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Energy, Oil & Gas

Opec forecasts 23pc rise in global energy demand by 2050

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....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Wood secures long-term Aramco engineering deal

Wood has secured a five-year Long-Term Agreement with Aramco, extendable by three years, to provide engineering, design and project management services for oil, gas, refining, petrochemical and lower-carbon hydrogen projects in Saudi Arabia....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Egypt, UAE strengthen energy ties with new investment talks

Egypt and the UAE have discussed expanding energy cooperation, focusing on increased Emirati investment in petroleum, aviation fuel, and exploration activities, alongside plans to establish a joint working group to advance sector opportunities....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia, Korea deepen energy ties with new agreement

Saudi Arabia and South Korea signed an MoU to expand oil and gas cooperation, covering petroleum, petrochemicals, crude storage, pipeline infrastructure, technology, and sustainability initiatives, as the two countries seek to strengthen energy security and investment ties. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Freudenberg expands energy portfolio with Balmoral Comtec deal

Freudenberg Group has expanded its energy portfolio by acquiring Balmoral Comtec, strengthening its Flow Technologies business in sealing and connector systems for global energy markets spanning offshore oil, gas and renewables industries worldwide....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Saudi Energy Ministry allocates new LPG filling, storage contracts

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Energy announced the winning bidders for eight licenses covering the establishment, development, operation, and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling and storage facilities, as well as the wholesale distribution of LPG to consumers....

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Italy’s energy import to near $69bn in 2026

Italy will spend almost €60 billion ($69 billion) this year to import energy, up €8-9 billion from 2025, ​the national fuel producers association UNEM said....

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Saipem seals $1bn EPC contract for Saudi gas compression plant

Saipem has announced that its joint venture with Nasser Saeed Al Hajri has secured a key engineering, procurement and construction services contract worth €900 million ($1.03 billion) for the Uthmaniyah Gas Compression Plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The entire work will be completed within 42 months. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

L&T lands $992m Kuwait energy infrastructure development contracts

Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has secured a major contract worth KD303.5 million ($992 million) from Kuwait Oil Company for the construction of export crude storage facilities as well as providing key upgrades to its key energy infrastructure. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Strait of Hormuz disruption costs 'could top $150bn already'

The disruption to shipping through Strait of Hormuz is not just energy shock, but a whole economy story; and while direct damage to energy infrastructure exceeds $60 billion, lost revenue and trade loss will be above $150 billion, Crescent Petroleum CEO has said....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Venezuela Energy Week to offer $100bn opportunities

Venezuela will host its largest international energy investment summit from October 26–29 in Caracas, bringing together US, Venezuelan and international oil companies, investors, financiers and technical service providers to advance near-term investment opportunities across the country’s reopening energy sector....

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ADNOC committed to $150bn energy capital expenditure, says Dr Al Jaber

ADNOC remained committed to its $150 billion five-year capital expenditure (CAPEX) programme, said Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology. He sought an absolute commitment to freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to to enhance global energy resilience....

Energy, Oil & Gas

OPES, Oman Sustainability Week 2026 open in Muscat

Oman Petroleum & Energy Show and Oman Sustainability Week opened on May 18, 2026 at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, convening global energy leaders, policymakers, investors, and sustainability experts....

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Ludoil Capital to acquire ISAB refinery in major energy deal

Ludoil Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ludoil Energy, has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with GOI Energy to acquire its equity stake in ISAB, owner of the Priolo Gargallo refinery and related industrial, logistics and energy infrastructure in Sicily....

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US breaks energy production record in 2025 with 3.4pc increase: EIA

Total energy production in the US increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2025, a 3.4 per cent increase from the previous record set in 2024, according to new data in the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Energy Review....