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....
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....
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. ...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that no vessel would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes....
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....
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....
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. ...
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....
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....
Security, scale and pragmatism took centre stage on the third day of India Energy Week 2026, as policymakers and industry leaders outlined a data-driven, realistic roadmap for the energy transition of the world’s fastest-growing major energy market, said the event organisers. ...
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)....
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....
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....
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....
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....
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. ...
Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the US, US President Donald Trump said, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts....
Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced the launch of its 98-octane gasoline product, which will begin supplying in January 2026 as part of efforts to expand consumer fuel options and diversify its product portfolio without affecting existing products in the market. ...
Oil production in Oman recorded a 0.4 per cent increase by the end of November 2025, reaching approximately 333,940,700 barrels compared to 332,693,800 barrels during the same period in 2024, according to the latest preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)....
Chinese oil major CNOOC, opens new tab said that an offshore oil project in the South China Sea had commenced production. Xijiang Oilfields 24 Block Development Project, located in the shallow water of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, is expected to achieve a plateau production of about 18,000 barrels of light crude oil equivalent per day in 2026. ...
