Oil Prices Rise After US Urges Caution for Vessels Traveling Near Iran
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday after the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an advisory to U.S.-flagged vessels to stay as far as possible from Iranian territory while voyaging…
Namibia Flags Approval Need for TotalEnergies, Petrobras Offshore Stakes
Government officials stated on Sunday that Namibia would not recognize the purchase of offshore stakes by TotalEnergies or Petrobras announced last week until the oil companies followed…
Tengiz Oilfield Power Facility Fires Damage Kazakhstan's CPC Oil Exports
Kazakhstan's planned oil exports could fall by as much as 35% this month via its main route through Russia, four trading sources have told Reuters, as the giant Tengiz oilfield slowly recovers…
Trinidad's Atlantic LNG Shuts Down Train 4 for Maintenance
Trinidad and Tobago's flagship Atlantic LNG plans to shut its 6 million metric ton per annum Train 4 for up to 50 days in May and June for extensive maintenance and repairs, three people…
Norway Parliament Rejects Challenge to LNG Plant's Power Supply Plan
Norway's parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal to block Equinor's plan to supply electricity to its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from the region's power grid, allowing the ongoing development to continue.Oppos
Kuwait Oil Co in Talks with US to Develop Shale Resources
Kuwait Oil Company is in talks with some U.S. firms including Devon Energy and EOG on potential cooperation to develop its shale oil and gas resources, its CEO said on Thursday.KOC is "engaging with some U.S.
Prices for gas in Europe rise due to lower winds and tensions between the U.S. and Iran
The benchmark British and Dutch wholesale prices of gas rose, as fears about the increasing tensions between Iran and the United States and the declining wind output increased. LSEG data…
Norway Socialist Party Withdraws Support for LNG Electricity Project Opposition
Norway's Socialist Party has withdrawn its support for a proposal to block Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas plant from receiving a planned onshore power connection, clearing the way for the grid development to proceed.Pa
Oil Prices Rise on U.S.-Iran Tensions
Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after rising earlier in the session after the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone and armed Iranian boats approached a U.S.-flagged vessel, rekindling fears…
Trafigura Ships First Venezuelan Oil to Europe in Almost Two Years
Trader Trafigura has moved the first shipment of Venezuelan fuel oil to Europe in nearly two years, two trading sources and data seen by Reuters showed.The Aframax tanker Seawish loaded about half a million barrels of high-sulphur
QatarEnergy Secures LNG Supply Deal with Jera as Demand Surges
QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest LNG suppliers, signed a deal on Tuesday with Japan's top power generator Jera to supply 3 million tons of LNG annually for 27 years from 2028, further…
Moroccan Energy Ministry Pauses Gas Pipeline Project
Morocco's energy ministry said on Monday it has paused a tender launched last month for a gas pipeline project, without giving details on the reasons for the suspension.The tender sought…
Electricity Needs for AI, Data Centers May Turn LNG Glut into Gap by 2030
Growing electricity demand from AI and data centres, together with rising fuel use in Asia and European gas needs could turn an expected global liquefied natural gas supply glut into a shortage by 2030…
Venezuelan Oil Exports Increase to 800,000 bpd in January Under US Control
Venezuelan oil exports rose to some 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January, from 498,000 bpd in December, after the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro and the ending of an oil blockade which has let traders carry most exports…
Equinor Divests Onshore Argentinian Assests in $1.1b Deal
Norwegian oil group Equinor has agreed to sell its onshore business in Argentina's Vaca Muerta basin to Vista Energy for $1.1 billion, it said on Monday, while keeping its offshore assets in the South American nation.Half the paym
Trump declares that India will purchase oil from Venezuela and not Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, helping to replace some of the Russian oil that the world's third-biggest oil importer buys. "We've already made that deal…
Russian Oil Stored in Tankers Awaits Sales
Traders are increasingly using tankers to store Russia's Urals crude as demand weakens and customers weigh growing sanctions risks, Reuters calculations based on LSEG and trade data show.Major…
Oil Prices Surge 3% on Worries of US Action Against Iran
Oil prices climbed about 3% to a five-month high on Thursday on rising concerns that global supplies could be disrupted if the U.S. decides to attack Iran, one of the biggest crude producers in OPEC.Brent futures rose $2.10…
Kuwait Readies $7b Pipeline Deal as Gulf Turns to Foreign Investors
Gulf governments are stepping up infrastructure deals with foreign investors, with Kuwait set to launch an oil pipeline network stake sale as soon as February in a deal that could raise up to $7 billion…
Chevron to Boost Exports of Venezuelan Oil to US in March
Oil producer Chevron is set to boost exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. to some 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, from 100,000 bpd in December and some 230,000 bpd so far this month…