Friday, January 16, 2026

Exploration News

Energy Department: US does not consider using Venezuelan oil to fill strategic reserves as a current option.

Department of Energy, Friday, said that the U.S. Government is not considering the use of Venezuelan oil as part of an exchange with U.S. companies for the purpose of refilling…

JERA Nex BP will buy EnBW’s stake in UK’s Mona offshore Wind project

JERA Nex BP has announced that it will purchase its partner EnBW’s stake in Mona 'offshore wind project. It also signed a lease agreement with the British 'facility. This move…

Venezuelan oil companies are pushing for rapid reforms to allow them to control oil exports

Sources involved in the talks say that oil executives and lawyers from international oil companies are lobbying for changes to the hydrocarbon laws of OPEC members in order…

Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have cut their oil and gas rigs a second time in a week.

Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said in its closely watched report published on Friday that U.S. firms have cut back the number of natural gas and oil rigs for the second consecutive week.

US considers swapping heavy Venezuelan crude oil for U.S. Medium Crude to fill emergency reserves, sources say

The U.S. Energy Department is exploring the possibility of exchanging heavy Venezuelan crude oil for U.S. Two sources told Reuters on Friday that medium-sour crude oil would…

Ambani's Reliance missed profit forecast due to higher expenses and oil and gas drag

Mukesh Ambani, the Indian billionaire who owns Reliance Industries, missed its quarterly profit estimates on Friday due to higher expenses and a weak performance in its oil and natural gas segment.

Brava, a Brazilian company, buys Petronas stakes in offshore fields worth $450 million

The Brazilian oil company Brava 'Energia announced Friday that it had acquired the Petronas stakes in Malaysia. In two offshore fields, the company has invested $450 million.

Chevron has approved the expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Chevron has made a final decision to invest in expanding production at Israel's Leviathan gas field. The oil major announced on Friday that it has made a final investment decision…

China may require asset sales in the Rio Tinto-Glencore merge to win them over

The proposed tie-up of Rio?Tinto with Glencore may require asset sales in order to gain regulatory approval from China, the world's largest commodity buyer. China has long-standing…

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

Three people with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy are looking at a possible merger. This could result in one of the biggest independent…

Venezuela's Rodriguez proposes oil reform to facilitate investment

Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, said Thursday she would submit a proposal for reforming?the country’s hydrocarbon laws. Investors in the U.S. are pushing to?get…

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

People familiar with the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy were exploring the possibility of merging, which could result in one of the biggest independent…

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

People familiar with the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy were exploring the possibility of a merger, which would create one the largest independent U.S. Shale producers.

Exxon signs contract for deepwater seismic off Trinidad and Tobago

Shearwater Geoservices announced on Thursday that Exxon Mobil had awarded them a contract for the acquisition of 3D seismic data over their large deepwater block off Trinidad and Tobago.

Rio Tinto will supply copper to Amazon to build AI data centers

Rio Tinto announced on Thursday that it will supply copper it leaches from a mine in Arizona to Amazon.com, for use in its artificial intelligence data centers. The move highlights…

Sources say that Repsol, Maurel & Prom are applying to the US for licenses to export Venezuelan crude oil.

Five industry sources have confirmed that several?European oil companies, including Spain's Repsol, France's Maurel & Prom and France's Repsol, have applied to the United States…

After merger probe, UK watchdog orders Aramark divest Entier

The British Competition Watchdog ordered Aramark, a U.S. food services provider, to sell the offshore catering company Entier on Thursday. It ruled that this acquisition would…

Ivanhoe achieves 2025 copper and zinc production targets as Kamoa Kakula smelter ramps-up

Ivanhoe Mines said it had met its output targets for 2025 at the 'Kamoa Kakula Copper Complex and Kipushi Zinc Mine in Congo. It also issued a guidance that pointed to a steady…

MOL, the Hungarian company, could soon sign a first deal to purchase a stake in Serbian NIS

Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian foreign minister, said that the Hungarian oil company MOL will sign the first important deal in its negotiations to purchase a majority stake…

EnBW cancels two UK offshore wind farms, incurring $1.4 billion in impairment

EnBW, the German utility, announced on Thursday that it would take a 1.2 billion euro ($1.4 billion) impairment charge for scrapping two British wind projects. This was a direct…