The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC will sharply diminish the 65-year-old producer group’s influence over the oil market, opening the door to an all‑out price war once Gulf producers rush to regain market share when the Iran war is over.The surprise move comes at a time of unprecedented turmoil in energy markets as Gulf oil and gas exports have remained largely paralysed for two months due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz…
Shell's first-quarter profit beat estimates and hit its highest in two years at $6.9 billion on Thursday, boosted by gains linked to the Middle East war, leading the company to raise the dividend by 5%.At the same time, it slowed its quarterly share buyback programme to $3 billion from $3…
The Iran war has already led to a loss of about 120 billion cubic metres of global liquefied natural gas supply over the 2026 to 2030 period, Gergely Molnar, an analyst from the International Energy Agency, said on Thursday.Speaking at the Budapest LNG Summit…
Equinor on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit, lifted by record output and as oil and gas prices soared in March due to the Iran war.The Norwegian group's adjusted earnings before tax for January-March rose to $9…
Exxon Mobil beat estimates for adjusted earnings on Friday, helped by higher output in Guyana and the Permian Basin, though unadjusted profit dropped to its lowest level in five years due to global supply disruptions from the Iran warthat the company's CEO cautioned could worsen in coming months…
Top oilfield services companies SLB and Baker Hughes said on Friday they expect higher spending on oil exploration and production, as tighter global supplies driven by the Middle East conflict highlight the need for investment, particularly in North America…
Continued idling of assets should the conflict persist would see wider MODU market tightening as drillers and NOCs manage capacity.The impact of the war in the Middle East on the offshore energy sector has so far received less attention than…
Italy's Saipem can win contracts for post-Iran-war repair work in the Middle East by leveraging its long-term relationships with customers in the region, the energy services group's chief executive said on Wednesday.The cost of repairing damage…
Conflict between Iran, the United States, Israel and allies throughout the Gulf region has had an immediate effect on the oil and gas industry, both upstream and downstream. Drone and missile attacks have damaged refineries and as of mid-April 2026…
The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world’s most critical oil and gas chokepoint. But one thing is already clear: even if the guns fall silent, flows through the…
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has informed that several of its rigs in the Middle East are returning to operations following recent disruptions, as the company secures a new contract in Southeast Asia.The company said the Arabia…
The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the uneasy “new normal” has likely set the stage for yet another round of conflict…
Oil prices rose on Thursday as doubts over a fragile two-week Middle East ceasefire raised concerns that energy flows through the crucial Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $2.18, or 2.3%, at $96.93 a barrel at 0645 GMT…
Shell said on Wednesday that weaker first-quarter gas output and a hit to short-term liquidity would be offset partly by stronger oil trading, offering an early glimpse into how the U.S.-Israeli war on Iranis reshaping oil majors' earnings.Global…
The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran has been characterised by a series of miscalculations by most of the involved and peripheral parties, but the real danger is the delusion over the scale of the resulting energy crisis.It is delusional of any nation to think that it…
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