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Combined, the winning bids represent $230.1 million in exploration investment and $180.7 million in access bonuses.
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Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised

General Interest

At 410.6 million bbl, US crude oil inventories are 4% below the 5-year average for this time of year, the EIA report indicated.
Oct. 28, 2026
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The Mongstad refinery in Norway.
"High production in the third quarter enabled us to capture additional value from higher prices," said Anders Opedal, Equinor's president and chief executive officer.
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Refining & Processing

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Valero's confirmation of its completion and startup of the $230 million FCC unit upgrade at its St. Charles refinery came alongside the operator's reporting of record earnings...
Oct. 22, 2026
Agiba Petroleum, a joint venture of Eni and EGPC, has started up activities for its Meleiha Phase 2 project, which aims to establish a gas hub capable of processing 100 MMcfd ...
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Oct. 15, 2026

Drilling & Production

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Land drilling rig at sunrise.
In North America, 823 rigs were working this week, up 3 from last week, and up 74 from this time last year.
Oct. 23, 2026
The campaign includes two sidetracks from existing wells to access additional gas volumes, as well as an option for modifications to a third well. First production is expected...
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YPF has awarded Archer a new 3-year drilling contract for work in Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation.
Oct. 16, 2026
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All 5 rigs were gas-directed, bringing the number of rigs drilling for gas in Canada this week to 65.
Oct. 16, 2026

Exploration & Development

Equinor and Aker BP will collaborate on technology, standardization, and well stimulation to develop more tight-reservoir discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Oct. 26, 2026
According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, preliminary calculations place the size of the discovery at 1.3-5.5 MMboe recoverable oil,
Oct. 19, 2026
The results support development of two additional production wells, the first of which will be drilled as part of the ongoing MaBoMo Phase 2 campaign.
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Pipelines & Transportation

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Kinder Morgan US infrastructure portfolio
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Oct. 22, 2026
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Oct. 13, 2026