Global oil demand will rise by about 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) next year, supported by solid economic growth, OPEC said in its monthly report ton Thursday, keeping its demand forecasts unchanged from last month. Unlike other forecasters, investment banks, and analysts, OPEC continues to expect robust demand growth …
Read More »Eni’s Indonesia Strategy Pays off with Major Gas Discovery
Eni has made a significant natural gas discovery offshore Indonesia, a month after creating a joint venture with Malaysia’s Petronas to combine their offshore assets in Southeast Asia. Eni announced on Tuesday a significant gas discovery in the Konta-1 exploration well in the Kutei Basin, about 50 km (31 miles) …
Read More »Equinor Makes Two Large Gas Discoveries in Norway’s North Sea
Equinor announced on Friday two gas and condensate discoveries in the Norwegian part of the North Sea in its largest discoveries so far this year that can be developed through existing infrastructure. Equinor made the discoveries in the Lofn and Langemann wells in the Sleipner area of the North Sea, …
Read More »Shell and Ferrari Forge 10-Year Renewable Power Partnership
Shell is boosting its cooperation with Ferrari by signing a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) to supply renewable energy from a Shell-built and operated plant to the iconic Italian luxury carmaker. Shell Energy Italia will provide 650 gigawatt-hours (GWh) over ten years to help decarbonize production at Ferrari’s Maranello …
Read More »ADNOC Approves Sweeping $150 Billion Investment Plan
ADNOC has unveiled a sweeping $150 billion investment plan for 2026–2030, marking one of the largest investment cycles in its history and reinforcing the UAE’s long-term commitment to oil, gas, and industrial expansion. The announcement, approved at the board meeting chaired by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, coincided with …
Read More »Exxon Joins Chevron in Eyeing Lukoil’s Global Fire Sale
Exxon is now circling the same distressed prize Chevron has been eyeing: chunks of Lukoil’s global portfolio, suddenly up for grabs after Washington loosened the legal chokehold on the sanctioned Russian major. Multiple sources say Exxon is actively weighing options to acquire Lukoil assets in Kazakhstan, where both companies already …
Read More »Goldman Sachs: Oil Prices to Drop to $53 in 2026
Oil prices are set to further drop into next year from current levels amid a large surplus on the market, with the U.S. benchmark WTI Crude expected to average $53 per barrel in 2026, according to Goldman Sachs. Early on Tuesday, WTI Crude was trading just above $60 per barrel, …
Read More »TotalEnergies Boosts Power Business with $5.9 Billion Europe Deal
TotalEnergies is expanding its power business in Europe with a multi-billion all-stock deal to buy 50% of the flexible power generation assets of Czech firm EPH. The French supermajor on Monday announced a $5.9-billion (5.1 billion euros) all-stock transaction with Energetický a pr?myslový holding, a.s. (EPH) to acquire 50% of …
Read More »IEA Warns Oil Glut will be Worse than Expected
The surplus on the oil market next year will be even higher than previously expected, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, as it raised both its demand and supply growth estimates. “Global oil market balances are looking increasingly lopsided, as world oil supply is forging ahead while oil …
Read More »TotalEnergies could Sell Wind and Solar Assets to Reduce Debt
French Big Oil major TotalEnergies is considering a divestment from some wind and solar power assets in Asia to reduce its debt load, Bloomberg reported today, citing unnamed sources. A potential sale could fetch several hundred million dollars, the sources told the publication. TotalEnergies is currently gauging potential buyer interest …
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