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Ukraine Looks to Partner With Romania to Develop Black Sea Gas Discovery

Mar 16, 2026

Ukraine's Naftogaz, which discovered 'substantial' offshore gas reserves in the Black Sea before Russia's invasion, is in talks with Romania's OMV Petrom to form a partnership relating to the field, three industry sources told Reuters.The sources…

Worley to Deliver FEED, Procurement Services for Chevron’s Aphrodite Gas Field

Mar 13, 2026

Worley has been selected by Chevron Cyprus Limited, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) and procurement services for the Aphrodite Field Development Project offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean…

Petronas Makes New Hydrocarbon Discovery in Southeast Asia

Mar 12, 2026

Petronas has confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery at the Barokah-1 exploration well in the North Ketapang Production Sharing Contract (PSC) offshore East Java, Indonesia.The discovery was made by Petronas through its subsidiary Petronas North Ketapang…

BP Dominates US Gulf Lease Sale as Chevron Secures Three Blocks

Mar 12, 2026

A sale of drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday ended with $46.98 million in high bids from oil and gas companies, with a single bid from BP accounting for nearly half of the total, according to a livestreamed U.S. government auction…

Chevron Sells Stake in Two Angola’s Offshore Blocks to Energean for $260M

Mar 12, 2026

Energean has agreed to acquire Chevron’s interests in two producing offshore blocks in Angola, marking the company’s entry into the West African upstream sector.The agreement covers Chevron’s 31% operated interest in Block 14 and a 15.5% non-operated interest in Block 14K…

ABL Gets Work on ExxonMobil’s Seventh Guyana Oil Project

Mar 11, 2026

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been contracted to provide marine warranty survey services for marine operations and installation activities on ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead development offshore Guyana.The Hammerhead project is expected to be the seventh development in the Stabroek Block…

ExxonMobil Scales Back Middle East Operations, Evacuates Staff

Mar 11, 2026

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…

Iran War Exposes Risks of Fossil Fuel Dependence

Mar 11, 2026

The economic risks of the world’s heavy dependence on oil and gas have been laid bare twice in four years - first with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and now with the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran - undermining U.S. President Donald Trump’s flagship push to double down on fossil fuels…

Gulf of Mexico Auction Yields Far Fewer Bids Than First Trump Sale

Mar 11, 2026

The Trump administration's second sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico in three months attracted far less industry interest than the auction it held in December, according to a sale document posted on a government website on Tuesday…

Chevron and Shell Closing in on Venezuela Oil

Mar 10, 2026

International oil majors Chevron and Shell are closing in on the first big oil production deals with Venezuela since the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January, five sources close to the negotiations told Reuters.The deals would…

Aramco Warns of Severe Oil Market Fallout from Hormuz Blockade

Mar 10, 2026

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…

VAALCO Adjusts Gabon Drilling Plan After Exploration Well Result

Mar 09, 2026

VAALCO Energy has completed drilling the ET-14P exploration well at the Etame field offshore Gabon as part of its Phase Three drilling program and plans to sidetrack the well to drill a development target.The ET-14P well encountered 10 meters…

Valeura Lifts Output with Three Producing Wells at Thailand’s Manora Field

Mar 09, 2026

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…

Kuwait Declares Force Majeure, Cuts Oil Output Amid Gulf War

Mar 09, 2026

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation began cutting oil output on Saturday and declared force majeure, adding to earlier oil and gas reductions from Iraq and Qatar as the U.S.-Iran war blocked shipments from the Middle East for the eighth consecutive day…

ADNOC Adjusts Offshore Output Amid War and Shipping Disruption

Mar 09, 2026

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Saturday it is actively managing offshore output levels to address storage requirements amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, while its onshore operations are continuing.'This approach preserves operational…

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