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Burnham to Back North Sea Oil

Within days of taking office incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as well as taking public control of Thames Water. Burnham’s team has asked the civil service to draw up plans for new energy and water policies that can be revealed as […]

Chevron advances entry into two Iraqi oilfields

 Chevron is preparing to sign MoUs with Iraq to advance its potential entry into two major oilfields and support studies of alternative crude export routes, Reuters reported on Thursday. The MoUs cover the West Qurna 2 and Nassiriya fields, with the West Qurna 2 preliminary agreement aimed at advancing commercial terms toward a final takeover deal, […]

Halliburton wins Aramco contracts for 285-well Saudi onshore program

 Halliburton has secured multi-year lump sum turnkey (LSTK) contracts from Aramco to support an onshore oil re-entry program across multiple fields in Saudi Arabia, further expanding the company’s integrated well delivery portfolio in the Kingdom. The award follows Halliburton’s announcement earlier this week of a separate multi-year contract supporting Aramco’s unconventional gas development program, reinforcing the company’s growing role across […]