World Oil

World Oil provides the latest news and trends in the exploration, drilling and completion of onshore and offshore oil and gas.

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Brent crude hit $110/bbl for the first time since May, rising 3.7% as Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Russia-Ukraine energy attacks fuel supply fears.

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Senegal has 104 oil and gas blocks open to investors and seeks partners for the Yakaar-Teranga gas project after Kosmos’ exit, Energy Minister Diouf says.

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The U.S. is informally pushing @IEA members to release at least 100 million more barrels of emergency oil stocks as diesel and pump prices hit records, sources say.

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Norway’s Borgarting Court of Appeal ruled Seadrill breached its contract when redelivering the Hercules rig, ordering it to pay SFL about NOK 525 million ($55 million).

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- @Equinor and Troll partners will skip a second electric compressor at Troll C, avoiding up to 21 months of reduced output and making 2.3 Bcm more gas available in 2027–28.

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National Fuel Gas is planning a tax-free spin-off of its Appalachian upstream and gathering business, with about 1.1 Bcf/d of production, by the second half of 2027.

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Offshore Data Center and Riverway Group are planning U.S.-built semisubmersible platforms that use stranded offshore gas to power data centers cooled by deep-ocean water.

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UAE oil production rose 400,000 bpd to a record 5.3 MMbpd in September, the @IEA says, as it ramps up outside OPEC and restores flows through Hormuz.

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Ghana’s crude output has risen about 30%, reversing a five-year decline, Energy Minister John Jinapor says, as Kosmos and Jubilee partners plan up to 10 new wells.

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A pilot well drilled at the Symra field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has found an estimated 8 MMboe to 15 MMboe of recoverable volumes, @dnoasa said in its Q3 trading update.

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Houston-based Primavera hires former @WeAreOxy and @Chevron Venezuela executives as it prepares to operate oil fields under agreements with PDVSA.

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@SeeqCorporation and Applied Computing are pairing the Orbital foundation model with Seeq’s analytics to help energy operators detect and diagnose equipment problems. First application: @KBRincorporated’s INSITE platform. #IndustrialAI #OilandGas

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- @EnverusEnergy reports that Anadarko basin drilling inventory grew 37% year over year to 8,055 locations, as private operators gain ground and production is forecast to rise 15% through 2030.

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🚨JUST IN -- @Equinor and partners find 19–50 MMboe at Grimsnes near Oseberg in the Norwegian North Sea. A fast-track subsea tieback could have it producing within three years. #Equinor #NorthSea #oilandgas

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Saudi @aramco’s Dhahran headquarters was hit during a Houthi missile attack, sources say, sparking a fire, as strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure escalate.

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Advances in AI, predictive control and robotics are helping oil and gas operators move toward autonomous systems that improve production, reliability and safety while reducing manual intervention. @ROKAutomation

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- @nabepgroup is deploying 11 workover rigs, the first new ones in Venezuelan oil fields in more than 15 years, plus two 1,500-hp drilling rigs.

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- @Chandlerengine explains how lab testing of gas exposure while cement hydrates gives a direct measure of whether a cement system can maintain pressure isolation and resist gas migration.

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Murphy Oil has reported an offshore oil discovery in Vietnam, successful appraisal drilling in Côte d'Ivoire and first oil at Lac Da Vang, alongside new production from its Chinook #8 well in the U.S. Gulf.

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Viking Completion Technology has opened an API-certified manufacturing and testing facility in Saudi Arabia, expanding local production of well completion equipment through a JV with Abdulrahman Algosaibi Holdings.

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