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UK Government Expected to Approve Jackdaw Gas Field, Defer Rosebank Decision

The UK government is expected to announce a long-delayed decision on the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea on Wednesday morning, with Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expected to address Parliament in the afternoon; multiple Whitehall sources told the BBC that Jackdaw is widely expected to be approved, while a decision on the larger Rosebank oil field is not expected yet.
Jackdaw, about 150 miles east of Aberdeen, is a gas field its operators say could be connected to the UK grid within months; Rosebank, about 80 miles northwest of Shetland, is Britain's largest untapped oil field and would also produce some gas. Licenses for both fields were granted by the previous Conservative government in 2022 and 2023, prompting legal challenges from environmental groups.
Scotland's Court of Session ruled last year that both fields had been unlawfully approved because the government failed to account for the climate impact of burning the extracted oil and gas; Prime Minister Andy Burnham has repeatedly called for a "flexible" approach to energy and is believed to favor further drilling at existing licensed North Sea sites, while Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged no new oil and gas licenses but promised to honor existing ones such as Jackdaw.

Published 4d agoSource: BBC ↗

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Halliburton Shares Rise on Q3 Earnings Beat, 2027 Margin Guidance

Halliburton reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.60, beating consensus by $0.02, on revenue of $5.7 billion versus the $5.58 billion expected; CEO Jeff Mills said revenue exceeded the company's own expectations and that steps were taken to improve margins, while the company repurchased about $250 million of shares during the quarter.
Middle East/Asia revenue rose 8% quarter-over-quarter, led by multiple product lines in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; for 2027, Halliburton guided to mid-single-digit revenue growth and an operating margin of about 15%, roughly 200 basis points above current levels-guidance that drove much of the premarket rally.
Shares rose 3.4% in premarket trading following the results; Jefferies had a "buy" rating with a $47 price target and Piper Sandler an "overweight" rating with a $42 target ahead of earnings, and the stock traded well below its 52-week high of $43.59, with the move seen as company-specific rather than driven by the broader market, where the S&P 500 was roughly flat and the Nasdaq slightly lower.

Published 4d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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Eni Launches Gas Project to Boost Egypt Production Capacity

Italian energy major Eni said it started up a new gas-processing hub as part of the Meleiha Phase 2 project in the Merged Meleiha concession in Egypt's Western Desert, beginning commissioning work; the hub can process up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.
The new production will be connected to Egypt's existing gas infrastructure, with Eni saying the move is intended to increase gas supply to the domestic market, though it gave no specific figure for the volume increase.
Eni is Egypt's largest energy producer, having produced about 242,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day on an equity basis in the country in 2025; the report did not disclose the project's investment cost.

Published 4d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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Oil Majors Face Spending Test From Iran War Windfall Cash

Reuters reports that oil majors' third-quarter earnings are set to jump sharply after the US-Israel war with Iran disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and pushed energy prices to multi-year highs, boosting refining and trading profits; Shell expects refining margins to roughly triple or quadruple year-on-year with a record $42-a-barrel margin, TotalEnergies expects refining and chemicals cash flow to roughly double quarter-on-quarter to about $4 billion, Exxon says downstream profit could rise $4.5 billion from the prior quarter, and BP's underlying profit could top $7 billion according to TPH, up from $5.7 billion in Q2.
Investors are watching closely how the windfall cash is deployed, given the industry's history of boom-bust spending cycles; Chevron and Exxon have so far used cash to pay down debt, with Chevron's Venezuela investments and a potential extension of its Kazakhstan TCO joint venture in focus, while Shell's buyback program-cut to $3 billion per quarter this year-could see a top-up of about $3 billion in Q4 per HSBC.
BP has paused buybacks this year and hit its net-debt-reduction target about a year early, with its net-debt-to-operating-cash-flow ratio seen falling from 1.7x at the end of 2025 to about 0.8x in Q3; HSBC expects BP to prioritize balance-sheet strength and sees no buyback resumption before 2028, with a capital-allocation strategy update due December 15. Shell and TotalEnergies report Q3 results October 29, with BP, Chevron, and Exxon reporting October 30.

Published 4d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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Ithaca Energy May Stop UK Investment Without Rosebank Approval, Report Says

Ithaca Energy chairman Yaniv Friedman told the Financial Times the company would likely halt further UK investment if the government does not approve the North Sea Rosebank oil field, whose development approval was quashed following opposition from climate activists and remains stalled; the UK energy minister said last week a decision on the Jackdaw gas field was imminent but Rosebank would take longer.
Friedman said Ithaca wants to invest further in the North Sea but needs adequate regulatory and political support, echoing concerns previously raised by rival Equinor, and noted the UK is competing with other investment opportunities including Canada.
Ithaca holds a 20% stake in Rosebank, with the remainder held by Adura, a joint venture between Equinor and Shell; Ithaca has invested $3.8 billion in North Sea development and separately acquired three Suncor Energy overseas oil assets for C$1.2 billion (about $850.88 million).

Published 5d agoSource: Reuters (FT 인용) ↗

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Trump Geothermal Lease Sale Collides With Planned Nevada Solar Farms

The US Bureau of Land Management plans to auction 83 geothermal development parcels covering 265,691 acres in Nevada this Tuesday; the Trump administration has promoted geothermal as an 'always-on' power source while largely excluding wind and solar from federal permitting-acceleration measures, Reuters reported.
NextEra Energy's planned 1,000 MW Sawtooth Energy Center in Nye County overlaps with geothermal parcels on about 6,000 acres, roughly 60% of the project site; NextEra requested the BLM exclude, withhold, or reconfigure three parcels, but the BLM denied the request in August, citing multiple-use management of federal land, and told NextEra to coordinate operations, saying its project would hold 'senior right' if approved first. Leeward Renewable Energy's roughly 735-acre Lone Mountain solar project in Esmeralda County and projects by Invenergy (300 MW Nivloc) and Arevia Power (1,500 MW Gold Dust) also overlap with geothermal parcels.
As of an August map, six geothermal parcels overlapped with four solar developments; one parcel that fully overlapped with Sawtooth is not on the auction site and appears to have been removed from the recent sale list. In 2025 the BLM had canceled environmental review for the Esmeralda 7 solar complex (seven projects, 62,000 acres), though individual projects can reapply separately.

Published 5d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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Serica Energy Falls 4% as Triton Restart Delay Trims 2026 Output Outlook

North Sea producer Serica Energy said maintenance on its Triton FPSO, which began July 27 and required an engine replacement on one of the power-generation units, has run longer than the planned roughly two months, pushing the restart to around late November; the company now expects 2026 average production slightly below 40,000 boepd, below its prior guidance path, while maintaining post-tax operating cash flow guidance of $450-475 million.
Serica reported January-September average production of 37,100 boepd, up 44% from 25,700 boepd a year earlier, with revenue more than doubling to $905 million from $439 million; at September 30 it held $227 million in cash against $300 million in borrowings for net debt of $73 million, after Q3 outflows including a $52 million final dividend, $27 million in tax, and $43 million tied to completing the Spirit Energy transaction.
The company is moving its listing from AIM to the Main Market, with a prospectus due this week and listing expected four trading days later, qualifying it for December FTSE 250 inclusion; CEO Chris Cox said production is running around 40,000 boepd even before the Triton restart and targeted 65,000 boepd across the expanded portfolio by year-end, with 2027 guidance due January 20, 2027. Shares fell 4% Monday.

Published 5d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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Kistos Shares Drop as Q3 Output Dips, Net Debt Rises After Oman Deal

North Sea and Oman oil and gas producer Kistos reported third-quarter pro forma production (treating the Oman acquisition as completed January 1) of about 18,500 boepd, down from 20,800 boepd in the first half, due to planned turnaround maintenance at Norway's Jotun FPSO; the company maintained its 2026 pro forma production guidance of 19,000-21,000 boepd.
Adjusted net debt rose roughly fourfold to $101 million at September 30 from $23 million at June 30, as cash fell to $165 million from $259 million, driven by completion payments for the Oman Blocks 3 & 4 acquisition (completed September 14), heavy capital spending, and about $32 million in debt repayment; nine-month pro forma EBITDA was about $280 million, with Oman contributing roughly $75 million, though Q3 EBITDA was lower than Q2 due to oil and gas inventory build and the summer maintenance-driven output dip.
Excluding Oman, average realized prices were $95 per barrel of oil and 113 pence per therm of gas; Kistos is unhedged, so it is fully exposed to current elevated prices. Shares fell 5.6% Monday; Oman Block 9 acquisition completion is expected in the fourth quarter.

Published 5d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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New Hope Shares Hit Near One-Month High as It Agrees to Malabar Resources Deal

Australia's New Hope Corp agreed Monday to a binding deal to acquire the remaining stake in Malabar Resources it does not already own (it holds about 26%), valuing Malabar's equity at about A$1.8 billion and enterprise value at about A$2.4 billion; non-New Hope Malabar shareholders will receive 0.5 New Hope shares per Malabar share held, equivalent to about A$2.92 per share based on New Hope's October 16 close of A$5.84, with New Hope issuing roughly 227.8 million new shares.
Existing New Hope shareholders will hold about 79% of the combined company and Malabar shareholders about 21%, with pro forma market capitalization of roughly A$6.3 billion; the deal is subject to Malabar shareholder and court approval, regulatory clearances including Japan's competition authority, and an independent expert concluding it is in shareholders' favor, with both boards backing it and Malabar's board recommending it unanimously. Completion is targeted by March 2027.
The acquisition gives New Hope full control of the Maxwell underground coal mine near Muswellbrook in New South Wales' Upper Hunter region, adjacent to its existing Bengalla operation; Maxwell began longwall production in April and is targeting annual saleable coal output of up to 5.5 million tonnes. New Hope shares rose 4.6% to A$6.11 Monday, their highest level since September 21, while the S&P/ASX 200 was up about 0.2%.

Published 5d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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Australia's Ampol Third-Quarter Lytton Refining Margin More Than Doubles

Australian fuel company Ampol said Monday its third-quarter Lytton refining margin rose to $23.92 per barrel, up 125% from $10.64 a year earlier, according to a Reuters report; the company attributed the gain to supply disruptions from Middle East conflict, which benefited its integrated supply chain broadly.
Ampol said further maintenance is needed on the refinery's fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU), which will reduce expected fourth-quarter gasoline, diesel, and jet-fuel output by 150 million liters versus prior guidance.
Group total sales volume for the third quarter was 6,245 million liters, up from 6,028 million liters a year earlier.

Published 6d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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China Proposes Export Controls on Solar-Manufacturing Technologies

China's Ministry of Commerce proposed adding 12 solar-equipment manufacturing technologies to its export-control list Friday, as part of a broader revision that also covers AI and biotechnology; the proposal would fully ban export of certain thin-wafer manufacturing techniques, perovskite and tandem solar-cell technology, and large-scale fluidized-bed polysilicon production technology, while restricting (but not banning) advanced cell-manufacturing technologies including TOPCon, HJT, and XBC.
The ministry said solar technology is increasingly used in sensitive fields such as aerospace and defense, warranting tighter controls to prevent technology from going out of control or spreading inappropriately; public comment on the proposal closes November 15, and exporters must register certain overseas technology transfers before the list is formally revised.
Reuters reported in April that Chinese officials had held preliminary talks with manufacturers about restricting advanced solar-panel manufacturing technology; China has separately limited solar-manufacturing technology exports to India, which is trying to build domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on China, while the report said US companies including Tesla could see their domestic production plans affected.

Published 6d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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UK Heating Oil Costs Up 82% Since US-Israel-Iran Conflict, Government Announces Market Regulation

UK heating fuel costs have risen by up to 82% since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, Minister for Energy Consumers Polly Billington told the BBC; the government announced new measures to regulate the heating oil market, including tighter rules, promoting competition, clearer customer compensation routes, and a review of minimum order levels some customers must buy.
Billington said rural communities 'off grid' are among the most exposed to the price increases; one resident in Devon said she paid about £340 for 500 liters a year ago versus just over £600 currently, and another in Cornwall said rising costs mean she can no longer afford to fill her tank.
In March, the government had announced a £53 million support package for low-income families who use heating oil; some residents told the BBC they doubt the new regulatory measures will bring costs down.

Published 6d agoSource: BBC ↗

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Antofagasta's Centinela Copper Mine Strike Ends After Deal With Unions

A strike at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile that began October 7 and lasted more than a week ended Sunday after the company reached a new collective-bargaining agreement with the Distrito Centinela and Minera Esperanza unions, which together represent about 700 workers, Reuters reported; 94.49% of participating union members voted to approve the deal.
The unions had demanded equal benefits regardless of union affiliation after talks broke down, triggering the walkout; three workers staged a hunger strike during the standoff, and the dispute had helped support copper prices alongside supply risk from a threatened supervisor strike at BHP's Escondida mine.
Antofagasta said it kept production at normal levels through the strike and avoided a negative impact; the Centinela mine produced 240,400 metric tons of copper in 2025. The report did not detail the agreement's wage or working-condition terms.

Published 6d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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World Bank Aims to Quintuple Critical Minerals Business

World Bank President Ajay Banga said the bank aims to expand its critical minerals business five-fold within five years, naming 20 countries as potential partners. The new 'Metals and Minerals Action Plan' targets $19 billion in critical-minerals financing for fiscal years 2026-2030, up roughly five-fold from $3.6 billion in fiscal years 2021-2025.
The announcement came at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings' plenary session in Bangkok. The first 'country compacts' with multilateral development bank partners also launched the same week, aimed at building local industry and keeping jobs and value-added activity within producing countries.
Context: the US, the World Bank's largest shareholder, has pushed for expanded critical-minerals financing — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he wants the bank to play a bigger role in expanding mining and processing capacity, including deep-sea mining projects; the bank said it takes a 'precautionary approach' to deep-sea mining and that any involvement or investment must align with its existing policies. For context, the bank mobilized $112 billion in private capital in fiscal year 2026 (ended June 30), more than triple fiscal year 2022 levels before Banga took office, with total financing including the bank's own lending reaching $230 billion.

Published Oct 16Source: Investing.com ↗

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PetroChina Set for Record Trading Profit as Iran War Upends Market, Sources Say

PetroChina is on track for record trading profit, Reuters reported October 16 in an exclusive citing five anonymous trading executives, as the Iran war changes how Middle East crude is bought and sold, tightening global fuel markets and lifting margins at refiners abroad. Trading subsidiary PetroChina International (PCI) is expected to post total 2026 profit exceeding 20 billion yuan (about $3 billion), a record; crude trading, which usually accounts for more than half of PCI's profit, had already more than doubled its full-2025 profit by early October. PetroChina's group-wide first-half net profit was about $14.65 billion, per an August disclosure.
Reasons cited for the profit surge: PetroChina's large production, supply assets, and extensive refining/retail network make it less exposed to war-driven supply disruptions; Chairman Dai Houliang said in March the Strait of Hormuz accounts for only 10% of the company's oil and gas needs, versus rival Sinopec's roughly 50% reliance on Middle East crude; profits also came from spot-cargo arbitrage as Middle East producers (excluding Iran) cut export prices, plus cross-region re-export trades. PetroChina also holds 50% stakes in overseas refineries — France's Lavera (210,000 barrels/day) and a Singapore facility (285,000 barrels/day) — benefiting from tighter fuel-market margins driven by both the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Context: the Iran war prompted Gulf oil producers to use shuttle fleets to move cargo through the Strait of Hormuz and sell via spot tenders, versus pre-war annual supply contracts; as freight rates spiked, producers cut prices — Saudi Aramco's official selling price for Asian buyers fell to a six-year low, and Iraq's SOMO widened its discount to more than $30 a barrel. European majors BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies also reportedly earned billions in trading profit in the war's early months. The report noted PetroChina did not respond to requests for comment, and trading profit is not separately disclosed in official results, so the figures rely on anonymous sources.

Published Oct 16Source: Reuters ↗

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Ithaca Energy CEO Vasques to Retire by End of March 2027

Ithaca Energy CEO Luciano Vasques will retire by the end of March 2027, the company announced October 16. The board has begun a search for a successor and said it will make further announcements in due course, aiming for an orderly handover.
The decision comes shortly after the company completed its Eni UK acquisition and business combination and joined the FTSE 100 index; Vasques said the company is in a 'strong position' and that this is the right time to step back. The article did not detail any financial or earnings impact.
Executive Chairman Yaniv Friedman thanked Vasques for his support, describing the period as a 'transformational time' for the company and noting that the Eni UK integration had built a unified corporate culture.

Published Oct 16Source: Investing.com ↗

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Venture Global to Build Power Plants for AI Data Centers

LNG exporter Venture Global has contracted with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services to build natural-gas power plants on its own sites to supply electricity to data centers, per Investing.com; the new plants would not connect to the grid. The company said sites it owns or controls could eventually provide up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of computing capacity, on top of the roughly 4.5GW of power generation it already operates, is building, or has ordered equipment for to supply its LNG export terminals on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
First-phase equipment is expected to be ordered by year-end, with power generation possible starting late 2028 or early 2029. CEO Michael Sabel said the company aims to become one of the largest AI power suppliers in the US within a few years, calling it 'very copy-paste' of its existing business model. Per data provider Cleanview, about a third of data-center capacity currently in development has developers planning on-site self-generation.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Copper Squeeze Breathes New Life Into Old Mines

London Metal Exchange copper hit a record $14,875 a ton on September 10, up sharply from $4,705 at end-2015, per Investing.com; S&P Global Energy projects global copper demand will rise roughly 50% to 42 million tons a year by 2040, driven by the energy transition and data-center buildout. Reviving old mines is faster than building new ones (which take an average of 17 years) since they come with existing infrastructure, known ore bodies and permitting history.
Examples cited: Sibanye-Stillwater approved restarting Tasmania's Mt Lyell mine (idle 12 years after a 2014 accident) in September, investing about $340 million for a targeted 26,000 tons/year by 2029 (at an estimated cost of $5,644/ton); Zambia's Luanshya mine (majority owned by CNMC) resumed partial production in an upper zone idle over 20 years, targeting 100,000 tons/year by 2030; Glencore plans to restart Argentina's Alumbrera mine (closed 2018) in the second half of 2027 to support the nearby Agua Rica project; and Papua New Guinea's Bougainville-based Panguna mine, shut since a 1989 civil war, is being pushed for a restart by the government, though its camp was attacked last month. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates restarts could add about 1 million tons/year by 2030 (over 4% of current output), but S&P sees a structural shortfall of up to 10 million tons even accounting for restarts and expansions; Wood Mackenzie notes restarted mines average only about 33,000 tons/year versus 100,000+ for expansion projects, and flags risks including flooding, aging equipment, old waste dams, protests and tighter environmental rules.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Kairos Power Raises $643 Million for Tennessee Reactor, Bloomberg Reports

Next-gen nuclear developer Kairos Power raised $643 million — $368 million in private investment plus $275 million in US Department of Energy financing — per Bloomberg. Investors included Google Ventures and DCVC, with Samsung C&T contributing $70 million as part of a partnership announced last month.
Most of the funds will build Hermes 2, a 50-megawatt demonstration reactor in Tennessee using molten salt instead of water as coolant, targeted to start operating by 2030; some funds will expand manufacturing capacity at a New Mexico site. Kairos signed a power-purchase deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority last year to supply an Alphabet (Google)-owned data center, and is among the few companies with federal approval to build new nuclear systems.

Published Oct 14Source: Investing.com ↗

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Yemen's Houthis Vow More Attacks on Saudi Airports, Oil Facilities After Aramco HQ Hit

Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed to continue attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities, calling them "legitimate targets," after reports that their strike on Aramco's Dhahran compound caused major damage to the headquarters building, according to Investing.com. The Houthis said they used ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, and warned international shipping companies, civilians, and workers to evacuate Saudi airports and oil sites; they named Dhahran's Aramco facilities, Riyadh International Airport, and Aramco refining facilities in Riyadh as further targets.
Local sources said fire spread across multiple floors in the Dhahran strike, while Saudi's energy ministry described it as limited; two sources said Aramco operations continue normally with staff working from home. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile headed toward Riyadh, where multiple explosions were heard and an air-raid alert was issued then lifted; the cause of the blasts was not confirmed.
Riyadh International Airport is closed through October 17 with airlines canceling flights to Saudi Arabia; Saturday's attack killed 13 people, the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in a decade. The Houthis say the strikes are retaliation for Saudi support of Yemen's government forces in the civil war that resumed last month, a conflict reported to have been reignited by the US-Iran standoff in the Gulf.

Published Oct 14Source: Investing.com ↗

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Aramco HQ Hit in Houthi Attack as Fire Extinguished in Dhahran

Saudi Aramco's headquarters compound in Dhahran was hit in a coordinated missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg via Investing.com. A fire broke out at part of the corporate complex but has since been extinguished.
The Saudi-led coalition said the attack targeted strategic sites including the capital Riyadh and the eastern hub of Dhahran. The full extent of physical damage is unclear, and it is not confirmed whether the damage stemmed from a direct hit or falling debris from intercepted missiles; some residential areas in Dhahran were also hit by interceptor debris.
No casualties were reported in the article. Aramco management and Saudi authorities had not yet disclosed details on operational disruption; markets are watching for impact on oil export logistics and supply continuity.

Published Oct 13Source: Bloomberg ↗

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Equinor Signs Five-Year Gas Supply Deal With Eneco

Norway's Equinor agreed to supply natural gas to Dutch energy company Eneco for five years, delivering about 9 TWh (roughly 0.9 bcm) annually via the Dutch gas grid, with deliveries starting October 1, 2026, according to Investing.com. Financial terms were not disclosed.
This is the third long-term agreement the two companies have signed this year. Equinor said it is also transferring verified environmental attributes, under which the gas carries 11.8% lower greenhouse gas emissions than the average Dutch grid mix.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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TotalEnergies and KKR Expand US Solar Joint Venture by 700 MW

TotalEnergies and KKR agreed to add 700 MW of solar capacity to their US joint venture, through three utility-scale solar assets in Texas and Ohio expected to begin commercial operation before Q1 2027, according to Investing.com. The portfolio carries an enterprise value of $1.2 billion, and power output has been or will be sold to third parties by TotalEnergies.
TotalEnergies will continue to operate the assets after the deal closes, which is expected in 2026 subject to customary conditions. The 50-50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and KKR currently has 1.4 GW of capacity.

Published Oct 12Source: Investing.com ↗

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Medco Energi Acquires 10% Stake in Four Eni Indonesia Blocks

PT Medco Energi Internasional agreed to acquire a 10% participating interest from Eni in four oil and gas blocks in East Kalimantan's Kutai Basin — Muara Bakau, Ganal, West Ganal and East Ganal — according to Investing.com, in a deal announced Monday.
The assets, operated by Searah (a joint venture between Eni and Malaysia's Petronas), span production, development and exploration operations and include the Geliga gas field, estimated to hold about 5 trillion cubic feet of gas and 300 million barrels of condensate. Deal value was not disclosed.
The transaction follows a separate deal this month in which Pertamina's upstream unit, Pertamina Hulu Energi, agreed to acquire stakes in three other East Kalimantan blocks from Eni.

Published Oct 12Source: Investing.com ↗

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UK Government Expected to Approve Jackdaw Gas Field, Defer Rosebank Decision

The UK government is expected to announce a long-delayed decision on the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea on Wednesday morning, with Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expected to address Parliament in the afternoon; multiple Whitehall sources told the BBC that Jackdaw is widely expected to be approved, while a decision on the larger Rosebank oil field is not expected yet.
Jackdaw, about 150 miles east of Aberdeen, is a gas field its operators say could be connected to the UK grid within months; Rosebank, about 80 miles northwest of Shetland, is Britain's largest untapped oil field and would also produce some gas. Licenses for both fields were granted by the previous Conservative government in 2022 and 2023, prompting legal challenges from environmental groups.
Scotland's Court of Session ruled last year that both fields had been unlawfully approved because the government failed to account for the climate impact of burning the extracted oil and gas; Prime Minister Andy Burnham has repeatedly called for a "flexible" approach to energy and is believed to favor further drilling at existing licensed North Sea sites, while Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged no new oil and gas licenses but promised to honor existing ones such as Jackdaw.

Published 4d agoSource: BBC ↗

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Halliburton Shares Rise on Q3 Earnings Beat, 2027 Margin Guidance

Halliburton reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.60, beating consensus by $0.02, on revenue of $5.7 billion versus the $5.58 billion expected; CEO Jeff Mills said revenue exceeded the company's own expectations and that steps were taken to improve margins, while the company repurchased about $250 million of shares during the quarter.
Middle East/Asia revenue rose 8% quarter-over-quarter, led by multiple product lines in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; for 2027, Halliburton guided to mid-single-digit revenue growth and an operating margin of about 15%, roughly 200 basis points above current levels-guidance that drove much of the premarket rally.
Shares rose 3.4% in premarket trading following the results; Jefferies had a "buy" rating with a $47 price target and Piper Sandler an "overweight" rating with a $42 target ahead of earnings, and the stock traded well below its 52-week high of $43.59, with the move seen as company-specific rather than driven by the broader market, where the S&P 500 was roughly flat and the Nasdaq slightly lower.

Published 4d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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Eni Launches Gas Project to Boost Egypt Production Capacity

Italian energy major Eni said it started up a new gas-processing hub as part of the Meleiha Phase 2 project in the Merged Meleiha concession in Egypt's Western Desert, beginning commissioning work; the hub can process up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.
The new production will be connected to Egypt's existing gas infrastructure, with Eni saying the move is intended to increase gas supply to the domestic market, though it gave no specific figure for the volume increase.
Eni is Egypt's largest energy producer, having produced about 242,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day on an equity basis in the country in 2025; the report did not disclose the project's investment cost.

Published 4d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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Oil Majors Face Spending Test From Iran War Windfall Cash

Reuters reports that oil majors' third-quarter earnings are set to jump sharply after the US-Israel war with Iran disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and pushed energy prices to multi-year highs, boosting refining and trading profits; Shell expects refining margins to roughly triple or quadruple year-on-year with a record $42-a-barrel margin, TotalEnergies expects refining and chemicals cash flow to roughly double quarter-on-quarter to about $4 billion, Exxon says downstream profit could rise $4.5 billion from the prior quarter, and BP's underlying profit could top $7 billion according to TPH, up from $5.7 billion in Q2.
Investors are watching closely how the windfall cash is deployed, given the industry's history of boom-bust spending cycles; Chevron and Exxon have so far used cash to pay down debt, with Chevron's Venezuela investments and a potential extension of its Kazakhstan TCO joint venture in focus, while Shell's buyback program-cut to $3 billion per quarter this year-could see a top-up of about $3 billion in Q4 per HSBC.
BP has paused buybacks this year and hit its net-debt-reduction target about a year early, with its net-debt-to-operating-cash-flow ratio seen falling from 1.7x at the end of 2025 to about 0.8x in Q3; HSBC expects BP to prioritize balance-sheet strength and sees no buyback resumption before 2028, with a capital-allocation strategy update due December 15. Shell and TotalEnergies report Q3 results October 29, with BP, Chevron, and Exxon reporting October 30.

Published 4d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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Ithaca Energy May Stop UK Investment Without Rosebank Approval, Report Says

Ithaca Energy chairman Yaniv Friedman told the Financial Times the company would likely halt further UK investment if the government does not approve the North Sea Rosebank oil field, whose development approval was quashed following opposition from climate activists and remains stalled; the UK energy minister said last week a decision on the Jackdaw gas field was imminent but Rosebank would take longer.
Friedman said Ithaca wants to invest further in the North Sea but needs adequate regulatory and political support, echoing concerns previously raised by rival Equinor, and noted the UK is competing with other investment opportunities including Canada.
Ithaca holds a 20% stake in Rosebank, with the remainder held by Adura, a joint venture between Equinor and Shell; Ithaca has invested $3.8 billion in North Sea development and separately acquired three Suncor Energy overseas oil assets for C$1.2 billion (about $850.88 million).

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Trump Geothermal Lease Sale Collides With Planned Nevada Solar Farms

The US Bureau of Land Management plans to auction 83 geothermal development parcels covering 265,691 acres in Nevada this Tuesday; the Trump administration has promoted geothermal as an 'always-on' power source while largely excluding wind and solar from federal permitting-acceleration measures, Reuters reported.
NextEra Energy's planned 1,000 MW Sawtooth Energy Center in Nye County overlaps with geothermal parcels on about 6,000 acres, roughly 60% of the project site; NextEra requested the BLM exclude, withhold, or reconfigure three parcels, but the BLM denied the request in August, citing multiple-use management of federal land, and told NextEra to coordinate operations, saying its project would hold 'senior right' if approved first. Leeward Renewable Energy's roughly 735-acre Lone Mountain solar project in Esmeralda County and projects by Invenergy (300 MW Nivloc) and Arevia Power (1,500 MW Gold Dust) also overlap with geothermal parcels.
As of an August map, six geothermal parcels overlapped with four solar developments; one parcel that fully overlapped with Sawtooth is not on the auction site and appears to have been removed from the recent sale list. In 2025 the BLM had canceled environmental review for the Esmeralda 7 solar complex (seven projects, 62,000 acres), though individual projects can reapply separately.

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Serica Energy Falls 4% as Triton Restart Delay Trims 2026 Output Outlook

North Sea producer Serica Energy said maintenance on its Triton FPSO, which began July 27 and required an engine replacement on one of the power-generation units, has run longer than the planned roughly two months, pushing the restart to around late November; the company now expects 2026 average production slightly below 40,000 boepd, below its prior guidance path, while maintaining post-tax operating cash flow guidance of $450-475 million.
Serica reported January-September average production of 37,100 boepd, up 44% from 25,700 boepd a year earlier, with revenue more than doubling to $905 million from $439 million; at September 30 it held $227 million in cash against $300 million in borrowings for net debt of $73 million, after Q3 outflows including a $52 million final dividend, $27 million in tax, and $43 million tied to completing the Spirit Energy transaction.
The company is moving its listing from AIM to the Main Market, with a prospectus due this week and listing expected four trading days later, qualifying it for December FTSE 250 inclusion; CEO Chris Cox said production is running around 40,000 boepd even before the Triton restart and targeted 65,000 boepd across the expanded portfolio by year-end, with 2027 guidance due January 20, 2027. Shares fell 4% Monday.

Published 5d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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Kistos Shares Drop as Q3 Output Dips, Net Debt Rises After Oman Deal

North Sea and Oman oil and gas producer Kistos reported third-quarter pro forma production (treating the Oman acquisition as completed January 1) of about 18,500 boepd, down from 20,800 boepd in the first half, due to planned turnaround maintenance at Norway's Jotun FPSO; the company maintained its 2026 pro forma production guidance of 19,000-21,000 boepd.
Adjusted net debt rose roughly fourfold to $101 million at September 30 from $23 million at June 30, as cash fell to $165 million from $259 million, driven by completion payments for the Oman Blocks 3 & 4 acquisition (completed September 14), heavy capital spending, and about $32 million in debt repayment; nine-month pro forma EBITDA was about $280 million, with Oman contributing roughly $75 million, though Q3 EBITDA was lower than Q2 due to oil and gas inventory build and the summer maintenance-driven output dip.
Excluding Oman, average realized prices were $95 per barrel of oil and 113 pence per therm of gas; Kistos is unhedged, so it is fully exposed to current elevated prices. Shares fell 5.6% Monday; Oman Block 9 acquisition completion is expected in the fourth quarter.

Published 5d agoSource: Investing.com ↗

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New Hope Shares Hit Near One-Month High as It Agrees to Malabar Resources Deal

Australia's New Hope Corp agreed Monday to a binding deal to acquire the remaining stake in Malabar Resources it does not already own (it holds about 26%), valuing Malabar's equity at about A$1.8 billion and enterprise value at about A$2.4 billion; non-New Hope Malabar shareholders will receive 0.5 New Hope shares per Malabar share held, equivalent to about A$2.92 per share based on New Hope's October 16 close of A$5.84, with New Hope issuing roughly 227.8 million new shares.
Existing New Hope shareholders will hold about 79% of the combined company and Malabar shareholders about 21%, with pro forma market capitalization of roughly A$6.3 billion; the deal is subject to Malabar shareholder and court approval, regulatory clearances including Japan's competition authority, and an independent expert concluding it is in shareholders' favor, with both boards backing it and Malabar's board recommending it unanimously. Completion is targeted by March 2027.
The acquisition gives New Hope full control of the Maxwell underground coal mine near Muswellbrook in New South Wales' Upper Hunter region, adjacent to its existing Bengalla operation; Maxwell began longwall production in April and is targeting annual saleable coal output of up to 5.5 million tonnes. New Hope shares rose 4.6% to A$6.11 Monday, their highest level since September 21, while the S&P/ASX 200 was up about 0.2%.

Published 5d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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Australia's Ampol Third-Quarter Lytton Refining Margin More Than Doubles

Australian fuel company Ampol said Monday its third-quarter Lytton refining margin rose to $23.92 per barrel, up 125% from $10.64 a year earlier, according to a Reuters report; the company attributed the gain to supply disruptions from Middle East conflict, which benefited its integrated supply chain broadly.
Ampol said further maintenance is needed on the refinery's fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU), which will reduce expected fourth-quarter gasoline, diesel, and jet-fuel output by 150 million liters versus prior guidance.
Group total sales volume for the third quarter was 6,245 million liters, up from 6,028 million liters a year earlier.

Published 6d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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China Proposes Export Controls on Solar-Manufacturing Technologies

China's Ministry of Commerce proposed adding 12 solar-equipment manufacturing technologies to its export-control list Friday, as part of a broader revision that also covers AI and biotechnology; the proposal would fully ban export of certain thin-wafer manufacturing techniques, perovskite and tandem solar-cell technology, and large-scale fluidized-bed polysilicon production technology, while restricting (but not banning) advanced cell-manufacturing technologies including TOPCon, HJT, and XBC.
The ministry said solar technology is increasingly used in sensitive fields such as aerospace and defense, warranting tighter controls to prevent technology from going out of control or spreading inappropriately; public comment on the proposal closes November 15, and exporters must register certain overseas technology transfers before the list is formally revised.
Reuters reported in April that Chinese officials had held preliminary talks with manufacturers about restricting advanced solar-panel manufacturing technology; China has separately limited solar-manufacturing technology exports to India, which is trying to build domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on China, while the report said US companies including Tesla could see their domestic production plans affected.

Published 6d agoSource: Reuters ↗

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UK Heating Oil Costs Up 82% Since US-Israel-Iran Conflict, Government Announces Market Regulation

UK heating fuel costs have risen by up to 82% since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, Minister for Energy Consumers Polly Billington told the BBC; the government announced new measures to regulate the heating oil market, including tighter rules, promoting competition, clearer customer compensation routes, and a review of minimum order levels some customers must buy.
Billington said rural communities 'off grid' are among the most exposed to the price increases; one resident in Devon said she paid about £340 for 500 liters a year ago versus just over £600 currently, and another in Cornwall said rising costs mean she can no longer afford to fill her tank.
In March, the government had announced a £53 million support package for low-income families who use heating oil; some residents told the BBC they doubt the new regulatory measures will bring costs down.

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Antofagasta's Centinela Copper Mine Strike Ends After Deal With Unions

A strike at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile that began October 7 and lasted more than a week ended Sunday after the company reached a new collective-bargaining agreement with the Distrito Centinela and Minera Esperanza unions, which together represent about 700 workers, Reuters reported; 94.49% of participating union members voted to approve the deal.
The unions had demanded equal benefits regardless of union affiliation after talks broke down, triggering the walkout; three workers staged a hunger strike during the standoff, and the dispute had helped support copper prices alongside supply risk from a threatened supervisor strike at BHP's Escondida mine.
Antofagasta said it kept production at normal levels through the strike and avoided a negative impact; the Centinela mine produced 240,400 metric tons of copper in 2025. The report did not detail the agreement's wage or working-condition terms.

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World Bank Aims to Quintuple Critical Minerals Business

World Bank President Ajay Banga said the bank aims to expand its critical minerals business five-fold within five years, naming 20 countries as potential partners. The new 'Metals and Minerals Action Plan' targets $19 billion in critical-minerals financing for fiscal years 2026-2030, up roughly five-fold from $3.6 billion in fiscal years 2021-2025.
The announcement came at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings' plenary session in Bangkok. The first 'country compacts' with multilateral development bank partners also launched the same week, aimed at building local industry and keeping jobs and value-added activity within producing countries.
Context: the US, the World Bank's largest shareholder, has pushed for expanded critical-minerals financing — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he wants the bank to play a bigger role in expanding mining and processing capacity, including deep-sea mining projects; the bank said it takes a 'precautionary approach' to deep-sea mining and that any involvement or investment must align with its existing policies. For context, the bank mobilized $112 billion in private capital in fiscal year 2026 (ended June 30), more than triple fiscal year 2022 levels before Banga took office, with total financing including the bank's own lending reaching $230 billion.

Published Oct 16Source: Investing.com ↗

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PetroChina Set for Record Trading Profit as Iran War Upends Market, Sources Say

PetroChina is on track for record trading profit, Reuters reported October 16 in an exclusive citing five anonymous trading executives, as the Iran war changes how Middle East crude is bought and sold, tightening global fuel markets and lifting margins at refiners abroad. Trading subsidiary PetroChina International (PCI) is expected to post total 2026 profit exceeding 20 billion yuan (about $3 billion), a record; crude trading, which usually accounts for more than half of PCI's profit, had already more than doubled its full-2025 profit by early October. PetroChina's group-wide first-half net profit was about $14.65 billion, per an August disclosure.
Reasons cited for the profit surge: PetroChina's large production, supply assets, and extensive refining/retail network make it less exposed to war-driven supply disruptions; Chairman Dai Houliang said in March the Strait of Hormuz accounts for only 10% of the company's oil and gas needs, versus rival Sinopec's roughly 50% reliance on Middle East crude; profits also came from spot-cargo arbitrage as Middle East producers (excluding Iran) cut export prices, plus cross-region re-export trades. PetroChina also holds 50% stakes in overseas refineries — France's Lavera (210,000 barrels/day) and a Singapore facility (285,000 barrels/day) — benefiting from tighter fuel-market margins driven by both the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Context: the Iran war prompted Gulf oil producers to use shuttle fleets to move cargo through the Strait of Hormuz and sell via spot tenders, versus pre-war annual supply contracts; as freight rates spiked, producers cut prices — Saudi Aramco's official selling price for Asian buyers fell to a six-year low, and Iraq's SOMO widened its discount to more than $30 a barrel. European majors BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies also reportedly earned billions in trading profit in the war's early months. The report noted PetroChina did not respond to requests for comment, and trading profit is not separately disclosed in official results, so the figures rely on anonymous sources.

Published Oct 16Source: Reuters ↗

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Ithaca Energy CEO Vasques to Retire by End of March 2027

Ithaca Energy CEO Luciano Vasques will retire by the end of March 2027, the company announced October 16. The board has begun a search for a successor and said it will make further announcements in due course, aiming for an orderly handover.
The decision comes shortly after the company completed its Eni UK acquisition and business combination and joined the FTSE 100 index; Vasques said the company is in a 'strong position' and that this is the right time to step back. The article did not detail any financial or earnings impact.
Executive Chairman Yaniv Friedman thanked Vasques for his support, describing the period as a 'transformational time' for the company and noting that the Eni UK integration had built a unified corporate culture.

Published Oct 16Source: Investing.com ↗

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Venture Global to Build Power Plants for AI Data Centers

LNG exporter Venture Global has contracted with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services to build natural-gas power plants on its own sites to supply electricity to data centers, per Investing.com; the new plants would not connect to the grid. The company said sites it owns or controls could eventually provide up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of computing capacity, on top of the roughly 4.5GW of power generation it already operates, is building, or has ordered equipment for to supply its LNG export terminals on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
First-phase equipment is expected to be ordered by year-end, with power generation possible starting late 2028 or early 2029. CEO Michael Sabel said the company aims to become one of the largest AI power suppliers in the US within a few years, calling it 'very copy-paste' of its existing business model. Per data provider Cleanview, about a third of data-center capacity currently in development has developers planning on-site self-generation.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Copper Squeeze Breathes New Life Into Old Mines

London Metal Exchange copper hit a record $14,875 a ton on September 10, up sharply from $4,705 at end-2015, per Investing.com; S&P Global Energy projects global copper demand will rise roughly 50% to 42 million tons a year by 2040, driven by the energy transition and data-center buildout. Reviving old mines is faster than building new ones (which take an average of 17 years) since they come with existing infrastructure, known ore bodies and permitting history.
Examples cited: Sibanye-Stillwater approved restarting Tasmania's Mt Lyell mine (idle 12 years after a 2014 accident) in September, investing about $340 million for a targeted 26,000 tons/year by 2029 (at an estimated cost of $5,644/ton); Zambia's Luanshya mine (majority owned by CNMC) resumed partial production in an upper zone idle over 20 years, targeting 100,000 tons/year by 2030; Glencore plans to restart Argentina's Alumbrera mine (closed 2018) in the second half of 2027 to support the nearby Agua Rica project; and Papua New Guinea's Bougainville-based Panguna mine, shut since a 1989 civil war, is being pushed for a restart by the government, though its camp was attacked last month. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates restarts could add about 1 million tons/year by 2030 (over 4% of current output), but S&P sees a structural shortfall of up to 10 million tons even accounting for restarts and expansions; Wood Mackenzie notes restarted mines average only about 33,000 tons/year versus 100,000+ for expansion projects, and flags risks including flooding, aging equipment, old waste dams, protests and tighter environmental rules.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Kairos Power Raises $643 Million for Tennessee Reactor, Bloomberg Reports

Next-gen nuclear developer Kairos Power raised $643 million — $368 million in private investment plus $275 million in US Department of Energy financing — per Bloomberg. Investors included Google Ventures and DCVC, with Samsung C&T contributing $70 million as part of a partnership announced last month.
Most of the funds will build Hermes 2, a 50-megawatt demonstration reactor in Tennessee using molten salt instead of water as coolant, targeted to start operating by 2030; some funds will expand manufacturing capacity at a New Mexico site. Kairos signed a power-purchase deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority last year to supply an Alphabet (Google)-owned data center, and is among the few companies with federal approval to build new nuclear systems.

Published Oct 14Source: Investing.com ↗

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Yemen's Houthis Vow More Attacks on Saudi Airports, Oil Facilities After Aramco HQ Hit

Yemen's Houthi rebels vowed to continue attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities, calling them "legitimate targets," after reports that their strike on Aramco's Dhahran compound caused major damage to the headquarters building, according to Investing.com. The Houthis said they used ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, and warned international shipping companies, civilians, and workers to evacuate Saudi airports and oil sites; they named Dhahran's Aramco facilities, Riyadh International Airport, and Aramco refining facilities in Riyadh as further targets.
Local sources said fire spread across multiple floors in the Dhahran strike, while Saudi's energy ministry described it as limited; two sources said Aramco operations continue normally with staff working from home. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile headed toward Riyadh, where multiple explosions were heard and an air-raid alert was issued then lifted; the cause of the blasts was not confirmed.
Riyadh International Airport is closed through October 17 with airlines canceling flights to Saudi Arabia; Saturday's attack killed 13 people, the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in a decade. The Houthis say the strikes are retaliation for Saudi support of Yemen's government forces in the civil war that resumed last month, a conflict reported to have been reignited by the US-Iran standoff in the Gulf.

Published Oct 14Source: Investing.com ↗

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Aramco HQ Hit in Houthi Attack as Fire Extinguished in Dhahran

Saudi Aramco's headquarters compound in Dhahran was hit in a coordinated missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg via Investing.com. A fire broke out at part of the corporate complex but has since been extinguished.
The Saudi-led coalition said the attack targeted strategic sites including the capital Riyadh and the eastern hub of Dhahran. The full extent of physical damage is unclear, and it is not confirmed whether the damage stemmed from a direct hit or falling debris from intercepted missiles; some residential areas in Dhahran were also hit by interceptor debris.
No casualties were reported in the article. Aramco management and Saudi authorities had not yet disclosed details on operational disruption; markets are watching for impact on oil export logistics and supply continuity.

Published Oct 13Source: Bloomberg ↗

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Equinor Signs Five-Year Gas Supply Deal With Eneco

Norway's Equinor agreed to supply natural gas to Dutch energy company Eneco for five years, delivering about 9 TWh (roughly 0.9 bcm) annually via the Dutch gas grid, with deliveries starting October 1, 2026, according to Investing.com. Financial terms were not disclosed.
This is the third long-term agreement the two companies have signed this year. Equinor said it is also transferring verified environmental attributes, under which the gas carries 11.8% lower greenhouse gas emissions than the average Dutch grid mix.

Published Oct 13Source: Investing.com ↗

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TotalEnergies and KKR Expand US Solar Joint Venture by 700 MW

TotalEnergies and KKR agreed to add 700 MW of solar capacity to their US joint venture, through three utility-scale solar assets in Texas and Ohio expected to begin commercial operation before Q1 2027, according to Investing.com. The portfolio carries an enterprise value of $1.2 billion, and power output has been or will be sold to third parties by TotalEnergies.
TotalEnergies will continue to operate the assets after the deal closes, which is expected in 2026 subject to customary conditions. The 50-50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and KKR currently has 1.4 GW of capacity.

Published Oct 12Source: Investing.com ↗

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Medco Energi Acquires 10% Stake in Four Eni Indonesia Blocks

PT Medco Energi Internasional agreed to acquire a 10% participating interest from Eni in four oil and gas blocks in East Kalimantan's Kutai Basin — Muara Bakau, Ganal, West Ganal and East Ganal — according to Investing.com, in a deal announced Monday.
The assets, operated by Searah (a joint venture between Eni and Malaysia's Petronas), span production, development and exploration operations and include the Geliga gas field, estimated to hold about 5 trillion cubic feet of gas and 300 million barrels of condensate. Deal value was not disclosed.
The transaction follows a separate deal this month in which Pertamina's upstream unit, Pertamina Hulu Energi, agreed to acquire stakes in three other East Kalimantan blocks from Eni.

Published Oct 12Source: Investing.com ↗