ADNOC has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) to expand long-term crude oil supply, strengthen emergency supply coordination and enhance strategic crude storage cooperation.
Oil prices jumped Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire with Iran was effectively over and said the United States would “probably” launch additional military strikes, raising the prospect of renewed conflict in one of the world’s most important oil-producing regions.
The deal, signed in Abuja, will see NNPC and Seplat supplying 5.7 million cubic metres of gas per day to the UTM FLNG project, which is set to produce 1.8 million tonnes of LNG per year.
BP PLC said Monday it had secured an agreement to sell its stake in the Bay du Nord oil project in Canada’s Flemish Pass Basin to operator Equinor ASA. “The transaction is consistent with BP’s continued focus on portfolio simplification and disciplined capital allocation”, the British energy giant said in a statement. The project, located […]
The US carried out a new round of strikes in Iran targeting more than 80 sites and revoked a waiver allowing new sales of its oil, further imperiling a peace agreement after a series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. American forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal […]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has raised its global oil production forecast in its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), citing the recovery of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the June 18 agreement between the United States and Iran to reopen the strategic waterway. EIA now expects global crude oil production and trade flows to […]
Fluor Corp. has been selected by Aramco as a program management consultancy (PMC) contractor under a long-term agreement supporting the Saudi energy company’s global capital projects portfolio. The agreement positions Fluor to compete for future work across Aramco’s upstream, downstream, petrochemical and infrastructure developments. The scope includes pre-front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED), FEED, engineering, project management, procurement oversight, […]
Iraq has raised production from three key projects in the country’s oil heartland to full capacity as tankers have started arriving to export cargoes, a person familiar with the operations said. The increase follows an order from state-run Basra Oil Co., which oversees fields in the country’s south, to boost output at West Qurna 1, North Rumaila and Artawi, according […]
Marubeni Corporation has completed its acquisition of EagleRidge Energy, adding one of the largest operators in the Barnett shale to its growing North American natural gas portfolio. Dallas-based EagleRidge operates more than 3,500 wells across approximately 450,000 gross acres in North Texas and produces about 300 MMcfe/d, making it the third-largest producer in the Barnett Shale, according […]
Oceaneering International has been awarded a four-year contract by Petrobras to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services supporting offshore operations in Brazil. The contract, awarded through a competitive tender process, will be executed by Oceaneering’s Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil (MPS). Operations are scheduled to begin in 2027. Under the agreement, Oceaneering will supply two work-class […]