November 3, 2025 – Oil & Gas 360

SM ENERGY AND CIVITAS RESOURCES TO COMBINE IN $12.8 BILLION TRANSFORMATIONAL COMBINATION DELIVERING SUPERIOR STOCKHOLDER VALUE

November 3, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) Value-Enhancing Scale Premier portfolio across the highest-return U.S. shale basins drives significant free cash flow and enhanced stockholder value Pro forma second quarter of 2025 production totaled 526 MBoe/d Pro forma full-year 2025 consensus free cash flow of more than $1.4 billion Step-change in free cash flow supports sustained return of capital Value-Driven Synergies Proven management

Exclusive-QatarEnergy, Exxon executives warn of Europe exit over climate law

November 3, 2025

(Investing) – ABU DHABI -Executives at two of Europe’s top gas suppliers, ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy, on Monday warned they could stop doing business with the European Union if it does not significantly loosen a sustainability law that could impose fines of 5% of their global revenue. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Reuters on the sidelines of the ADIPEC meeting in Abu Dhabi

How Artificial Intelligence is powering a new industrial boom

November 3, 2025

(Oil Price) – Concern has been rising that artificial intelligence is killing jobs, and there is evidence to support this. But in the energy industry, executives are loving AI. A fifth of energy companies are already using the technology, and an overwhelming majority of executives believe AI is a force for good. For energy, it has been. AI is driving energy demand much

UAE minister calls for $4 trillion annual energy investment to power AI

November 3, 2025

(Oil Price) – The advance in AI and the surge in data center build-out have pushed global energy investment needs to $4 trillion annually, Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC chief executive, said on Monday. Large oil producers have been warning for years that investment in supply needs to rise to meet constantly growing global energy demand.

Shell expands in Angola with $1 billion offshore exploration investment

November 3, 2025

(World Oil) – Shell Plc will invest about $1 billion on new oil blocks in Angola as the southern African nation seeks to boost production that’s dwindled over the years, the chairman of the oil regulator said. Shell and Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels signed an exclusive agreement for exploration rights covering offshore Blocks 19, 34 and

Morgan Stanley lifts H1 2026 Brent forecast to $60 on OPEC+ pause, Russia sanctions

November 3, 2025

(BOE Report) – Morgan Stanley on Monday raised its Brent crude forecast for the first half of 2026 to $60 a barrel from $57.5, citing the decision by OPEC+ to pause quota hikes in the first quarter of next year and recent U.S. and EU sanctions on Russian oil assets. The bank expects a “substantial surplus” in the oil market

Oil prices steady despite OPEC+ plans to pause output increases

November 3, 2025

(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices were little changed despite news that OPEC+ plans to end its supply increases, with the market weighed down by fears of an oil supply glut and weak factory data in Asia. Brent crude futures were down 1 cent, or 0.02%, at $64.76 a barrel by 1329 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 2 cents, or 0.03%, at

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