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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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Oil Gas

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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Marine Lubricants

Chevron to get further extension to Venezuela license

28/05/2025 by Cameron Clarke

Bloomberg reports an unnamed informed source as saying that the US Government is ready to give Chevron a further extension to operate in Venezuela and export oil to US refineries.
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TotalEnergies to buy LNG from future Canadian plant

27/05/2025 by Daniel Tait

France-based TotalEnergies and Ksi Lisims LNG have agreed a SPA (Sales and Purchase Agreement) for 2 MTPA (million tons per annum) of LNG (liquefied natural gas).
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Speciality Gas Compressor Oils

Up to $50 billion in investment announced by Kuwait

22/05/2025 by Thomas Clark

The small but oil-rich Middle Eastern country Kuwait has announced a five-year plan to invest $9–10 billion each year to increase its production capacity.
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Oil Gas

Rise in production by OPEC+ predicted in July

21/05/2025 by Cameron Clarke

Analysts at multinational financial services and investment bank, Goldman Sachs, have predicted OPEC+ will decide to raise production in July by another 411,000 barrels per day (bpd).
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