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 …
Read More »Lukoil Declares Force Majeure at Huge Iraqi Oilfield after U.S. Sanctions
Russian oil giant Lukoil has declared force majeure at the 400,000-barrels-per-day West Qurna-2 oilfield in Iraq after the U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Following the October 22 U.S. sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft, Iraq has stopped all cash and …
Read More »Aramco’s Q3 Profit Climbs to $28 Billion as Oil Output Rise
Saudi Aramco booked a net profit of $28 billion for the third quarter of the year, thanks to its oil production boost as OPEC+ unwound its voluntary output cuts. The company also reported free cash flow of $23.6 billion and cash flow from operating activities of $36.1 billion. Base dividend …
Read More »Eni and Petronas Forge Major Southeast Asia Upstream Joint Venture
Italy’s energy giant Eni and Malaysian state oil and gas firm Petronas are combining their upstream assets in Indonesia and Malaysia in a new, equally-owned joint venture, the Italian company said on Monday. The newly-created joint venture, which will operate as a separate self-sufficient financial entity, plans to invest $15 …
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