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Eni’s oil and gas production rose by 7% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as the Italian energy major started up six major new projects in 2025. Fourth-quarter output was 1.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), up by 5% from the previous quarter, Eni said …

Chevron has signed a preliminary deal with Iraq’s Basra Oil Company to discuss the potential sale of the giant Iraqi oilfield West Qurna 2, formerly operated by Russia’s Lukoil, to the U.S. supermajor. The preliminary agreement, signed on Monday, allows exchange of confidential data and could lead to exclusive talks …

Saudi Aramco has sealed deals for several cargos of gas condensates from its $100-billion Jafurah shale gas facility, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed trade sources. The first cargo is set to depart by the end of the month. The deals Aramco has already secured are with U.S. companies and one …

Shell plans to proceed with a natural gas project in Venezuela following Washington’s issuance of so-called general licenses for energy operators willing to invest in the country. “The issuance of the recent general licenses is a positive signal, and it, indeed, allows for progress on our Dragon project,” Shell’s spokesperson …

Repsol has nearly $5.4 billion in receivables to collect from Venezuela, the Spanish group said in its annual 2025 report on Thursday. Venezuela owes Repsol 4.55 billion euros, or $5.36 billion, and this includes debt for oil and gas supplies, arrears in payment of interests, and financing for its Petroquiriquire …

Once-dominant energy giant BP is running on empty as it curbs shareholder payouts and unveils fresh attempts to bolster its balance sheet. The London-based oil baron announced in its final results on Tuesday that it has suspended its share buyback programme and increased its cost-cutting goal as it looks to …

Eni has made a major natural gas and condensate discovery offshore the Ivory Coast in Africa, in part of what is estimated to be the second largest discovery in the country after Baleine, the Italian energy major said on Monday. Eni has focused on exploration offshore Africa in recent years …

A Chevron-led consortium on Monday signed the lease contracts for oil and gas exploration offshore Greece as the southern European country aims to become a major gas supplier in the Mediterranean. Chevron, in partnership with Helleniq Energy, signed the lease agreements with Greece concerning the exploration of four offshore blocks …

Equinor and its partners have made an oil and gas discovery in a prospect near the Gullfaks field in the northern part of Norway’s North Sea, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said on Monday. Equinor, as operator of a production license, and its partners Petoro and OMV made the discovery in …

Abu Dhabi’s national oil company, ADNOC, keeps making headlines again, not only when looking at upstream but also in its LNG strategic operations. At present, the oil and gas giant’s quiet acceleration in LNG shipping is often treated as merely a capacity add. Mainstream media is focusing on factors such …