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Netherland, Sewell, & Associates Announces its Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminar, Dallas, Texas, May 12-13, 2026- oil and gas 360

Netherland, Sewell, & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) Announces its Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminar in Dallas, Texas – May 12-13, 2026

April 21, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – April 21, 2026- For over 25 years, global petroleum consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) has hosted its highly regarded Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminar. This content-rich program is designed to give non-technical energy professionals such as bankers, investors, analysts, lawyers, accountants, and new oil and gas industry professionals a basic education detailing

Eurasia’s gas puzzle

April 21, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Eurasia holds some of the largest natural gas resources in the world. The challenge has never been geology; it’s been access. From Russia’s vast reserves to Central Asia’s underdeveloped basins and the emerging potential of the Caspian and Eastern Mediterranean, Eurasia is rich in gas. Yet much of that supply remains constrained by infrastructure, geopolitics, and

The global supply reset: Gas takes the lead, the new LNG power map

April 21, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – If oil built the global energy system, LNG is quietly rewriting it. The rise of liquefied natural gas is doing more than adding supply, it is transforming how energy moves across regions. Unlike pipeline gas, LNG creates a flexible, global market where cargoes can shift in response to price, demand, and geopolitical conditions. At

OPEC+: Market stabilizer, or a structural drag on the global economy?

April 21, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – By Greg Barnett, MBA – OPEC+ was once sold as a stabilizing force in global energy markets, a mechanism through which oil‑producing nations could smooth volatility, protect investment, and prevent destructive price collapses. That argument made sense when oil demand was rising rapidly, capital was scarce, and non‑OPEC supply was marginal. None of those conditions hold

VAALCO advances Gabon drilling program, targets Q2 restart of Baobab offshore field

April 21, 2026

(World Oil) – VAALCO Energy has reported strong initial results from its ongoing offshore Gabon drilling campaign, while progressing additional development activity and a planned production restart offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The company said the Etame 14H development well has been successfully drilled, completed and brought online in the Etame field’s Main Fault Block. The well encountered approximately 325 meters of net pay in Gamba

Saudi Arabia February crude exports up, output highest since 2022, JODI says

April 21, 2026

(BOE Report) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports rose to 7.276 million barrels per day in February, from 6.993 million bpd in January, while crude output hit its highest level since October 2022, Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) data showed on Tuesday. Saudi production in February was about 10.882 million bpd, the JODI data showed, up from 10.100 million bpd

Oil prices edge lower with U.S.-Iran talks in focus ahead of ceasefire expiry

April 21, 2026

(Investing) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday as markets parsed mixed signals on fresh U.S.-Iran talks before the expiry of a temproary ceasefire later this week. Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, were last lower by 0.5% at $94.95 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for May had dropped 1.8% to $88.04 a barrel. Crude prices had risen

Energy Market Assessment: Our predictions, Strait of Hormuz safely opens in 3-4 weeks

April 20, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Michael Smolinski – Our Predictions: Strait Of Hormuz Safely Open In 3-4 Weeks, We’ve Seen Retail Oil Price Highs, Much Higher Natural Gas Prices Will Follow April Lows. Operation Epic Fury jumped retail oil prices to burdensome highs. Responses to Operation Epic Fury include the Weekly California No. 2 Diesel retail price jumping

Iran’s GDP drain grows as maritime blockades tighten financial pressure points

April 20, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Iran’s economy is absorbing a fast‑widening financial shock as the combined impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade and Red Sea disruptions sharply constrains oil exports, trade flows, and access to hard currency. Analysts tracking sanctions enforcement and maritime traffic estimate the immediate economic damage at roughly $435 million per day, with

Colombia’s energy balancing act: Production strength, investment uncertainty, and political risk

April 20, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Colombia’s oil and gas sector is at a turning point. It remains one of Latin America’s more established producers, with meaningful output, functioning infrastructure, and a strong national oil company. At the same time, policy direction, political uncertainty, and declining reserves are reshaping how investors view the country. What used to be a relatively straightforward upstream

Iran may join peace talks after Pakistan works to end US blockade, Iran source says

April 20, 2026

(Investing) – DUBAI – Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts. However, the official stressed that no decision had been made. With a two-week ceasefire set

U.S. energy diplomacy in Asia reshapes trade balances as LNG and crude flows surge

April 17, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – As the United States leverages its LNG and crude oil exports amid geopolitical turmoil, its economic relationship with Asia is coming sharply into focus. Tightening trade balances, tariff dynamics, and energy diplomacy are reshaping ties with China, Japan, South Korea, and India , each driven by their own urgency to diversify

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