Oil prices rose on Friday, but Brent crude remained on track for a weekly loss of nearly 8% amid continued market volatility. Brent crude futures soared to $80.38 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 1.2% to $77.54 a barrel. ...
John Crane has developed a validated drivetrain analysis method improving prediction accuracy for rotating equipment, reducing failure risk, downtime and vibration issues through dynamic modelling, testing and real-world data across oil, gas, LNG and power sectors....
Oil prices declined further on Thursday, following the release of the text of the interim agreement signed by the US and Iran....
Oil prices further declined on Wednesday, extending the previous session's losses following the US-Iran interim peace deal which is expected to allow free passage for vessels through Strait of Hormuz....
Oil prices extended their decline on Tuesday, although they initially staged a modest recovery after plunging nearly 5% in the previous session following reports of a breakthrough agreement between the United States and Iran....
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. ...
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....
SLB has signed a long-term framework agreement with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) to modernise the oil and gas sector, covering exploration, production, digital enablement, and workforce training, strengthening cooperation in field development and operational efficiency....
QatarEnergy announced an oil discovery with encouraging results from the Merlin-1X exploration well in the Petroleum Exploration License 39 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia....
Global oil prices declined during Friday's trading session, reaching their lowest levels since early March. Kuwait's crude oil too fell by 6.1% to $94.84 per barrel on Friday, down from $101.04 per barrel the previous day, according to data from Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). ...
British oil and gas company bp has announced that it would reorganise its business into two operating segments - Upstream and Downstream - thus replacing its current three-segment structure, effective July 1. This comes as part of bp's efforts to simplify its structure, boost performance as well as shareholder returns. ...
Seven Opec+ producers, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, met on June 7, 2026, and agreed to implement a 188,000-barrel-per-day production adjustment in July, aiming to support oil market stability amid evolving global conditions....
OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP) Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya’s Investment Authority to strengthen energy cooperation. The agreement aims to explore joint oil and gas investment opportunities in Oman, Libya and international markets. ...
Nearly one billion people living in the world's most vulnerable economies could face higher living costs, inflation and slower growth as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drive up global oil prices, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned....
The United States has announced new sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemical networks, the latest move in its 'maximum pressure' strategy to curb the country's key sources of income and limit funding for its military operations, said a report....
Global energy investment is expected to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026, with $2.2 trillion going to low-emissions and grid technologies and $1.2 trillion to fossil fuels, according to the IEA report....
Two liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday ( May 25) heading to route to Pakistan and China, while a supertanker carrying Iraqi crude for China departed the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, according to shipping data cited by Reuters....
Seven leading producers in the Opec+ are likely to agree to a modest increase in July oil output when they meet on June 7, despite ongoing supply disruptions linked to the Iran war, four sources told Reuters....
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said Agiba Petroleum Company made its largest discovery in 15 years in Egypt’s Western Desert, with estimated reserves of 330 billion cubic feet of gas and 70 million barrels of oil equivalent....
The latest developments in the Middle East have pushed oil higher again, reintroducing some of the “war trades” that had faded in recent weeks. Markets are still being driven by a tug-of-war between strong fundamentals and rising macro risk, but the tone has become more cautious over the past 24 hours, said an expert. ...
