Wednesday, December 10, 2025
U.S. steps up pressure on Hungary to cut off Russian oil- oil and gas 360

U.S. steps up pressure on Hungary to cut off Russian oil

(Oil Price) – The U.S. is increasing pressure on Hungary to cut off its reliance on Russian oil imports and vows to work with Hungarian authorities and neighboring countries to help Budapest wean off Russian supply, a senior U.S. diplomat says. Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, rejected in a Fox News interview suggestions from Hungarian politicians that the U.S.

Oilfield giants pivot to booming AI infrastructure as drilling demand wanes- oil and gas 360

Oilfield giants pivot to booming AI infrastructure as drilling demand wanes

(BOE Report) – Oilfield services giants SLB, Halliburton and Baker Hughes are turning to data centers and related artificial intelligence infrastructure work to drive their next phase of growth as they navigate slowing drilling demand and idle rigs across North America. U.S. oil producers have cut exploration budgets as prices hover in the low $60s per barrel, pressured by rising

Oilfield services firm Petrofac collapses- oil and gas 360

Oilfield services firm Petrofac collapses

(Oil Price) – After years of restructuring and cost-cutting efforts, UK-listed oilfield services group Petrofac on Monday filed for administration, following the termination of its biggest contract. Petrofac’s directors have applied to the High Court of England and Wales to appoint administrators to Petrofac, said the company, which provides infrastructure and engineering services to the oil and gas, renewables, and power supply industries.

Aramco awards Baker Hughes multi-year coiled tubing drilling contract- oil and gas 360

Aramco awards Baker Hughes multi-year coiled tubing drilling contract

(World Oil) – Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year agreement from Aramco to significantly expand its integrated underbalanced coiled tubing drilling (UBCTD) operations across Saudi Arabia’s natural gas fields. The order, booked in the third quarter of 2025, will see Baker Hughes increase its active UBCTD fleet from four to ten units beginning in 2026. Under the new contract, Baker Hughes

Iraq in talks about OPEC quota, with exports at 3.6 mln bpd, oil minister says- oil and gas 360

Iraq in talks about OPEC quota, with exports at 3.6 mln bpd, oil minister says

(BOE Report) – Iraq is in negotiations over the size of its OPEC quota within its available capacity of 5.5 million barrels per day, oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said at an oil conference on Monday. The country, OPEC’s biggest overproducer, submitted plans in April to make further oil output cuts to compensate for pumping above agreed quotas. Abdel-Ghani said that

Oil prices steady; traders look to U.S.-China trade progress- oil and gas 360

Oil prices steady; traders look to U.S.-China trade progress

(Investing) – Oil prices steadied Monday as traders digested potential progress in U.S.-China trade talks, starting to discount the chances of an economically costly trade war between the world’s two largest economies. At 08:25 ET (12:25 GMT), Brent oil futures for December fell 0.1% to $65.14 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.1% to $61.54 a barrel. U.S., China agree to framework