Tag: Oil

Energy, Oil & Gas

OQEP reports robust financial performance, strategic expansion plans

OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP) reported 2025 revenue of $1.2 billion and EBITDA of $941 million (81% margin). Operating cash flow strengthened, and the company targets 300 kboepd production by 2030 while maintaining disciplined leverage and shareholder returns. ...

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Hundreds of ships drop anchor in Gulf waters

At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the chokepoint, shipping data showed, after US and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the region into turmoil....

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Oil prices jump 7% over Middle East conflict

Global oil prices surged on Monday as escalating hostilities in the Middle East rattled energy markets, raising fears of a prolonged supply disruption from one of the world’s most critical oil-producing regions....

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OPEC Plus agrees to increase oil output

OPEC Plus agreed to raise April oil output by 206,000 barrels per day, citing stable market conditions and falling inventories, while maintaining flexibility to gradually reinstate its 1.65 million bpd voluntary production cuts if needed. ...

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OPEC Plus may hike output, says report

OPEC+ may consider a larger-than-planned output increase of 411,000 barrels per day at a meeting on Sunday, Reuters said quoting two sources close to the talks....

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Kuwait Petroleum signs deal for power, steam co-generation project

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said it has signed a strategic agreement to explore the development of a power and steam co-generation plant in the country's Ratqa area, in a move aimed at improving efficiency across Kuwait’s oil and power sectors....

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IEA calls for urgent grid expansion to meet surging electricity demand

Global power demand is set to grow by more than 3.5% per year on average over the rest of this decade, with electricity generation from renewables, natural gas and nuclear all expanding to keep pace, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. ...

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Ageing workforce strains O&G talent pipeline: report

The traditional energy sector is struggling to keep up with a shrinking talent pool, as a fewer percentage of young people enter the workforce, experienced professionals are harder to find, and global mobility declines, according to the tenth annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) 2026, an energy workforce trends report....

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Opec+ countries reaffirm market stability commitment

The eight Opec+ countries—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman—reviewed market conditions and outlook, reaffirmed their 2 November 2025 decision to pause production increases in March 2026 due to seasonality, and said 1.65 million bpd may return gradually, subject to conditions....

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Oman oil exports dip 0.1pc by end-2025

Oman’s oil exports recorded a slight decrease of 0.1 per cent by the end of December 2025, reaching 307,960,900 barrels compared to 308,422,100 barrels during the same period in 2024, according to preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)....

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Intech lands I-field O&M deal for over 1,000 wells in Mideast

Intech, an industrial automation and digitalization technology company, has secured an intelligent field operations and maintenance (I-field O&M) contract covering more than 1,000 oil and water wells at an oil and gas production facility in the Middle East....

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Libya attracts $20bn in investment, boosts 0&G output

Libya’s energy sector is rebounding, drawing global investment and focusing on production growth, gas monetisation, and partnerships. Oil output averaged 1.375 million bpd in 2025, with the government targeting 2 million bpd by 2030, supported by a $20 billion investment programme....

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Egypt announces new oil output from Gulf of Suez field

Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry announced production has begun at the Al-Wasl-4 development well in the North Safa field, Gulf of Suez, operated by GUPCO. The well produces about 2,250 barrels of oil and 1.3 million cubic feet of gas daily, lifting output to about 65,000 barrels....

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Egypt announces new O&G discoveries

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum said oil and gas companies drilled multiple wells across the Western and Eastern Deserts and the Nile Delta, including five exploratory wells, expected to add about 47 million cubic feet of gas and 4,300 barrels per day to daily output....

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McDermott eyes $1.5bn Adnoc offshore EPC contracts

McDermott International is set to secure multiple offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), with a combined value estimated at up to $1.5 billion. These awards are linked to ADNOC’s ongoing offshore oil and gas expansion programme and reinforce McDermott’s strong positioning in the Middle East offshore EPC market. ...