February 18, 2026 - Oil & Gas 360

SM Energy to sell South Texas assets to Caturus Energy for $950 million

February 18, 2026

(World Oil) – SM Energy has entered into an agreement to sell certain South Texas assets to Caturus Energy (formerly Kimmeridge Texas Gas) for $950 million in cash, advancing the company’s effort to streamline its portfolio and reduce debt. The transaction includes approximately 61,000 net acres and about 260 producing wells in SM Energy’s southern Maverick basin position in Webb County, Texas, along with

Energy Advisors: Offshore, Two Rig Ghosts Become a “Rate Reaper”

February 18, 2026

(Oil and Gas 360) – Energy Advisors examines the strategic implications of Transocean’s $5.8 Bn all-stock acquisition of Valaris. Click here to download the report. Still counting? Transocean + Valaris means there’s one less number to call. Devon + Coterra was the recent icebreaker onshore, where 1 + 1 targets 3, and everyone nods about “synergies” and dreams of “big and lean.”

Oil and Gas 360: Energy policy at a crossroads- oil and gas 360

Energy policy at a crossroads: Oil & Gas 360

February 18, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360)- Energy policy is entering another period of strain, and the tension now runs through institutions as much as markets. The United States is openly questioning whether the International Energy Agency has moved too far from its original energy security mandate toward climate advocacy. At the same time, Europe is confronting the rising cost of meeting

DECARBON 2026 Concludes with Two Days of Strategic Debate and Practical Decarbonisation Insights

February 18, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Hosted by Shell and held in partnership with Moeve, Fluor, Gasunie, The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, Repsol, Spiecapag and Germany Trade and Invest, DECARBON 2026 centred on practical decision-making at the intersection of policy, technology and implementation across the oil and gas value chain in Vösendorf, Austria. On 9 February, the first day

The staggering cost of Nigeria missing OPEC+ oil quotas

February 18, 2026

(Oil Price) – Nigeria’s struggles to pump to its OPEC+ quota over the past year have resulted in a loss of $1.31 billion gross revenue for the biggest African oil producer, according to data calculated by Business Insider Africa. The cumulative underproduction for Nigeria between January 2025 and January 2026 is estimated at about 18.12 million barrels. Multiplied by the official

Eni makes major gas, condensate discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire

February 18, 2026

(World Oil) – Eni has announced a significant gas and condensate discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire with the Murene South-1X exploration well in Block CI-501, confirming the potential of the Calao channel complex. The discovery, named Calao South, is estimated to contain up to 5 Tcf of gas and 450 MMbbl of condensate, making it the country’s second-largest discovery after the Baleine field. The well encountered

Canada to boost investments in Ukraine’s energy sector

February 18, 2026

(Investing) – PARIS – Canada will step up support to Ukraine’s energy sector, working with industry to supply oil and gas equipment on favourable terms and boost renewable energy investments, the two governments said on Wednesday. Russia has targeted power stations, electricity transmission lines and gas facilities as part of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Russian

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