

Seatrium's 2025 orders surpass $3 billion Seatrium-GE Vernova consortium wins first German contract for TenneT in Germany

US Gulf player extends deal with Carlos Slim’s empire Talos Energy signed agreement with Grupo Carso after Mexican conglomerate scooped up 24% of Houston company’s shares

Canadian players outline 2026 production growth ambitions Cenovus predicts output could reach as high as 985,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, while Suncor advises production could hit 870,000 bpd

Canadian players outline 2026 production growth ambitions Cenovus predicts output could reach as high as 985,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, while Suncor advises production could hit 870,000 bpd

Senegal backpedals on minister comment on 'nationalising' huge gas discovery Government will not 'nationalise' Kosmos Energy's Yakaar-Teranga find, the PSC for which is set to lapse in mid-2026

Shell charters rig in hunt for elusive sweet spot on Namibia block Semi-submersible Deepsea Mira due to begin potential two-well campaign in PEL 39 in April 2026

Wood wins 10-year maintenance pact for US LNG project UK engineering group to continue work at NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG in Texas

Ukraine attacks Russian oil and gas platform in Caspian Sea Russia's southern oil and gas installations and tankers in Black Sea under increasing threat of attack

BP brings on stream Atlantis satellite in US Gulf Subsea tieback to host platform is expected to produce 15,000 boepd

OMV Petrom firms up plan for new Black Sea exploration well OMV Petrom looking to discover additional gas reserves to add to success of flagship Neptun Deep offshore development

Morocco wants first FSRU in place by 2027 amid regas unit shortage Tight timing for a conversion but some providers might be ahead of the pack

Venezuela denounces US tanker seizure as an act of piracy Location transponder of vessel suspected of being seized shows it sailing off Grenada on Thursday morning