bp and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) have agreed terms for TPAO to acquire a 15 per cent interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk (BP ECKL), strengthening cooperation on the redevelopment of major oil and gas fields in Iraq’s Kirkuk region....
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has signed up Chinese group Anton Oilfield Services DMCC to deliver comprehensive integrated maintenance and operational support services for its Jurassic Production Facilities (JPF) 1, 2 and 3 located in the country's northern region. ...
Oil topping $100 amid Red Sea attacks is rattling markets, affirms the CEO of a top independent financial advisory organisation. Brent crude touched $100.64 a barrel on Thursday, a jump of 7%, while US crude rose to $91.83, up 5.8% after Houthi rebels claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea...
Brent crude touched $100.64 a barrel on Thursday, a jump of 7%, after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. ...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that escalating conflict in the Middle East is increasing risks to global energy security, with threats to the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb Strait fuelling uncertainty over global oil and natural gas supplies....
Oil prices climbed for a second straight session on Wednesday, with Brent crude rising above $92 a barrel, as investors weighed the risk of widening supply disruptions from the escalating Middle East conflict....
Oil prices surged above $90 a barrel on Monday as the escalating military confrontation between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over supplies from the Gulf, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remaining severely disrupted following another night of attacks....
Iraq has signed energy agreements with US firms including ExxonMobil, KBR and GE Vernova to advance oil and power projects, while progressing a Mediterranean Energy Corridor pipeline initiative with a planned capacity of two million barrels per day. ...
Halliburton has won a multi-year contract from Saudi oil giant Aramco to deliver integrated stimulation and completion services for unconventional gas development in the kingdom. It builds on the US energy company’s established portfolio backing Aramco’s unconventional programme. ...
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as fears of a prolonged disruption to energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz intensified following the United States' reimposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports and fresh threats from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to shut down regional oil and gas exports....
Oil prices surged on Tuesday, with Brent crude climbing above $85 a barrel for the first time in a month, as Iran's missile strike on two oil tankers and the United States' decision to reinstate a sweeping naval blockade of Iranian ports intensified a confrontation for control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz....
Oil prices jumped sharply at the start of Asian trading on Monday after the United States launched a second consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets and Tehran retaliated with fresh attacks, heightening fears of disruption to crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil transit chokepoint....
Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday as renewed US airstrikes on Iran and fresh sanctions on Tehran's oil exports reignited concerns over supplies from the Middle East after attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz....
Seven Opec+ members have agreed to raise oil production by 188,000 barrels per day in August 2026 as part of a gradual adjustment to the additional voluntary output cuts introduced in April 2023....
Oil prices edged higher on Monday after fresh exchanges of fire between the US and Iran renewed concerns over the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the fragility of an interim peace agreement reached earlier this month....
Global energy markets faced their worst supply shock after the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut flows from 20 million to 2.7 million barrels per day, driving record price spikes and prompting emergency stock releases and global supply adjustments, according to International Energy Agency (IEA). ...
Leading Spanish group Técnicas Reunidas has announced that it has secured two major contracts from a national oil company in the Middle East region to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for upstream oil and gas production facilities. ...
Oil prices surged on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened renewed military action against Iran and warned that Washington could "take over" the Strait of Hormuz if ongoing negotiations with Tehran fail, reigniting concerns over global energy supplies....
Iraq is preparing to expand crude oil and naphtha exports through Syrian ports as it moves to diversify trade routes after the Iran war disrupted its main Gulf shipping channels and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz....
Opec’s World Oil Outlook 2026 projects global energy demand to rise 23 per cent by 2050, with oil reaching 124 mb/d. It highlights the need for diverse energy sources, expanded access, and sustained investment to balance growth, sustainability and affordability....
