Business/economics
ExxonMobil’s Letter of Intent to begin preliminary engineering and procurement work for Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG project bridges the development to a final EPC contract, which Area 4 partners are expected to award following an FID anticipated by year-end 2026.
Sixteen companies submitted 69 bids worth $99.5 million in the Big Beautiful Gulf 3 sale.
Beetaloo Energy and Halliburton have signed an MOU to advance Beetaloo Digital, a proposed gas-powered AI data center hub in Australia’s Northern Territory that could create a new long-term market for Beetaloo Basin gas.
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A Dallas Fed survey update suggests few executives foresee a strong US production response, even with oil prices above $90/bbl. -
Under the agreement, Trafigura will pay Gabon $1 billion for future crude export deliveries over 7 years.
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The country’s foreign investment bid comes as Sonatrach launches its largest capital expenditure outlay—$60 billion to be spent from 2026 to 2030.
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Fervo Energy and Vallourec have signed a 5‑year supply agreement to support large‑scale deployment of next‑generation geothermal across the US, establishing a fully domestic supply chain for geothermal well components.
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War‑related infrastructure damage is beginning to influence global energy supply chains in ways that could reshape project development and capacity growth.
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Sulzer and JSIL are teaming up to provide the service for oil and gas, power generation, and industrial operations.
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The deal includes Waygate’s inspection portfolios and is expected to close later this year.
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An asset swap with PDVSA helps consolidate the supermajor’s heavy-oil operations in the country.
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The multiyear contract with YPF includes electric pumping units and automated stimulation services.
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The Orange Basin and Gulf of Guinea will see most of the high-impact drilling activity planned this year in Africa.
