<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Production & Industry - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Production & Industry news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Brent Nears $90 on Conflict Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil settled higher as escalating Middle East tensions fueled supply concerns despite diplomatic efforts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-nears-90-on-conflict-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-nears-90-on-conflict-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Edges Up USA Consumption Forecasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration edged up its U.S. total energy consumption projections for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-edges-up-usa-consumption-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-edges-up-usa-consumption-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/houthis-to-impose-maritime-blockade-on-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/houthis-to-impose-maritime-blockade-on-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Reach Highest Levels in More Than a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA['Continued attacks or tighter passage through the Strait of Hormuz could keep Brent supported above $90 and increase the risk of a move toward $100 per barrel', Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-reach-highest-levels-in-more-than-a-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-reach-highest-levels-in-more-than-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amundi Says Oil, Gas Crucial to EU Clean Energy Transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amundi wants the EU to free asset managers to add oil and gas exposures to a new fund category intended to support the transition to a lower-carbon economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/amundi-says-oil-gas-crucial-to-eu-clean-energy-transition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/amundi-says-oil-gas-crucial-to-eu-clean-energy-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Shale Gas Play Reemerges as Oil Hot Spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies including Obsidian Energy Ltd. and Yangarra Resources Corp. are breathing new life into a long-dormant gas reservoir - except now they're drilling for oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/forgotten-shale-gas-play-reemerges-as-oil-hot-spot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/forgotten-shale-gas-play-reemerges-as-oil-hot-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Jumps on Fears of Wider Iran War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders boosted bullish oil bets as geopolitical tensions increased risks to global energy and fuel markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-on-fears-of-wider-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-on-fears-of-wider-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Pushes 2026 USA Oil Output Forecast Closer to 14MM Bpd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its U.S. crude oil production forecast for 2026 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-pushes-2026-usa-oil-output-forecast-closer-to-14mm-bpd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-pushes-2026-usa-oil-output-forecast-closer-to-14mm-bpd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran-Linked Tankers U-Turn, Zig-Zag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two U.S.-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-tankers-u-turn-zig-zag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-tankers-u-turn-zig-zag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham to Back North Sea Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Within days of taking office incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/burnham-to-back-north-sea-oil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/burnham-to-back-north-sea-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rystad Outlines 4 Potential USA-Iran Scenarios]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad Energy revealed that it has revised its U.S.-Iran scenario framework 'following a renewed deterioration in security conditions around the Strait of Hormuz'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-outlines-4-potential-usa-iran-scenarios/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-outlines-4-potential-usa-iran-scenarios/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Ends Lower but Holds Weekly Gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders balanced profit-taking against ongoing concerns over disruptions to oil flows through Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-lower-but-holds-weekly-gains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-lower-but-holds-weekly-gains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Hit 2 Large Russia-Linked Oil Tankers in Black Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-hit-2-large-russia-linked-oil-tankers-in-black-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-hit-2-large-russia-linked-oil-tankers-in-black-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Examine Hormuz Crossings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to analysts from Hartree Partners and Energy Aspects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-examine-hormuz-crossings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-examine-hormuz-crossings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Bars Seafarers from Hormuz Voyages]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has directed ship owners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying the country's seafarers on vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/india-bars-seafarers-from-hormuz-voyages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/india-bars-seafarers-from-hormuz-voyages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA-Iran Skirmishes Worsen as Hormuz Traffic Dwindles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. struck Iran for a fifth straight day overnight and hit a sanctioned oil tanker near the country's main export terminal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-iran-skirmishes-worsen-as-hormuz-traffic-dwindles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-iran-skirmishes-worsen-as-hormuz-traffic-dwindles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose as the US intensified strikes on Iran, heightening concerns over Middle East crude supplies despite weaker US fuel demand data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA EIA Raises Henry Hub Price Forecast for 2026, 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its Henry Hub natural gas spot price projection for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-henry-hub-price-forecast-for-2026-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-henry-hub-price-forecast-for-2026-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Oil Sanctions Threat Could Complicate USA-India Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh U.S. threats to impose sanctions on countries buying Russian oil may complicate ongoing trade negotiations between Washington and New Delhi, according to people familiar with the matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-oil-sanctions-threat-could-complicate-usa-india-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-oil-sanctions-threat-could-complicate-usa-india-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Oil, Gas Workforce Drops from May to June]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry dropped from May to June, data on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website showed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-drops-from-may-to-june/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-drops-from-may-to-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMI Says Outlook for Oil Prices in Q3 Now Highly Uncertain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outlook for oil prices in the third quarter of 2026 is now highly uncertain, analysts at BMI warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bmi-says-outlook-for-oil-prices-in-q3-now-highly-uncertain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bmi-says-outlook-for-oil-prices-in-q3-now-highly-uncertain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMO SecGen Says Hormuz Is Too Dangerous for Ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Maritime Organization said the Strait of Hormuz remains too dangerous for commercial vessels to transit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/imo-secgen-says-hormuz-is-too-dangerous-for-ships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/imo-secgen-says-hormuz-is-too-dangerous-for-ships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Hits One-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil climbed to a one-month high as renewed Middle East fighting heightened concerns over supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-hits-one-month-high/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-hits-one-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vedanta Oil to Invest $5B to Boost Production Fivefold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vedanta Oil and Gas Ltd. will invest $5 billion to expand production by more than five times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/vedanta-oil-to-invest-5b-to-boost-production-fivefold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/vedanta-oil-to-invest-5b-to-boost-production-fivefold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops Rigs for 1st Time in Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America's rig count dropped by 10 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-rigs-for-1st-time-in-months/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-rigs-for-1st-time-in-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escalations Damage Hormuz Media Narrative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Escalations over the past week have damaged the media narrative that has built up over the past few weeks, Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford told Rigzone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/escalations-damage-hormuz-media-narrative/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/escalations-damage-hormuz-media-narrative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross-Industry Group Issues Letter to Incoming UK Gov]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 'powerful' cross-industry group is delivering a 'strongly worded letter' to the incoming UK government, a statement sent to Rigzone by OEUK recently noted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cross-industry-group-issues-letter-to-incoming-uk-gov/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cross-industry-group-issues-letter-to-incoming-uk-gov/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia in Major Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen fired ballistic missiles and drones on Saudi Arabia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/houthis-strike-saudi-arabia-in-major-escalation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/houthis-strike-saudi-arabia-in-major-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Soars on Hormuz Blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil surged after President Trump announced plans to reinstate a blockade on Iranian shipping and impose fees on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-soars-on-hormuz-blockade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-soars-on-hormuz-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Tells OPEC Its Oil Production Surged Last Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates informed OPEC that its oil production surged by 80 percent last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-tells-opec-its-oil-production-surged-last-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-tells-opec-its-oil-production-surged-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falling Fertility Threatens Energy Demand, WoodMac Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling fertility rates threaten long term energy demand, Wood Mackenzie warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/falling-fertility-threatens-energy-demand-woodmac-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/falling-fertility-threatens-energy-demand-woodmac-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Jumps After Battle for Hormuz Control Escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA['Fresh strikes by U.S. and Iran renewed concerns about the safe passage of oil and other key commodities through the narrow waterway', Saxo Bank said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-after-battle-for-hormuz-control-escalates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-after-battle-for-hormuz-control-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA, Iran Trade Fresh Strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh strikes overnight into Monday as they continued their tit-for-tat attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-iran-trade-fresh-strikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-iran-trade-fresh-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birol Urges EU to Reconsider Arctic Drilling Moratorium]]></title><description><![CDATA[International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol pressed the European Union to revisit its moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/birol-urges-eu-to-reconsider-arctic-drilling-moratorium/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/birol-urges-eu-to-reconsider-arctic-drilling-moratorium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Says UAE Oil Output Surged to Record High in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country pumped 4.1 million barrels a day on average in June, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-says-uae-oil-output-surged-to-record-high-in-june/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-says-uae-oil-output-surged-to-record-high-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOEM Explores Potential for OCS Space Launch and Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA['The Outer Continental Shelf presents a significant opportunity to support the future of America's space economy', Acting BOEM Director Matt Giacona said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/boem-explores-potential-for-ocs-space-launch-and-recovery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/boem-explores-potential-for-ocs-space-launch-and-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Breaks Up Oil Monopoly Under New Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuela's interim government published long-awaited oil regulations on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-breaks-up-oil-monopoly-under-new-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-breaks-up-oil-monopoly-under-new-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron to Continue Supplying Gas to Australian Utility Alinta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron signed a new agreement to supply 46 petajoules of Western Australian natural gas to Alinta over five years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-to-continue-supplying-gas-to-australian-utility-alinta/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-to-continue-supplying-gas-to-australian-utility-alinta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategists Expect USA-Iran Tension to be Short Lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macquarie strategists said they expect the renewed tension in the Middle East between the U.S. and Iran to be 'relatively short-lived'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strategists-expect-usa-iran-tension-to-be-short-lived/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strategists-expect-usa-iran-tension-to-be-short-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Startup Trying to Put a Barrel of Oil on Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small crypto startup is trying to persuade the industry to experiment with a different kind of frontier: putting a barrel of oil on a blockchain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crypto-startup-trying-to-put-a-barrel-of-oil-on-blockchain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crypto-startup-trying-to-put-a-barrel-of-oil-on-blockchain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Slides on Easing Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as traders bet the US-Iran conflict would remain limited.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-on-easing-tensions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-on-easing-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hormuz Ship Insurance Demand Drops]]></title><description><![CDATA[London marine insurers have been seeing fewer inquiries for journeys to transit the Strait of Hormuz and some said the cost of cover had risen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-ship-insurance-demand-drops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-ship-insurance-demand-drops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hormuz Tanker Traffic Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jorge Leon, Head of Geopolitical Analysis at Rystad, noted that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had 'essentially stopped'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-tanker-traffic-stops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-tanker-traffic-stops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qatar Role as USA-Iran Mediator Jeopardized]]></title><description><![CDATA[The targeting of a Qatari tanker near the Strait of Hormuz has imperiled the Gulf state's role as one of the primary mediators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/qatar-role-as-usa-iran-mediator-jeopardized/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/qatar-role-as-usa-iran-mediator-jeopardized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges on Renewed Iran Strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged to two-week highs after renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and threats to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-on-renewed-iran-strikes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-on-renewed-iran-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Country Would Win the Energy World Cup?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How would the World Cup's remaining countries get on if they were only judged on their energy supply figures?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-country-would-win-the-energy-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-country-would-win-the-energy-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decade of Cheap Henry Hub Gas Coming to End, WoodMac Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA['The conditions that kept Henry Hub between $2 to $4 per MMBtu for the best part of a decade are no longer all operating at full force', said Kristy Kramer, Head of LNG Strategy and Market Development at Wood Mackenzie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/decade-of-cheap-henry-hub-gas-coming-to-end-woodmac-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/decade-of-cheap-henry-hub-gas-coming-to-end-woodmac-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rockets Higher as Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over]]></title><description><![CDATA['To me, I think it's over', Trump said during a press meeting in Ankara.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rockets-higher-as-trump-declares-iran-ceasefire-over/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rockets-higher-as-trump-declares-iran-ceasefire-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Awards Contracts for Norway Tiebacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinor and its partners signed contracts worth around $613 million for four tieback projects in different stages of development offshore Norway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-awards-contracts-for-norway-tiebacks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-awards-contracts-for-norway-tiebacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed President Stays Optimistic as Energy Prices Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he expects falling energy prices to drive a drop in overall inflation over the next few months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/fed-president-stays-optimistic-as-energy-prices-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/fed-president-stays-optimistic-as-energy-prices-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Jumps on Hormuz Shipping Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US revoked a waiver allowing Iranian oil sales following shipping attacks that threatened the fragile ceasefire with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-on-hormuz-shipping-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-on-hormuz-shipping-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Finally Snaps Rig Count Addition Streak]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America's rig count stayed flat week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-finally-snaps-rig-count-addition-streak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-finally-snaps-rig-count-addition-streak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market is Attempting a System Reboot]]></title><description><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan analysts, including J.P. Morgan's Head of Global Commodities Strategy, Natasha Kaneva, said the oil market is 'attempting a system reboot'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-is-attempting-a-system-reboot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-is-attempting-a-system-reboot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gasoline Sees 3rd Most Expensive Independence Day Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA['Average gasoline prices fell in nearly every state over the last week...pushing the national average to approximately $3.74 per gallon this July 4', Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gasoline-sees-3rd-most-expensive-independence-day-ever/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gasoline-sees-3rd-most-expensive-independence-day-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Price Cut Sends Oil Lower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell to five-month lows after Saudi Arabia sharply cut its flagship crude prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-price-cut-sends-oil-lower/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-price-cut-sends-oil-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Country is the World's Biggest Energy Supplier?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone examines the Energy Institute's latest statistical review of world energy report, which was released recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-country-is-the-worlds-biggest-energy-supplier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-country-is-the-worlds-biggest-energy-supplier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are the Most Prolific Private Oil, Gas Producers in USA?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enverus announced that it has published its annual list of 'the 100 most prolific private oil and gas producers in the United States'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/who-are-the-most-prolific-private-oil-gas-producers-in-usa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/who-are-the-most-prolific-private-oil-gas-producers-in-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Decides to Boost Production Further in August]]></title><description><![CDATA['Seven OPEC+ countries ... met virtually on 5 July 2026, to review global market conditions and outlook,&rdquo; a statement posted on OPEC's site highlighted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-production-further-in-august/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-production-further-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santos Secures 10-Year Deal to Supply Gas to South Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA['This agreement will support the government's visionary South Australian Strategic Gas Reserve that will help ensure South Australia's industrial future and energy security, including the planned sale and transformation of the Whyalla Steelworks'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-secures-10-year-deal-to-supply-gas-to-south-australia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-secures-10-year-deal-to-supply-gas-to-south-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Oil Regulator Directs DOGE to Enhance RRC Efficiency]]></title><description><![CDATA['Our goal is simple', RRC Commissioner Wayne Christian said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-regulator-directs-doge-to-enhance-rrc-efficiency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-regulator-directs-doge-to-enhance-rrc-efficiency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Urges 'Unimpeded Passage' of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[China called for the unhindered flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-urges-unimpeded-passage-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-urges-unimpeded-passage-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Country is the Biggest Oil Consumer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone examines the Energy Institute's latest statistical review of world energy report, which was released recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-country-is-the-biggest-oil-consumer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-country-is-the-biggest-oil-consumer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Remains in a Divided Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil remains in a divided market, Waleed Said, Technical Analyst at GivTrade, stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-remains-in-a-divided-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-remains-in-a-divided-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Oil Exports Approach Pre-War Levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports have surged to roughly pre-war levels since the kingdom resumed cargo loadings inside the Persian Gulf.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-oil-exports-approach-pre-war-levels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-oil-exports-approach-pre-war-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Holds Near Prewar Lows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices steadied as rising exports through Hormuz reinforced concerns about a growing global supply surplus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-near-prewar-lows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-near-prewar-lows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Countries Produce and Consume the Most Natural Gas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone examines the Energy Institute's latest statistical review of world energy report, which was released recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-countries-produce-and-consume-the-most-natural-gas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-countries-produce-and-consume-the-most-natural-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudis Make Rare Spot Oil Sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is taking the unusual step of selling millions of barrels of oil on an ad-hoc basis to customers in Asia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-make-rare-spot-oil-sales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-make-rare-spot-oil-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Extends Losses on Glut Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as recovering Strait of Hormuz traffic and rising global supplies reinforced expectations of an oversupplied market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-losses-on-glut-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-losses-on-glut-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor, Var Energi to Swap Stakes in Norwegian North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Var Energi and Equinor entered into a swap agreement to realign their investments in the Gjoa and Troll-Farm areas on Norway's side of the North Sea, which they said would support faster tieback developments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-var-energi-to-swap-stakes-in-norwegian-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-var-energi-to-swap-stakes-in-norwegian-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Execs Predict Future WTI Oil Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from oil and gas firms revealed where they expect the West Texas Intermediate crude oil price to be at various points in the future in the second quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-execs-predict-future-wti-oil-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-execs-predict-future-wti-oil-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil's Softening Trend Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford noted that oil's 'softening trend' had continued 'as the return of easy barrels outpaces demand recovery'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oils-softening-trend-continues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oils-softening-trend-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Slides on Rising Supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz increased and traders anticipated a growing global supply surplus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-on-rising-supply/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-on-rising-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Warns of Oil Glut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley cut oil forecasts for the second time in about two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/morgan-stanley-warns-of-oil-glut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/morgan-stanley-warns-of-oil-glut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets Can't Price a Tweet, Industry Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA['Markets can price risk, but they can't price a tweet', one exploration and production company executive warned in the latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/markets-cant-price-a-tweet-industry-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/markets-cant-price-a-tweet-industry-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is the World's Biggest Oil Producer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone examines the Energy Institute's latest statistical review of world energy report, which was released recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/who-is-the-worlds-biggest-oil-producer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/who-is-the-worlds-biggest-oil-producer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low $70s Not a Fair Price for Oil, Analyst Outlines]]></title><description><![CDATA['One would assume that a fair price today would be more like $80-90 per barrel than low $70s', SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/low-70s-not-a-fair-price-for-oil-analyst-outlines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/low-70s-not-a-fair-price-for-oil-analyst-outlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eni Adds Gas Production Capacity in Libya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy's Eni and Libya's NOC started up a compression project that improves natural gas recovery in the Bahr Essalam field off the Mediterranean coast of the North African country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-adds-gas-production-capacity-in-libya/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-adds-gas-production-capacity-in-libya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rises as Peace Talks Resume]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude climbed after the US and Iran signaled renewed diplomacy while investors monitored shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-as-peace-talks-resume/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-as-peace-talks-resume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Rig Count Rises for 8 Straight Weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added 21 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-rig-count-rises-for-8-straight-weeks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-rig-count-rises-for-8-straight-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Price Bubble Has Burst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wood Mackenzie said the oil price bubble has burst.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-price-bubble-has-burst/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-price-bubble-has-burst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Says Urgent Decisions Needed on Rosebank, Jackdaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry body Offshore Energies UK said 'urgent decisions' are needed on the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects 'for national security'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-urgent-decisions-needed-on-rosebank-jackdaw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-urgent-decisions-needed-on-rosebank-jackdaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Averts Jet Fuel Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[A combination of surging local production and increased imports from non-Middle East suppliers have helped Europe to avoid a jet fuel crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/europe-averts-jet-fuel-chaos/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/europe-averts-jet-fuel-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panama Canal Sees Revenue Beating Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Panama Canal expects revenue to exceed its $5.2 billion forecast for fiscal 2026 after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/panama-canal-sees-revenue-beating-forecast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/panama-canal-sees-revenue-beating-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Grid Issues Another Supply Warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK grid operator issued a second power supply warning for Friday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-grid-issues-another-supply-warning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-grid-issues-another-supply-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Falls On Rising Gulf Supplies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell sharply as rising Strait of Hormuz traffic and increasing Persian Gulf exports fueled oversupply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-falls-on-rising-gulf-supplies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-falls-on-rising-gulf-supplies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees USA Energy Demand Dropping in 2026, Rising in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that U.S. total energy consumption will decrease in 2026 then rise in 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-energy-demand-dropping-in-2026-rising-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-energy-demand-dropping-in-2026-rising-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic Flows Through Hormuz Despite Ship Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfare on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/traffic-flows-through-hormuz-despite-ship-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/traffic-flows-through-hormuz-despite-ship-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Oil, Gas Workforce Rises from April to May]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry increased slightly from April to May, data on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website showed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-rises-from-april-to-may/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-rises-from-april-to-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Var Energi Greenlights Gjoa Projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Var Energi and its partners made a final investment decision to proceed with the Gjoa Subsea Projects on Norway's side of the North Sea, targeting about 76 million barrels of oil equivalent gross proven and probable reserves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/var-energi-greenlights-gjoa-projects/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/var-energi-greenlights-gjoa-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is Oil Trading Down Today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is the oil price going lower on Friday?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-oil-trading-down-today/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-oil-trading-down-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Output at Key Field in Kazakhstan Takes Hit from Attack on Russian Plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan's giant Karachaganak oil and gas field cut crude production by more than a quarter after a drone attack forced the shutdown of a processing plant in Russia that handles its gas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/output-at-key-field-in-kazakhstan-takes-hit-from-attack-on-russian-plant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/output-at-key-field-in-kazakhstan-takes-hit-from-attack-on-russian-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rebounds After Hormuz Ship Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude rallied as new shipping disruptions overshadowed expectations of increasing global oil supplies and weaker demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-after-hormuz-ship-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-after-hormuz-ship-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP, TotalEnergies Join Bab Gas Cap Project in Abu Dhabi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expected to produce up to 1.5 billion cubic feet a day of gas, the project represents 'the largest gas cap development of its kind globally', BP said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-totalenergies-join-bab-gas-cap-project-in-abu-dhabi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-totalenergies-join-bab-gas-cap-project-in-abu-dhabi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls to Postwar Lows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite historically low US crude inventories, traders focused on improving Middle East supply flows and growing signs of potential oversupply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-to-postwar-lows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-to-postwar-lows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodside Wins Contract to Supply Gas to Alcoa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodside executed an agreement with Alcoa to supply the alumina maker with 31.1 petajoules of Western Australian natural gas from 2027 to 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-wins-contract-to-supply-gas-to-alcoa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-wins-contract-to-supply-gas-to-alcoa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Extends Losses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as more tankers resumed transiting the Strait of Hormuz and additional supplies entered the market following the US-Iran interim peace deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-losses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-losses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pikka Oil Project in Alaska Reaches Continuous Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first production wells are now delivering 20,000 barrels per day gross.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/pikka-oil-project-in-alaska-reaches-continuous-production/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/pikka-oil-project-in-alaska-reaches-continuous-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP, Eni Greenlight Cross-Block Project offshore Angola]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greater PAJ Project will deploy a new FPSO with a nameplate capacity of 95,000 barrels per day of oil and a gas export capacity of 70 million cubic feet a day of gas, to be supplied to Angola LNG.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-eni-greenlight-cross-block-project-offshore-angola/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-eni-greenlight-cross-block-project-offshore-angola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Project Oil, Gas Market Evolution to 2050]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts at BMI projected the evolution of oil and gas markets through to 2050 in a report sent to Rigzone recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-project-oil-gas-market-evolution-to-2050/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-project-oil-gas-market-evolution-to-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perenco, Partners Ink Gas Sales Agreement for Vietnam Project]]></title><description><![CDATA['Su Tu Trang Phase 2B will supply more than 600 billion cubic feet of gas over its life, supporting growing energy demand in Southeast Vietnam and contributing to the country's energy security'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-partners-ink-gas-sales-agreement-for-vietnam-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-partners-ink-gas-sales-agreement-for-vietnam-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uzbekistan Woos More Western Gas Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uzbekistan is stepping up efforts to bring major European and U.S. energy companies into its natural gas sector, after last month securing investment from BP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uzbekistan-woos-more-western-gas-investors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uzbekistan-woos-more-western-gas-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Quickly Pursues Top Oil Importers after US Waiver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran is racing to court some of Asia's largest oil buyers as a 60-day U.S. sanctions waiver takes effect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-quickly-pursues-top-oil-importers-after-us-waiver/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-quickly-pursues-top-oil-importers-after-us-waiver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drops as Iran Talks Advance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude declined after the US approved limited Iranian oil sales and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continued to recover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-as-iran-talks-advance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-as-iran-talks-advance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Gets Oil Trading Respite from US]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department issued a temporary, 60-day license allowing Iran to sell some of its energy exports through August 21, a sweeping change after years of increasingly punitive economic sanctions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-gets-oil-trading-respite-from-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-gets-oil-trading-respite-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libya Reaches 1.4 MMbpd of Oil Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Libya reached its highest daily crude production since 2013, moving closer to its goal of 1.5 MMbpd by yearend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/libya-reaches-14-mmbpd-of-oil-production/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/libya-reaches-14-mmbpd-of-oil-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor, Partners Agree Plan for Major North Sea Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinor and its partners have agreed on a development concept for Ringvei Vest, an oil and gas project spanning 8 licenses on Norway's side of the North Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-partners-agree-plan-for-major-north-sea-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-partners-agree-plan-for-major-north-sea-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rises as Iran Talks Are Delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose as delayed US-Iran negotiations and slower tanker traffic through Hormuz renewed supply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-as-iran-talks-are-delayed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-as-iran-talks-are-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Var Energi to Proceed with Balder Next Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expected to begin production 2027, the Jotun FPSO tieback project will develop 86 million barrels of oil equivalent gross proven and probable reserves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/var-energi-to-proceed-with-balder-next-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/var-energi-to-proceed-with-balder-next-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Raises USA Oil Production Forecast for 2026, 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its U.S. crude oil production forecast for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-usa-oil-production-forecast-for-2026-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-usa-oil-production-forecast-for-2026-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slips as Hormuz Traffic Resumes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets expect Middle East oil flows to recover, though analysts warn supply risks remain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-hormuz-traffic-resumes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-hormuz-traffic-resumes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Targets 150,000 Boed Production Growth by 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority state-owned energy major plans 6-8 tieback projects offshore Norway each year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-targets-150000-boed-production-growth-by-2030/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-targets-150000-boed-production-growth-by-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US, Iran Peace Pact Takes Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump signed an interim deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, speeding up the timeline for the agreement to go into effect despite blowback from Republicans who said it amounted to a victory for Tehran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-iran-peace-pact-takes-effect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-iran-peace-pact-takes-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Stabilizes After Sharp Selloff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil edged higher, but prices remain under pressure as a US-Iran peace deal could restore major supplies to the market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-stabilizes-after-sharp-selloff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-stabilizes-after-sharp-selloff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Extends Losses as Hormuz Reopens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell for a fourth straight session as a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz improved expectations for increased crude supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-losses-as-hormuz-reopens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-losses-as-hormuz-reopens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA EIA Raises 2026, 2027 Henry Hub Price Forecasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its Henry Hub spot price forecasts for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-2026-2027-henry-hub-price-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-2026-2027-henry-hub-price-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Extends Slide on Iran Accord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices plunged after the US and Iran agreed to an interim deal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-slide-on-iran-accord/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-slide-on-iran-accord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johan Sverdrup Partners Eye Phase 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently completed appraisal wells, which hold preliminary estimates of 20-30 million barrels of oil equivalent, form the basis to further extend the productive life of Norway's biggest oilfield beyond the ongoing phase 3.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/johan-sverdrup-partners-eye-phase-4/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/johan-sverdrup-partners-eye-phase-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drops to Four-Month Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell sharply as hopes grew for a Hormuz reopening agreement between the US and Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-to-four-month-low/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-to-four-month-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aker BP Raises Stake in Norway's Johan Sverdrup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aker BP and its partners in the Johan Sverdrup Unit on Norway's side of the North Sea completed a redetermination that entitles Aker BP to 2.2 million barrels of oil equivalent over the next 2 years due to its ownership increasing to 31.7163 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aker-bp-raises-stake-in-norways-johan-sverdrup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aker-bp-raises-stake-in-norways-johan-sverdrup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Oil Output at Lowest in Year amid Ukrainian Strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian producers pumped an average of 9.009 million barrels a day of crude in May, according to OPEC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-output-at-lowest-in-year-amid-ukrainian-strikes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-output-at-lowest-in-year-amid-ukrainian-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls to April Lows on Trump Signals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell sharply after Trump signaled progress toward a potential peace deal with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-to-april-lows-on-trump-signals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-to-april-lows-on-trump-signals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rystad Warns Oil May Climb Towards $150]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad Energy estimated that if U.S.-Iran 'hostilities were to resume in earnest', oil prices could 'move towards $150 per barrel'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-warns-oil-may-climb-towards-150/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-warns-oil-may-climb-towards-150/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Strikes Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. military launched strikes against 'multiple' targets in Iran for the second straight day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-strikes-iran/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-strikes-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Climbs as Trump Warns Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose after Trump warned Iran of further US attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-as-trump-warns-iran/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-as-trump-warns-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tanker that has previously carried Iranian oil suffered a fire in the Gulf of Oman, maritime security companies and local navies said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-oil-tanker-suffers-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-oil-tanker-suffers-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suez Canal Gets Oil Tanker Boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of oil tankers crossing Egypt's Suez Canal surged by almost a third in April and drove revenue to the highest since early 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/suez-canal-gets-oil-tanker-boost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/suez-canal-gets-oil-tanker-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War Erases 1B Barrels of Cumulative Oil Supply from Market]]></title><description><![CDATA['Cumulative losses have now reached one billion barrels and are on track to nearly double by year-end under our base case', Rystad Energy MENA Research Director Aditya Saraswat said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/war-erases-1b-barrels-of-cumulative-oil-supply-from-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/war-erases-1b-barrels-of-cumulative-oil-supply-from-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Futures Volatility Returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude markets swung lower despite ongoing supply disruptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-futures-volatility-returns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-futures-volatility-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kuwait Offers Oil to Asian Buyers for 1st Time Since War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kuwait is offering to sell its crude to refiners in Asia for the first time since the Iran war started.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/kuwait-offers-oil-to-asian-buyers-for-1st-time-since-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/kuwait-offers-oil-to-asian-buyers-for-1st-time-since-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP CEO Shakes Up Structure]]></title><description><![CDATA[New BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Meg O'Neill reorganized the energy giant's leadership and reporting structures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-ceo-shakes-up-structure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-ceo-shakes-up-structure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WoodMac Finds 'No Consensus' on Gulf Crisis Resolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wood Mackenzie 'found no consensus' on when the Gulf 'crisis' will be 'resolved' at its latest annual gas and LNG conference held in London recently, a statement sent to Rigzone by the company revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-finds-no-consensus-on-gulf-crisis-resolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-finds-no-consensus-on-gulf-crisis-resolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Gives Back Most of Monday Gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil gave back most of Monday's gains today, Saxo Bank highlighted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gives-back-most-of-monday-gains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gives-back-most-of-monday-gains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant Oil Supertanker Orders Eclipse Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's shipowners have placed orders for a record number of new oil supertankers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/giant-oil-supertanker-orders-eclipse-record/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/giant-oil-supertanker-orders-eclipse-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Gas Drillers Shut Out of Oil Price Rally Shut Off Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two extremes are currently playing out in the Permian Basin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-gas-drillers-shut-out-of-oil-price-rally-shut-off-wells/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-gas-drillers-shut-out-of-oil-price-rally-shut-off-wells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Climbs as Israel, Iran Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil price rise was stunted as Israel and Iran signaled they may avoid further escalation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-as-israel-iran-pause/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-as-israel-iran-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas RRC Reveals Latest Oil, Gas Output Figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Railroad Commission of Texas revealed its latest preliminary crude oil and natural gas production figures, which were for March this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-rrc-reveals-latest-oil-gas-output-figures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-rrc-reveals-latest-oil-gas-output-figures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska Oil, Gas Lease Auction Draws Just 2 Bidders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only two bidders participated in the Trump administration's auction for drilling leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/alaska-oil-gas-lease-auction-draws-just-2-bidders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/alaska-oil-gas-lease-auction-draws-just-2-bidders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ 7 Decide to Boost Production in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad said the production increases 'will have little to no real impact on the oil markets'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-7-decide-to-boost-production-in-july/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-7-decide-to-boost-production-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rebounds on Fresh Middle East Supply Risk Pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zaye Capital Markets sees today's oil price move 'as a geopolitical premium rather than a clean demand rally'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-on-fresh-middle-east-supply-risk-pricing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-on-fresh-middle-east-supply-risk-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Sees Risk of $100 Oil Until 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK government has revised its internal oil price forecasts upwards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-sees-risk-of-100-oil-until-2028/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-sees-risk-of-100-oil-until-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey Shows OPEC Output Plunges Further]]></title><description><![CDATA[War between a U.S.-Israeli alliance and Iran has taken a heavy toll on oil supplies from the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/survey-shows-opec-output-plunges-further/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/survey-shows-opec-output-plunges-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Retreats on Global Demand Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as traders weighed weakening global demand against stalled US-Iran negotiations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-on-global-demand-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-on-global-demand-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bilfinger Offshore Workers Striking Over Pay]]></title><description><![CDATA['Strikes on the Alba FSU and FPF1 will have a significant impact on the day to day operations of these assets', Unite Industrial Officer Paula Buchan warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bilfinger-offshore-workers-striking-over-pay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bilfinger-offshore-workers-striking-over-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arctic Refuge Auction Will Test Oil Industry Appetite]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump vowed to reopen Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/arctic-refuge-auction-will-test-oil-industry-appetite/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/arctic-refuge-auction-will-test-oil-industry-appetite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is Oil Still Under $100?]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's the question Macquarie Group economists, including Ric Deverell, Chief Economist and Head of Macro Strategy at Macquarie Group, asked in a report sent to Rigzone recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-oil-still-under-100/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-oil-still-under-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish Parliament Votes for Transfer of Energy Powers]]></title><description><![CDATA['We are formally requesting the devolution of powers that we need to maximize our remarkable energy potential', Scotland's Energy Minister Stephen Gethins said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/scottish-parliament-votes-for-transfer-of-energy-powers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/scottish-parliament-votes-for-transfer-of-energy-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Retreats on Truce Optimism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as traders bet the US and Iran are nearing a deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-on-truce-optimism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-on-truce-optimism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[License to Drill Act Passes USA House of Representatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill still needs to pass the Senate and go to U.S. President Donald Trump to become law, the Congress.gov site shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/license-to-drill-act-passes-usa-house-of-representatives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/license-to-drill-act-passes-usa-house-of-representatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Wants Oil Firms to Supply Their Own Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy companies heading to Venezuela are being told to bring their own power plants to run their oil and natural gas operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-wants-oil-firms-to-supply-their-own-power/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-wants-oil-firms-to-supply-their-own-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher On Iran Strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices climbed as US-Iran tensions escalated and peace talks stalled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-iran-strikes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-iran-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Cos Team Up for New AI Powered Safety Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enverus revealed that it has teamed up with Continental Resources, BPX Energy, Chord Energy, and Ranger Energy Services to introduce LifeSaver, 'a field safety initiative'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-cos-team-up-for-new-ai-powered-safety-initiative/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-cos-team-up-for-new-ai-powered-safety-initiative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Trading Higher for Third Consecutive Session]]></title><description><![CDATA['Market pessimism once again grows over the prospects of a U.S.-Iran deal that could pave the way for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz', Ole S. Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-trading-higher-for-third-consecutive-session/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-trading-higher-for-third-consecutive-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Gains as Peace Deal Doubts Grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose as doubts emerged over a US-Iran peace agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-peace-deal-doubts-grow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-peace-deal-doubts-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Tell OPEC+ Hormuz Disruption Will Last Through Year End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultants and analysts gathered at OPEC's Vienna headquarters for a technical meeting on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-tell-opec-hormuz-disruption-will-last-through-year-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-tell-opec-hormuz-disruption-will-last-through-year-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Starts Production at Caspian Gas Project]]></title><description><![CDATA['This marks the first-ever commercial gas production operations on ACG, one of the world's largest oil-producing fields'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-starts-production-at-caspian-gas-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-starts-production-at-caspian-gas-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Sees Increasing Monthly Oil Demand Losses]]></title><description><![CDATA['Globally, we track demand losses of 2.8 million barrels per day in March, 4.3 million barrels per day in April, and 5.6 million barrels per day in May', J.P. Morgan analysts said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-sees-increasing-monthly-oil-demand-losses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-sees-increasing-monthly-oil-demand-losses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Flags Conflicting USA-Iran War Statements]]></title><description><![CDATA['We hear and read conflicting statements and headlines around the clock regarding negotiations between the United States and Iran to end this war', Samer Hasn, a Senior Market Analyst at XS.com, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-flags-conflicting-usa-iran-war-statements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-flags-conflicting-usa-iran-war-statements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Surges on Iran Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent and WTI rallied after reports Iran may halt US negotiations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-surges-on-iran-tensions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-surges-on-iran-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France Boards Tanker Tied to Russian Oil Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's navy boarded another oil tanker on the high seas after it sailed from Russia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/france-boards-tanker-tied-to-russian-oil-trade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/france-boards-tanker-tied-to-russian-oil-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOAA Predicts 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[NOAA revealed that it is predicting a 'below normal' Atlantic hurricane season this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/noaa-predicts-2026-atlantic-hurricane-activity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/noaa-predicts-2026-atlantic-hurricane-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Oil Output Expected to Average 14MM Bpd in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. crude oil output has never averaged 14 million barrels per day or above annually, or even monthly, according to EIA figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-output-expected-to-average-14mm-bpd-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-output-expected-to-average-14mm-bpd-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles at Six-Week Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders bet the Strait of Hormuz could reopen as truce negotiations continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-at-six-week-low/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-at-six-week-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Mixed on Iran Truce Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders balanced Iran deal optimism against falling US crude inventories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-mixed-on-iran-truce-talks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-mixed-on-iran-truce-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Sees Oil Investments Dropping for 3rd Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite higher oil prices, spending on oil projects is set to drop below $500 billion in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency's annual World Energy Investment report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-sees-oil-investments-dropping-for-3rd-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-sees-oil-investments-dropping-for-3rd-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Chair Says He Was Fired Without Explanation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former BP Plc Chairman Albert Manifold says he was fired without warning or explanation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-chair-says-he-was-fired-without-explanation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-chair-says-he-was-fired-without-explanation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Below $89 On Deal Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil futures plunged as traders bet on a possible US-Iran peace deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-below-89-on-deal-hopes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-below-89-on-deal-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican Hardliner Beats Incumbent Texas Oil Regulator in Runoff Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bo French defeated incumbent Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright in a runoff election for the GOP nomination to sit on the Lone Star State's chief oil regulator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/republican-hardliner-beats-incumbent-texas-oil-regulator-in-runoff-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/republican-hardliner-beats-incumbent-texas-oil-regulator-in-runoff-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noble Appoints Halliburton CEO as Director]]></title><description><![CDATA['I am delighted to welcome Jeff to Noble's Board of Directors', Noble Chairman Charles M. Sledge said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/noble-appoints-halliburton-ceo-as-director/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/noble-appoints-halliburton-ceo-as-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digitalization, AI in Upstream Oil, Gas is '$500B Opportunity']]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad Energy described digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in upstream oil and gas as 'a $500 billion opportunity'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/digitalization-ai-in-upstream-oil-gas-is-500b-opportunity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/digitalization-ai-in-upstream-oil-gas-is-500b-opportunity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eni, Baleine Partners Approve Phase 3 of Ivorian Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phase 3 of Baleine, discovered about 5 years ago off the Atlantic coast of the West African country, will increase the field's oil production from 60,000 to 150,000 barrels per day and natural gas output from 80 to 200 million cubic feet a day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-baleine-partners-approve-phase-3-of-ivorian-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-baleine-partners-approve-phase-3-of-ivorian-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent Jumps on Renewed Iran Clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil rebounded as renewed US-Iran clashes clouded hopes for a Hormuz deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-jumps-on-renewed-iran-clash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-jumps-on-renewed-iran-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Searing Asian Summer Will Add to Risk of Surging Gas Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer forecasts are pointing to higher than normal temperatures across Asia, while an El Nino weather pattern could make things even hotter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/a-searing-asian-summer-will-add-to-risk-of-surging-gas-prices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/a-searing-asian-summer-will-add-to-risk-of-surging-gas-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOI Bags Over $4B from Texas, New Mexico Lease Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it generated over $4 billion in total receipts from a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Texas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-bags-over-4b-from-texas-new-mexico-lease-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-bags-over-4b-from-texas-new-mexico-lease-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Output Falls for 4th Consecutive Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway produced about 12 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas in April, down month-on-month and year-on-year, according to preliminary official figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-falls-for-4th-consecutive-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-falls-for-4th-consecutive-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron's Leviathan Partners to Supply Gas to Dalia Power Plants in Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 20-year contract, which excludes the U.S. energy giant, initially involves up to about 1.3 billion cubic meters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevrons-leviathan-partners-to-supply-gas-to-dalia-power-plants-in-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevrons-leviathan-partners-to-supply-gas-to-dalia-power-plants-in-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gazprom Starts Production at Chona Fields in Eastern Siberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian state-controlled company expects the project to feed up to 2 million tons of oil a year to the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gazprom-starts-production-at-chona-fields-in-eastern-siberia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gazprom-starts-production-at-chona-fields-in-eastern-siberia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYSE Owner, OKX to Launch Perpetual Futures Tied to Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intercontinental Exchange Inc is working with OKX to launch oil futures contracts that never expire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nyse-owner-okx-to-launch-perpetual-futures-tied-to-oil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nyse-owner-okx-to-launch-perpetual-futures-tied-to-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Swings on Iran Peace Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy markets remain volatile as Iran negotiations and supply risks continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-swings-on-iran-peace-hopes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-swings-on-iran-peace-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ExxonMobil, QatarEnergy Eye Egypt Facilities for Potential Cyprus Gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil and QatarEnergy signed an MoU with Egypt to assess the potential of developing natural gas discoveries in Cyprus through the North African country's existing infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/exxonmobil-qatarenergy-eye-egypt-facilities-for-potential-cyprus-gas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/exxonmobil-qatarenergy-eye-egypt-facilities-for-potential-cyprus-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Exerts Influence Well Beyond Energy Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil continues to exert an influence well beyond the energy market itself, Ole Hansen, Saxo Bank's Head of Commodity Strategy, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-exerts-influence-well-beyond-energy-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-exerts-influence-well-beyond-energy-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor, Aker BP Agree Stakes Swap in North Sea, Barents Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA['The parties will seek alignment on key areas of joint interest on the Norwegian continental shelf, with the aim of speeding up the development of resources to uphold high production levels and unlock value'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-aker-bp-agree-stakes-swap-in-north-sea-barents-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-aker-bp-agree-stakes-swap-in-north-sea-barents-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conoco Says Venezuela Bid to Woo Oil Firms Falls Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of ConocoPhillips said Venezuela's initial steps to attract foreign oil companies that could help revive the nation's production are falling well short.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/conoco-says-venezuela-bid-to-woo-oil-firms-falls-short/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/conoco-says-venezuela-bid-to-woo-oil-firms-falls-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Closes Down for Third Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settled lower amid hopes for a Strait of Hormuz reopening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-down-for-third-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-down-for-third-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Near $100 Seen as Base Case for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil market participants are increasingly pricing crude to be capped near $100 a barrel over the next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-near-100-seen-as-base-case-for-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-near-100-seen-as-base-case-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens to Oil if Iran Permanently Taxes Hormuz Traffic?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would the implications be for the oil market if Iran decided to permanently tax/toll traffic through the Strait of Hormuz?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/what-happens-to-oil-if-iran-permanently-taxes-hormuz-traffic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/what-happens-to-oil-if-iran-permanently-taxes-hormuz-traffic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood Mackenzie Warns Oil Could Hit $200]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wood Mackenzie said its analysis indicates that Brent crude prices could approach $200 per barrel by end-2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wood-mackenzie-warns-oil-could-hit-200/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wood-mackenzie-warns-oil-could-hit-200/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls As Iran Deal Hopes Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices plunged after Trump signaled progress toward a possible Iran deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-as-iran-deal-hopes-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-as-iran-deal-hopes-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA EIA Lowers Henry Hub Price Forecast for 2026, 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration lowered its Henry Hub spot price forecasts for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-lowers-henry-hub-price-forecast-for-2026-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-lowers-henry-hub-price-forecast-for-2026-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran War Prompts Nigeria Producers to Lift Oil Output]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigerian oil companies are plowing windfall gains from the Iran war crude rally into near-term extraction projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-war-prompts-nigeria-producers-to-lift-oil-output/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-war-prompts-nigeria-producers-to-lift-oil-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips Inks Alaska LNG Deal to Supply Domestic Consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips signed a 30-year deal with Glenfarne to supply natural gas produced on Alaska's North Slope to the state under phase 1 of the Alaska LNG project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/conocophillips-inks-alaska-lng-deal-to-supply-domestic-consumers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/conocophillips-inks-alaska-lng-deal-to-supply-domestic-consumers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would USA Allow Iran Hormuz Tax In Exchange for Peace Deal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to Simon Henderson, director of the Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy, and Howard Shatz, a senior economist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/would-usa-allow-iran-hormuz-tax-in-exchange-for-peace-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/would-usa-allow-iran-hormuz-tax-in-exchange-for-peace-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is Oil Moving Lower Today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump's Iran comments are directly shaping the oil ecosystem, Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-oil-moving-lower-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-oil-moving-lower-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for EV Owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[House lawmakers made public a massive transportation bill Sunday that would impose new fees on electric vehicles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-lawmakers-plan-new-130-fee-for-ev-owners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-lawmakers-plan-new-130-fee-for-ev-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent, WTI Slip In Volatile Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil settled lower as traders weighed renewed US threats against Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-wti-slip-in-volatile-trade/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-wti-slip-in-volatile-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO Is Starting to Consider Hormuz Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Such a move would represent a shift in the military alliance's strategy toward the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nato-is-starting-to-consider-hormuz-mission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nato-is-starting-to-consider-hormuz-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Nomination of New BLM Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voting concluded with 46 Yeas to 43 Nays, the senate.gov site showed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/senate-confirms-nomination-of-new-blm-director/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/senate-confirms-nomination-of-new-blm-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OMV Starts Up Major Austrian Gas Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[OMV began production at what it says is Austria's biggest natural gas discovery over the past 40 years, which the company expects will double its output at home when the development reaches capacity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/omv-starts-up-major-austrian-gas-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/omv-starts-up-major-austrian-gas-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Middle East Oil Producers Meaningfully Bypass the Strait?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to Chris Newton, a Senior Early Warning Analyst at the International Crisis Group, and Dalia Salem, Senior Research Analyst of Middle East Upstream at Wood Mackenzie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/can-middle-east-oil-producers-meaningfully-bypass-the-strait/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/can-middle-east-oil-producers-meaningfully-bypass-the-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Circulates Draft of Oil Law Regs for Cos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Venezuelan government is circulating a draft of regulations as part of its newly enacted oil law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-circulates-draft-of-oil-law-regs-for-cos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-circulates-draft-of-oil-law-regs-for-cos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher on Iran Doubts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices climbed as Iran peace talks faced new doubts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-iran-doubts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-iran-doubts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds More Rigs WoW]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added three rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-more-rigs-wow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-more-rigs-wow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Upstream M&amp;A Hit $38B in Q1]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. upstream mergers and acquisitions hit $38 billion in the first quarter of this year before volatility 'pause[d]&hellip; the market', Enverus Intelligence Research noted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-upstream-mampa-hit-38b-in-q1/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-upstream-mampa-hit-38b-in-q1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santos, Repsol Start Oil Production at Alaska Project]]></title><description><![CDATA['At plateau, production from the asset will be equivalent to 19 percent of Alaska's current output, delivering the first significant new crude volumes to the state in decades'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-repsol-start-oil-production-at-alaska-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-repsol-start-oil-production-at-alaska-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees Oil Deficit Widening in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration has widened its global oil deficit projection for 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-oil-deficit-widening-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-oil-deficit-widening-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Didn't Ask Xi to Pressure Iran on Strait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump said he stopped short of asking Xi to lean on Iran to ease traffic through the passage, but predicted the Chinese leader would do so.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-he-didnt-ask-xi-to-pressure-iran-on-strait/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-he-didnt-ask-xi-to-pressure-iran-on-strait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges as Supply Risks Deepen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders remain focused on tightening crude supplies and fragile Middle East ceasefire conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-supply-risks-deepen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-supply-risks-deepen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA EIA Reveals Latest Oil Price Forecasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration revealed its latest oil price forecasts in its May short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-reveals-latest-oil-price-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-reveals-latest-oil-price-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Has Oil Not Gone Higher in Wake of USA-Iran Conflict?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to oil and gas analysts from Standard Chartered, Wood Mackenzie, and the American Enterprise Institute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-has-oil-not-gone-higher-in-wake-of-usa-iran-conflict/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-has-oil-not-gone-higher-in-wake-of-usa-iran-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perenco Restarts Davy Gas Production in UK North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Davy field restarted gas flows at about 14 million cubic feet a day five years after shut-in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-restarts-davy-gas-production-in-uk-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-restarts-davy-gas-production-in-uk-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests Erupt as Cuba Says It's Entirely Out of Fuel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuba said the country has completely run out of the diesel and fuel oil it needs to keep its power plants running.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/protests-erupt-as-cuba-says-its-entirely-out-of-fuel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/protests-erupt-as-cuba-says-its-entirely-out-of-fuel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuba Runs Out of Fuel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuba said the country has completely run out of the diesel and fuel oil it needs to keep its power plants running.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cuba-runs-out-of-fuel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cuba-runs-out-of-fuel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Steady Following Trump-Xi Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices steadied as Trump and Xi discussed Iran and energy trade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-steady-following-trump-xi-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-steady-following-trump-xi-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delegates Say OPEC+ Has Plan to Complete Series of Quota Hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key OPEC+ members aim to continue a series of oil quota increases over the next few months, delegates said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/delegates-say-opec-has-plan-to-complete-series-of-quota-hikes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/delegates-say-opec-has-plan-to-complete-series-of-quota-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Warns Oil Could Average $151 in Q4]]></title><description><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan warned that Brent could average as much as $151 per barrel in the fourth quarter of this year if the Strait of Hormuz reopens on September 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-warns-oil-could-average-151-in-q4/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-warns-oil-could-average-151-in-q4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Gov to Introduce Energy Independence Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA['My Ministers believe that energy independence must be a long-term goal of national security', King Charles said in the 2026 King's Speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-gov-to-introduce-energy-independence-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-gov-to-introduce-energy-independence-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senegal Targets $7.5B Gas Project to End Energy Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senegal's state-owned oil company said the Yakaar-Teranga gas discovery will cost $7.5 billion to develop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/senegal-targets-75b-gas-project-to-end-energy-subsidies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/senegal-targets-75b-gas-project-to-end-energy-subsidies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Retreats After Inventory Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[US inventory data eased supply fears, helping push crude lower after a recent rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-after-inventory-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-after-inventory-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Bureau of Land Management Fully Rescinds Public Lands Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA['This Biden-era rule prevented energy and mineral production, timber management, grazing and recreation across the West', Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-bureau-of-land-management-fully-rescinds-public-lands-rule/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-bureau-of-land-management-fully-rescinds-public-lands-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Publishes First Oil Price Forecast in 2 Months]]></title><description><![CDATA['From the onset of the [U.S.-Iran] conflict, we deliberately refrained from publishing price targets for two months', J.P. Morgan analysts said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-publishes-first-oil-price-forecast-in-2-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-publishes-first-oil-price-forecast-in-2-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Conflict Fundamentally Altered Global Energy Landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ongoing conflict in Iran has fundamentally altered the global energy landscape, J.P. Hanson, Managing Director and Global Head of the Oil &amp; Gas Group at Houlihan Lokey, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-conflict-fundamentally-altered-global-energy-landscape/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-conflict-fundamentally-altered-global-energy-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Sees Flat Oil Output This Year amid Ukraine Fightback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia expects its oil production to remain flat in 2026 and grow modestly in the coming two years as its energy infrastructure comes under intense drone attacks from Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-sees-flat-oil-output-this-year-amid-ukraine-fightback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-sees-flat-oil-output-this-year-amid-ukraine-fightback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strait Disruption Lifts Oil Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent and WTI climbed sharply amid fears of prolonged supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strait-disruption-lifts-oil-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strait-disruption-lifts-oil-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Oil, Gas Workforce Hits Lowest Level Since 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry has hit its lowest level since 2022, data on the BLS website shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-hits-lowest-level-since-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-hits-lowest-level-since-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norden Assumes Its Ships Will Be Stuck in Hormuz All Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the world's largest commodity shipping companies is planning for a scenario in which the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut for the rest of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norden-assumes-its-ships-will-be-stuck-in-hormuz-all-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norden-assumes-its-ships-will-be-stuck-in-hormuz-all-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PNG LNG Partners Approve New Upstream Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Targeted to be put onstream 2028, the Agogo Production Facility is designed to deliver an incremental production of about 135 million cubic feet a day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/png-lng-partners-approve-new-upstream-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/png-lng-partners-approve-new-upstream-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says USA-Iran Ceasefire is on 'Massive Life Support']]></title><description><![CDATA['I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support where the doctor walks in and says, 'sir, your loved one has approximately a one percent chance of living',' U.S. President Donald Trump said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-usa-iran-ceasefire-is-on-massive-life-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-usa-iran-ceasefire-is-on-massive-life-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Jumps as Hormuz Crisis Deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices climbed as fears grew that the Iran ceasefire could collapse and keep the Strait of Hormuz disrupted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-as-hormuz-crisis-deepens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-as-hormuz-crisis-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Confirms Xi-Trump Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump, who last visited China in 2017, will meet Xi Jinping in a much-anticipated summit that's already been rescheduled once due to the war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-confirms-xi-trump-summit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-confirms-xi-trump-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perenco Raises Oil Production Capacity in Congo-Brazzaville]]></title><description><![CDATA['Following the positive results from the Tchibouela East campaign, Perenco Congo has now started a new five-well drilling campaign on the Masseko field, designed to increase production from the field as well as testing a new geological horizon'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-raises-oil-production-capacity-in-congo-brazzaville/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-raises-oil-production-capacity-in-congo-brazzaville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Oil Regulator Praises Record Port Activity, Rising Output]]></title><description><![CDATA['The conflict in Iran is a clear reminder of the world's reliance on Texas oil and gas', RRC Commissioner Wayne Christian said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-regulator-praises-record-port-activity-rising-output/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-regulator-praises-record-port-activity-rising-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Traders Adding Back Supply Risk Premium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders are adding back a supply risk premium after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's peace response, Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-traders-adding-back-supply-risk-premium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-traders-adding-back-supply-risk-premium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Starts Gas Production at Eirin in Norwegian North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The field supports Norway's capacity to export natural gas to Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-gas-production-at-eirin-in-norwegian-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-gas-production-at-eirin-in-norwegian-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Head Calls on Canada to Move Faster on Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the International Energy Agency is urging Canada to move more quickly to develop and export its energy resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-head-calls-on-canada-to-move-faster-on-energy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-head-calls-on-canada-to-move-faster-on-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Higher on Gulf Clashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets remained volatile amid fresh Gulf clashes and uncertainty over Iran's response to a US peace proposal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-on-gulf-clashes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-on-gulf-clashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent Oil Price Futures Understating Physical Market Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent futures are understating physical market stress, analysts at BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-oil-price-futures-understating-physical-market-stress/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-oil-price-futures-understating-physical-market-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Swings on Iran Deal Doubts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy markets remained volatile amid ongoing US-Iran tensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-swings-on-iran-deal-doubts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-swings-on-iran-deal-doubts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which USA Oil Major Produced the Most in 1Q 2026?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which U.S. oil major produced the most in the first quarter of 2026 - ExxonMobil, Chevron, or ConocoPhillips?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-usa-oil-major-produced-the-most-in-1q-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-usa-oil-major-produced-the-most-in-1q-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physical Oil Market Does Not Run on Political Timelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad Energy Chief Oil Analyst Paola Rodriguez-Masiu warned that the physical market 'does not run on political timelines'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/physical-oil-market-does-not-run-on-political-timelines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/physical-oil-market-does-not-run-on-political-timelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Sinks on Iran Peace Proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil and gas prices plunged as traders weighed a potential US-Iran peace agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sinks-on-iran-peace-proposal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sinks-on-iran-peace-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell, INEOS Plan More Joint Tiebacks in US Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA['INEOS is acquiring a 21 percent working interest for an undisclosed amount, consistent with its ownership in Appomattox, Rydberg, the recent Nashville discovery and the Mattox pipeline'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-ineos-plan-more-joint-tiebacks-in-us-gulf/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-ineos-plan-more-joint-tiebacks-in-us-gulf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipowners Stay Cautious on Hormuz Despite Peace Deal Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shipping companies are taking a cautious approach to sending vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shipowners-stay-cautious-on-hormuz-despite-peace-deal-hopes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shipowners-stay-cautious-on-hormuz-despite-peace-deal-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Sets Out Process for Hormuz Transit, Shipowners Wary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran has laid out an updated process for ships seeking to transit Hormuz, but several shipowners said they remained cautious about sending their vessels through until there are more details.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-sets-out-process-for-hormuz-transit-shipowners-wary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-sets-out-process-for-hormuz-transit-shipowners-wary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Pauses Project Freedom for 'Short Period']]></title><description><![CDATA['Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time', U.S. President Donald Trump said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-pauses-project-freedom-for-short-period/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-pauses-project-freedom-for-short-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lagarde Urges Europe to Reduce Energy Import Dependency]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said soaring energy costs due to the Iran war should act as a wake-up call for Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lagarde-urges-europe-to-reduce-energy-import-dependency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lagarde-urges-europe-to-reduce-energy-import-dependency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls as Ceasefire Holds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude markets entered relief mode as tensions failed to escalate further.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-as-ceasefire-holds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-as-ceasefire-holds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Says Iran Ceasefire Still in Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. played down the prospect of a return to active war with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-says-iran-ceasefire-still-in-place/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-says-iran-ceasefire-still-in-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Was in a Unique Position in OPEC+]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates was in a unique position in OPEC+, according to James Davis, who leads FGE's Short-Term service and crude oil production forecasting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-was-in-a-unique-position-in-opec/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-was-in-a-unique-position-in-opec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GlobalData Identifies 'Top' Oil, Gas Themes for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[GlobalData has identified the 'top' themes that will impact the oil and gas industry this year in a new strategic intelligence report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/globaldata-identifies-top-oil-gas-themes-for-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/globaldata-identifies-top-oil-gas-themes-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipping Freeze Deepens in Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely frozen amid increasing tensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shipping-freeze-deepens-in-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shipping-freeze-deepens-in-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges on Middle East Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets reacted to renewed risks in the Persian Gulf as tanker attacks and military responses intensified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-on-middle-east-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-on-middle-east-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Report Shows Oil Demand Reached Over 105MMBpd in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest Annual Statistical Bulletin, OPEC projected that world oil demand grew by 1.30 million barrels per day year on year in 2025, a release posted on OPEC's site outlined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-report-shows-oil-demand-reached-over-105mmbpd-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-report-shows-oil-demand-reached-over-105mmbpd-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Decides to Boost Output]]></title><description><![CDATA[A statement posted on OPEC's website on Sunday revealed that Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman decided to boost production in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-output/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wirth Warns Global Energy System Under 'Extreme Stress']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron Corp. is worried that global oil supplies are running dry as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its third month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wirth-warns-global-energy-system-under-extreme-stress/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wirth-warns-global-energy-system-under-extreme-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Rues State of Iran Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump expressed displeasure with the current state of negotiations with Iran but stopped short of threatening fresh military action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-rues-state-of-iran-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-rues-state-of-iran-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Delivers New Talks Proposal to USA as Hormuz Stays Shut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran delivered a new proposal to the U.S. and President Donald Trump vowed to maintain a naval blockade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-delivers-new-talks-proposal-to-usa-as-hormuz-stays-shut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-delivers-new-talks-proposal-to-usa-as-hormuz-stays-shut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slips as Iran Talks Hang in Balance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices dipped as uncertainty around US-Iran negotiations tempered recent gains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-iran-talks-hang-in-balance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-iran-talks-hang-in-balance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Reacts to UAE OPEC Withdrawal]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump gave his opinion on the United Arab Emirates' decision to withdraw from OPEC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-reacts-to-uae-opec-withdrawal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-reacts-to-uae-opec-withdrawal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Lower After Surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent retreated from a four-year high as algorithmic trading and thin volumes drove volatility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-lower-after-surge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-lower-after-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Delegates Expect Another Symbolic Supply Hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPEC+ is likely to agree another symbolic production increase for June, three delegates said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-delegates-expect-another-symbolic-supply-hike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-delegates-expect-another-symbolic-supply-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could This be the Beginning of the End for OPEC?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to analysts from the Heritage Foundation, Wood Mackenzie, and Standard Chartered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/could-this-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-opec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/could-this-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-opec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Surge Amid Increasing Geopolitical Concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged amid increasing concerns about the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, Daniel Takieddine, Co-Founder and CEO of Sky Links Capital Group, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-surge-amid-increasing-geopolitical-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-surge-amid-increasing-geopolitical-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Has More Natural Gas Than It Can Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the heart of U.S. shale country, gas is so plentiful that producers have to pay buyers to take it off their hands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-has-more-natural-gas-than-it-can-use/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-has-more-natural-gas-than-it-can-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges as Hormuz Blockade Bites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged to multi-year highs as the Iran conflict and Hormuz blockade tighten global supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-hormuz-blockade-bites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-hormuz-blockade-bites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Says It Has No Plans to Leave OPEC+]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia said it has no plans of leaving its alliance with OPEC after the United Arab Emirates' shock decision to quit the cartel raised questions about its future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-says-it-has-no-plans-to-leave-opec/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-says-it-has-no-plans-to-leave-opec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eni Reaches Agreement with Venezuela to Restart 35Bbbl Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eni has entered into a deal with Venezuela's Hydrocarbons Ministry and state-owned PdVSA to relaunch activities at the Junin-5 heavy oil field in the Orinoco Belt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-reaches-agreement-with-venezuela-to-restart-35bbbl-field/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-reaches-agreement-with-venezuela-to-restart-35bbbl-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalemate in USA-Iran Conflict Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stalemate in the U.S.-Iran conflict has continued for a further week with no clear resolutions on either side, Standard Chartered Bank Head of Energy Research Emily Ashford said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stalemate-in-usa-iran-conflict-continues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stalemate-in-usa-iran-conflict-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Withdraws from OPEC, OPEC+]]></title><description><![CDATA['This decision aligns with the United Arab Emirates' long-term strategic and economic vision and the evolution of its energy sector', the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-withdraws-from-opec-opec/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-withdraws-from-opec-opec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wright Says Hormuz Can Open Without Clearing All Mines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all mines placed by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz need to removed for ships to resume transiting the vital passageway, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wright-says-hormuz-can-open-without-clearing-all-mines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wright-says-hormuz-can-open-without-clearing-all-mines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Gains as Supply Risks Persist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settled higher on geopolitical tensions and tight physical markets, even as the UAE's planned OPEC+ exit added longer-term uncertainty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-as-supply-risks-persist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-as-supply-risks-persist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Cancels More Wind Leases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two offshore wind developers will give up federal leases and instead commit funds to fossil fuel projects under agreements with the Trump administration, the DOI said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-cancels-more-wind-leases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-cancels-more-wind-leases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Oil, Gas Workforce Shrinks in 7 of Last 10 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry has dropped in seven of the last 10 years, data on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-shrinks-in-7-of-last-10-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-workforce-shrinks-in-7-of-last-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell to Buy ARC in $16B Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA['This establishes Canada as a heartland for Shell while furthering our strategy to deliver more value with less emissions', Shell's Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-to-buy-arc-in-16b-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-to-buy-arc-in-16b-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Correctly Pricing in Ongoing Supply Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naeem Aslam, CIO Zaye Capital Markets, highlighted that Brent crude was holding strong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/market-correctly-pricing-in-ongoing-supply-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/market-correctly-pricing-in-ongoing-supply-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Linked Oil Tankers Sail West After Boarding by USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Iran linked oil tankers that U.S. forces interdicted near Sri Lanka last week are now sailing west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-oil-tankers-sail-west-after-boarding-by-usa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-oil-tankers-sail-west-after-boarding-by-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Linked Oil Tankers Boarded by USA Are Reversing Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Iran linked oil tankers that U.S. forces interdicted near Sri Lanka last week appear to have halted their westward course in the Indian Ocean and turned around.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-oil-tankers-boarded-by-usa-are-reversing-course/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-linked-oil-tankers-boarded-by-usa-are-reversing-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Oil Execs See USA Oil Output Increasing Due to War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most executives expect U.S. oil production to increase in response to the Iran war, an update to the first quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/most-oil-execs-see-usa-oil-output-increasing-due-to-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/most-oil-execs-see-usa-oil-output-increasing-due-to-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm Bells Will Ring Loudly If Hormuz Doesn't Open in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alarm bells will ring loudly if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen during May, SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/alarm-bells-will-ring-loudly-if-hormuz-doesnt-open-in-may/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/alarm-bells-will-ring-loudly-if-hormuz-doesnt-open-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Keeps Loading Oil Onto Tankers Even as USA Blocks Route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran is continuing to load millions of barrels of oil onto supertankers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-keeps-loading-oil-onto-tankers-even-as-usa-blocks-route/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-keeps-loading-oil-onto-tankers-even-as-usa-blocks-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls on Renewed Iran Talk Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices dipped as potential US-Iran talks raised hopes for restored flows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-on-renewed-iran-talk-hopes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-on-renewed-iran-talk-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Extends Shipping Waiver to August]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's administration has given a 90-day extension to a shipping waiver making it easier to move oil, fuel and fertilizer around the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/white-house-extends-shipping-waiver-to-august/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/white-house-extends-shipping-waiver-to-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q1 Dallas Fed Energy Survey Gets Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey has received an update 'in response to recent developments in the global oil market', a statement sent to Rigzone revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/q1-dallas-fed-energy-survey-gets-update/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/q1-dallas-fed-energy-survey-gets-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ERCOT Sees Demand More Than Quadrupling Current Peak]]></title><description><![CDATA['The current forecast projects approximately 367,790 Megawatts of demand in the ERCOT Region by 2032', ERCOT said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ercot-sees-demand-more-than-quadrupling-current-peak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ercot-sees-demand-more-than-quadrupling-current-peak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Is a High Risk Being Short Energy, Analyst Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a high risk being short energy and betting on any immediate political resolution in the Iran conflict, according to SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/there-is-a-high-risk-being-short-energy-analyst-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/there-is-a-high-risk-being-short-energy-analyst-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GeoPark Continuing Production Up QoQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[GeoPark's divestments in Ecuador and Brazil reduced production but its active countries of operation, Colombia and Argentina, posted increases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/geopark-continuing-production-up-qoq/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/geopark-continuing-production-up-qoq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP's New Leadership Suffers Shareholder Revolt]]></title><description><![CDATA[BP Plc faced a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bps-new-leadership-suffers-shareholder-revolt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bps-new-leadership-suffers-shareholder-revolt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Jumps as Hormuz Tensions Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose sharply as escalating Iran conflict risks threatened flows through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-jumps-as-hormuz-tensions-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-jumps-as-hormuz-tensions-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hormuz 'Reopening Optimism' Is 'Sliding Fast', Analyst Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA['Reopening optimism' for the Strait of Hormuz is 'sliding fast', according to SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-reopening-optimism-is-sliding-fast-analyst-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-reopening-optimism-is-sliding-fast-analyst-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Energy Sec Says North Sea Is an 'Important Resource']]></title><description><![CDATA['I do not agree with those who say we should 'turn off the taps' overnight', UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-energy-sec-says-north-sea-is-an-important-resource/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-energy-sec-says-north-sea-is-an-important-resource/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Menaces Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Tehran maintained its grip on the vital energy channel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-menaces-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-menaces-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Fires on Hormuz Ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz while the U.S. intercepted two of the Islamic Republic's oil tankers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-fires-on-hormuz-ships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-fires-on-hormuz-ships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Rises On Iran-US Standoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders reacted to geopolitical risk and falling US inventories, pushing Brent above $101.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-rises-on-iran-us-standoff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-rises-on-iran-us-standoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey Says COP31 to Focus on Clean Energy Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turkey will use its role as host of this year's COP31 climate summit to boost clean energy adoption, according to the event's incoming president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-says-cop31-to-focus-on-clean-energy-shift/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-says-cop31-to-focus-on-clean-energy-shift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Ceasefire Extension Reduces Immediate Escalation Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA['The extension of the Iran ceasefire has reduced immediate escalation risk', Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-ceasefire-extension-reduces-immediate-escalation-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-ceasefire-extension-reduces-immediate-escalation-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Monthly Gas Production Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway produced about 12 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas in March, down month-on-month and year-on-year, according to preliminary official figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-monthly-gas-production-falls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-monthly-gas-production-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK NSTA Looking for New CFO]]></title><description><![CDATA[The job comes with an annual salary of GBP 172,644 ($233,318), according to the job description.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-nsta-looking-for-new-cfo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-nsta-looking-for-new-cfo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets Whipsawed By Iran Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil surged and swung on ceasefire uncertainty and Hormuz blockade disrupted expectations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/markets-whipsawed-by-iran-conflict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/markets-whipsawed-by-iran-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halliburton Sees Signs of an Oil Rebound in North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Halliburton Co. said it sees signs of a resurgence in oilfield activity in North America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/halliburton-sees-signs-of-an-oil-rebound-in-north-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/halliburton-sees-signs-of-an-oil-rebound-in-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Upstream Employment Continues Dropping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas upstream employment has continued its downward trend, industry body TIPRO noted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-employment-continues-dropping/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-employment-continues-dropping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sable Pursues Federal Funding to Ramp Up Santa Ynez Oil Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sable said it was also 'coordinating with the federal government in various legal matters to defend its vested rights', amid compliance disputes with local and state authorities over the California facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sable-pursues-federal-funding-to-ramp-up-santa-ynez-oil-production/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sable-pursues-federal-funding-to-ramp-up-santa-ynez-oil-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Currie Co-Founds New USA Focused Oil, Gas Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Currie is the former global head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/currie-co-founds-new-usa-focused-oil-gas-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/currie-co-founds-new-usa-focused-oil-gas-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Mistake Easing Oil Prices for Calm, Analyst Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices are easing, but don't mistake that for calm, SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/dont-mistake-easing-oil-prices-for-calm-analyst-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/dont-mistake-easing-oil-prices-for-calm-analyst-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Urges Ceasefire, Full Hormuz Transit in Saudi Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[China President Xi Jinping called for an immediate ceasefire and the restoration of normal transit through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/xi-urges-ceasefire-full-hormuz-transit-in-saudi-call/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/xi-urges-ceasefire-full-hormuz-transit-in-saudi-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Surges On Renewed Hormuz Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets react to ceasefire doubts and blocked flows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-surges-on-renewed-hormuz-fears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-surges-on-renewed-hormuz-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Contractors Face Profit Hits from War Fallout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts have been cutting per-share profit forecasts for the three largest oilfield service companies since shortly after the conflict erupted in late February.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-contractors-face-profit-hits-from-war-fallout/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-contractors-face-profit-hits-from-war-fallout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Center Electricity Use Surges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data center electricity use surged in 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/data-center-electricity-use-surges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/data-center-electricity-use-surges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Down on Friday, Up on Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop warned that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is expiring on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-down-on-friday-up-on-monday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-down-on-friday-up-on-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repsol, Venezuela Agree Terms for Production Increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the new agreement with the government and state-owned PdVSA, Repsol would grow its Venezuelan gross production by 50 percent within 12 months and triple it over the next three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/repsol-venezuela-agree-terms-for-production-increase/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/repsol-venezuela-agree-terms-for-production-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Prices Sink on Hormuz News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil and gas prices plunged as Iran signaled a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply fears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-prices-sink-on-hormuz-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-prices-sink-on-hormuz-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Raises USA Fuel Price Projections for 2026, 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA['Higher crude oil prices are leading to higher prices at the pump for gasoline and diesel', the EIA said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-usa-fuel-price-projections-for-2026-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-usa-fuel-price-projections-for-2026-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Says Hormuz Strait Now Completely Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now 'completely open' for commercial traffic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-says-hormuz-strait-now-completely-open/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-says-hormuz-strait-now-completely-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Could Remain Under Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices could remain under pressure amid hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East, BankPro CEO Paolo Broccardo said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-could-remain-under-pressure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-could-remain-under-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buru Gets New Funding Commitment for Rafael Gas Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buru received commitment for a two-tranche institutional share offering that would raise around $3.8 million for the Rafael Gas Project in Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/buru-gets-new-funding-commitment-for-rafael-gas-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/buru-gets-new-funding-commitment-for-rafael-gas-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spirit Energy Reveals Proposal to Restructure UK Organization]]></title><description><![CDATA['We are committed to supporting all our colleagues throughout the consultation process', Spirit Energy said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/spirit-energy-reveals-proposal-to-restructure-uk-organization/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/spirit-energy-reveals-proposal-to-restructure-uk-organization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gazprom Starts Up New Oil Project at Urengoy in West Siberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian state-owned company achieved commercial oil production from the sixth block of the Achimov deposits of the Urengoyskoye field in the West Siberian basin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gazprom-starts-up-new-oil-project-at-urengoy-in-west-siberia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gazprom-starts-up-new-oil-project-at-urengoy-in-west-siberia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Gains as Hormuz Blockade Persists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders remain cautious as ceasefire optimism clashes with severe supply constraints and global economic concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-hormuz-blockade-persists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-hormuz-blockade-persists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent Says USA Won't Renew Iranian, Russian Oil Waivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed that the U.S. would not renew general licenses that allowed for the temporary sale of certain Russian and Iranian crude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bessent-says-usa-wont-renew-iranian-russian-oil-waivers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bessent-says-usa-wont-renew-iranian-russian-oil-waivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rystad Says Energy Repair Costs from War Could Hit $58B]]></title><description><![CDATA['The scope of damage has expanded materially,' Rystad Energy warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-says-energy-repair-costs-from-war-could-hit-58b/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-says-energy-repair-costs-from-war-could-hit-58b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Holding Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices are 'holding firm' today 'as the market digests a sharp pullback from war-driven panic levels', Naeem Aslam, Chief Investment Officer at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-holding-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-holding-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Stabilizes on Supply, Diplomacy Mix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices held steady as US inventory draws offset ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-stabilizes-on-supply-diplomacy-mix/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-stabilizes-on-supply-diplomacy-mix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Petroleum Theft Task Force Holds Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA['More than 40 percent of oil and gas operators indicated that their operations have been impacted by theft in the past year', the RRC noted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-petroleum-theft-task-force-holds-meeting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-petroleum-theft-task-force-holds-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Boosts 2026 Brent Oil Price Projection to $96]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its 2026 Brent oil price projection in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-boosts-2026-brent-oil-price-projection-to-96/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-boosts-2026-brent-oil-price-projection-to-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Flags Peace Momentum but Gives Oil Market Warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye issued an oil market warning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-flags-peace-momentum-but-gives-oil-market-warning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-flags-peace-momentum-but-gives-oil-market-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel, Lebanon Negotiators Meet in Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[While they mark the first direct talks between the two Middle Eastern countries in more than three decades, few officials expect an immediate positive outcome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-lebanon-negotiators-meet-in-washington/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-lebanon-negotiators-meet-in-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meloni Says It's 'Too Early' to Tap Russian Gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said it was too early to consider tapping Russian gas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/meloni-says-its-too-early-to-tap-russian-gas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/meloni-says-its-too-early-to-tap-russian-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Tumbles on Ceasefire Progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell sharply as signs of renewed US-Iran talks reduced immediate supply fears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-tumbles-on-ceasefire-progress/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-tumbles-on-ceasefire-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz Now Fully Closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz is now essentially fully closed, SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strait-of-hormuz-now-fully-closed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strait-of-hormuz-now-fully-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran, US Weigh Fresh Talks as Trump Blockade Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Iran are weighing further negotiations to extend a two-week ceasefire as President Donald Trump presses ahead with a naval blockade to curb the Islamic Republic's oil exports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-us-weigh-fresh-talks-as-trump-blockade-underway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-us-weigh-fresh-talks-as-trump-blockade-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Climbs but Truce Hopes Cap Gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts warn current prices understate the severity of supply disruptions and recovery timelines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-but-truce-hopes-cap-gains/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-but-truce-hopes-cap-gains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Threatens Gulf Ports as Trump Vows Hormuz Blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran said it would target all ports in and close to the Persian Gulf if its own shipping hubs are threatened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-threatens-gulf-ports-as-trump-vows-hormuz-blockade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-threatens-gulf-ports-as-trump-vows-hormuz-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Vows Hormuz Blockade after Failed Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The negotiations collapsed because of differences over the nuclear issue, Trump said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-vows-hormuz-blockade-after-failed-talks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-vows-hormuz-blockade-after-failed-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Lower Ahead of Iran Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude markets remain volatile with supply risks and geopolitical tensions unresolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-lower-ahead-of-iran-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-lower-ahead-of-iran-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lebanon and Hormuz Top of Agenda in Truce Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US and Iran prepared for direct talks in Pakistan with the Strait of Hormuz still effectively shut and Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lebanon-and-hormuz-top-of-agenda-in-truce-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lebanon-and-hormuz-top-of-agenda-in-truce-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel, US Signal Deescalation in Lebanon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netanyahu agreed to hold talks with Lebanon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-us-signal-deescalation-in-lebanon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-us-signal-deescalation-in-lebanon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran, US Prepare for Talks as Israel Presses on in Lebanon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Iran prepared for peace talks in Pakistan with a fragile ceasefire largely holding, though issues such as Israel's offensive in Lebanon and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-us-prepare-for-talks-as-israel-presses-on-in-lebanon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-us-prepare-for-talks-as-israel-presses-on-in-lebanon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanker with Russian Flag Transits Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Russian-flagged supertanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, marking a rare passage for one of the nation's ships as traders scrutinize every transit through the war-hit waterway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tanker-with-russian-flag-transits-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tanker-with-russian-flag-transits-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Climbs as Hormuz Disruptions Persist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil rose as Hormuz disruptions and Saudi output cuts fueled supply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-climbs-as-hormuz-disruptions-persist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-climbs-as-hormuz-disruptions-persist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Troops to Stay in Gulf before Talks on Fragile Truce]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. president vowed to keep troops in the Persian Gulf ahead of talks with Iran that are planned to firm up a fragile truce, while Hormuz remained effectively shut as shipowners await clarification on the status of the key waterway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-troops-to-stay-in-gulf-before-talks-on-fragile-truce/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-troops-to-stay-in-gulf-before-talks-on-fragile-truce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Oil Tankers Join Line Testing Hormuz and Iran Truce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continued attacks - including Israeli strikes in Lebanon - have raised questions about the effectiveness of a ceasefire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-oil-tankers-join-line-testing-hormuz-and-iran-truce/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-oil-tankers-join-line-testing-hormuz-and-iran-truce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Plunges on Ceasefire Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices plunged after a US-Iran ceasefire eased fears of prolonged supply disruption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-plunges-on-ceasefire-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-plunges-on-ceasefire-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exxon Lost 6 Pct of Its Global Output]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exxon lost six percent of its global production in the first quarter as the Iran war paralyzed oil and natural gas operations in the Persian Gulf.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/exxon-lost-6-pct-of-its-global-output/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/exxon-lost-6-pct-of-its-global-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOI Plans to Merge BSEE, BOEM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the start of a phased plan to establish the Marine Minerals Administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-plans-to-merge-bsee-boem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-plans-to-merge-bsee-boem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Sharply Reprices Lower]]></title><description><![CDATA['The market remains highly headline-driven', Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sharply-reprices-lower/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sharply-reprices-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran, US Eke Out Truce]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-us-eke-out-truce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-us-eke-out-truce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Sinks on Two-Week Iran Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil plunged and markets rallied after Trump agreed to pause strikes on Iran for two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-sinks-on-two-week-iran-pause/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-sinks-on-two-week-iran-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 of 7 Stranded Malaysian Vessels Sails Through Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malaysia has maintained cordial diplomatic ties with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/1-of-7-stranded-malaysian-vessels-sails-through-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/1-of-7-stranded-malaysian-vessels-sails-through-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Closes Mixed on War Signals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices closed mixed as traders weighed conflicting signals on Iran and supply risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-mixed-on-war-signals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-mixed-on-war-signals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops More Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-more-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-more-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Strikes Kharg Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. attacked military targets across Iran's Kharg Island.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-strikes-kharg-island/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-strikes-kharg-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says USA in 'Heated' Iran Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said he was in 'heated negotiations' involving the war with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-usa-in-heated-iran-talks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-usa-in-heated-iran-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says Iran Could 'Die Tonight']]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump threatened Iran with civilizational destruction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-iran-could-die-tonight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-iran-could-die-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Upstream Employment Drops in January]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas upstream employment declined at the start of the year, according to a statement sent to Rigzone by TIPRO recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-employment-drops-in-january/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-employment-drops-in-january/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aker BP Starts Production at Symra in Norwegian North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Symra represents 'a step into a new part of the Eiga area and a new reservoir type on the Norwegian shelf'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aker-bp-starts-production-at-symra-in-norwegian-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aker-bp-starts-production-at-symra-in-norwegian-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market Maintains Cautiously Bullish Bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall, the oil market maintains a cautiously bullish bias, Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-maintains-cautiously-bullish-bias/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-maintains-cautiously-bullish-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Climbs On Escalation Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose as escalating US-Iran tensions raised fears of persistent supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-climbs-on-escalation-fears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-climbs-on-escalation-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hormuz Traffic Rises to Highest in Weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has climbed to its highest levels since the early days of the war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-traffic-rises-to-highest-in-weeks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hormuz-traffic-rises-to-highest-in-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tamboran Touts Stimulation Results for Another Beetaloo Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest well to be stimulated in the Shenandoah South Pilot Project in the Beetaloo sub-basin onshore Australia's Northern Territory yielded a record average 20-day initial production flow rate of 10.3 million cubic feet a day, Tamboran said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tamboran-touts-stimulation-results-for-another-beetaloo-well/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tamboran-touts-stimulation-results-for-another-beetaloo-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Decides to Boost Production in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[A statement posted on OPEC's website on Sunday revealed that Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman have decided to boost production next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-production-in-may/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-production-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market Weighs Early Signs of Potential De-Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA['Reports of a possible agreement between the United States and Iran to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz have tempered supply concerns to a certain extent and pushed prices down'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-weighs-early-signs-of-potential-de-escalation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-weighs-early-signs-of-potential-de-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Resumes Leviathan Gas Production offshore Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron and its local partners resumed regular production at the gas and condensate field, weeks after declaring force majeure because of the ongoing war with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-resumes-leviathan-gas-production-offshore-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-resumes-leviathan-gas-production-offshore-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediators Said to Seek Ceasefire as Trump Escalates Iran Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S., Iran and regional mediators are reportedly discussing terms for a possible 45-day ceasefire, but chances of an immediate deal appear low.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/mediators-said-to-seek-ceasefire-as-trump-escalates-iran-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/mediators-said-to-seek-ceasefire-as-trump-escalates-iran-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP, ADNOC Approve Harmattan Gas Project offshore Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA['The investment, estimated at approximately half a billion USD, will help support and increase natural gas production to meet domestic market needs'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-adnoc-approve-harmattan-gas-project-offshore-egypt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-adnoc-approve-harmattan-gas-project-offshore-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey Weighs Raising Energy Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turkey is weighing whether to raise electricity and natural gas prices, according to people familiar with the matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-weighs-raising-energy-prices/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-weighs-raising-energy-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey Raises Energy Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turkey raised electricity and natural gas prices by as much as 25 percent for households.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-raises-energy-prices/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-raises-energy-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continental Boosting Oil Output as Prices Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire oil wildcatter Harold Hamm's Continental Resources Inc. plans to increase production.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/continental-boosting-oil-output-as-prices-soar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/continental-boosting-oil-output-as-prices-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOI Says USA Energy Production Hit Record Levels in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA['American energy leadership is a cornerstone of our economic strength and national security', Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-says-usa-energy-production-hit-record-levels-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-says-usa-energy-production-hit-record-levels-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Holds Strait of Hormuz Meeting With 40+ Countries]]></title><description><![CDATA['It is imperative that international law is respected and that Iran fully re-opens the Strait of Hormuz', a statement posted on the UK government website said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-holds-strait-of-hormuz-meeting-with-40-countries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-holds-strait-of-hormuz-meeting-with-40-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Has the WTI Oil Price Surpassed Brent?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why has the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price surpassed Brent?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-has-the-wti-oil-price-surpassed-brent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-has-the-wti-oil-price-surpassed-brent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges Above $110 on Iran Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged above $110 as escalating US-Iran tensions raised fears of prolonged disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-above-110-on-iran-escalation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-above-110-on-iran-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges on Fears of Prolonged War]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump is coming under increasing international pressure after he pledged in a primetime speech to continue the war on Iran, sparking further turmoil in energy markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-on-fears-of-prolonged-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-on-fears-of-prolonged-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[StanChart Warns OPEC+ Could Abandon Cuts at Next Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford warned that the next OPEC+ meeting on April 5 'could result in abandonment of voluntary output cuts and compensation cuts'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stanchart-warns-opec-could-abandon-cuts-at-next-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stanchart-warns-opec-could-abandon-cuts-at-next-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Is in the Middle of a Geopolitical Knife Fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil is right in the middle of a geopolitical knife fight, and the market is feeling every jab, Naeem Aslam, Chief Investment Officer at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-is-in-the-middle-of-a-geopolitical-knife-fight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-is-in-the-middle-of-a-geopolitical-knife-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Threatens to Escalate War, Says End Is Very Close]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said the war in Iran is 'very close' to completion, even as he said the U.S. plans to launch fresh attacks on the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-threatens-to-escalate-war-says-end-is-very-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-threatens-to-escalate-war-says-end-is-very-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Seeks UN Stamp on Measures Including Force to Open Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UAE urged the UN to authorize a range of measures, including force, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Persian Gulf countries pressure Iran to restore free passage along the vital global energy corridor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-seeks-un-stamp-on-measures-including-force-to-open-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-seeks-un-stamp-on-measures-including-force-to-open-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says Ceasefire Only Possible When Hormuz Reopens]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said he'll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-ceasefire-only-possible-when-hormuz-reopens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-ceasefire-only-possible-when-hormuz-reopens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saxo Bank Flags 'Record Surge' in Energy Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA['This was not simply an oil rally', Ole Hansen, Saxo Bank's Head of Commodity Strategy, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saxo-bank-flags-record-surge-in-energy-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saxo-bank-flags-record-surge-in-energy-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Plunge on De-Escalation Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices plunged today on fresh de-escalation hopes, Naeem Aslam, CIO Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-plunge-on-de-escalation-hopes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-plunge-on-de-escalation-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WoodMac Says Iran Conflict Should Prompt North Sea Rethink]]></title><description><![CDATA['The UK government faces renewed pressure to change its policy on the North Sea', Wood Mackenzie said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-says-iran-conflict-should-prompt-north-sea-rethink/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-says-iran-conflict-should-prompt-north-sea-rethink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Greek-controlled oil tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/another-greek-oil-tanker-exits-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/another-greek-oil-tanker-exits-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Slides as War Exit Signals Emerge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil declined as Iran and the US signaled potential de-escalation despite ongoing supply disruptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-as-war-exit-signals-emerge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-as-war-exit-signals-emerge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Launches Pilot Studies to Assess Data Center Energy Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that it is launching three voluntary pilot field studies to evaluate energy consumption in data centers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-launches-pilot-studies-to-assess-data-center-energy-demand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-launches-pilot-studies-to-assess-data-center-energy-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Tells Allies to Fight for Fuel or Buy From USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump lashed out at allies for not supporting the U.S. war in Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-tells-allies-to-fight-for-fuel-or-buy-from-usa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-tells-allies-to-fight-for-fuel-or-buy-from-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Oil Markets Holding Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude oil markets are holding firm in a geopolitically driven but macro-sensitive environment, Naeem Aslam, CIO at Zaye Capital Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-oil-markets-holding-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-oil-markets-holding-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Embassy in Venezuela Formally Reopens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela is formally resuming operations Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-embassy-in-venezuela-formally-reopens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-embassy-in-venezuela-formally-reopens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WTI Settles Above $100 Amid Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders brace for further upside as geopolitical tensions intensify.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wti-settles-above-100-amid-escalation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wti-settles-above-100-amid-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent Says USA to 'Retake' Hormuz Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated optimism about a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for passage of cargo ships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bessent-says-usa-to-retake-hormuz-control/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bessent-says-usa-to-retake-hormuz-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 33 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 33 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-33-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-33-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Execs Predict Where NatGas Price Will Land in Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the Henry Hub natural gas price to be at various points in the future in the first quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-where-natgas-price-will-land-in-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-where-natgas-price-will-land-in-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPM Warns of Vulnerability That Could Add $20 to Oil Price]]></title><description><![CDATA['The conflict is no longer concentrated in the Persian Gulf and around the Strait of Hormuz', J.P. Morgan analysts warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jpm-warns-of-vulnerability-that-could-add-20-to-oil-price/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jpm-warns-of-vulnerability-that-could-add-20-to-oil-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Claims Iran Yielded to US War Demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. president said Iran 'gave' the U.S. most of the 15 demands it issued to Tehran to end the war, even as it remains unclear whether either side is negotiating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-claims-iran-yielded-to-us-war-demands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-claims-iran-yielded-to-us-war-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Shipowner Sends Another Tanker Out Through Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Greek shipowner sent another oil tanker outbound through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/greek-shipowner-sends-another-tanker-out-through-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/greek-shipowner-sends-another-tanker-out-through-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Jumps as War Risks Intensify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent and WTI rallied sharply with traders pricing in prolonged conflict and supply risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-as-war-risks-intensify/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-as-war-risks-intensify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Execs Predict What Price WTI Oil Will Hit in Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the WTI crude oil price to be at various points in the future in the first quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-what-price-wti-oil-will-hit-in-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-what-price-wti-oil-will-hit-in-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury Sec Says Hormuz Insurance Program to Start Soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a U.S. insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/treasury-sec-says-hormuz-insurance-program-to-start-soon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/treasury-sec-says-hormuz-insurance-program-to-start-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Middle East Energy Assets at Risk, StanChart Warns]]></title><description><![CDATA['The marked escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict over the past week puts all energy assets and infrastructure in the region at risk', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/all-middle-east-energy-assets-at-risk-stanchart-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/all-middle-east-energy-assets-at-risk-stanchart-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Oil Revenue Soars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran has likely earned hundreds of millions of dollars of extra income from oil sales since the start of the war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-oil-revenue-soars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-oil-revenue-soars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Climbs as Hormuz Disruption Deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil surged as uncertainty over Iran talks and Strait of Hormuz disruptions intensified supply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-as-hormuz-disruption-deepens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-climbs-as-hormuz-disruption-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E&amp;Ps Flag Iran War in Latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iran war was highlighted by several exploration and production companies in the 'comments' section of the first quarter 2026 Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eampps-flag-iran-war-in-latest-dallas-fed-energy-survey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eampps-flag-iran-war-in-latest-dallas-fed-energy-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does the Oil Futures Curve Show?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to several analysts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/what-does-the-oil-futures-curve-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/what-does-the-oil-futures-curve-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rystad Issues Oil Warning]]></title><description><![CDATA['The floor has moved up, so has the ceiling', Rystad Energy said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-issues-oil-warning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-issues-oil-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Falls as Iran Talks Confuse Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders pulled back amid volatile swings tied to conflicting war and diplomacy developments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-falls-as-iran-talks-confuse-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-falls-as-iran-talks-confuse-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Shale Producers Not Poised to Quickly Boost Output]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. shale producers 'are not poised to quickly ramp up production', according to Matthew Bernstein, Rystad Energy VP North America Oil &amp; Gas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-shale-producers-not-poised-to-quickly-boost-output/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-shale-producers-not-poised-to-quickly-boost-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Starts Drilling for $9B Gas Development offshore Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA['The project is Equinor's largest international investment to date, totaling around $9 billion'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-drilling-for-9b-gas-development-offshore-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-drilling-for-9b-gas-development-offshore-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADNOC CEO Says Weaponizing Hormuz is Economic Terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA['Weaponizing the Strait of Hormuz is not an act of aggression against one nation; it is economic terrorism against every nation', Ahmed Al Jaber, ADNOC's managing director and group CEO, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-ceo-says-weaponizing-hormuz-is-economic-terrorism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-ceo-says-weaponizing-hormuz-is-economic-terrorism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Extends Decline on De-Escalation Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA['Optimism surrounding a possible diplomatic breakthrough has eased supply fears', said Konstantinos Chrysikos, Head of Customer Relationship Management at Kudotrade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-decline-on-de-escalation-hopes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-decline-on-de-escalation-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Awaits Response to Peace Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. floated a plan to end a war that's wreaked havoc across the Middle East and in global markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-awaits-response-to-peace-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-awaits-response-to-peace-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Rejects USA Peace Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran said it rejected a U.S. ceasefire proposal and maintained attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-rejects-usa-peace-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-rejects-usa-peace-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rises on Strait Uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market swings reflect conflicting signals between diplomacy efforts and expanding military activity in the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-on-strait-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-on-strait-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Bosses Share Iran Anxieties at CERAWeek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Houston's showpiece energy conference is usually an opportunity for backslapping and glad-handing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-bosses-share-iran-anxieties-at-ceraweek/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-bosses-share-iran-anxieties-at-ceraweek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 21 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 21 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-21-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-21-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-charges-some-ships-hormuz-transit-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-charges-some-ships-hormuz-transit-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Not a Textbook Oil Shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not a textbook oil shock; it is a multidimensional disruption, EY-Parthenon Chief Economist Gregory Daco said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/this-is-not-a-textbook-oil-shock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/this-is-not-a-textbook-oil-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Says New Polling Shows Public Backs Homegrown Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA['New UK wide polling commissioned by OEUK shows overwhelming public support for using the UK's own oil and gas resources alongside renewables to strengthen national security', OEUK said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-new-polling-shows-public-backs-homegrown-energy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-new-polling-shows-public-backs-homegrown-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aramco CEO Withdraws From Houston Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser has withdrawn from a major energy conference in Houston as the situation in the Middle East remains volatile.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-ceo-withdraws-from-houston-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-ceo-withdraws-from-houston-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Futures Crash on Trump Negotiations Hint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil plunged as Trump delayed strikes on Iran, raising hopes of de-escalation despite conflicting signals from Tehran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-futures-crash-on-trump-negotiations-hint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-futures-crash-on-trump-negotiations-hint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees Oil Glut Tightening in Wake of Iran War]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to its March STEO, the EIA sees world petroleum and other liquid fuels production outweighing consumption by 1.87 million barrels per day in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-oil-glut-tightening-in-wake-of-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-oil-glut-tightening-in-wake-of-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AEP, SoftBank Ink Deal with US DOE for 10 GW Data Center Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mostly gas generation capacity will serve a 10-GW data center planned to rise at the site of a former gaseous diffusion plant in Pike County, Ohio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aep-softbank-ink-deal-with-us-doe-for-10-gw-data-center-power/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aep-softbank-ink-deal-with-us-doe-for-10-gw-data-center-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Reports 'Productive Conversations' with Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA['I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period', Trump said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-reports-productive-conversations-with-iran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-reports-productive-conversations-with-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oil Prices You See Do Not Tell Market's Real Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's an ever-growing gap between the price of oil futures and supplies that determine costs for consumers in the real world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/the-oil-prices-you-see-do-not-tell-markets-real-story/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/the-oil-prices-you-see-do-not-tell-markets-real-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire Hits Oil Production at Major Libyan Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Oil Corp said a leak-induced blaze that hit the Sharara crude pipeline had cut about half of production at the field, one of Libya's biggest with a declared capacity of 330,000 bpd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/fire-hits-oil-production-at-major-libyan-field/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/fire-hits-oil-production-at-major-libyan-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran, Trump Exchange Threats over Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S.president gave Iran a two-day deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its power plants bombed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-trump-exchange-threats-over-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-trump-exchange-threats-over-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges as Iran War Escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil surged to multi-year highs as the Iran conflict disrupts global supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-iran-war-escalates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-iran-war-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Says WFH To Help Combat Oil Price Shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil futures have surged around 50 percent in London this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-says-wfh-to-help-combat-oil-price-shock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-says-wfh-to-help-combat-oil-price-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Leads Nation in Oil, Gas Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas 'led the nation' in oil and gas jobs last year with 476,777 people employed in the industry, according to TIPRO's latest state of energy report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-leads-nation-in-oil-gas-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-leads-nation-in-oil-gas-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Production Down in February]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway produced nearly 13 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas in February, down month-on-month and year-on-year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-production-down-in-february/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-production-down-in-february/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Leaders Condemn 'De Facto' Hormuz Closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leaders expressed their readiness to contribute to 'appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/world-leaders-condemn-de-facto-hormuz-closure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/world-leaders-condemn-de-facto-hormuz-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Oil Release Set to Exceed Agreed Volume]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the G7 club of rich countries lead commitments, which currently total 426 million barrels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-oil-release-set-to-exceed-agreed-volume/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-oil-release-set-to-exceed-agreed-volume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Says It Will Spare Iran Energy Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netanyahu also said Israeli forces would help the U.S. attempt to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that the war would be over faster than people think, in comments that helped calm markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-says-it-will-spare-iran-energy-sites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-says-it-will-spare-iran-energy-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gulf Attacks Drive Oil Volatility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose amid attacks on key Gulf energy infrastructure, with LNG disruptions amplifying supply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gulf-attacks-drive-oil-volatility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gulf-attacks-drive-oil-volatility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several Oil, Gas Assets Damaged in Iran War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past three weeks, dozens of refineries, oil fields, gas plants, ports and other energy infrastructure have been damaged by missile and drone strikes in the Arabian Gulf.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/several-oil-gas-assets-damaged-in-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/several-oil-gas-assets-damaged-in-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher Oil Prices Lead to More USA Production in EIA Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EIA noted in its latest STEO that 'higher crude oil prices lead to more U.S. crude oil production' in its forecast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/higher-oil-prices-lead-to-more-usa-production-in-eia-forecast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/higher-oil-prices-lead-to-more-usa-production-in-eia-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Crude Is Lagging Behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benchmark oil prices are soaring as war in the Middle East disrupts crude flows, but the advance is also sparking the biggest discount for U.S. crude in more than a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-crude-is-lagging-behind/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-crude-is-lagging-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaders Urge UK Gov to Prioritize Homegrown Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA['Conflict in the Middle East highlights again the UK's growing challenge of where and how it gets its energy', OEUK CEO David Whitehouse said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/leaders-urge-uk-gov-to-prioritize-homegrown-energy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/leaders-urge-uk-gov-to-prioritize-homegrown-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Wants Energy Sites Spared from Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. president sought to stop attacks on energy facilities in the Middle East after Israel and Iran struck key targets, fueling concern that a prolonged war will cause lasting damage to oil and gas infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-wants-energy-sites-spared-from-attacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-wants-energy-sites-spared-from-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher on Gulf Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settles higher as attacks on key energy sites elevate supply concerns, widening Brent's premium and lifting gasoline sharply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-gulf-escalation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-gulf-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Waives USA Shipping Law For Oil, Gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump temporarily waived a century-old shipping mandate to lower the cost of transporting oil, gas and other commodities around the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-waives-usa-shipping-law-for-oil-gas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-waives-usa-shipping-law-for-oil-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Seeks De-Escalation of Attacks on Energy Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump pressed for a de-escalation of attacks on Middle East energy assets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-seeks-de-escalation-of-attacks-on-energy-assets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-seeks-de-escalation-of-attacks-on-energy-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Warns Gulf of Fierce Retaliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran warned Gulf countries that a number of energy assets are now 'legitimate targets'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-warns-gulf-of-fierce-retaliation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-warns-gulf-of-fierce-retaliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Warns Gulf Nations of Major Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran warned countries around the Persian Gulf that a number of energy assets are now 'legitimate targets' after Israel attacked its giant South Pars gas field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-warns-gulf-nations-of-major-response/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-warns-gulf-nations-of-major-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Warns of USA NatGas Price Decoupling]]></title><description><![CDATA[EBW Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said natural gas 'continues to decouple from the crude oil correlations that provided upside from the Iran war'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-warns-of-usa-natgas-price-decoupling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-warns-of-usa-natgas-price-decoupling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eni Approves Indonesia Projects Set to Deliver 2 Bcfd of Gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expected to go online 2028, the projects are designed to add up to 2 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas and 90,000 barrels per day of condensate to the Italian state-backed company's production capacity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-approves-indonesia-projects-set-to-deliver-2-bcfd-of-gas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-approves-indonesia-projects-set-to-deliver-2-bcfd-of-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Flags Oil Price 'Misalignment']]></title><description><![CDATA[In an oil flash note sent to Rigzone late Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analysts flagged an oil price 'misalignment'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-flags-oil-price-misalignment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-flags-oil-price-misalignment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Poised to Tap Vast Oil Stocks, FGE Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[China, the world's biggest crude importer, is close to tapping its vast commercial oil reserves as the Middle East war shows no signs of ending, according to FGE NexantECA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-poised-to-tap-vast-oil-stocks-fge-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-poised-to-tap-vast-oil-stocks-fge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher on Supply Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices climbed as Middle East attacks intensified supply risks and disrupted key export routes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-supply-threats/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-supply-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran War Creates Energy Crunch for Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even major fossil fuel exporters aren't immune to a widening energy crunch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-war-creates-energy-crunch-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-war-creates-energy-crunch-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand's Waihapa H1 Restarts Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the second announced startup under Monumental's agreement with New Zealand Energy to fund the latter's share of costs for the Waihapa-Ngaere campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/new-zealands-waihapa-h1-restarts-production/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/new-zealands-waihapa-h1-restarts-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees NatGas 'Relatively Unaffected' by Hormuz Development]]></title><description><![CDATA['In our forecast, the Henry Hub spot price averages almost $3.80 per million British thermal units in 2026', the EIA said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-natgas-relatively-unaffected-by-hormuz-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-natgas-relatively-unaffected-by-hormuz-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SC Says No Clear Off-Ramps in Conflict, Ups Brent Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA['It has been an extraordinary three weeks for the energy complex', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sc-says-no-clear-off-ramps-in-conflict-ups-brent-forecast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sc-says-no-clear-off-ramps-in-conflict-ups-brent-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP, Eni Start Gas Production at Angola's Quiluma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quiluma, the Central African country's first non-associated gas project, is expected to ramp up production to up to 330 MMcfd by yearend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-eni-start-gas-production-at-angolas-quiluma/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-eni-start-gas-production-at-angolas-quiluma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Gas Field Ablaze as Trump Pushes for Help on Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran set a massive natural gas field in the UAE ablaze as it steps up attacks on key energy sites, while US President Donald Trump appealed to allies and the likes of China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-gas-field-ablaze-as-trump-pushes-for-help-on-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-gas-field-ablaze-as-trump-pushes-for-help-on-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Eases but Supply Fears Linger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil ended lower, but Brent still closed above $100 for a third straight session as Middle East supply risks remained elevated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-eases-but-supply-fears-linger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-eases-but-supply-fears-linger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 6 Rigs WoW]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-6-rigs-wow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-6-rigs-wow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US DOE Orders Restart of Santa Ynez Oil Flows]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOE expects the restart, for which it invoked emergency powers, to replace nearly 1.5 million barrels of foreign crude each month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-doe-orders-restart-of-santa-ynez-oil-flows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-doe-orders-restart-of-santa-ynez-oil-flows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Oil Tanker Transits Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tanker laden with crude oil appears to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz and is now sailing to Pakistan, according to ship-tracking data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/pakistan-oil-tanker-transits-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/pakistan-oil-tanker-transits-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Ups WTI Price Forecast by $20 in Wake of Iran Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration boosted its 2026 WTI average spot price forecast by $20 per barrel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-ups-wti-price-forecast-by-20-in-wake-of-iran-conflict/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-ups-wti-price-forecast-by-20-in-wake-of-iran-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Announces 'Bombing Raid' at Kharg Island]]></title><description><![CDATA['United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East', U.S. President Donald Trump said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-announces-bombing-raid-at-kharg-island/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-announces-bombing-raid-at-kharg-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Denies Seeking Truce as Dubai Oil Port Damaged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran denied US President Donald Trump's assertion that it wants ceasefire talks, launching fresh attacks across the Persian Gulf and forcing a suspension of flights at Dubai's main airport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-denies-seeking-truce-as-dubai-oil-port-damaged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-denies-seeking-truce-as-dubai-oil-port-damaged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Expects Quick Release of Asia Pacific Oil Stocks]]></title><description><![CDATA['Stocks will be made available by IEA member countries in Asia Oceania immediately while stocks from IEA member countries in the Americas and Europe will be made available starting from the end of March'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-expects-quick-release-of-asia-pacific-oil-stocks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-expects-quick-release-of-asia-pacific-oil-stocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil at $100 Promises Boon for Algeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The North African nation of 47 million people has long relied on some of the continent's largest oil and gas reserves to pay for many of its subsidies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-at-100-promises-boon-for-algeria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-at-100-promises-boon-for-algeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent Holds Above $100 as Conflict Drags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent closed above $100 for a second session while traders weigh war risks and extreme volatility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-holds-above-100-as-conflict-drags/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-holds-above-100-as-conflict-drags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mines Across Hormuz Would Create Lethal Barrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran has vowed to keep the strait closed, but whether it's actually mining the area is contested.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/mines-across-hormuz-would-create-lethal-barrier/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/mines-across-hormuz-would-create-lethal-barrier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Warns of 'Big, Big Risk' for Oil Over Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one in their right mind would dare to sit short oil over the coming weekend, SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-warns-of-big-big-risk-for-oil-over-weekend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-warns-of-big-big-risk-for-oil-over-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TotalEnergies Raises Production in Lapa offshore Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[The field, in the Santos basin, now has a production capacity of about 60,000 barrels per day of oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/totalenergies-raises-production-in-lapa-offshore-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/totalenergies-raises-production-in-lapa-offshore-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent Closes Above $100 Amid Gulf Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil surged as Gulf supply disruptions pushed Brent above $100 for the first time since 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-closes-above-100-amid-gulf-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-closes-above-100-amid-gulf-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Oil, Gas Hiring Remains Disciplined]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. oil and gas hiring 'remains disciplined, not aggressive', Brian Binke, the President and CEO of Michigan based the Birmingham Group, told Rigzone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-hiring-remains-disciplined/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-oil-gas-hiring-remains-disciplined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Eyes Hormuz Escorts by April]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy could start escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz by the end of this month, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eyes-hormuz-escorts-by-april/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eyes-hormuz-escorts-by-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market Shrugs Off 400MM Barrel IEA Reserve Release]]></title><description><![CDATA['Threats to the energy structure in the Middle East have kept oil prices bid', Aaron Hill, Chief Market Analyst at FP Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-shrugs-off-400mm-barrel-iea-reserve-release/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-shrugs-off-400mm-barrel-iea-reserve-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Higher as Conflict Grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil climbed sharply as traders focused on supply disruptions from the Iran conflict despite a massive global reserve release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-as-conflict-grows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-as-conflict-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA to Release Record 400MM Barrels From Oil Reserves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency agreed to discharge 400 million barrels from emergency oil reserves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-to-release-record-400mm-barrels-from-oil-reserves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-to-release-record-400mm-barrels-from-oil-reserves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 8 Rigs WoW]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped eight rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-8-rigs-wow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-8-rigs-wow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Boosts Brent Forecast in Wake of Iran Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its Brent spot price forecast for 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-boosts-brent-forecast-in-wake-of-iran-conflict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-boosts-brent-forecast-in-wake-of-iran-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War Creating Most Severe Energy Disruption Since 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The escalating war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is creating the most severe disruption to global energy markets since the 1970s, GlobalData said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/war-creating-most-severe-energy-disruption-since-1970s/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/war-creating-most-severe-energy-disruption-since-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drops Most Since 2022 on Hormuz Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices plunged after conflicting US signals about tanker escorts through the Strait of Hormuz rattled markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-most-since-2022-on-hormuz-chaos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-most-since-2022-on-hormuz-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aramco CEO Warns of Oil Market Catastrophe in Prolonged War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco's chief executive officer warned the impact on global oil markets will be 'catastrophic' the longer the disruption from the Iran war drags on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-ceo-warns-of-oil-market-catastrophe-in-prolonged-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-ceo-warns-of-oil-market-catastrophe-in-prolonged-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOI Moves to 'Cut Red Tape' for Offshore Oil, Gas]]></title><description><![CDATA['For too long, Washington red tape has strangled American energy producers and held back small businesses', Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-moves-to-cut-red-tape-for-offshore-oil-gas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doi-moves-to-cut-red-tape-for-offshore-oil-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gulf Oil Giants Deepen Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil supply cuts in the Middle East are deepening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gulf-oil-giants-deepen-cuts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gulf-oil-giants-deepen-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodside, Pemex Start Drilling for Trion Development Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Targeted to be put into production 2028, the $7.2-billion 'ultra-deepwater' project includes a floating production unit with an output capacity of 100,000 barrels a day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-pemex-start-drilling-for-trion-development-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-pemex-start-drilling-for-trion-development-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Spinning After 'Most Epic Price Reversal in Oil History']]></title><description><![CDATA[The market is spinning after the most epic price reversal in oil history, Phil Flynn, a senior market analyst at the PRICE Futures Group, told Rigzone on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/market-spinning-after-most-epic-price-reversal-in-oil-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/market-spinning-after-most-epic-price-reversal-in-oil-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Teases Early End to Iran War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump said the U.S. and Israel were making significant progress in their war on Iran and could end the conflict 'very soon,' curtailing an oil-price surge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-teases-early-end-to-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-teases-early-end-to-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slides Late After Massive Price Swings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil swung wildly Monday as fears over the Strait of Hormuz collided with signals the US-Iran conflict may soon wind down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-late-after-massive-price-swings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-late-after-massive-price-swings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Names New Supreme Leader as Trump Downplays Oil Spike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran named the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its new supreme leader and President Donald Trump called $100 oil a 'small price to pay'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-names-new-supreme-leader-as-trump-downplays-oil-spike/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-names-new-supreme-leader-as-trump-downplays-oil-spike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Starts Oil Cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia has started reducing oil production as the crucial Strait of Hormuz chokepoint remains at a near-standstill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-arabia-starts-oil-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-arabia-starts-oil-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santos Greenlights Cooper Basin Infrastructure Upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project will replace seven aging gas-run compressor stations with one electric compressor station to 'debottleneck upstream infrastructure and unlock future production growth' from the Central Fields.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-greenlights-cooper-basin-infrastructure-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-greenlights-cooper-basin-infrastructure-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resource Estimates for Chevron's Aphrodite Raised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best estimate of contingent gas resources on Cyprus' side of the field, located on the maritime border with Israel, has increased about 4 percent to 3.67 Tcf, according to a commissioned assessment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/resource-estimates-for-chevrons-aphrodite-raised/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/resource-estimates-for-chevrons-aphrodite-raised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attention Shifting to Kharg Island]]></title><description><![CDATA['The island has evolved into the backbone of Iran's export system', J.P. Morgan analysts stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/attention-shifting-to-kharg-island/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/attention-shifting-to-kharg-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Flags 'Incredible' Oil Price Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA['These are just incredible moves', Aaron Hill, Chief Market Analyst at FP Markets, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-flags-incredible-oil-price-moves/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-flags-incredible-oil-price-moves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monumental Starts Up First Project under New Partnership with NZEC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ngaere-1 well in the Waihapa-Ngaere area of the Taranaki basin onshore New Zealand reached initial production, Monumental said, taking the results as encouragement to proceed with entry into additional wells in the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/monumental-starts-up-first-project-under-new-partnership-with-nzec/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/monumental-starts-up-first-project-under-new-partnership-with-nzec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Closes Near $91 After Historic Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[WTI jumped 12% Friday as disrupted shipping and supply fears pushed crude toward $100 a barrel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-near-91-after-historic-rally/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-near-91-after-historic-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Explains Friday's Oil Price Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to Rebecca Babin, a senior equity trader for CIBC Private Wealth in New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-explains-fridays-oil-price-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-explains-fridays-oil-price-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JMIC Says Strait of Hormuz Shipping is at Near Total Halt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near-complete halt, with no oil shipments going through in the past 24 hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jmic-says-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-is-at-near-total-halt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jmic-says-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-is-at-near-total-halt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War Sees Energy Exporters Scramble for Routes Out of Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA[The widening conflict in the Middle East is stoking fears over a global energy crunch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/war-sees-energy-exporters-scramble-for-routes-out-of-gulf/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/war-sees-energy-exporters-scramble-for-routes-out-of-gulf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts See 'Significant Yet Short Lived' Oil Price Rallies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts at BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, revealed that they expect 'significant yet short lived rallies in oil and gas prices'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-see-significant-yet-short-lived-oil-price-rallies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-see-significant-yet-short-lived-oil-price-rallies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Inks 5-Year Deal to Supply Aussie Gas to Horizon Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron signed an agreement to supply about 14 petajoules of locally produced natural gas over five years to Horizon Power, a power utility serving Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-inks-5-year-deal-to-supply-aussie-gas-to-horizon-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-inks-5-year-deal-to-supply-aussie-gas-to-horizon-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Oil, Gas Industry Meets with Chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA['At a time of huge global uncertainty, the UK should be making decisions for the long term&#8239;in the interests of energy security', OEUK CEO David Whitehouse said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-oil-gas-industry-meets-with-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-oil-gas-industry-meets-with-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Near 20-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged to their highest levels in nearly two years as the Middle East conflict threatens global energy flows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-near-20-month-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-near-20-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maritime Groups Comment on Middle East Situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTERTANKO and OCIMF have issued a joint statement on the situation in the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/maritime-groups-comment-on-middle-east-situation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/maritime-groups-comment-on-middle-east-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Races to Reroute Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is diverting millions of barrels of oil to its Red Sea ports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-arabia-races-to-reroute-oil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-arabia-races-to-reroute-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Warns DFC Insurance Cap is Too Small for the Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan analysts highlighted that 'to reopen the Strait, President Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will escort and insure all commercial vessels transiting Hormuz, leveraging the DFC'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-warns-dfc-insurance-cap-is-too-small-for-the-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-warns-dfc-insurance-cap-is-too-small-for-the-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Heading for an All-Out War in the Middle East?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to Benjamin Zycher, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Doug Bandow, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/are-we-heading-for-an-all-out-war-in-the-middle-east/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/are-we-heading-for-an-all-out-war-in-the-middle-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Sees No Energy Supply Concern from Mideast War for Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU does not expect immediate impact from the fresh Middle East conflict on the security of oil and gas supply in the bloc, even amid a stoppage of flows from the Druzhba oil pipeline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eu-sees-no-energy-supply-concern-from-mideast-war-for-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eu-sees-no-energy-supply-concern-from-mideast-war-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Volatile as Hormuz Risks Increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fluctuated as the Iran war disrupts Gulf energy flows and threatens global supply routes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-volatile-as-hormuz-risks-increase/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-volatile-as-hormuz-risks-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 11 Rigs WoW]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 11 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-11-rigs-wow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-11-rigs-wow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Oil Remains Cheap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's flagship crude blend is still trading at deep discounts despite a global oil rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-remains-cheap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-remains-cheap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Outlines 2 Potential Scenarios for Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rise in both scenarios.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-outlines-2-potential-scenarios-for-conflict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-outlines-2-potential-scenarios-for-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Reaches Deal with Canadian Province to Advance Bay du Nord]]></title><description><![CDATA['Project sanction is targeted for 2027, with first oil expected in 2031'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-reaches-deal-with-canadian-province-to-advance-bay-du-nord/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-reaches-deal-with-canadian-province-to-advance-bay-du-nord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rally Pauses After Trump Pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent jumped 11% in two days before Trump's escort pledge cooled the rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rally-pauses-after-trump-pledge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rally-pauses-after-trump-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE Reports Major Fire at Fujairah Oil Hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling debris from an intercepted drone caused a major fire at the United Arab Emirates oil trading hub of Fujairah.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-reports-major-fire-at-fujairah-oil-hub/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uae-reports-major-fire-at-fujairah-oil-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil is Iran's Weapon of Choice]]></title><description><![CDATA['Oil is Iran's weapon of choice, and the U.S. gasoline pump is part of the battlefield', SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-is-irans-weapon-of-choice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-is-irans-weapon-of-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK, Texas Industry Bodies Comment on Middle East Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[OEUK and TXOGA have both issued statements on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-texas-industry-bodies-comment-on-middle-east-conflict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-texas-industry-bodies-comment-on-middle-east-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Warn of Largest Oil Supply Disruption in History]]></title><description><![CDATA[The war between the United States and Israel against Iran has the potential to be the largest oil supply disruption in history, S&amp;P Global has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-warn-of-largest-oil-supply-disruption-in-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-warn-of-largest-oil-supply-disruption-in-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Completes Third Gathering Pipeline for Israel's Leviathan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project has raised Leviathan's gas production capacity to about 494 billion cubic feet a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-completes-third-gathering-pipeline-for-israels-leviathan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-completes-third-gathering-pipeline-for-israels-leviathan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Jumps on Iran War Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged as conflict disrupted Hormuz shipping and refinery operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-jumps-on-iran-war-escalation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-jumps-on-iran-war-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seplat Expects 10 Percent Increase in Annual Output]]></title><description><![CDATA['We benefitted from successful execution of several key offshore activities that kick-started life for Seplat as an offshore operator, while at the same time delivering onshore production performance that was the strongest in recent memory'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/seplat-expects-10-percent-increase-in-annual-output/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/seplat-expects-10-percent-increase-in-annual-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopes for Suez Canal Revival Dashed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shippers are once again avoiding the Suez Canal as the U.S. and Israel are locked in a war with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hopes-for-suez-canal-revival-dashed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hopes-for-suez-canal-revival-dashed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Decides to Boost Production]]></title><description><![CDATA['There is ... a risk that the OPEC+ decision is moot', Alan Gelder, SVP of Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets at Wood Mackenzie, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-production/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-decides-to-boost-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel Pauses Leviathan Gas Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron declared force majeure at the Leviathan natural gas and condensate field offshore Israel on the order of the government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-pauses-leviathan-gas-production/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/israel-pauses-leviathan-gas-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Could Pass $100 as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Halts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher oil and gas prices are certain, Wood Mackenzie said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-could-pass-100-as-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-halts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-could-pass-100-as-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-halts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudis Pulled Deeper into War after Strike around Key Refinery]]></title><description><![CDATA[An area housing Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery was hit by a drone strike, according to people familiar with the matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-pulled-deeper-into-war-after-strike-around-key-refinery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-pulled-deeper-into-war-after-strike-around-key-refinery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tankers Halt Near Hormuz After Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tankers are avoiding the Strait of Hormuz after joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with some vessels halting or reversing course amid warnings the waterway may be unsafe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tankers-halt-near-hormuz-after-attacks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tankers-halt-near-hormuz-after-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Jumps as Iran Risks Mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged as traders weighed escalating US-Iran tensions and strike risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-jumps-as-iran-risks-mount/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-jumps-as-iran-risks-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanker Carrying Russian Oil Diverts From Cuba]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tanker believed to be carrying Russian oil to fuel-starved Cuba diverted away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tanker-carrying-russian-oil-diverts-from-cuba/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tanker-carrying-russian-oil-diverts-from-cuba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market Is Nervous for the Coming Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA['The market is getting nervous for what might happen during the weekend', SEB analysts warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-is-nervous-for-the-coming-weekend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-is-nervous-for-the-coming-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aramco Starts Gas Production at Jafurah]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Middle East's biggest unconventional gas field is expected to reach two billion cubic feet per day of gas sales capacity by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-starts-gas-production-at-jafurah/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-starts-gas-production-at-jafurah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Mixed as Iran Talks Continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude prices eased despite cautious optimism surrounding ongoing talks in Geneva.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-mixed-as-iran-talks-continue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-mixed-as-iran-talks-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Goes Big on Shale Oil Drilling]]></title><description><![CDATA[BP Plc is aggressively expanding shale drilling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-goes-big-on-shale-oil-drilling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-goes-big-on-shale-oil-drilling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest Oil Cos Need to Find 22MM Bpd by 2040]]></title><description><![CDATA['The main industry players can't spend their way out of the problem', Wood Mackenzie warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/biggest-oil-cos-need-to-find-22mm-bpd-by-2040/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/biggest-oil-cos-need-to-find-22mm-bpd-by-2040/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Iran Boost Oil Exports amid Rising Mideast Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is on course to export the most crude in almost three years this month, while Iran has been rapidly filling up tankers in recent days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-arabia-iran-boost-oil-exports-amid-rising-mideast-tensions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-arabia-iran-boost-oil-exports-amid-rising-mideast-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Volatile Ahead Of Iran Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fluctuated as traders weighed Iran risks and supply signals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-volatile-ahead-of-iran-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-volatile-ahead-of-iran-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Sea Oil Signals Weakness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The North Sea crude market is flashing signs of weakness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-sea-oil-signals-weakness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-sea-oil-signals-weakness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slowing USA Shale Growth Has Fracking Companies Finding New Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. fracking companies are increasingly sending their idle equipment overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/slowing-usa-shale-growth-has-fracking-companies-finding-new-markets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/slowing-usa-shale-growth-has-fracking-companies-finding-new-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees USA Energy Demand Under 2025 Levels for Next 2 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that U.S. total energy consumption will remain below 2025 levels in both 2026 and 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-energy-demand-under-2025-levels-for-next-2-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-energy-demand-under-2025-levels-for-next-2-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Extends Losses on Mideast Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as traders reacted to renewed Iran nuclear deal speculation and geopolitical tensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-losses-on-mideast-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-losses-on-mideast-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shale Giant Says Threat of Oil Glut Is Receding]]></title><description><![CDATA[As recently as mid-December, the prevailing outlook among respected oil watchers was that a huge surfeit was in the making that would send crude prices tumbling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shale-giant-says-threat-of-oil-glut-is-receding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shale-giant-says-threat-of-oil-glut-is-receding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Eyes Post-State of the Union Texas Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump will head to Texas on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-eyes-post-state-of-the-union-texas-trip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-eyes-post-state-of-the-union-texas-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market Remains Firmly in Wait and See Mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[The oil market 'remains firmly in wait and see mode', according to SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-remains-firmly-in-wait-and-see-mode/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-remains-firmly-in-wait-and-see-mode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Resilient Amid Middle East Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banks said the rally reflects risk premiums rather than tight physical supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-resilient-amid-middle-east-tensions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-resilient-amid-middle-east-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Cos Get Supreme Court Hearing on Climate Suits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy Inc. in an industry bid to stop dozens of city and state lawsuits that blame oil companies for climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-cos-get-supreme-court-hearing-on-climate-suits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-cos-get-supreme-court-hearing-on-climate-suits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghana Parliament Ratifies Extension of Tullow Licenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ghana's parliament ratified the extension of the West Cape Three Points and Deepwater Tano offshore licenses, which contain the producing Jubilee and TEN fields, operator Tullow said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ghana-parliament-ratifies-extension-of-tullow-licenses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ghana-parliament-ratifies-extension-of-tullow-licenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP, Eni Fire Up New Field offshore Angola]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ndungu, part of the Agogo Integrated West Hub Project in the Lower Congo Basin, has a capacity of 60,000 bpd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-eni-fire-up-new-field-offshore-angola/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-eni-fire-up-new-field-offshore-angola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Examine What Tariff Decision Means for Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA['The stick is now the same size for everyone', Rystad Chief Economist Claudio Galimberti warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-examine-what-tariff-decision-means-for-oil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-examine-what-tariff-decision-means-for-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Output Dips Month on Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway's average gas production of about 13 billion cubic feet a day last month was down 0.9 percent from December 2025 but up 4.8 percent from January 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-dips-month-on-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-dips-month-on-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YPF Chief Readies War Chest for Shale Push]]></title><description><![CDATA[YPF SA is setting aside funds to keep spending in the fast-growing Vaca Muerta basin even if oil prices fall this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ypf-chief-readies-war-chest-for-shale-push/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ypf-chief-readies-war-chest-for-shale-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Holds Near Six-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geopolitical tensions and falling inventories supported crude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-near-six-month-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-near-six-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surging Oil Tanker Rates Tipped to Go Even Higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost to hire oil supertankers could be headed for the highest levels this decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/surging-oil-tanker-rates-tipped-to-go-even-higher/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/surging-oil-tanker-rates-tipped-to-go-even-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOEM Proposes 3rd GOA Lease Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOEM has announced a proposed notice of sale for the third offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/boem-proposes-3rd-goa-lease-sale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/boem-proposes-3rd-goa-lease-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morningstar Predicts Likeliest Iran Outcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morningstar Equity Director Joshua Aguilar reveals what the company is predicting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/morningstar-predicts-likeliest-iran-outcome/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/morningstar-predicts-likeliest-iran-outcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Oil Catches Up as India Buyers Navigate Russia Sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[India is set to import the most crude from Saudi Arabia in more than six years this month, as the South Asian nation faces sustained U.S. pressure to reduce purchases of Russian barrels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-oil-catches-up-as-india-buyers-navigate-russia-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-oil-catches-up-as-india-buyers-navigate-russia-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles At Six-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders priced in geopolitical risk and falling US stockpiles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-at-six-month-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-at-six-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazos Starts Up New Gas Processing Plant in Midland Basin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazos commissioned its biggest cryogenic plant, designed to process up to 300 million cubic feet a day of natural gas in the Midland sector of the Permian Basin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brazos-starts-up-new-gas-processing-plant-in-midland-basin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brazos-starts-up-new-gas-processing-plant-in-midland-basin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Says VEN Oil Output Can Climb 30-40 Pct This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration recently issued licenses allowing a handful of Western oil firms to operate in Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-says-ven-oil-output-can-climb-30-40-pct-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-says-ven-oil-output-can-climb-30-40-pct-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Extends Wednesday Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA['There is room for further upside', SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-wednesday-rally/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-extends-wednesday-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Slows Oil Drilling as Funds under Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's oil producers reduced the pace of drilling in 2025 to the lowest level in three years, dimming the outlook for output growth this year as Western sanctions and a strong ruble undercut revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-slows-oil-drilling-as-funds-under-pressure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-slows-oil-drilling-as-funds-under-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Surges as Iran Risks Grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices surged as traders reacted to rising Iran conflict risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-surges-as-iran-risks-grow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-surges-as-iran-risks-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wright Downplays Interest in Greenland's Rare Earths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration's primary interest in Greenland is on national security, not the development of its rare earths or energy resources, according to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wright-downplays-interest-in-greenlands-rare-earths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wright-downplays-interest-in-greenlands-rare-earths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which USA Oil Major Produced the Most in 2025?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which U.S. oil major produced the most in 2025 - ExxonMobil, Chevron, or ConocoPhillips?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-usa-oil-major-produced-the-most-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/which-usa-oil-major-produced-the-most-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Renews Threat to Withdraw From IEA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. renewed threats to quit the International Energy Agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-renews-threat-to-withdraw-from-iea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-renews-threat-to-withdraw-from-iea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Based E&amp;P Firm to Deploy Up To $1B in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company revealed that it will 'focus the bulk of its capital expanding its high-quality inventory in the Permian Basin'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-based-eampp-firm-to-deploy-up-to-1b-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-based-eampp-firm-to-deploy-up-to-1b-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodside Reports Increase in Reserves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian LNG-focused said its proven and probable reserves grew last year, with three billion barrels of oil equivalent remaining at yearend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-reports-increase-in-reserves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-reports-increase-in-reserves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Dips On Iran Deal Signals]]></title><description><![CDATA[WTI slipped near $62 while markets weighed Iran and global supply signals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-dips-on-iran-deal-signals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-dips-on-iran-deal-signals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icy Baltic Threatens to Cut Russian Exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most extensive sea ice in 15 years around Russia's key Baltic Sea commodity ports could curb a chunk of the nation's vast exports program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/icy-baltic-threatens-to-cut-russian-exports/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/icy-baltic-threatens-to-cut-russian-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Says Bearish Gas Risks Growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin warned that 'bearish' medium-term NYMEX gas risks are 'growing into the Spring'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-says-bearish-gas-risks-growing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-says-bearish-gas-risks-growing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Oil Sales to China Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's crude sales to top importer China for loading in March rose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-oil-sales-to-china-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-oil-sales-to-china-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Still Sees USA Oil Output Falling Next Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EIA is forecasting that total U.S. crude oil production will drop from 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-still-sees-usa-oil-output-falling-next-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-still-sees-usa-oil-output-falling-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Oil Regulator Launches New Digital Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NSTA has announced the launch of a new digital and data strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-oil-regulator-launches-new-digital-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-oil-regulator-launches-new-digital-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TBI Says UK Should Change North Sea Oil and Gas Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK should rethink its approach to oil and gas in the North Sea, allowing exploration drilling and easing taxes for the industry, according to a report from the Tony Blair Institute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tbi-says-uk-should-change-north-sea-oil-and-gas-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tbi-says-uk-should-change-north-sea-oil-and-gas-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EBW Warned of Faltering Gas Demand Heading into Holiday Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[EBW Energy Analyst Eli Rubin warned of 'faltering demand' heading into the President's Day holiday weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ebw-warned-of-faltering-gas-demand-heading-into-holiday-weekend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ebw-warned-of-faltering-gas-demand-heading-into-holiday-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 6 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-6-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-6-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Highlights Focus of IEW Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[IEW, which was hosted by the Energy Institute, took place from February 10-12 at the QEII Center in London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-highlights-focus-of-iew-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-highlights-focus-of-iew-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VEN Plans to Grant More Oil Blocks to Chevron and Repsol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron and Repsol already have extensive holdings in Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ven-plans-to-grant-more-oil-blocks-to-chevron-and-repsol/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ven-plans-to-grant-more-oil-blocks-to-chevron-and-repsol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Posts Second Straight Weekly Drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil recorded its first consecutive weekly decline of the year as supply concerns resurfaced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-posts-second-straight-weekly-drop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-posts-second-straight-weekly-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reliance Gets USA License to Directly Buy VEN Crude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reliance has historically been an important consumer of the country's heavy crude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/reliance-gets-usa-license-to-directly-buy-ven-crude/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/reliance-gets-usa-license-to-directly-buy-ven-crude/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Raises 2026 WTI Forecast, Lowers 2027 Projection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EIA now sees the WTI spot price averaging $53.42 per barrel this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-2026-wti-forecast-lowers-2027-projection/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:26:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-2026-wti-forecast-lowers-2027-projection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some OPEC+ Members See Scope to Resume Hikes in April]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some OPEC+ members see scope for the alliance to resume supply increases in April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/some-opec-members-see-scope-to-resume-hikes-in-april/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/some-opec-members-see-scope-to-resume-hikes-in-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Positioning Itself for Period of Higher Geopolitical Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA['This is evident in both the gradual push higher in flat price, adjustments in the forward curve and volatility skew', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/market-positioning-itself-for-period-of-higher-geopolitical-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/market-positioning-itself-for-period-of-higher-geopolitical-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Trading Giants Say Sanctions Driving Up Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ramp-up of sanctions pressure on Russia and Iran has tightened the screws on flows from the two nations over the past few months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-trading-giants-say-sanctions-driving-up-prices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:55:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-trading-giants-say-sanctions-driving-up-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drops Amid Supply And Equity Jitters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as investors turned cautious on Iran risks and weaker equities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-amid-supply-and-equity-jitters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-amid-supply-and-equity-jitters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Labor Market Report Underpins Energy Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad Energy outlined that the January U.S. labor market report 'surprise[d]... to the upside, underpinning energy demand'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-labor-market-report-underpins-energy-demand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-labor-market-report-underpins-energy-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wright Says China Bought Some VEN Oil From the USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has bought some Venezuelan oil that was purchased earlier by the U.S., according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wright-says-china-bought-some-ven-oil-from-the-usa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wright-says-china-bought-some-ven-oil-from-the-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Gains As Middle East Tensions Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders balanced Iran uncertainty against growing inventories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-as-middle-east-tensions-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-as-middle-east-tensions-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees Brent Price Dropping in 2026 and 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that the average Brent spot price will drop in 2026 and 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-brent-price-dropping-in-2026-and-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-brent-price-dropping-in-2026-and-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Says Oil Production Declined Last Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPEC+ oil production declined sharply last month amid losses in Kazakhstan, Venezuela and Iran, the group said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-says-oil-production-declined-last-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-says-oil-production-declined-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Fuel Update Shows Increasing Price Trend for USA Gasoline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest gasoline fuel update showed an increasing trend for the U.S. regular gasoline price.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-fuel-update-shows-increasing-price-trend-for-usa-gasoline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-fuel-update-shows-increasing-price-trend-for-usa-gasoline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Allows Oilfield Contractors to Go to Work in VEN Fields]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government issued a general license to allow oilfield-service companies to work in Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-allows-oilfield-contractors-to-go-to-work-in-ven-fields/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-allows-oilfield-contractors-to-go-to-work-in-ven-fields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Edges Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil slid in a choppy session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-edges-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-edges-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Boards Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker after a cat-and-mouse chase from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-boards-venezuela-linked-oil-tanker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:03:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-boards-venezuela-linked-oil-tanker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transocean to Buy Valaris in Near $6B Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA['The powerful combination is well-timed to capitalize on an emerging, multi-year offshore drilling upcycle', said Keelan Adamson, Transocean President and Chief Executive Officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/transocean-to-buy-valaris-in-near-6b-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/transocean-to-buy-valaris-in-near-6b-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher as Hormuz Risks Resurface]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices closed higher after the US warned ships to avoid Iranian waters near the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-as-hormuz-risks-resurface/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-as-hormuz-risks-resurface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Flags 'Prolonged Bout of Severe Weather' in North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA['Although we get this sort of weather every two or three years or so, it can be quite uncomfortable', OEUK Health and Safety Manager Graham Skinner said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-flags-prolonged-bout-of-severe-weather-in-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:05:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-flags-prolonged-bout-of-severe-weather-in-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitol Pushes Back Peak Oil Demand Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's largest independent oil trader Vitol Group said oil demand will take longer to peak than it previously estimated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/vitol-pushes-back-peak-oil-demand-forecast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/vitol-pushes-back-peak-oil-demand-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Crude Output Shrinks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's crude output declined for a second straight month in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-crude-output-shrinks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-crude-output-shrinks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Increases Rig Count]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added one rig week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-increases-rig-count/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-increases-rig-count/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Indian Refiners Take Venezuelan Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Oil Corp. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. jointly bought a cargo of Venezuelan crude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/more-indian-refiners-take-venezuelan-oil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/more-indian-refiners-take-venezuelan-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Natural Gas Extends Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. natural gas dropped for a second session on the outlook for warmer temperatures across large parts of the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-natural-gas-extends-decline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-natural-gas-extends-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Servicers Look to Middle East for Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's largest oilfield-service providers are looking to production increases in the Middle East to help offset a slowdown in U.S. shale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-servicers-look-to-middle-east-for-growth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-servicers-look-to-middle-east-for-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WTI, Brent Gain as Talks Ease Conflict Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets balanced geopolitical tension with signs of steady global oil demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wti-brent-gain-as-talks-ease-conflict-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wti-brent-gain-as-talks-ease-conflict-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell to Pause Kazakh Oil and Gas Investments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shell will pause investment in Kazakhstan as it navigates legal claims from the OPEC+ nation against oil majors that could stretch into the billions of dollars, Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-to-pause-kazakh-oil-and-gas-investments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-to-pause-kazakh-oil-and-gas-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudis Cut Key Oil Price for Asian Buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia cut the price of its main oil grade for buyers in Asia to the lowest in years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-cut-key-oil-price-for-asian-buyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-cut-key-oil-price-for-asian-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IPAA Promotes Naatz to Chief Policy Officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Independent Petroleum Association of America announced that Dan Naatz has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ipaa-promotes-naatz-to-chief-policy-officer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ipaa-promotes-naatz-to-chief-policy-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Complex Not Immune to Broad Commodities Sell-Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The energy complex was not immune to the broad sell-off in commodities over the past week, Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-complex-not-immune-to-broad-commodities-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-complex-not-immune-to-broad-commodities-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very Large Crude Carriers are traveling around the narrow, congested waterway - through which about a quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade travels - at as much as 17 knots, ship-tracking data show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tankers-speed-through-hormuz-chokepoint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/tankers-speed-through-hormuz-chokepoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Lower as Iran-US Talks Ease Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices closed lower as Iran confirmed talks with the US, easing near-term supply risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-lower-as-iran-us-talks-ease-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-lower-as-iran-us-talks-ease-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOEM Announces 'Major Step' Toward Expanding Offshore Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced 'another major step toward expanding offshore energy development pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/boem-announces-major-step-toward-expanding-offshore-energy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/boem-announces-major-step-toward-expanding-offshore-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Expected to Produce Almost 1/4 of Global Oil Output]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EIA sees U.S. petroleum and other liquid fuels production averaging 23.88 million barrels per day in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-expected-to-produce-almost-14-of-global-oil-output/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:39:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-expected-to-produce-almost-14-of-global-oil-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell's Profit Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shell Plc profits slumped in the fourth quarter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shells-profit-falls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shells-profit-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Ends Higher Amid Rising Middle East Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil settled higher as uncertainty over US-Iran nuclear talks and renewed military rhetoric fueled geopolitical risk premiums despite mixed signals from supply data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-higher-amid-rising-middle-east-risks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-higher-amid-rising-middle-east-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Oil Revenues Plunge to 5 Year Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian government's oil revenues collapsed to the lowest in more than five years in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-revenues-plunge-to-5-year-low/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-revenues-plunge-to-5-year-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Ends Day Higher After Drone Incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude prices rose after a drone incident and renewed Strait of Hormuz concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-day-higher-after-drone-incident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-day-higher-after-drone-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Cuts India Tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said he would roll back punitive tariffs on India in return for an agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stop buying Russian oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-cuts-india-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-cuts-india-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Risk Hands Oil Algos Early Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Algorithmic traders have racked up a third straight year of losses in oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-risk-hands-oil-algos-early-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-risk-hands-oil-algos-early-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devon, Coterra Sign 'Blockbuster' Merger Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devon Energy and Coterra Energy announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/devon-coterra-sign-blockbuster-merger-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/devon-coterra-sign-blockbuster-merger-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Flagged Oil Tanker Hailed by Iranian Ships in Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[An oil tanker that's part of a US-military fuel procurement program was hailed by small armed ships in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran's coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-flagged-oil-tanker-hailed-by-iranian-ships-in-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-flagged-oil-tanker-hailed-by-iranian-ships-in-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Flagged Oil Tanker Hailed by Armed Ships in Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[An oil tanker that's part of a US-military fuel procurement program was hailed by small armed ships in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran's coast on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-flagged-oil-tanker-hailed-by-armed-ships-in-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-flagged-oil-tanker-hailed-by-armed-ships-in-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Navy Says Ship Hailed by Armed Vessels in Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vessel was hailed by smaller armed ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a UK naval group said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-navy-says-ship-hailed-by-armed-vessels-in-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/uk-navy-says-ship-hailed-by-armed-vessels-in-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Upstream M&amp;A Regains Momentum]]></title><description><![CDATA['After a midyear slowdown, U.S. upstream M&amp;A regained momentum in 4Q25', EIR said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-upstream-mampa-regains-momentum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-upstream-mampa-regains-momentum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds 3 Rigs WoW]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added three rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-3-rigs-wow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-3-rigs-wow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Closes Sharply Lower as Iran Risk Fades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices plunged as easing Iran tensions erased geopolitical risk premiums and sparked a broader commodities selloff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-sharply-lower-as-iran-risk-fades/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-sharply-lower-as-iran-risk-fades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Welcomes China, India Investment in VEN Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Saturday he welcomed investment by China and India in Venezuela's oil industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-he-welcomes-china-india-investment-in-ven-oil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-he-welcomes-china-india-investment-in-ven-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to Launch $12B Critical Mineral Stockpile]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-to-launch-12b-critical-mineral-stockpile/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-to-launch-12b-critical-mineral-stockpile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Upstream Oil, Gas Employment Was Steady in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA['Through November 2025, upstream employment totaled 201,200 jobs', TXOGA said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-oil-gas-employment-was-steady-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-oil-gas-employment-was-steady-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ 8 Reaffirm Decision to Pause Output Hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight OPEC+ countries met virtually on February 1 'to review global market conditions and outlook', a statement posted on OPEC's site highlighted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-8-reaffirm-decision-to-pause-output-hikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-8-reaffirm-decision-to-pause-output-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Explain Energy 'Bloodbath']]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to several analysts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-explain-energy-bloodbath/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-explain-energy-bloodbath/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Eyes Iran Nuclear Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said he anticipated talks with Iran over a new nuclear deal in the coming days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-eyes-iran-nuclear-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-eyes-iran-nuclear-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Hopes Diplomacy Push Will Avert War With USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday Trump said American naval assets were 'a couple of days' away from Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-hopes-diplomacy-push-will-avert-war-with-usa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-hopes-diplomacy-push-will-avert-war-with-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Edges Toward Nuclear Talks With USA in Bid to Avoid War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran said talks with the U.S. over a new nuclear deal could get underway in coming days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-edges-toward-nuclear-talks-with-usa-in-bid-to-avoid-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-edges-toward-nuclear-talks-with-usa-in-bid-to-avoid-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Supply Hikes Help Drive Best GDP Growth Since 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's economy expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-supply-hikes-help-drive-best-gdp-growth-since-2022/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudi-supply-hikes-help-drive-best-gdp-growth-since-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Sees Self-Funding Model in VEN to Safeguard Cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron's cautious stance on injecting fresh capital is a reality check on how quickly the nation's oil industry can be revived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-sees-self-funding-model-in-ven-to-safeguard-cash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-sees-self-funding-model-in-ven-to-safeguard-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Closes Lower but Posts Strong Monthly Gain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil slipped on diplomatic signals toward Iran but still posted its biggest monthly gain since 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-lower-but-posts-strong-monthly-gain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-lower-but-posts-strong-monthly-gain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece Warns Shipowners Against Sailing Near Iran Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greece, home to the world's largest oil tanker fleet, told the nation's vessel owners to do what they can to stay away from Iran's coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/greece-warns-shipowners-against-sailing-near-iran-coast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/greece-warns-shipowners-against-sailing-near-iran-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas RRC Reveals Latest Oil, Gas Production Figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) revealed its latest preliminary crude oil and natural gas production figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-rrc-reveals-latest-oil-gas-production-figures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-rrc-reveals-latest-oil-gas-production-figures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Reveals 'Market Consensus' for Next OPEC+ Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next OPEC+ meeting is currently scheduled to take place on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-reveals-market-consensus-for-next-opec-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-reveals-market-consensus-for-next-opec-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odds-On for USA to Strike Iran Before June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prediction markets now put the probability of the U.S. striking Iran before June this year at 71 percent, SEB Chief EM Strategist Erik Meyersson said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/odds-on-for-usa-to-strike-iran-before-june/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/odds-on-for-usa-to-strike-iran-before-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy Invites Russia to Energy Strikes Truce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on energy infrastructure if Russia agrees to abide by a US proposal for a weeklong truce, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/zelenskiy-invites-russia-to-energy-strikes-truce/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/zelenskiy-invites-russia-to-energy-strikes-truce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent Settles Above $70 as Iran Tensions Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent topped $70 and WTI climbed above $65 amid fears of supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-settles-above-70-as-iran-tensions-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brent-settles-above-70-as-iran-tensions-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VEN Leader Pressed From All Sides Over Oil Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuela's interim leader is playing to three different audiences with her plans for Venezuela's oil sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ven-leader-pressed-from-all-sides-over-oil-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ven-leader-pressed-from-all-sides-over-oil-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Tells Iran Time Running Out for Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump warned Iran to make a nuclear deal with the U.S. or face military strikes far worse than the attack he ordered last June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-tells-iran-time-running-out-for-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-tells-iran-time-running-out-for-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rystad Expects Lower Upstream M&amp;A Activity in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA['Timing and execution will determine whether several mega deals will go through', Rystad Energy said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-expects-lower-upstream-mampa-activity-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-expects-lower-upstream-mampa-activity-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices 'Remain Elevated and Volatile']]></title><description><![CDATA[Mazen Salhab, Head of Market Research at MH Markets, highlighted that oil prices 'remain elevated and volatile'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-remain-elevated-and-volatile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-remain-elevated-and-volatile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Iran Threat Pushes Oil Higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets turned more bullish as traders priced in rising volatility and tighter near-term supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-iran-threat-pushes-oil-higher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-iran-threat-pushes-oil-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Options on Longest Bullish Run Since 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil traders are paying a premium for bullish call options for the longest stretch in about 14 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-options-on-longest-bullish-run-since-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-options-on-longest-bullish-run-since-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greer Says India Must Do More to Wind Down Russian Oil Buys]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has more work to do in order to satisfy U.S. concerns about its purchases of Russian oil and secure tariff relief, President Donald Trump's trade representative said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/greer-says-india-must-do-more-to-wind-down-russian-oil-buys/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/greer-says-india-must-do-more-to-wind-down-russian-oil-buys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees USA Energy Demand Slipping Then Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that U.S. total energy consumption will drop in 2026 and rise in 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-energy-demand-slipping-then-rising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-energy-demand-slipping-then-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SC Expects Market Sentiment to Gradually Turn More Positive]]></title><description><![CDATA['We expect [crude oil] market sentiment to gradually turn more positive as the bearish oversupply narrative so prevalent in H2-2025 weakens', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sc-expects-market-sentiment-to-gradually-turn-more-positive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sc-expects-market-sentiment-to-gradually-turn-more-positive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libya Extends Waha Concessions to 2050]]></title><description><![CDATA['This agreement sets new fiscal terms allowing to increase the production of these concessions that are currently producing around 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/libya-extends-waha-concessions-to-2050/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/libya-extends-waha-concessions-to-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Gains as Geopolitical Risks Grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude prices rose as US military signals, refinery disruptions, and a weaker dollar supported commodities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-geopolitical-risks-grow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-geopolitical-risks-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico Shelves Planned Shipment of Oil to Cuba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mexico's state oil company backtracked on plans to send a much-needed shipment of crude oil to Cuba.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/mexico-shelves-planned-shipment-of-oil-to-cuba/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/mexico-shelves-planned-shipment-of-oil-to-cuba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Explain Tuesday's USA NatGas Price Drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to Phil Flynn, a senior market analyst at the PRICE Futures Group, and Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist at B. Riley Wealth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-explain-tuesdays-usa-natgas-price-drop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-explain-tuesdays-usa-natgas-price-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees NatGas Price Dropping in 2026 and Rising in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EIA projected that the U.S. natural gas Henry Hub spot price will drop this year and rise next year in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-natgas-price-dropping-in-2026-and-rising-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-natgas-price-dropping-in-2026-and-rising-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds More Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-more-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:36:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-more-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Eases Despite Winter Storm Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets remain cautious as global supply growth continues to outpace demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-eases-despite-winter-storm-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-eases-despite-winter-storm-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees Glut Widening in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[World petroleum and other liquid fuels production will outweigh consumption by 2.83 million barrels per day in 2026, according to the EIA's January short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-glut-widening-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-glut-widening-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enverus Releases 'Top Public Onshore E&amp;P Cos in USA' List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enverus announced that it has released its annual list of 'the top public onshore exploration and production companies in the U.S. based on gross operated production last year'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/enverus-releases-top-public-onshore-eampp-cos-in-usa-list/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/enverus-releases-top-public-onshore-eampp-cos-in-usa-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Explains 'Massive Rise' in USA NatGas Prices Today]]></title><description><![CDATA['Weather has re-entered the equation in force', SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye told Rigzone in an exclusive interview on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-explains-massive-rise-in-usa-natgas-prices-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-explains-massive-rise-in-usa-natgas-prices-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Is Canceling Almost $30B in Biden-Era Energy Loans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration said it's canceling almost $30 billion of financing from the Energy Department's green bank after reviewing transactions approved under former President Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-is-canceling-almost-30b-in-biden-era-energy-loans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-is-canceling-almost-30b-in-biden-era-energy-loans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Closes Higher on Iran, Cold Weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settled higher as renewed Iran tensions and winter weather lifted the geopolitical risk premium despite lingering supply glut concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-higher-on-iran-cold-weather/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-closes-higher-on-iran-cold-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SLB Predicts Worst Is Behind Global Oil Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The worst may be behind the global oil market, Chief Executive Officer Olivier Le Peuch said in a statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/slb-predicts-worst-is-behind-global-oil-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/slb-predicts-worst-is-behind-global-oil-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Natural Gas Hits Record Weekly Gain]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. natural gas futures for February delivery surged by 70 percent this week as the market braced for a historic winter storm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-natural-gas-hits-record-weekly-gain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-natural-gas-hits-record-weekly-gain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Gas Prices Across the USA Surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natural gas prices for near-term delivery at regional trading hubs across the U.S. jumped as the market braced for a historic winter storm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/natural-gas-prices-across-the-usa-surge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/natural-gas-prices-across-the-usa-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Governor Issues Disaster Declaration for 134 Counties]]></title><description><![CDATA['This winter storm will shut it all down', AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-governor-issues-disaster-declaration-for-134-counties/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-governor-issues-disaster-declaration-for-134-counties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell Announces Executive Committee Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shell announced changes to its executive committee in a statement posted on its website this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-announces-executive-committee-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-announces-executive-committee-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Equinor Gas Discovery in Norway Eyed to Supply Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinor and ORLEN announced a natural gas discovery on Norway's side of the North Sea, with plans to connect it to the Baltic Pipe to supply Poland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/new-equinor-gas-discovery-in-norway-eyed-to-supply-poland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/new-equinor-gas-discovery-in-norway-eyed-to-supply-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slides on Rising Supply, Peace Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell sharply as rising inventories and peace hopes pressured the market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-on-rising-supply-peace-hopes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-on-rising-supply-peace-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Won't Offer OTG Security to Oil Firms in VEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has no plans to directly provide security to oil producers in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-wont-offer-otg-security-to-oil-firms-in-ven/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-wont-offer-otg-security-to-oil-firms-in-ven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuelan Oil Heads to Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe is set to receive some of its first shipments of Venezuelan oil in almost a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuelan-oil-heads-to-europe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuelan-oil-heads-to-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees USA Gasoline Price Under $3 in 2026 and 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EIA projected, in its latest STEO, that the U.S. regular gasoline retail price will average under $3 per gallon both this year and next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-gasoline-price-under-3-in-2026-and-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-gasoline-price-under-3-in-2026-and-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Hub Surges Sharply Over Past Week]]></title><description><![CDATA['Henry Hub has seen a launch', SEB Commodities Analyst Ole R. Hvalbye said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/henry-hub-surges-sharply-over-past-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/henry-hub-surges-sharply-over-past-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seplat Starts Up ANOH Gas Project in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Niger Delta project by Seplat and NGIC, designed to produce up to 300 million standard cubic feet a day of natural gas, has begun supplying the Indorama Petrochemical Plant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/seplat-starts-up-anoh-gas-project-in-nigeria/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/seplat-starts-up-anoh-gas-project-in-nigeria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Gains as IEA Lifts Demand Outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil found support from an improved IEA demand outlook despite a looming surplus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-iea-lifts-demand-outlook/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-gains-as-iea-lifts-demand-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees USA Crude Oil Production Dropping in 2026, 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest STEO, the EIA projected that total U.S. crude oil production will drop in 2026 and 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-crude-oil-production-dropping-in-2026-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-usa-crude-oil-production-dropping-in-2026-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are USA NatGas Prices Rising Today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to several analysts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-are-usa-natgas-prices-rising-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-are-usa-natgas-prices-rising-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSBC Thinks BP Could Accentuate Shift Back to Oil Under New CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[HSBC analysts, including Kim Fustier, HSBC's Senior Global Oil and Gas Analyst, said they think BP 'could accentuate its shift back to oil and gas and away from low carbon energy' under its new CEO.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hsbc-thinks-bp-could-accentuate-shift-back-to-oil-under-new-ceo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hsbc-thinks-bp-could-accentuate-shift-back-to-oil-under-new-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Production Hits 12-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway's natural gas output averaged about 13 billion cubic feet a day in December, increasing for the third consecutive month sequentially and marking last year's highest monthly production, according to official preliminary figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-production-hits-12-month-high/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-production-hits-12-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher on Black Sea Supply Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude markets balanced Black Sea disruptions against fears of a US-EU trade conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-black-sea-supply-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-on-black-sea-supply-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuelan Oil Moves Into the Caribbean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tankers have begun discharging Venezuelan crude at Caribbean islands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuelan-oil-moves-into-the-caribbean/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuelan-oil-moves-into-the-caribbean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Analyst Flags 'Historic Cold']]></title><description><![CDATA[Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, noted that 'historic cold launche[d]... soaring NYMEX gas futures'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gas-analyst-flags-historic-cold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gas-analyst-flags-historic-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds 28 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added 28 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-28-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-28-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petronas Names New COO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petroliam Nasional Bhd. appointed Mohd Jukris Abdul Wahab as its new chief operating officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petronas-names-new-coo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petronas-names-new-coo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Batistas Poised for Venezuelan Oil Revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire Batista brothers are eyeing a billion-barrel Venezuelan oil project that stands to benefit from U.S. President Donald Trump's planned revival of the South American nation's energy sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/batistas-poised-for-venezuelan-oil-revival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/batistas-poised-for-venezuelan-oil-revival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Will the WTI Oil Price Land in 2026 and 2027?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest short term energy outlook, the West Texas Intermediate spot price average will drop in 2026 and 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/where-will-the-wti-oil-price-land-in-2026-and-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/where-will-the-wti-oil-price-land-in-2026-and-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leviathan Partners Approve Expansion Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron and its local partners agreed on a $2.36-billion final investment decision for stage 1 of a project to raise production in the Leviathan gas and condensate field offshore Israel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/leviathan-partners-approve-expansion-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/leviathan-partners-approve-expansion-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enverus Warns of 'Contrasting Market Dynamics' in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its 2026 energy outlook report, Enverus warned that this year is 'likely to be characterized by contrasting market dynamics'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/enverus-warns-of-contrasting-market-dynamics-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/enverus-warns-of-contrasting-market-dynamics-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kolibri Reports Increased Flows at New Oklahoma Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kolibri reported improved flow rates at the Barnes and Velin wells in Oklahoma's Tishomingo field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/kolibri-reports-increased-flows-at-new-oklahoma-wells/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/kolibri-reports-increased-flows-at-new-oklahoma-wells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Higher After Volatile Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reduced fears of immediate US action against Iran eased risk premiums, limiting crude gains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-after-volatile-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-after-volatile-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamm to Halt Drilling in Bakken Shale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harold Hamm said he's about to shut down drilling in North Dakota's Bakken for the first time in decades because of low crude prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hamm-to-halt-drilling-in-bakken-shale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hamm-to-halt-drilling-in-bakken-shale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees Brent Price Dropping in 2026, 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that the Brent spot average price will drop in 2026 and 2027 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-brent-price-dropping-in-2026-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-brent-price-dropping-in-2026-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADNOC CEO Made Honorary Fellow of EI]]></title><description><![CDATA['It's an honor and a privilege to be made an honorary fellow of the Energy Institute', Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-ceo-made-honorary-fellow-of-ei/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-ceo-made-honorary-fellow-of-ei/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls Sharply as US Pauses Iran Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude retreated as signs of reduced geopolitical risk outweighed recent bullish momentum and options-driven volatility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-sharply-as-us-pauses-iran-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-sharply-as-us-pauses-iran-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamm Says Oil Producers Need Guarantees to Work in VEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shale billionaire Harold Hamm said oil companies need guarantees that their assets won't someday be seized by Venezuela if they help revive the nation's crude production.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hamm-says-oil-producers-need-guarantees-to-work-in-ven/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hamm-says-oil-producers-need-guarantees-to-work-in-ven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Explains Why Feb NatGas Contract Collapsed Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, highlighted that the February natural gas contract 'collapsed' yesterday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-explains-why-feb-natgas-contract-collapsed-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-explains-why-feb-natgas-contract-collapsed-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Retreat After 5 Session Rebound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices retreated after a five-session rebound as concerns about the geopolitical situation in the Middle East abated to some extent, Daniel Takieddine, Co-founder and CEO of Sky Links Capital Group, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-retreat-after-5-session-rebound/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-retreat-after-5-session-rebound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Highlights 'Key to Delivering North Sea Future Plan']]></title><description><![CDATA[OEUK describes itself on its website as the leading trade association for the UK offshore energy industry and a not for profit membership organization with a history stretching back five decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-highlights-key-to-delivering-north-sea-future-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-highlights-key-to-delivering-north-sea-future-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slips After Trump Signals Iran De-Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices reversed sharply after Trump suggested Iran's crackdown may be easing, reducing fears of immediate US military action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-after-trump-signals-iran-de-escalation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-after-trump-signals-iran-de-escalation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Upstream Employment, Job Postings Drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas upstream employment and job postings declined in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-employment-job-postings-drop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-upstream-employment-job-postings-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Offers 57 New Production Licenses to 19 Companies]]></title><description><![CDATA['This is a significant contribution to ensuring continued activity in the oil and gas industry', Norway Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-offers-57-new-production-licenses-to-19-companies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-offers-57-new-production-licenses-to-19-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Surges as Iran Tensions Fuel Supply Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's warnings and protests in Iran pushed crude to multi-month highs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-iran-tensions-fuel-supply-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-surges-as-iran-tensions-fuel-supply-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Releases Oil Tanker Seized in 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[An oil tanker seized by Iran two years ago was released.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-releases-oil-tanker-seized-in-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-releases-oil-tanker-seized-in-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Reveals What Spurred Monday's Gas Price Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA['The February contract netted a 24.0 cent gain yesterday - reversing Friday's 23.8 cent decline', EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-reveals-what-spurred-mondays-gas-price-recovery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-reveals-what-spurred-mondays-gas-price-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Oil Tankers Attacked Near Key CPC Terminal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two oil tankers were attacked near the Black Sea loading terminal for the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/2-oil-tankers-attacked-near-key-cpc-terminal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/2-oil-tankers-attacked-near-key-cpc-terminal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IPAA Boss Highlights 'Challenging Price Environment']]></title><description><![CDATA['This is a challenging price environment for America's independent producers', IPAA President and CEO Edith Naegele said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ipaa-boss-highlights-challenging-price-environment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ipaa-boss-highlights-challenging-price-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarborough FPU Arrives in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scarborough Energy Project offshore Western Australia is on track to start exporting LNG in the second half of 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/scarborough-fpu-arrives-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/scarborough-fpu-arrives-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trading Giants Seek Big Asia Buyers for Venezuelan Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vitol and Trafigura are in talks with large Indian and Chinese refiners over potential sales of Venezuelan crude, days after they obtained a preliminary green light from the U.S. to market the oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trading-giants-seek-big-asia-buyers-for-venezuelan-oil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trading-giants-seek-big-asia-buyers-for-venezuelan-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Jumps as Iran Tensions Escalate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices jumped to their highest level since December as unrest in Iran raised fears of supply disruptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-as-iran-tensions-escalate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-jumps-as-iran-tensions-escalate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Put Alaska Senate Seat in Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Alaska Representative Mary Peltola launched a campaign Monday to challenge Republican Dan Sullivan for one of Alaska's Senate seats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/democrats-put-alaska-senate-seat-in-play/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/democrats-put-alaska-senate-seat-in-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds Almost 100 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added 94 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-almost-100-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-almost-100-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He's Inclined to Exclude XOM From Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump signaled he's leaning toward excluding Exxon Mobil Corp. from his push for U.S. oil majors to rebuild Venezuela's petroleum industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-hes-inclined-to-exclude-xom-from-venezuela/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-hes-inclined-to-exclude-xom-from-venezuela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WoodMac Sees USA Tight Oil Output Shrinking in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA['We expect output to fall', analysts at Wood Mackenzie said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-sees-usa-tight-oil-output-shrinking-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-sees-usa-tight-oil-output-shrinking-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Receives Updated Compensation Plans from 4 Countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The OPEC Secretariat has received updated compensation plans from Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, and Oman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-receives-updated-compensation-plans-from-4-countries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-receives-updated-compensation-plans-from-4-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Oil Being Held at Sea Swells]]></title><description><![CDATA[The volume of Venezuelan crude floating at sea has spiked to the highest level in more than three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-oil-being-held-at-sea-swells/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-oil-being-held-at-sea-swells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Turmoil Pushes Oil to Weekly Gain Streak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose for a third week as unrest in Iran heightened geopolitical risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-turmoil-pushes-oil-to-weekly-gain-streak/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iran-turmoil-pushes-oil-to-weekly-gain-streak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia's Crude Output in December Made Deep Plunge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's crude oil production plunged by the most in 18 months in December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russias-crude-output-in-december-made-deep-plunge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russias-crude-output-in-december-made-deep-plunge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Oil, Gas Industry Employed Nearly 500K Texans in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Texas oil and natural gas industry employed 495,501 Texans last year, according to TXOGA's 2025 Energy and Economic Impact report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-gas-industry-employed-nearly-500k-texans-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-gas-industry-employed-nearly-500k-texans-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burgum Says VEN Oil Revival Won't Rely on Funding From USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is unlikely to provide financial support to help U.S. oil companies revitalize Venezuela's oil sector, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/burgum-says-ven-oil-revival-wont-rely-on-funding-from-usa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/burgum-says-ven-oil-revival-wont-rely-on-funding-from-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 Pct of Oil Reserves Might be Consolidated Under US Influence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 30 percent of global oil reserves might be consolidated under U.S. influence, J.P. Morgan analysts stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/30-pct-of-oil-reserves-might-be-consolidated-under-us-influence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/30-pct-of-oil-reserves-might-be-consolidated-under-us-influence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Dishes Out Supplier Agreements Worth $10B]]></title><description><![CDATA['These agreements lay the foundation for safe and competitive operations at Equinor's offshore installations and onshore plants in the years to come', Equinor said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-dishes-out-supplier-agreements-worth-10b/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-dishes-out-supplier-agreements-worth-10b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Jump as Short Covering Builds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders reacted to Iran tensions, positioning shifts, and supply uncertainty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-jump-as-short-covering-builds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-jump-as-short-covering-builds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey Shows OPEC Held Supply Flat Last Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Saudis and seven of their main OPEC+ partners will hold a video conference on Feb. 1 to review output policy for the months ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/survey-shows-opec-held-supply-flat-last-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/survey-shows-opec-held-supply-flat-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's Top Oil Firms Turn to Beijing for Guidance on VEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading Chinese oil companies with interests in Venezuela have asked Beijing for guidance on how to protect their investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chinas-top-oil-firms-turn-to-beijing-for-guidance-on-ven/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chinas-top-oil-firms-turn-to-beijing-for-guidance-on-ven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Venezuela Production Get Back to 3MM Barrels Per Day?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could Venezuelan oil production get back to three million barrels per day?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/could-venezuela-production-get-back-to-3mm-barrels-per-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/could-venezuela-production-get-back-to-3mm-barrels-per-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADNOC Greenlights SARB Deep Gas Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[ADNOC announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the SARB Deep Gas Development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-greenlights-sarb-deep-gas-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-greenlights-sarb-deep-gas-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WTI Drops as US Markets Venezuela Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as the US moved to market Venezuelan crude amid an oversupplied market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wti-drops-as-us-markets-venezuela-oil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/wti-drops-as-us-markets-venezuela-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Seizes 2 More Ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. forces seized two more sanctioned oil tankers as part of its energy quarantine of Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-seizes-2-more-ships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-seizes-2-more-ships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Execs Have Different Views on Potential AI Impact on Breakevens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from small and large exploration and production firms have differing views on the potential impact of AI on break-even prices, the fourth quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-have-different-views-on-potential-ai-impact-on-breakevens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-have-different-views-on-potential-ai-impact-on-breakevens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says Venezuela to Send Oil Worth Up to $2.8B to USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Venezuela would relinquish as much as 50 million barrels of oil to the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-venezuela-to-send-oil-worth-up-to-28b-to-usa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-venezuela-to-send-oil-worth-up-to-28b-to-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[S&amp;P Global Energy Forecast Unchanged by VEN Developments]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&amp;P Global Energy's forecast remains unchanged by Venezuela developments, an analysis piece sent to Rigzone by the S&amp;P Global team late Monday stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sampp-global-energy-forecast-unchanged-by-ven-developments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sampp-global-energy-forecast-unchanged-by-ven-developments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Falls as Market Refocuses on Glut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell as traders looked past geopolitics and focused on a growing global surplus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-falls-as-market-refocuses-on-glut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-falls-as-market-refocuses-on-glut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuelan Oil Shunned by China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese buyers shunned offers for Venezuelan crude this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuelan-oil-shunned-by-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuelan-oil-shunned-by-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Hub Spot Gas Prices 'Collapse']]></title><description><![CDATA['Physical natural gas prices are crashing', EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/henry-hub-spot-gas-prices-collapse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/henry-hub-spot-gas-prices-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trafigura to Talk With USA Over Venezuelan Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trafigura is one of the world's biggest traders of oil, moving an average of 6.6 million barrels a day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trafigura-to-talk-with-usa-over-venezuelan-oil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trafigura-to-talk-with-usa-over-venezuelan-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 16 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 16 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-16-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-16-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Oil Market Will Not Be About Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA['The global oil market in 2026 will not be about Venezuela', SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/2026-oil-market-will-not-be-about-venezuela/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/2026-oil-market-will-not-be-about-venezuela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Settles Higher as US Pressures Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose as geopolitical risks increased following US action against Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-as-us-pressures-venezuela/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-settles-higher-as-us-pressures-venezuela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denmark Warns Trump to Stop Greenland Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark's prime minister urged Donald Trump to stop threatening to take control of Greenland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/denmark-warns-trump-to-stop-greenland-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/denmark-warns-trump-to-stop-greenland-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ 8 Reaffirm Decision to Pause Production Hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight OPEC+ countries met virtually on January 4 'to review global market conditions and outlook', a statement posted on OPEC's site highlighted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-8-reaffirm-decision-to-pause-production-hikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-8-reaffirm-decision-to-pause-production-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says USA Will Rebuild Venezuela Oil Infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA['We're going to get the oil flowing the way it should be', U.S. President Donald Trump said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-usa-will-rebuild-venezuela-oil-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-usa-will-rebuild-venezuela-oil-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leviathan Group Gets More Time to Put into Force Enlarged Export Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA['The Leviathan partners are working on the adoption of a final investment decision for phase one of the Leviathan expansion'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/leviathan-group-gets-more-time-to-put-into-force-enlarged-export-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/leviathan-group-gets-more-time-to-put-into-force-enlarged-export-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrobras Starts Production at 7th Buzios Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newest development is designed to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and 254.27 million cubic feet of gas per day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petrobras-starts-production-at-7th-buzios-platform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petrobras-starts-production-at-7th-buzios-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Claims to Venezuelan Oil in Doubt after US Intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA['The crucial question is what will happen with Venezuela's production from here. This remains hard to forecast', the analysts said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/foreign-claims-to-venezuelan-oil-in-doubt-after-us-intervention/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/foreign-claims-to-venezuelan-oil-in-doubt-after-us-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Center Plan Targets $9B in Gas-Rich Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[A data center project in Alberta that's backed by European firms has the potential to be worth as much as EUR 8 billion ($9.4 billion) over the next several years, says the head of one of the companies involved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/data-center-plan-targets-9b-in-gas-rich-alberta/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/data-center-plan-targets-9b-in-gas-rich-alberta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Fluctuates as Traders Weigh Surplus, Geopolitical Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil steadied on the first trading day of 2026 as expectations for a supply surplus offset geopolitical risks to production in several OPEC+ nations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-fluctuates-as-traders-weigh-surplus-geopolitical-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-fluctuates-as-traders-weigh-surplus-geopolitical-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saipem Bags Deals Worth More Than $4B Over Festive Period]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saipem bagged deals worth more than $4 billion over the final part of December, releases sent to Rigzone by the company from December 21 to December 31 showed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saipem-bags-deals-worth-more-than-4b-over-festive-period/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saipem-bags-deals-worth-more-than-4b-over-festive-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ships With Russian Oil Signal Reliance Plant as Destination]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least three tankers carrying Russian crude are indicating Reliance Industries Ltd.'s plant on India's west coast as their next destination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ships-with-russian-oil-signal-reliance-plant-as-destination/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ships-with-russian-oil-signal-reliance-plant-as-destination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Execs Quizzed on Capital Spending, Workforce Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil and gas executives answered questions on capital spending and workforce changes in a special questions segment of the fourth quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-execs-quizzed-on-capital-spending-workforce-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-execs-quizzed-on-capital-spending-workforce-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Member Fires FinMin Days After Rating Cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema fired the nation's finance minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-member-fires-finmin-days-after-rating-cut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-member-fires-finmin-days-after-rating-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harbour Assumes Operatorship of Zama Project offshore Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Edinburgh-based company expects to complete engineering and design works next year, before a final investment decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/harbour-assumes-operatorship-of-zama-project-offshore-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/harbour-assumes-operatorship-of-zama-project-offshore-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Ends Year With Steepest Loss Since 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil finished the year sharply lower as global supply continues to outpace demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-year-with-steepest-loss-since-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-ends-year-with-steepest-loss-since-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NNPC Plans to Develop New Oil Fields to Boost Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigeria's state-owned oil producer plans to develop new oil fields from next year and seeks to raise at least $30 billion by the end of the decade, senior officials familiar with the plans said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nnpc-plans-to-develop-new-oil-fields-to-boost-production/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nnpc-plans-to-develop-new-oil-fields-to-boost-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Execs Predict Where Henry Hub Price Will Land in Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the Henry Hub natural gas price to be at various points in the future in the fourth quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-where-henry-hub-price-will-land-in-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-where-henry-hub-price-will-land-in-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Professionals Recognized in UK New Year Honors List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several energy professionals have been recognized in the 2026 New Year Honors List.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-professionals-recognized-in-uk-new-year-honors-list/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-professionals-recognized-in-uk-new-year-honors-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Starts Up Tieback offshore Angola]]></title><description><![CDATA[South N'dola will supply oil and gas to domestic plants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-starts-up-tieback-offshore-angola/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-starts-up-tieback-offshore-angola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Pauses Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[US stockpiles climbed sharply, reinforcing concerns that supply is outpacing demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-pauses-ahead-of-opec-meeting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-pauses-ahead-of-opec-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delegates Say OPEC+ Likely to Confirm Oil Production Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will hold a monthly video conference on January 4.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/delegates-say-opec-likely-to-confirm-oil-production-pause/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/delegates-say-opec-likely-to-confirm-oil-production-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[January NatGas Contract Lifts Off into Final Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, highlighted that the January natural gas contract 'lifted off into final settlement yesterday'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/january-natgas-contract-lifts-off-into-final-settlement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/january-natgas-contract-lifts-off-into-final-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Starts Shutting Oil Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuela started shutting wells in a region that holds the world's largest deposits of oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-starts-shutting-oil-wells/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-starts-shutting-oil-wells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Execs Predict Where WTI Oil Price Will Land in Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the WTI crude oil price to be at various points in the future in the fourth quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-where-wti-oil-price-will-land-in-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/execs-predict-where-wti-oil-price-will-land-in-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10K Offshore Workers Spending Holiday Around Britain's Coasts]]></title><description><![CDATA['We should never take them for granted', OEUK Chief Executive David Whitehouse said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/10k-offshore-workers-spending-holiday-around-britains-coasts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/10k-offshore-workers-spending-holiday-around-britains-coasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aphrodite Gas Project Offshore Cyprus Reaches FEED]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron, Shell and NewMed Energy sanctioned pre-construction works for the delayed Aphrodite natural gas field development offshore Cyprus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aphrodite-gas-project-offshore-cyprus-reaches-feed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aphrodite-gas-project-offshore-cyprus-reaches-feed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rebounds as Ukraine Talks Hit New Snags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil rebounded as stalled Ukraine peace talks and global tensions offset oversupply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-as-ukraine-talks-hit-new-snags/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-as-ukraine-talks-hit-new-snags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold Snap Lifts French Power Demand to Highest Since Feb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freezing weather gripping France drove up power demand to the highest since February.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cold-snap-lifts-french-power-demand-to-highest-since-feb/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cold-snap-lifts-french-power-demand-to-highest-since-feb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 64 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 64 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-64-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-64-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodside Ammonia Project in Texas Holds Commissioning Tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project is on track for commercial startup 'early 2026'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-ammonia-project-in-texas-holds-commissioning-tests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-ammonia-project-in-texas-holds-commissioning-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Stuck in Tug of War]]></title><description><![CDATA['Geopolitics are adding short term volatility and keeping prices supported, but persistent oversupply, rising inventories, and weakening demand signals are capping any real upside', said Naeem Aslam, Chief Market Analyst at Zaye Capital Markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-stuck-in-tug-of-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-stuck-in-tug-of-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johan Castberg, Balder Production to Take Hit from 'Operational' Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA['Both the Johan Castberg and Balder fields are expected back at plateau production by the end of December'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/johan-castberg-balder-production-to-take-hit-from-operational-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/johan-castberg-balder-production-to-take-hit-from-operational-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slides on Ukraine Deal Prospects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell sharply as traders weighed Ukraine peace talks that could unlock more Russian supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-on-ukraine-deal-prospects/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-on-ukraine-deal-prospects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Output Hits 11-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month's gas production exceeded the Norwegian upstream regulator's forecast by 2.1 percent and rose 7.3 percent from October, according to official preliminary monthly production figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-hits-11-month-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-hits-11-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Holds Steady in Thin Christmas Eve Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices were little changed in thin Christmas Eve trading as geopolitical risks offset oversupply fears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-steady-in-thin-christmas-eve-trade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-steady-in-thin-christmas-eve-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Extends Gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil rose for a fifth day as US actions against Venezuela offset signs of weak demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-gains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-extends-gains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Higher as US Tightens Venezuela Blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil closed higher as US actions against Venezuelan tankers heightened geopolitical risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-as-us-tightens-venezuela-blockade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-as-us-tightens-venezuela-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drones Hit Piers, Ships at Russia's Taman Black Sea Port]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia said a drone attack damaged infrastructure and vessels in the Black Sea port of Taman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/drones-hit-piers-ships-at-russias-taman-black-sea-port/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/drones-hit-piers-ships-at-russias-taman-black-sea-port/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Raises 2025 USA Energy Demand Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the EIA raised its U.S. total energy consumption forecast for 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-2025-usa-energy-demand-forecast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-2025-usa-energy-demand-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Pursuit of 3rd Oil Tanker Intensifies Venezuela Blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. forces chased the U.S.-sanctioned Bella 1 on Sunday as it was en route to Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-pursuit-of-3rd-oil-tanker-intensifies-venezuela-blockade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-pursuit-of-3rd-oil-tanker-intensifies-venezuela-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADNOC Signs Up To $11B Financing Deal for Hail and Ghasha]]></title><description><![CDATA['This financing transaction is the latest in a series of ADNOC-led pioneering infrastructure development partnerships that have been executed over the past decade', ADNOC said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-signs-up-to-11b-financing-deal-for-hail-and-ghasha/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-signs-up-to-11b-financing-deal-for-hail-and-ghasha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips Greenlights Norway North Sea Redevelopment Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three-field tieback to the Ekofisk Complex targets recoverable gas condensate resources of 90-120 million barrels of oil equivalent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/conocophillips-greenlights-norway-north-sea-redevelopment-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/conocophillips-greenlights-norway-north-sea-redevelopment-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNOOC Achieves 9th Startup in South China Sea in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state-backed company expects to add a capacity of about 18,000 boed from the Xijiang Oilfields 24 Block Development Project in the Pearl River Mouth Basin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cnooc-achieves-9th-startup-in-south-china-sea-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cnooc-achieves-9th-startup-in-south-china-sea-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EnQuest Starts Up Malaysian Gas Expansion Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Seligi 1b natural gas expansion project is expected to reach its capacity of about 6,000 boed in January 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/enquest-starts-up-malaysian-gas-expansion-project/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/enquest-starts-up-malaysian-gas-expansion-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Posts Second Weekly Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil declined for a second week as concerns over a growing glut outweighed geopolitical risks to supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-posts-second-weekly-decline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-posts-second-weekly-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Hits Another Oil Tanker, This Time in Med]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine for the first time hit an oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-hits-another-oil-tanker-this-time-in-med/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-hits-another-oil-tanker-this-time-in-med/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dallas Fed Energy Survey Shows Oil and Gas Activity Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone takes a look at the fourth quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/dallas-fed-energy-survey-shows-oil-and-gas-activity-decline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/dallas-fed-energy-survey-shows-oil-and-gas-activity-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA House Passes SPEED Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-house-passes-speed-act/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-house-passes-speed-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Energy Demand Seen Sliding to Historic Low]]></title><description><![CDATA['The German economy has been on an emotional roller-coaster ride this year', ING economist Carsten Brzeski said in a note.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/german-energy-demand-seen-sliding-to-historic-low/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/german-energy-demand-seen-sliding-to-historic-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Says It Hit Another Lukoil Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyiv has been intensifying strikes on Russian energy assets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-says-it-hit-another-lukoil-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-says-it-hit-another-lukoil-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees 2.2 Million Barrel Per Day Glut in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[World petroleum and other liquid fuels production will outweigh consumption by 2.24 million barrels per day in 2025, according to the EIA's latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-22-million-barrel-per-day-glut-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-22-million-barrel-per-day-glut-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell Approves Waterflood Project in US Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA['First injection is expected in 2028 and is anticipated to extend the production lifecycle of Ursa by several years'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-approves-waterflood-project-in-us-gulf/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-approves-waterflood-project-in-us-gulf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Landmark' Declaration of Cooperation Turns 9]]></title><description><![CDATA['History was made nine years ago and a new journey began', OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/landmark-declaration-of-cooperation-turns-9/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/landmark-declaration-of-cooperation-turns-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Var Energi Plans 20 New Projects to Sustain Norway Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Walker said he wants to give the go-ahead to 20 projects 'over the next few years', targeting output of 350,000-400,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day through 2030 and beyond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/var-energi-plans-20-new-projects-to-sustain-norway-production/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/var-energi-plans-20-new-projects-to-sustain-norway-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O'Neill Leaves Woodside to Become BP CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[O'Neill's takeover from Auchincloss marks the oil and gas giant's third CEO change in two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oneill-leaves-woodside-to-become-bp-ceo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oneill-leaves-woodside-to-become-bp-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Climbs as US Threatens Russian and Venezuelan Flows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude rebounded from multi-year lows, though traders remained cautious amid surplus expectations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-climbs-as-us-threatens-russian-and-venezuelan-flows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-climbs-as-us-threatens-russian-and-venezuelan-flows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Raises 2025 Henry Hub Price Forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its Henry Hub spot price forecast for 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-2025-henry-hub-price-forecast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-2025-henry-hub-price-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Readies New Russia Sanctions If Putin Rejects Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A raft of sanctions imposed on Russia since it launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022 haven't changed Putin's calculus so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-readies-new-russia-sanctions-if-putin-rejects-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-readies-new-russia-sanctions-if-putin-rejects-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going into and leaving Venezuela.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-oil-tankers-in-venezuela/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-oil-tankers-in-venezuela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Sinks as Oversupply Pressures Intensify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil settled sharply lower as growing supply and fragile demand pushed WTI below $55 a barrel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sinks-as-oversupply-pressures-intensify/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sinks-as-oversupply-pressures-intensify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Oil Prices Hit Lowest Since War Began]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian crude prices are at their lowest since the war in Ukraine began.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-oil-prices-hit-lowest-since-war-began/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russia-oil-prices-hit-lowest-since-war-began/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Again Raises WTI Price Forecast for Both 2025 and 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration again raised its West Texas Intermediate price forecast for both 2025 and 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-again-raises-wti-price-forecast-for-both-2025-and-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-again-raises-wti-price-forecast-for-both-2025-and-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Reduces Price for Venezuelan Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron lowered the price of Venezuelan crude offered to U.S. refiners after a tanker was seized by American forces in the Caribbean.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-reduces-price-for-venezuelan-oil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-reduces-price-for-venezuelan-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Emerges as World's Hydrocarbon Superpower]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. has emerged as the world's hydrocarbon superpower, Wood Mackenzie said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-emerges-as-worlds-hydrocarbon-superpower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-emerges-as-worlds-hydrocarbon-superpower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Reports Oil Export Outage after Cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuela's state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit over the weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-reports-oil-export-outage-after-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-reports-oil-export-outage-after-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Oil Slides to Four Year Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell to multi-year lows on ceasefire optimism while oversupply concerns also weighed on prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-oil-slides-to-four-year-low/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-oil-slides-to-four-year-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Oil, Gas Upstream Jobs Fall in September]]></title><description><![CDATA['The recent downward cycle of the upstream job count confirms Texas is not immune to circumstances facing global oil markets', TXOGA President Todd Staples said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-gas-upstream-jobs-fall-in-september/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-oil-gas-upstream-jobs-fall-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finnish Refiner Says It Won't Meet 2035 Oil Exit Goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finland's Neste Oyj is scaling back some of its climate targets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/finnish-refiner-says-it-wont-meet-2035-oil-exit-goal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/finnish-refiner-says-it-wont-meet-2035-oil-exit-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategists Say Oil's Fermi Paradox Nearing an End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macquarie strategists, including Vikas Dwivedi, noted that oil's 'Fermi Paradox [is] nearing an end', adding that 'onshore stocks [are] starting to build'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strategists-say-oils-fermi-paradox-nearing-an-end/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/strategists-say-oils-fermi-paradox-nearing-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Greenlights Johan Castberg Tieback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinor and its partners agreed to proceed with the first project to be connected to the Johan Castberg field, which started production earlier this year as only the third development on Norway's side of the Barents Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-greenlights-johan-castberg-tieback/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-greenlights-johan-castberg-tieback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Fossil Fuel Generation Set for First Drop in Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's fossil fuel power plants are on track to chart their first annual drop in generation in a decade as renewables flood the grid to meet rising demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-fossil-fuel-generation-set-for-first-drop-in-decade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-fossil-fuel-generation-set-for-first-drop-in-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Data Points to Balanced Global Oil Market in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPEC kept forecasts for global oil supplies and demand in 2026 steady.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-data-points-to-balanced-global-oil-market-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-data-points-to-balanced-global-oil-market-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drifts Lower Despite Geopolitical Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thin holiday trading and rising bearish bets pushed crude toward the bottom of its recent range.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drifts-lower-despite-geopolitical-tensions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drifts-lower-despite-geopolitical-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Looks at Natural Gas Price Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA['Yesterday's 177 billion cubic foot withdrawal did little to stop the massive sell-off in natural gas', EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-looks-at-natural-gas-price-moves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-looks-at-natural-gas-price-moves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Supertankers Sail Empty to Collect Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shortage of oil tankers is becoming so acute that newly built vessels, which usually carry refined fuels on their maiden voyages, are instead racing empty to pick up crude as soon as possible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/new-supertankers-sail-empty-to-collect-oil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/new-supertankers-sail-empty-to-collect-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Ups Brent Price Forecast, Still Sees Drop in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest STEO, the EIA increased its Brent price forecast for 2025 and 2026 but still projected that the commodity will drop next year compared to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-ups-brent-price-forecast-still-sees-drop-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-ups-brent-price-forecast-still-sees-drop-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Starts Up Atlantis Expansion Project in US Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA['Atlantis Drill Center 1 caps off an excellent year of seven major project start-ups for BP'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-starts-up-atlantis-expansion-project-in-us-gulf/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-starts-up-atlantis-expansion-project-in-us-gulf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil Oil Output Rebounding from Outages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian oil output is rebounding from outages that removed more than 300,000 barrels a day last month, highlighting how Latin America's largest crude producer can confound OPEC efforts to micromanage the market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brazil-oil-output-rebounding-from-outages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/brazil-oil-output-rebounding-from-outages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles at October Lows]]></title><description><![CDATA[WTI and Brent fall as bearish fundamentals eclipse geopolitical headlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-at-october-lows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-at-october-lows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Attacks Russian Offshore Oil Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine attacked Lukoil PJSC's Filanovsky oil field in the Caspian Sea, according to a person familiar the matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-attacks-russian-offshore-oil-field/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-attacks-russian-offshore-oil-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP, Chevron Top US Gulf Lease Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA['The strong bidding we saw today reflects sustained industry confidence in the long-term potential of the U.S. outer continental shelf'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-chevron-top-us-gulf-lease-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-chevron-top-us-gulf-lease-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GasBuddy Flags 'Fresh Multi-Year Low' for USA Gasoline Price]]></title><description><![CDATA['Gas prices continued to decline in most states last week', GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gasbuddy-flags-fresh-multi-year-low-for-usa-gasoline-price/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gasbuddy-flags-fresh-multi-year-low-for-usa-gasoline-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Cuts Forecast of Record Oil Glut for 1st Time Since May]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency trimmed estimates for a global oil supply surplus this year and next for the first time in several months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-cuts-forecast-of-record-oil-glut-for-1st-time-since-may/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-cuts-forecast-of-record-oil-glut-for-1st-time-since-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Price Did Not Shift on Fed Cut]]></title><description><![CDATA['Fundamentals are still the primary drivers of change in commodity markets, with the price of oil not shifting based on the Fed's cut', Rystad said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-price-did-not-shift-on-fed-cut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-price-did-not-shift-on-fed-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNOOC Ltd Announces 12th Startup in Chinese Waters in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Including two projects in Brazilian waters and Guyana's Yellowtail, the publicly listed arm of China National Offshore Oil Corp has now announced 15 upstream startups in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cnooc-ltd-announces-12th-startup-in-chinese-waters-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cnooc-ltd-announces-12th-startup-in-chinese-waters-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude rises after US seizes Venezuelan tanker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gains were capped by record US production and continued buying of Russian barrels by Indian refiners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-rises-after-us-seizes-venezuelan-tanker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-rises-after-us-seizes-venezuelan-tanker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Sudan Oil Exports at Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Sudan's oil exports faced a new threat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/south-sudan-oil-exports-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/south-sudan-oil-exports-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Deals Take Center Stage in Q4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gas deals have taken center stage in the final quarter of 2025, Andrew Dittmar, Principal Analyst at Enverus Intelligence Research, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gas-deals-take-center-stage-in-q4/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gas-deals-take-center-stage-in-q4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rigzone Holds Exclusive Interview with Aramco HR SVP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone connected with Faisal A. Al-Hajji, Aramco Senior Vice President of Human Resources, for a deep dive into a range of employment related topics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rigzone-holds-exclusive-interview-with-aramco-hr-svp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rigzone-holds-exclusive-interview-with-aramco-hr-svp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls Again on Oversupply Signs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell for a second day as weak refined products and rising supply fueled bearish sentiment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-again-on-oversupply-signs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-again-on-oversupply-signs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Crude Output Lags OPEC+ Quota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's crude oil output last month was well below its OPEC+ quota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-crude-output-lags-opec-quota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-crude-output-lags-opec-quota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMI Analysts Make 2026 Oil Demand Prediction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts at BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, projected that global oil demand 'will post steady growth' in 2026 'but remain below historic trends'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bmi-analysts-make-2026-oil-demand-prediction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bmi-analysts-make-2026-oil-demand-prediction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Lower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settled sharply lower as traders weighed Russian flows to India against growing oversupply risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-lower/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsom Sparks Rebellion in Bay Area Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small city perched on San Francisco Bay poses a big obstacle to California Governor Gavin Newsom's plans to prevent gasoline price spikes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/newsom-sparks-rebellion-in-bay-area-town/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/newsom-sparks-rebellion-in-bay-area-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Hurricanes Strike USA For 1st Time in a Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in a decade, not a single hurricane struck the U.S. this season, Neil Jacobs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/no-hurricanes-strike-usa-for-1st-time-in-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/no-hurricanes-strike-usa-for-1st-time-in-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Oil Price Firm Will Ignore Fuel from Russia Crude]]></title><description><![CDATA[The step by Platts, a unit of S&amp;P Global Energy, effectively eliminates one source of supply that might be cheaper than others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/key-oil-price-firm-will-ignore-fuel-from-russia-crude/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/key-oil-price-firm-will-ignore-fuel-from-russia-crude/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chile Pens Nearly $12B Deals to Buy Vaca Muerta Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contracts, which last through June 2033, amount to about 35 percent of state-owned Enap's annual crude demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chile-pens-nearly-12b-deals-to-buy-vaca-muerta-oil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chile-pens-nearly-12b-deals-to-buy-vaca-muerta-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WoodMac Flags 'Key Themes' Shaping Lower 48 in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wood Mackenzie identified several 'key themes shaping the U.S. Lower 48 landscape' next year in a statement sent to Rigzone recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-flags-key-themes-shaping-lower-48-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodmac-flags-key-themes-shaping-lower-48-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Starts Production at Norway's Verdande]]></title><description><![CDATA[Verdande is the second project to be tied back to the Norne floating production, storage and offloading vessel this year, and will help extend the FPSO's production beyond 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-production-at-norways-verdande/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-production-at-norways-verdande/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BGN Plans Global Gas Push Ahead of New Supplies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy trader BGN is set to expand its fledgling natural gas business into a global portfolio.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bgn-plans-global-gas-push-ahead-of-new-supplies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bgn-plans-global-gas-push-ahead-of-new-supplies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Finishes Higher on Short Covering]]></title><description><![CDATA[WTI closed above $60 as shaky Ukraine cease-fire talks kept a risk premium in the market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-finishes-higher-on-short-covering/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-finishes-higher-on-short-covering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron, Gorgon Partners OK $2B to Drill for More Gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gorgon, on the remote Barrow Island in northwestern Australia, is the largest resource development in Australia's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-gorgon-partners-ok-2b-to-drill-for-more-gas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-gorgon-partners-ok-2b-to-drill-for-more-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's $67 Per Barrel Is Only $44 in 2008 Dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's $67 per barrel is only $44 per barrel in 2008-dollars, SEB Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/todays-67-per-barrel-is-only-44-in-2008-dollars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/todays-67-per-barrel-is-only-44-in-2008-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Could be Significantly Impacted by USA-VEN Tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benchmark crude oil prices could be impacted significantly by escalating military tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, Rystad warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-could-be-significantly-impacted-by-usa-ven-tensions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-could-be-significantly-impacted-by-usa-ven-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Higher Despite Saudi Price Cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talks stalling on a Russia-Ukraine peace plan kept sanctions in place, giving oil futures support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-despite-saudi-price-cut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher-despite-saudi-price-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudis Cut Main Oil Price to 5-Year Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia cut the price of its flagship crude grade to the lowest level in five years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-cut-main-oil-price-to-5-year-low/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-cut-main-oil-price-to-5-year-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$5 Psychological Threshold Still a Relevant Driver for NatGas]]></title><description><![CDATA['The January natural gas contract traded as high as $5.039 [per MMBtu] yesterday before closing at $4.995', EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/5-psychological-threshold-still-a-relevant-driver-for-natgas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/5-psychological-threshold-still-a-relevant-driver-for-natgas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts See '5-10 Years of Decent Growth' for Oil Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morningstar analysts said they believe oil demand 'still has five to 10 years of decent growth before plateauing in the early 2030s'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-see-5-10-years-of-decent-growth-for-oil-demand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-see-5-10-years-of-decent-growth-for-oil-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bilfinger Workers Support Strike Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK union Unite announced that over 400 offshore members employed by Bilfinger UK Limited 'have supported taking strike action in an escalating dispute over pensions'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bilfinger-workers-support-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bilfinger-workers-support-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[400+ Bilfinger Workers Support Strike Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK union Unite announced that over 400 offshore members employed by Bilfinger UK Limited 'have supported taking strike action in an escalating dispute over pensions'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/400-bilfinger-workers-support-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/400-bilfinger-workers-support-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Closes Up as Peace Deal Falls Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settled modestly higher after US-Russia talks failed to produce a Ukraine peace deal, keeping sanctions risks elevated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-up-as-peace-deal-falls-short/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-up-as-peace-deal-falls-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Sea War Insurance Soars 250 Percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/black-sea-war-insurance-soars-250-percent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/black-sea-war-insurance-soars-250-percent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Receives Updated Compensation Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A statement posted on OPEC's website this week announced that the OPEC Secretariat has received updated compensation plans from Iraq, the UAE, Kazakhstan, and Oman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-receives-updated-compensation-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-receives-updated-compensation-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perenco Raises Oil Production Capacity in Chad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perenco has increased its oil production capacity in Chad to over 18,000 bpd, coming from the Badila and Mangara fields.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-raises-oil-production-capacity-in-chad/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-raises-oil-production-capacity-in-chad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Raising Awareness of New Worker Weight Limit Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[OEUK described the policy as 'an industry-wide initiative that has been developed following extensive engagement between OEUK, HM Coastguard, helicopter operators, and member companies'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-raising-awareness-of-new-worker-weight-limit-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-raising-awareness-of-new-worker-weight-limit-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Lower on Peace Talk Jitters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil futures closed down with thin liquidity amplifying selling pressure amid expectations of a looming oversupply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-lower-on-peace-talk-jitters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-lower-on-peace-talk-jitters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Nearing Deal to End Russian Fossil Fuel Imports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Union is closing in on a deal to phase out Russian fossil fuels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eu-nearing-deal-to-end-russian-fossil-fuel-imports/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eu-nearing-deal-to-end-russian-fossil-fuel-imports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Shale Oil Output Outlook Improving]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a BMI report sent to Rigzone by the Fitch Group recently, analysts at BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, said China's outlook for shale oil production is improving.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-shale-oil-output-outlook-improving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/china-shale-oil-output-outlook-improving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Ends Higher Despite Glut Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a bearish outlook, geopolitical risks from Russia to Venezuela helped lift WTI and Brent into positive territory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-ends-higher-despite-glut-fears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-ends-higher-despite-glut-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Cuts USA Energy Demand Forecast, Still Sees Rise in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the EIA lowered its U.S. total energy consumption forecast for 2025 and 2026 but still projected an increase in demand from this year to next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-cuts-usa-energy-demand-forecast-still-sees-rise-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-cuts-usa-energy-demand-forecast-still-sees-rise-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harbour Energy to Cut 100 UK Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harbour Energy Plc, one of the largest independent oil and gas firms in the UK, expects to cut another 100 jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/harbour-energy-to-cut-100-uk-jobs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/harbour-energy-to-cut-100-uk-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops 17 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 17 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-17-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-17-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Reaffirms Decision to Pause Production Hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight OPEC+ countries met virtually on November 30 'to review global market conditions and outlook', a statement posted on OPEC's site highlighted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-reaffirms-decision-to-pause-production-hikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-reaffirms-decision-to-pause-production-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney Loses Quebec Minister After Energy Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney lost a cabinet minister over his oil pipeline agreement with Alberta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/carney-loses-quebec-minister-after-energy-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/carney-loses-quebec-minister-after-energy-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Notches Fourth Monthly Drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil posted a fourth monthly loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-notches-fourth-monthly-drop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-notches-fourth-monthly-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Claims Hit on Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Tankers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's security service claimed strikes on two ocean-going tankers sanctioned for carrying Russian oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-claims-hit-on-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-claims-hit-on-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Oil Tankers Suffer Mystery Blasts While in Black Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two ocean-going tankers that are heavily sanctioned for carrying Russian oil suffered near-simultaneous blasts off Turkey's Black Sea coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/two-oil-tankers-suffer-mystery-blasts-while-in-black-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/two-oil-tankers-suffer-mystery-blasts-while-in-black-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanctioned Tanker at Risk of Sinking After Blast]]></title><description><![CDATA[An oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet reportedly hit a mine and was at risk of sinking north of Turkey's coastline, a local port agent said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sanctioned-tanker-at-risk-of-sinking-after-blast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sanctioned-tanker-at-risk-of-sinking-after-blast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pions Takes 'Big Step on Path Toward AEI']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pions, previously named eDrilling, announced that it was 'taking another big step on the path toward Artificial Engineering Intelligence (AEI)'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/pions-takes-big-step-on-path-toward-aei/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/pions-takes-big-step-on-path-toward-aei/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Ups USA Oil Output Forecast, Still Sees Dip in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its U.S. crude oil production forecast for 2025 and 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-ups-usa-oil-output-forecast-still-sees-dip-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-ups-usa-oil-output-forecast-still-sees-dip-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commodity Futures Trading Stopped After Glitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trading of futures and options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stopped for several hours due to a data center fault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/commodity-futures-trading-stopped-after-glitch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/commodity-futures-trading-stopped-after-glitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CME Futures Outage Disrupts Trading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trading of futures and options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was halted by a data-center fault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cme-futures-outage-disrupts-trading/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/cme-futures-outage-disrupts-trading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ivory Coast Sees Oil and Gas Spurring Growth in Next 5 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's top cocoa producer pumped 44,000 barrels a day in 2024, according to the government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ivory-coast-sees-oil-and-gas-spurring-growth-in-next-5-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ivory-coast-sees-oil-and-gas-spurring-growth-in-next-5-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Issues EO to Launch DOE Led Genesis Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA['Throughout history, from the Manhattan Project to the Apollo mission, our nation's brightest minds and industries have answered the call when their nation needed them', U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-issues-eo-to-launch-doe-led-genesis-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-issues-eo-to-launch-doe-led-genesis-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Data Center Electricity Demand Projected to Triple]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IEA described U.S. data center electricity demand as the closest proxy available for the energy consumption of artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-data-center-electricity-demand-projected-to-triple/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-data-center-electricity-demand-projected-to-triple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Says UK Budget Delivers 'Bitter Blow' to Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA['This is not over. We will keep pressing for change', OEUK Chief Executive David Whitehouse said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-uk-budget-delivers-bitter-blow-to-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-uk-budget-delivers-bitter-blow-to-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Currie Says AI Spending Frenzy Echoes Early Shale Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eye-popping amounts Big Tech is shelling out on artificial intelligence resembles shale's golden age of spending before a price crash wiped out $2.6 trillion in equity, Carlyle Group Inc.'s Jeff Currie says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/currie-says-ai-spending-frenzy-echoes-early-shale-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/currie-says-ai-spending-frenzy-echoes-early-shale-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Creeps Higher Alongside Global Equities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil crept higher alongside global equities, bouncing off a one-month low.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-creeps-higher-alongside-global-equities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-creeps-higher-alongside-global-equities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackRock Looks to Double Saudi Investments]]></title><description><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc. aims to rapidly grow its investments in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East in the next few years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/blackrock-looks-to-double-saudi-investments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/blackrock-looks-to-double-saudi-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rystad Warns 'Volatility Far from Over' for Energy Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rystad Energy's Head of Geopolitical Analysis, Jorge Leon, warned that 'volatility is far from over' for energy markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-warns-volatility-far-from-over-for-energy-markets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/rystad-warns-volatility-far-from-over-for-energy-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Closes the Day Near Month Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude settled sharply lower as signs of Ukraine-Russia peace progress raised expectations for continued Russian supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-the-day-near-month-low/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-the-day-near-month-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Again Faces Thorny Issue of How Much It Can Pump]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPEC+ nations gathering this weekend are once again grappling with the thorny question of how much oil they're physically able to pump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-again-faces-thorny-issue-of-how-much-it-can-pump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-again-faces-thorny-issue-of-how-much-it-can-pump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NatGas Immediate Term Volatility Risks Remain High]]></title><description><![CDATA['Immediate-term volatility risks remain high into December expiration', EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/natgas-immediate-term-volatility-risks-remain-high/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/natgas-immediate-term-volatility-risks-remain-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine Hits Russian Black Sea Oil Infrastructure Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine attacked key Russian key energy infrastructure on the Black Sea for a third time this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-hits-russian-black-sea-oil-infrastructure-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ukraine-hits-russian-black-sea-oil-infrastructure-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Price Will USA NatGas Average This Winter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone takes a look at the latest EIA projections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/what-price-will-usa-natgas-average-this-winter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/what-price-will-usa-natgas-average-this-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aramco Makes 17 Deals with 'Major' USA Cos Worth $30B+]]></title><description><![CDATA['Since the 1930s, U.S. firms have played a major role in supporting the company's success,' Aramco President and CEO Amin H. Nasser said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-makes-17-deals-with-major-usa-cos-worth-30b/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aramco-makes-17-deals-with-major-usa-cos-worth-30b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Closes the Day Up as Equities Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets expect choppy pre-holiday trading as peace discussions advance but remain uncertain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-the-day-up-as-equities-rally/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-closes-the-day-up-as-equities-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds 12 Rigs Week on Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added 12 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-12-rigs-week-on-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-12-rigs-week-on-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burgum Signs Order to 'Unleash American Offshore Energy']]></title><description><![CDATA['Offshore oil and gas production does not happen overnight - it takes years of planning, investment, and hard work before barrels reach the market', U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/burgum-signs-order-to-unleash-american-offshore-energy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/burgum-signs-order-to-unleash-american-offshore-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Awards Winners Revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry body Offshore Energies UK's 2025 awards ceremony took place in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-awards-winners-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-awards-winners-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Oil Offered to India at Deep Discount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's flagship Urals crude is being offered to India's refiners at the cheapest price in at least two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-offered-to-india-at-deep-discount/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-oil-offered-to-india-at-deep-discount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slides on Peace Deal Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil fell as traders priced in a potential Ukraine-Russia peace plan that could boost supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-on-peace-deal-pressure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slides-on-peace-deal-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reliance Stops Using Russian Oil in Part of Jamnagar]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's Reliance Industries Ltd. said it would stop processing Russian oil at part of its giant Jamnagar oil refinery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/reliance-stops-using-russian-oil-in-part-of-jamnagar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/reliance-stops-using-russian-oil-in-part-of-jamnagar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[StanChart Flags 'Fragility of Russian Supply']]></title><description><![CDATA[In a market that continues to be dominated by bearish supply sentiment, one of the few bullish drivers is the fragility of Russian supply, Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stanchart-flags-fragility-of-russian-supply/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stanchart-flags-fragility-of-russian-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices Have Fallen Sharply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude oil prices have fallen sharply, Nadir Belbarka, an analyst at XMArabia, said in a statement sent to Rigzone on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-have-fallen-sharply/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-prices-have-fallen-sharply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Output Hits Six-Month High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway produced 336.76 million standard cubic meters a day of natural gas in October, its highest over the last six months, according to preliminary official monthly production figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-hits-six-month-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-hits-six-month-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slips as Peace Talks Advance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders weighed potential sanction rollbacks that could add Russian supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-peace-talks-advance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-peace-talks-advance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA EIA Raises WTI Oil Price Forecasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot average price forecast for 2025 and 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-wti-oil-price-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-wti-oil-price-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSTA Announces 'Giant Leap Forward for North Sea Data Sharing']]></title><description><![CDATA[The North Sea Transition Authority announced a 'giant leap forward for North Sea data sharing' in a statement posted on its website recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nsta-announces-giant-leap-forward-for-north-sea-data-sharing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nsta-announces-giant-leap-forward-for-north-sea-data-sharing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NuEnergy Completes Drilling for 'Early Gas Sales' Project in Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian company completed drilling for the fourth and final well in its one-MMscfd 'Early Gas Sales' project under the initial development plan for the Tanjung Enim coalbed methane production sharing contract in Indonesia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nuenergy-completes-drilling-for-early-gas-sales-project-in-indonesia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nuenergy-completes-drilling-for-early-gas-sales-project-in-indonesia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls on Rising Fuel Stocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hints of stalled Russia-Ukraine diplomacy briefly softened market fears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-on-rising-fuel-stocks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-on-rising-fuel-stocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Risks Winter Blackouts on Data Center Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during extreme conditions this winter, according to the regulatory body overseeing grid stability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-risks-winter-blackouts-on-data-center-demand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/us-risks-winter-blackouts-on-data-center-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Sudan Says Crude Exports Back to Normal]]></title><description><![CDATA['Operations in all oil fields in South Sudan have returned to a normal export'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/south-sudan-says-crude-exports-back-to-normal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/south-sudan-says-crude-exports-back-to-normal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Gains on EU Sanctions Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil rose as tough EU rhetoric boosted expectations for tighter sanctions on Russia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-on-eu-sanctions-pressure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-on-eu-sanctions-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Slips as Russia Port Reopens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil ticked lower as Russian port activity resumed despite wider geopolitical tensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-russia-port-reopens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-slips-as-russia-port-reopens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petronas to File Development Plan for Suriname's Sloanea Discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suriname's state-owned Staatsolie declared the Sloanea-1 well in the offshore Block 52 a commercial gas discovery and said operator Petronas would now submit a development plan that includes an LNG facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petronas-to-file-development-plan-for-surinames-sloanea-discovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petronas-to-file-development-plan-for-surinames-sloanea-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rises as Geopolitics Heat Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil climbed as attacks on Russian sites and Iran's tanker seizure added fresh risk premiums.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-as-geopolitics-heat-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-as-geopolitics-heat-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Lifts More Arctic Drilling Curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration rescinded restrictions on oil drilling in Alaska's mammoth state petroleum reserve, reversing a move by Biden that put an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil off limits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-lifts-more-arctic-drilling-curbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-lifts-more-arctic-drilling-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Settles Higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil ticked higher as traders weighed a looming record surplus against new Russia-focused sanctions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-settles-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Sudan Asks Crude Producers for $2.5B Pre-Payment]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Sudan is asking crude producers for a total pre-payment of $2.5 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/south-sudan-asks-crude-producers-for-25b-pre-payment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/south-sudan-asks-crude-producers-for-25b-pre-payment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Raises Oil Price Forecasts but Still Sees Drop in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the EIA increased its Brent price forecast for 2025 and 2026 but still projected that the commodity will drop next year compared to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-oil-price-forecasts-but-still-sees-drop-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-raises-oil-price-forecasts-but-still-sees-drop-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Sinks as OPEC Acknowledges Supply Surplus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil Plunges Over 4% as OPEC Concedes Supply Surplus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sinks-as-opec-acknowledges-supply-surplus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-sinks-as-opec-acknowledges-supply-surplus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevron Chooses West Texas for 1st AI Data Center Power Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron Corp. chose West Texas as the site of its first project to provide natural gas-fired power to a data center.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-chooses-west-texas-for-1st-ai-data-center-power-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/chevron-chooses-west-texas-for-1st-ai-data-center-power-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Warns NatGas Is 'Nearing Price-Inelastic Portion of Curve']]></title><description><![CDATA[Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, warned that natural gas is 'nearing [the] price-inelastic portion of [the] curve'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-warns-natgas-is-nearing-price-inelastic-portion-of-curve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-warns-natgas-is-nearing-price-inelastic-portion-of-curve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gulf Energy Plans Production from Tullow Fields End-2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gulf Energy Ltd, a Nairobi-based oil and gas trader that bought Tullow Oil Plc's crude discoveries in Kenya, plans to start production next year, according to a top official.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gulf-energy-plans-production-from-tullow-fields-end-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gulf-energy-plans-production-from-tullow-fields-end-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas RRC Reveals Latest Oil and Gas Output Stats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Railroad Commission of Texas revealed its latest preliminary crude oil and natural gas production figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-rrc-reveals-latest-oil-and-gas-output-stats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/texas-rrc-reveals-latest-oil-and-gas-output-stats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy Is the Foundation of Every Digital Addition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy is the foundation of every digital addition, Antonio Coutinho, the CEO of EDP Innovation, said in a presentation at the Web Summit event in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, which was attended by Rigzone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-is-the-foundation-of-every-digital-addition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-is-the-foundation-of-every-digital-addition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Gains as Fuel Prices Surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil rose for a third day as strong fuel premiums and Russian supply concerns supported prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-as-fuel-prices-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-gains-as-fuel-prices-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Energy Dept Announces $625MM to Renew 5 NQISR Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Energy announced $625 million in funding to renew its five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-energy-dept-announces-625mm-to-renew-5-nqisr-centers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-energy-dept-announces-625mm-to-renew-5-nqisr-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Did Chevron's Oil and Gas Production Come From in 3Q?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chevron Corporation revealed a breakdown of its oil and gas production in the third quarter of this year in its latest results statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/where-did-chevrons-oil-and-gas-production-come-from-in-3q/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/where-did-chevrons-oil-and-gas-production-come-from-in-3q/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rises on Shutdown Hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose as optimism over a potential U.S. government reopening boosted risk appetite across markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-on-shutdown-hopes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-on-shutdown-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lukoil Declares Force Majeure on Iraqi Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lukoil PJSC declared force majeure on oil shipments from its giant West Qurna 2 field in Iraq, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lukoil-declares-force-majeure-on-iraqi-oil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lukoil-declares-force-majeure-on-iraqi-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell Cancels Plans to Build 2 Wind Farms Off Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shell Plc canceled plans to build two wind farms off the coast of Scotland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-cancels-plans-to-build-2-wind-farms-off-scotland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-cancels-plans-to-build-2-wind-farms-off-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Natural Gas Price Pulls Back Before Skyrocketing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The December natural gas contract 'pulled back to $4.268 intraday Friday before skyrocketing to test $4.509 this morning', EBW Analytics Group Energy Analyst Eli Rubin said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-natural-gas-price-pulls-back-before-skyrocketing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-natural-gas-price-pulls-back-before-skyrocketing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Analysts Examine Global Oil Demand Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global oil demand averaged 105.8 million barrels per day in October, J.P. Morgan analysts noted in a report sent to Rigzone recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-analysts-examine-global-oil-demand-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-analysts-examine-global-oil-demand-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Crude Output Rose Last Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia's crude oil production edged up in October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-crude-output-rose-last-month/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/russian-crude-output-rose-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rises but Logs Second Weekly Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose slightly Friday but ended the week lower as traders balanced Russian sanctions against signs of global oversupply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-but-logs-second-weekly-loss/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rises-but-logs-second-weekly-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunvor Scraps Lukoil Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commodity trader Gunvor Group has withdrawn its offer for the international assets of sanctioned Russian oil producer Lukoil PJSC.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gunvor-scraps-lukoil-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/gunvor-scraps-lukoil-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Market Appears 'Torn']]></title><description><![CDATA[The oil market appears 'torn', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford outlined in a report sent to Rigzone recently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-appears-torn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-market-appears-torn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ship With Russia Oil Makes Rare Move Offshore India]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tanker carrying crude from recently-sanctioned Rosneft PJSC has made a rare cargo transfer off Mumbai.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ship-with-russia-oil-makes-rare-move-offshore-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ship-with-russia-oil-makes-rare-move-offshore-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ScottishPower Will Retrain Veterans to Boost Energy Workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[ScottishPower announced that it has launched a new scheme to help ex-servicemen and women move into long-term careers in the energy sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/scottishpower-will-retrain-veterans-to-boost-energy-workforce/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/scottishpower-will-retrain-veterans-to-boost-energy-workforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Says UK 'Could Add Thousands of Jobs' With 'Right Policies']]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK 'could add thousands of jobs, retain economic value, and lead the world in energy with the right policies, collaborative action, and a focus on an integrated energy workforce', OEUK noted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-uk-could-add-thousands-of-jobs-with-right-policies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-says-uk-could-add-thousands-of-jobs-with-right-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aker BP, DNO Swap Norwegian Offshore Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[DNO and Aker BP signed agreements to recalibrate their exploration and production ownerships in the Norwegian continental shelf, including the Kjottkake discovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aker-bp-dno-swap-norwegian-offshore-assets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/aker-bp-dno-swap-norwegian-offshore-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrobras Ramps Up Production at Major Oilfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brazilian state oil producer is accelerating production from the world's biggest deep-water field, helping the company raise dividends even as crude prices hover near a five-year low and the global market braces for glut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petrobras-ramps-up-production-at-major-oilfield/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petrobras-ramps-up-production-at-major-oilfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Falls as Saudi Price Cuts Signal Market Gloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices extended declines after Saudi Arabia slashed prices, signaling doubts about global demand and supply balance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-as-saudi-price-cuts-signal-market-gloom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-falls-as-saudi-price-cuts-signal-market-gloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Shale Operators Defy $60 Oil to Keep Increasing Output]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. shale companies are forging ahead with their production plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-shale-operators-defy-60-oil-to-keep-increasing-output/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-shale-operators-defy-60-oil-to-keep-increasing-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudis Lower Oil Prices for Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia lowered the price of its main oil grade to Asia for December to the lowest level in 11 months, days after OPEC+ signaled a cautious approach by pausing its supply increases for early next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-lower-oil-prices-for-asia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saudis-lower-oil-prices-for-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Slides Despite Strong Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell below $60 as mixed US inventory data reinforced oversupply concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-despite-strong-demand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-slides-despite-strong-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian Gov Signals Plans to Scrap Oil, Gas Emissions Cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian government signaled it plans to eventually lift the controversial cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/canadian-gov-signals-plans-to-scrap-oil-gas-emissions-cap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/canadian-gov-signals-plans-to-scrap-oil-gas-emissions-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Did Exxon's Oil and Gas Production Come From in 3Q?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation revealed a breakdown of its oil and gas production in the third quarter of this year in its latest results statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/where-did-exxons-oil-and-gas-production-come-from-in-3q/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/where-did-exxons-oil-and-gas-production-come-from-in-3q/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Hit 'Pause, Not Stop', HSBC Highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[HSBC Senior Global Oil and Gas Analyst Kim Fustier highlighted that the OPEC+ group hit the 'pause, not stop button' at its latest meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-hit-pause-not-stop-hsbc-highlights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-hit-pause-not-stop-hsbc-highlights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Retreats on Strong Greenback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell below $61 as a strong dollar and oversupply worries ended a four-session rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-on-strong-greenback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-retreats-on-strong-greenback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent Report Identifies 13B Barrel Potential in Greenland Basin]]></title><description><![CDATA[80 Mile Plc announced that an independent petroleum reserves and resources evaluation identified '13 billion barrel potential' at Jameson Land Basin in Greenland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/independent-report-identifies-13b-barrel-potential-in-greenland-basin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/independent-report-identifies-13b-barrel-potential-in-greenland-basin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SM Energy, Civitas Announce $13B 'Transformational' Combo]]></title><description><![CDATA['The combined company will have a premier portfolio of approximately 823,000 net acres, with the Permian position being the cornerstone,' a joint statement said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sm-energy-civitas-announce-13b-transformational-combo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/sm-energy-civitas-announce-13b-transformational-combo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Drops Rigs For 1st Time Since August]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America dropped 16 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-rigs-for-1st-time-since-august/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-drops-rigs-for-1st-time-since-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Holds Steady on OPEC+ Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices were little changed as OPEC+ announced a pause in output hikes next quarter due to expected weaker demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-steady-on-opec-pause/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-steady-on-opec-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adnoc CEO Says AI Raises Energy Investment Needs to $4T]]></title><description><![CDATA[The global energy industry needs annual investment of $4 trillion as the boom in data centers and artificial intelligence increases demand, according to Sultan Al Jaber.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-ceo-says-ai-raises-energy-investment-needs-to-4t/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/adnoc-ceo-says-ai-raises-energy-investment-needs-to-4t/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saipem Believes It Is Approaching 'Turning Point' in Offshore Drilling]]></title><description><![CDATA['We expect to see a significant ramp-up in demand from the second half of 2026 onwards', Saipem CEO and General Manager Alessandro Puliti said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saipem-believes-it-is-approaching-turning-point-in-offshore-drilling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saipem-believes-it-is-approaching-turning-point-in-offshore-drilling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC+ 8 Decide to Implement Output Adjustment]]></title><description><![CDATA['Like in the group's recent meetings, this round also offered a surprise', Rystad Energy's Head of Geopolitical Analysis, Jorge Leon, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-8-decide-to-implement-output-adjustment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-8-decide-to-implement-output-adjustment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lukoil to Sell Assets to Gunvor Amid Sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian oil producer Lukoil PJSC has agreed to sell its international assets to energy trader Gunvor Group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lukoil-to-sell-assets-to-gunvor-amid-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/lukoil-to-sell-assets-to-gunvor-amid-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Steadies Ahead of OPEC+ Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices ended the week steady as traders anticipated another modest OPEC+ output increase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-steadies-ahead-of-opec-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-steadies-ahead-of-opec-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says Carney Apologized for Ad, But Trade Talks Still On Hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that trade talks between the U.S. and Canada won't restart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-carney-apologized-for-ad-but-trade-talks-still-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-carney-apologized-for-ad-but-trade-talks-still-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says Canada Trade Talks Won't Resume, Contradicting Energy Sec]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trumpsuggested that trade talks between the U.S. and Canada won't restart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-canada-trade-talks-wont-resume-contradicting-energy-sec/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-says-canada-trade-talks-wont-resume-contradicting-energy-sec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increased USA Oil, Gas Output Has Not Translated into More Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA['Over the last 10 years the oil and gas industry has shed 252,000 jobs,' the IEEFA said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/increased-usa-oil-gas-output-has-not-translated-into-more-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/increased-usa-oil-gas-output-has-not-translated-into-more-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Skips Russian Oil in Xi Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his high-profile meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, Trump said 'we didn't really discuss the oil'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-skips-russian-oil-in-xi-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-skips-russian-oil-in-xi-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEG Delays Vote on $5.4B Oil Takeover Yet Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian oil producer MEG Energy Corp. postponed a shareholder vote on a C$7.6 billion ($5.4 billion) takeover proposal by Cenovus Energy Inc. until next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/meg-delays-vote-on-54b-oil-takeover-yet-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/meg-delays-vote-on-54b-oil-takeover-yet-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Holds Steady Ahead of OPEC+ Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices were little changed as investors await clarity on Russian supply disruptions and US trade progress with China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-steady-ahead-of-opec-talks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-holds-steady-ahead-of-opec-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Energy Sec Says USA Is Ready to Sell More Oil, Gas to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. is prepared to sell more oil and natural gas to China if Beijing cuts back on purchases from Russia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-energy-sec-says-usa-is-ready-to-sell-more-oil-gas-to-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-energy-sec-says-usa-is-ready-to-sell-more-oil-gas-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOE Announces New Team Up 'to Build Largest DOE AI Supercomputer']]></title><description><![CDATA['winning the AI race requires new and creative partnerships that will bring together the brightest minds and industries American technology and science has to offer', U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doe-announces-new-team-up-to-build-largest-doe-ai-supercomputer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/doe-announces-new-team-up-to-build-largest-doe-ai-supercomputer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard Chartered Offers OPEC+ Meeting Prediction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Ashford, Head of Energy Research at Standard Chartered Bank, offered a prediction for OPEC+'s next meeting, which is scheduled to be held on November 2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/standard-chartered-offers-opec-meeting-prediction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/standard-chartered-offers-opec-meeting-prediction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Frenzy Spreading Over to Caterpillar, Oil Frackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc., the company synonymous with yellow bulldozers and mining trucks, is getting a boost from another type of machinery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ai-frenzy-spreading-over-to-caterpillar-oil-frackers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/ai-frenzy-spreading-over-to-caterpillar-oil-frackers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rebounds as Stockpiles Drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gains were tempered by OPEC+ output increases and cautious Fed comments on rate cuts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-as-stockpiles-drop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rebounds-as-stockpiles-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian Oil, Vitol to Launch Trading JV in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Oil Corp. plans to start a joint venture with commodities trader Vitol Inc. in Singapore to trade oil and fuel products early next year, a person familiar with the development said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/indian-oil-vitol-to-launch-trading-jv-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/indian-oil-vitol-to-launch-trading-jv-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA Upstream Mergers and Acquisitions Slump]]></title><description><![CDATA['Persistently low crude prices have kept many buyers on the bench', EIR said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-upstream-mergers-and-acquisitions-slump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-upstream-mergers-and-acquisitions-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Giants Plan Production Boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's biggest oil companies are expected to press ahead with plans to accelerate production growth when they report earnings this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-giants-plan-production-boost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-giants-plan-production-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Rally Fades on Oversupply Fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders doubt the sanctions on Russia will meaningfully disrupt flows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rally-fades-on-oversupply-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-rally-fades-on-oversupply-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy CEOs 'Optimistic About Growth']]></title><description><![CDATA['Despite inflation and regulatory headwinds, confidence among CEOs is rising', KPMG said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-ceos-optimistic-about-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/energy-ceos-optimistic-about-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Revokes Trinidad Gas Deals Over USA Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuela revoked energy deals with neighboring Trinidad and Tobago for its support of a U.S. military offensive in the Caribbean.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-revokes-trinidad-gas-deals-over-usa-alliance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/venezuela-revokes-trinidad-gas-deals-over-usa-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is the USA Natural Gas Price Dropping?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rigzone talks to Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist at B. Riley Wealth, and Phil Flynn, a senior market analyst at the PRICE Futures Group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-the-usa-natural-gas-price-dropping/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/why-is-the-usa-natural-gas-price-dropping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Pauses After Sanction-Fueled Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progress in US and China trade talks helped limit losses as traders weighed the global supply outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-pauses-after-sanction-fueled-rally/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-pauses-after-sanction-fueled-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrofac's 7,300 Jobs at Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK energy services provider Petrofac Ltd has filed to enter administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petrofacs-7300-jobs-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/petrofacs-7300-jobs-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Shows Production Has Outweighed Demand All Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its latest short term energy outlook, the EIA showed that world petroleum and other liquid fuels production outweighed consumption in the first, second, and third quarters of 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-shows-production-has-outweighed-demand-all-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-shows-production-has-outweighed-demand-all-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Boss Says Oil Glut Will 'Moderate' Prices After Recent Gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices are expected to 'moderate' because of ample supply, according to the IEA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-boss-says-oil-glut-will-moderate-prices-after-recent-gains/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-boss-says-oil-glut-will-moderate-prices-after-recent-gains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Glut Enabled Tougher Sanctions, JPM Says]]></title><description><![CDATA['WTI prices falling into the $50s created an opportunity for the Trump administration to step up economic measures against Russia', J.P. Morgan analysts said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-glut-enabled-tougher-sanctions-jpm-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-glut-enabled-tougher-sanctions-jpm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OEUK Announces Awards Host]]></title><description><![CDATA[The host of this year's OEUK awards ceremony has been revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-announces-awards-host/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oeuk-announces-awards-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Pauses Near Two-Week High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices steadied near recent highs as traders weighed new US sanctions on Russia against a growing supply glut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-pauses-near-two-week-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-pauses-near-two-week-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Output Down in First 9 Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway averaged 326.26 million standard cubic meters a day in natural gas production in the first three quarters, down from 341.25 MMscmd in the same nine-month period last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-down-in-first-9-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-down-in-first-9-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NNPC Produced 1.4 MMbpd in First 9 Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nigerian state-owned company averaged 1.37 MMbpd in crude production in the first three quarters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nnpc-produced-14-mmbpd-in-first-9-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/nnpc-produced-14-mmbpd-in-first-9-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodside Bumps Up Production Projection for 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian company raised its projected 2025 production from 188-195 MMboe to 192-197 MMboe due to 'continued strong performance across assets'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-bumps-up-production-projection-for-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/woodside-bumps-up-production-projection-for-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Starts Production in Bacalhau offshore Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinor and its partners launched production in Bacalhau in Brazil's offshore Santos basin, which the Norwegian majority state-owned energy major said is the biggest field it has developed overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-production-in-bacalhau-offshore-brazil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-production-in-bacalhau-offshore-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saipem, SOCAR Bag BP Contracts for Shah Deniz Compression]]></title><description><![CDATA[The compression project will access low-pressure gas and enable the production of an additional 1.77 trillion cubic feet of gas and 25 million barrels of condensate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saipem-socar-bag-bp-contracts-for-shah-deniz-compression/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/saipem-socar-bag-bp-contracts-for-shah-deniz-compression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monumental to Invest in More Oil Production Restarts in New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Vancouver-based company agreed to fund New Zealand Energy's share of workover costs to restart flows at several wells in the Waihapa/Ngaere field in the Taranaki basin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/monumental-to-invest-in-more-oil-production-restarts-in-new-zealand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/monumental-to-invest-in-more-oil-production-restarts-in-new-zealand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA EIA Raises USA Oil Production Forecasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its U.S. crude oil production forecast for 2025 and 2026 in its latest short term energy outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-usa-oil-production-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/usa-eia-raises-usa-oil-production-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beetaloo Partners Complete Drilling Program for Pilot Gas Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tamboran and its partners completed the biggest drilling campaign in the Beetaloo basin onshore Australia's Northern Territory, putting the Shenandoah South Pilot Project on track to start gas sales next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/beetaloo-partners-complete-drilling-program-for-pilot-gas-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/beetaloo-partners-complete-drilling-program-for-pilot-gas-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA Raises Estimate for Record Oil Glut in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record oversupply of oil will be bigger than previously estimated and the excess is already starting to build up on ocean going tankers, the IEA said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-raises-estimate-for-record-oil-glut-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/iea-raises-estimate-for-record-oil-glut-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shell Approves New Upstream Project for Nigeria LNG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shell and Sunlink Energies reached a final investment decision to develop the HI field to supply up to 350 million standard cubic feet of natural gas a day to Nigeria LNG.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-approves-new-upstream-project-for-nigeria-lng/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/shell-approves-new-upstream-project-for-nigeria-lng/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valeura Raises Production at Nong Yao in Gulf of Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian company's net production from the field grew to over 11,500 bpd in the last seven days of the third quarter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/valeura-raises-production-at-nong-yao-in-gulf-of-thailand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/valeura-raises-production-at-nong-yao-in-gulf-of-thailand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equinor Starts Phase 2 of Subsea Compression Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project will help maintain production from the field by increasing the pressure in the pipelines between the wells and the Asgard B platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-phase-2-of-subsea-compression-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/equinor-starts-phase-2-of-subsea-compression-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPEC Plus Poised to Agree Fresh Output Hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPEC+ will likely raise oil output again in November as the group continues its strategy to reclaim global market share, according to people familiar with its plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-plus-poised-to-agree-fresh-output-hike/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/opec-plus-poised-to-agree-fresh-output-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Regulator Approves New Troll Gas Export Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Norwegian Offshore Directorate approved a project to connect the Troll B production platform on Norway's side of the North Sea to the Kvitebjorn gas export pipeline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-regulator-approves-new-troll-gas-export-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-regulator-approves-new-troll-gas-export-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP Retracts View Oil Demand Could Peak 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising consumption in emerging markets, sluggish energy efficiency gains, geopolitical tensions and the persisting use of petrochemicals all point to peak demand in 2030 at the earliest, the oil giant said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-retracts-view-oil-demand-could-peak-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/bp-retracts-view-oil-demand-could-peak-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway Gas Output Up for 2nd Consecutive Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[However, Norway's gas production in the last six months remained below the corresponding months last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-up-for-2nd-consecutive-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/norway-gas-output-up-for-2nd-consecutive-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hibiscus Spuds North Sea Teal West Development]]></title><description><![CDATA['Teal West is one of only three development wells being drilled across the entire UK Continental Shelf in 2025'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hibiscus-spuds-north-sea-teal-west-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/hibiscus-spuds-north-sea-teal-west-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stabroek Partners Greenlight 7th Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil and its co-venturers earmarked $6.8 billion for the Hammerhead development, which will raise Guyana's oil production capacity to 150,000 bpd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stabroek-partners-greenlight-7th-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/stabroek-partners-greenlight-7th-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angola Oil Production Rises Back Above Million Bpd Mark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angola's average monthly crude output climbed back above a million barrels a day in August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/angola-oil-production-rises-back-above-million-bpd-mark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/angola-oil-production-rises-back-above-million-bpd-mark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crude Stays in Tight Range Amid Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy sites added supply risk but had limited lasting impact.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-stays-in-tight-range-amid-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/crude-stays-in-tight-range-amid-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Renews Pressure on EU to Stop Buying Russian Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump has chided Europe repeatedly for its Russian energy purchases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-renews-pressure-on-eu-to-stop-buying-russian-oil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/trump-renews-pressure-on-eu-to-stop-buying-russian-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North America Adds Rigs For 3 Straight Weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[North America added six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-rigs-for-3-straight-weeks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/north-america-adds-rigs-for-3-straight-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JP Morgan Analysts Look at Global Oil Demand Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA['Year to date through September 17, global oil demand growth is tracking a 0.8 million barrel per day expansion', J.P. Morgan analysts said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-analysts-look-at-global-oil-demand-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/jp-morgan-analysts-look-at-global-oil-demand-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santos Inks Preliminary Deal to Supply Local Gas to Narrabri Council]]></title><description><![CDATA['The MOU outlines Santos' commitment to supply natural gas to businesses operating within the Northern NSW Inland Port, on the western outskirts of Narrabri, from project commencement'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-inks-preliminary-deal-to-supply-local-gas-to-narrabri-council/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/santos-inks-preliminary-deal-to-supply-local-gas-to-narrabri-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drops as Trump, Xi Meeting Curbs Tariff Expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil extended a three-day losing streak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-as-trump-xi-meeting-curbs-tariff-expectations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-as-trump-xi-meeting-curbs-tariff-expectations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exxon Says Demand Makes Case for Fossil Fuel Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corp. will pursue fossil fuel growth long into the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/exxon-says-demand-makes-case-for-fossil-fuel-growth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/exxon-says-demand-makes-case-for-fossil-fuel-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey Plans Energy Deals With USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turkey plans to sign new energy deals with the U.S. as early as next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-plans-energy-deals-with-usa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/turkey-plans-energy-deals-with-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst Says Bearish EIA Report Reset Gas Market Momentum]]></title><description><![CDATA['Yesterday's bearish EIA storage surprise refocused the natural gas market on rapidly rising storage levels', Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-says-bearish-eia-report-reset-gas-market-momentum/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analyst-says-bearish-eia-report-reset-gas-market-momentum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbana Starts Drilling New Cuban Production Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sydney-based company plans to trial crude exports from Cuba by the end of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/melbana-starts-drilling-new-cuban-production-well/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/melbana-starts-drilling-new-cuban-production-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union Says it Delivered 'Wage Win' for CNOOC Offshore Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA['Unite has successfully delivered its latest wage win for offshore workers', Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/union-says-it-delivered-wage-win-for-cnooc-offshore-workers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/union-says-it-delivered-wage-win-for-cnooc-offshore-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Drops as Trump Says Low Prices Will End RUS-UKR War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil edged down in a choppy session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-as-trump-says-low-prices-will-end-rus-ukr-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/oil-drops-as-trump-says-low-prices-will-end-rus-ukr-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EIA Sees Output Outpacing Demand in 2025, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA['Global liquid fuels production increases by 2.3 million barrels per day in 2025 and another 1.1 million barrels per day in 2026 in our forecast', the EIA said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-output-outpacing-demand-in-2025-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eia-sees-output-outpacing-demand-in-2025-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone to Acquire Pennsylvania Gas Plant for $1B]]></title><description><![CDATA['Hill Top is among the best-in-class and a highly efficient modern power generation facility that is exceptionally well positioned to help Pennsylvania and the region serve as a key center of AI innovation'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/blackstone-to-acquire-pennsylvania-gas-plant-for-1b/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/blackstone-to-acquire-pennsylvania-gas-plant-for-1b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts Sum Up Mood at APPEC Event]]></title><description><![CDATA['Sentiment at APPEC was mostly bearish crude', Macquarie strategists said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-sum-up-mood-at-appec-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/analysts-sum-up-mood-at-appec-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eni, Ghana Pen Agreement to Grow Oil and Gas Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eni and its Offshore Cape Three Points project partners signed a memorandum of intent with Ghana's government to raise the West African country's oil and gas production and pursue 'sustainable initiatives'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-ghana-pen-agreement-to-grow-oil-and-gas-production/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/eni-ghana-pen-agreement-to-grow-oil-and-gas-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perenco Begins Work to Restart Flows at Campos Fields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perenco launched a two-year reactivation program for Bagre and Cherne in the shallow waters of Brazil's Campos basin, expecting a 'mid-term' production of up to 15,000 bopd from the recently acquired fields.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-begins-work-to-restart-flows-at-campos-fields/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/production-and-industry/perenco-begins-work-to-restart-flows-at-campos-fields/</guid></item></channel></rss>