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Equinor not planning Venezuela return after Maduro capture

January 7, 2026

(Oil Price) – Equinor does not consider returning to Venezuela, which it quit years ago, Anders Opedal, the chief executive of the Norwegian energy major, told Reuters on Wednesday. Following the capture of Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, the industry is buzzing with talk about the opportunities for Western, especially U.S. oil firms, in Venezuela, the holder of the world’s biggest proven oil reserves estimated

Eni, Repsol struggle to recover $6 billion in gas payments from Venezuela, FT reports

January 6, 2026

(BOE Report) – European energy companies Eni and Repsol are struggling to recover recover about $6 billion in gas payments from Venezuela and are facing indifference from U.S. officials about the debt, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Eni, Repsol, and the U.S. Treasury did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for a comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Italy’s

CanCambria Energy provides operational update and submits technical operating plan for Kiskunhalas exploration concession

December 12, 2025

(Oil & Gas 360) – Vancouver, BC – December 11, 2025 – CanCambria Energy Corp. (TSXV: CCEC) (FSE: 4JH) (“CanCambria” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an operational update within the BA-IX Mining License area including preparations for drilling of the Kiskunhalas tight-gas field, via the CC-Ba-E-2 well location. The well is permitted, approved and anticipated to be drilled

Oil exports via Caspian pipeline down 12% in November m/m, sources say

December 11, 2025

(BOE Report) – Oil exports of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which ships oil from Kazakhstan via a pipeline and subsequently a Russian Black Sea terminal, declined by 12% in November from October, two industry sources said on Thursday. CPC, which handles around 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports, was attacked by a Ukrainian drone on November 29, when one of

Kazakhstan’s CPC oil pipeline will not return to full export capacity before December 11, sources say

December 8, 2025

(BOE Report) – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which accounts for 1% of global crude supply, will not return to full export capacity until at least December 11 after a Ukrainian drone attack damaged a key part of its terminal, two industry sources told Reuters. The CPC terminal, which handles around 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports, was damaged by a Ukrainian

North Sea shakeup: TotalEnergies, NEO NEXT merge to form UK’s largest independent operator

December 8, 2025

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to merge its UK Upstream business with NEO NEXT, forming a newly expanded company—NEO NEXT+—that will become the largest independent oil and gas producer in the United Kingdom. The deal positions TotalEnergies as the new entity’s leading shareholder with a 47.5% ownership stake. Following completion—expected in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory

Equinor strikes gas in North Sea wildcat wells, opening new development potential

December 5, 2025

(World Oil) – Equinor and Aker BP have announced a new gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea after drilling two exploration wells at the Lofn and Langemann prospects, marking a promising start for Production Licence 1140. The wildcat wells—15/5-8 S and 15/5-8 A—were drilled about 7 km north of the Eirin field and roughly 240 km west of Stavanger using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea

Germany scales back offshore wind auctions after latest flop

December 5, 2025

(Oil Price) – Germany moved to reduce the capacity it will auction in its offshore wind tender in 2026, following the flop in the latest auction without a single bid made. The German Parliament approved legislation narrowing the capacity in the 2026 tender to just 2.5 gigawatts (GW) to 5 GW, compared with an earlier plan of auctioning off 6 GW of offshore

Council and Parliament strike a deal on rules to phase out Russian gas imports for an energy secure and independent Europe

December 4, 2025

(Council of the EU) – Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional agreement on the regulation to phase out imports of Russian natural gas. The regulation constitutes a central element of the EU’s REPowerEU roadmap to end dependency on Russian energy following Russia’s weaponisation of gas supplies with significant effects on the European energy market. The regulation introduces a

Private equity pours $1.45 billion into UK renewable energy

December 1, 2025

(Oil Price) – UK energy company Low Carbon has raised as much as $1.45 billion (£1.1 billion) from CVC Capital Partners and other investors as private equity firms are increasingly backing renewables operations. CVC Capital Partners and Low Carbon’s existing shareholder Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company participated in the funding, which will see CVC Capital Partners become the majority owner of

French power giant EDF considers full sale of U.S. renewables unit

November 26, 2025

(Oil Price) – EDF, the French state-controlled utility, considers selling up to 100% in its U.S. renewable energy business, the power giant’s chief executive Bernard Fontana told Reuters on Wednesday. Fontana, who was previously CEO at nuclear engineering company Framatome, among other roles, became EDF’s chief executive officer in May this year. Fontana won the approval of the French Parliament to lead

Tullow Oil shares hit record lows as refinancing fears deepen

November 24, 2025

(World Oil) – Tullow Oil Plc sank to a record low, with trading of the shares briefly halted in London, after the company said it’s contemplating alternatives to refinance its looming debt maturities. The stock plunged as much as 35% to 5.55 pence, the lowest since trading began in 1989, over fears that a potential debt deal could hurt shareholders. Tullow’s

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