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 |  Oct. 14, 2025
IEA data shows that global oil demand actually expanded by 750,000 b/d year-on-year (y-o-y) in third-quarter 2025, led by a rebound in petrochemical feedstock use following the...
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The rig count in Canada is up 3 rigs to 193 rigs working for the week ended Oct. 10, according to Baker Hughes data. In the US, a 2-rig drop brought the rig count to 547 for the week.
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With a series of preliminary agreements, Iraq aims to expand its oil and gas production, including plans to develop the Majnoon and Kirkuk fields.
Oct. 9, 2025
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At 420.3 million bbl, US crude oil inventories are about 4% below the 5-year average for this time of year, the EIA report indicated.
Oct. 8, 2025
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Mott will take over the chief financial role from Brent Wahl, who will resign later this month from NextDecade to join a digital infrastructure company.
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Refining & Processing

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The energy midstream company now owns and operates about 150 miles of natural gas infrastructure in the core of the oil and gas producing Delaware basin and plans to expand its...
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell its chemical subsidiary Occidental Chemical Corp. (OxyChem) to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $9.7 billion. OxyChem Ingleside ethylene operations shown here.
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Targa Resources is investing $3.3 billion in new infrastructure, including the Speedway NGL pipeline and multiple gas processing plants, to support increasing production in the...
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Macquarie strategists note that China’s oil demand is set for a stronger trajectory in 2026, as robust refining activity and a push toward petrochemical expansion offset structural challenges in fuel consumption.
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Drilling & Production

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Drilling operations for the well, which lies about 78 km offshore in the north-central part of Block 5 offshore Suriname, are expected to take about 90 days.
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Remaining recoverable volumes increased about 25% to a total of 6.3 MMboe, the operator said, extending the economic production life of Gjøa by 2-3 years.
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A 1-rig gain in the US Gulf of Mexico offset a 1-rig loss on US land. The total rig count in North America is down 69 rigs from the same time last year.
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US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs
Of the US rigs working, 424 were drilling for oil, up 6 compared with the previous week. Rigs drilling for natural gas declined by 1.
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Equinor awarded contract to DeepOcean for installation work on Åsgård and Visund fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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Pipelines & Transportation

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Sharply higher costs in all categories—particularly material, which roughly doubled—increased the estimated price of building land pipelines by about $4.5 million/mile, to a record...
Oct. 6, 2025
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Sempra contractor Bechtel Energy has selected Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction equipment for the Port Arthur LNG expansion, including turbines and compressors.
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With the provincial approval of MKII and YPF’s memoranda with ENI and Shell, Argentina is accelerating the creation of an LNG export hub on the coast of Río Negro.
Sept. 26, 2025
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Botas, Woodside agreement signing
The companies aim to strike a binding deal in which Woodside would supply Turkish-state Botaş with LNG for up to 9 years, primarily from the Louisiana LNG project.
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