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Chevron achieves landmark moment in Angola

09/01/2026 by Thomas Clark

US oil and gas company Chevron has reached an important milestone at its South N’dola Platform situated in Angola.
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BP to sell Castrol majority shareholding to Stonepeak

08/01/2026 by Cameron Clarke

UK oil and gas giant BP has now reached an agreement with Stonepeak to sell the infrastructure investor a 65 per cent shareholding in its Castrol lubricants brand at a value of roughly $10 bn.
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Petronas completes exploration well in Suriname

07/01/2026 by Daniel Tait

State-run Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has completed drilling an exploration well called “Caiman-1”.
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French energy major to supply Google with renewable power

06/01/2026 by Joel Thompson

TotalEnergies has signed a new power purchase agreement with Google. The contract has a 21-year term, and will see the French oil and gas company supply the US technology giant with one Terawatt-hour (equivalent to
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Shell Lubricants enters personal care sector

05/01/2026 by Cameron Clarke

Known for producing industrial lubricants ranging from gear oil to cutting-fluid and coolant, oil and gas giant Shell recently made its debut into a brand-new market.
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Market study sees growth for mining lubricants

02/01/2026 by Daniel Tait

A recent report has heralded projected growth for the mining lubricants sector.
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UK lubricant major launches coolant for data centres

01/01/2026 by Jay Hatton

Leading oil and grease manufacturer, Shell Lubricants, has launched an original fluid designed to serve as a coolant for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and data centres.
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JGC completes production train handover to LNG Canada

31/12/2025 by Joel Thompson

JGC Holdings Corporation recently announced that with its partner the Fluor Corporation, it has now handed “Production Train 2” over. This includes the complete construction area for the LNG Canada Project.
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TotalEnergies swaps stakes for Namibian offshore oil fields

30/12/2025 by Thomas Clark

French energy giant TotalEnergies has secured a 40 per cent stake in the Galp Energy Corporation’s operations based in the Mopane oil fields sited off Namibia’s coast.
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Castrol promotes data centre cooling in Japan

29/12/2025 by Cameron Clarke

BP-owned lubricant brand Castrol recently partnered with Itochu Techno-Solutions with the aim of promoting liquid cooling to Japanese data centres.
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Turbine oil market demonstrates steady growth for 2034

26/12/2025 by Daniel Tait

A recent analysis of the international turbine oil market indicates the sector is on a path for stable growth.
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Major oil and gas industry operators to expand Saudi production facility

25/12/2025 by Jay Hatton

Oil and gas majors Aramco and ExxonMobil and their joint-venture, Samref, recently added signatures to a new Venture Framework Agreement (VFA).
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