Lebanon wants a consortium led by TotalEnergies to drill another well at offshore Block 9 quickly, after a first well did not find enough natural gas to be commercialized, energy minister Walid Fayad told Reuters.The consortium drilling in Block…
Saudi oil giant Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he saw significant demand growth for oil, citing a possible resurgence in the Chinese economy and an aviation sector that remains below pre-pandemic levels. He said a one-size…
A tanker seeking to fill up liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a terminal in Egypt left empty and diverted to another port, after an Israeli pipeline supplying gas was halted due to Israel-Hamas conflict, analysts said on Thursday.The Seapeak Catalunya…
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, poses a serious threat to the regional natural gas market and could have knock-on effects on Europe’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply as winter approaches, Rystad Energy…
Global oil benchmark Brent hit $93 a barrel on Wednesday as the risk of escalating conflict in the Middle East threatened to disrupt oil supplies from the region, with Iran calling for an oil embargo to be imposed on Israel.Brent crude futures was up $2…
Saudi Aramco is able to ramp up oil production within weeks as global consumption is set to rise to a fresh record by year-end, the CEO of the oil giant said on Tuesday.Speaking at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London, Aramco CEO Amin Nasser…
Israel, which has become a major gas exporter in recent years, has shut down several major energy sites since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, sparking a wider conflict in the Gaza Strip.Following are the sites impacted by the conflict so far:THE TAMAR GAS FIELDIsrael on Oct…
No hydrocarbon finds were made after exploratory drilling operations at Lebanon's offshore Block 9, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.Lebanon's energy minister and officials from the Lebanese Petroleum Administration declined to comment…
Chevron has halted natural gas exports through a major subsea pipeline between Israel and Egypt and is supplying gas via an alternative pipeline through Jordan, the company said on Tuesday.The decision to halt exports via the East Mediterranean…
BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co's (ADNOC) $2 billion bid to acquire a 50% stake in Israeli gas producer NewMed Energy remains on track, a BP executive has told investors.BP remained 'very optimistic' about the deal despite the escalation of…
Offshore drilling operations in Lebanon's Block 9 are still ongoing, despite recent land border clashes between Lebanon and Israel, Walid Fayad, Lebanon's energy minister, told Reuters.'It's in everyone's interest to continue as long as there are signs of stability…
A subsea gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea has been likely damaged by 'outside activity', the Finnish government said on Tuesday.This is what is known so far:WHAT IS THE BALTICCONNECTOR?The…
Shares of oil and gas driller ADES Holding climbed almost 30% above its listing price on its market debut in Riyadh on Wednesday after raising $1.22 billion in an initial public offering last month. The shares outperformed the wider Saudi market…
Gas production curtailment in Israel due to the ongoing conflict is likely to tighten global balances, but the impact on European gas prices is marginal for now, Goldman Sachs said.'Tightening of global LNG balances as marginal for TTF prices for now…
Israel is suspending production at the Tamar gas field off its southern coast and will seek alternative fuel sources to meet its needs, the energy ministry said on Monday, following three days of violence in the region.Chevron, which operates the field…