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Shell to increase LNG capacity in line with expected demand growth

19/06/2025 by Daniel Tait

The world’s biggest trader of liquified natural gas (LNG), Shell, has said it expects to add 12 million tons of extra capacity by 2030.
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OPEC boss points to continued growth in oil demand

18/06/2025 by Jay Hatton

In a keynote speech, Haitham Al Ghais, the secretary general of OPEC, has disputed notions of oil demand peaking anytime soon.
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Bohai Sea to get largest new platform to date

16/06/2025 by Thomas Clark

Chinese state-owned oil and gas company CNOOC has announced the installation of the largest platform yet seen in the Bohai Sea.
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MIT proposes efficient approach for fractioning crude oil

13/06/2025 by Cameron Clarke

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with an alternative approach for fractioning crude oil that potentially uses less energy.
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BP extends presence in Azerbaijan

12/06/2025 by Daniel Tait

UK-based supermajor BP has signed a number of agreements to progress its production capacity and exploration efforts in Azerbaijan.
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OPEC+ expected to stop hiking production

10/06/2025 by Joel Thompson

Multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs expects the OPEC+ group to cease increasing production after August.
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OEUK calls for North Sea windfall tax to be ditched

09/06/2025 by Thomas Clark

Trade association Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has called for the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to be removed by the end of the year.
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TotalEnergies announces production at Mero-4 offshore Brazil

05/06/2025 by Thomas Clark

The fourth stage of development for the Miro field offshore of Brazil has begun production, according to France-based energy company TotalEnergies.
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Analysts claim that Permian "still has a way to go"

04/06/2025 by Daniel Tait

According to analysts at Wood Mackenzie, the prolific Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico still has more than a decade of high production.
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Asset sales being considered by Saudi Aramco

03/06/2025 by Joel Thompson

Reuters is reporting two unnamed sources familiar with the matter as saying that oil giant Saudi Aramco is considering selling assets to generate funds.
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ExxonMobil and PetroVietnam to boost deal amid trade negotiations

30/05/2025 by Joel Thompson

PetroVietnam, the state-owned energy company, is looking to revise its deal with ExxonMobil as part of wider efforts to find a deal with the US administration.
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UK petrol prices may fall if oil production increases

29/05/2025 by Thomas Clark

UK motorists may see their fuel prices drop further if OPEC+ decides to go for another big increase in July.
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