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Energy, Oil & Gas

bp acquires interest in three Namibian exploration blocks

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

bp has agreed to acquire a 60 per cent interest in three offshore exploration blocks in Namibia from Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas as part of bp’s strategy to grow its upstream portfolio.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Mammoet, ULC-Energy sign nuclear cooperation agreement

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

Mammoet and ULC-Energy have entered into a cooperation agreement to streamline the construction of nuclear power facilities in the Netherlands.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Avigilon AI video analytics help protect Middle East oil and gas sites

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

Gas and oil sites are among the most vital and high-risk pieces of critical infrastructure. This is especially true for the Mena region, which produces 30 per cent of the global oil supply and 17 per cent of the global gas supply, while having to account for active security risks and vulnerabilities that most of the world never considers.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil falls below $100 as hopes rise for new talks to end war

Tue, 14 Apr 2026

Oil prices fell below $100 a barrel this morning (April 14) over signs of new US-Iran dialogue ⁠to end their war. Brent crude was at $97.8 in early trade, while US WTI crude was at $96.83.

Energy, Oil & Gas

CoreMarine, Jumbo Offshore secure FLNG installation contract in Argentina

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

CoreMarine and Jumbo Offshore won a contract from Southern Energy to transport, install, and connect soft-yoke moorings and FLNG vessels Hilli Episeyo and MKII in Argentina’s Golfo San Matías, boosting gas exports with consortium support.

Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies, TPAO partner on Black Sea exploration

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

TotalEnergies and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) signed an MoU to collaborate on exploration, enabling joint technical assessments of opportunities in Türkiye’s Black Sea region.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Opec lowers second-quarter global oil demand forecast on Iran war

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

Opec lowered its forecast for world oil demand in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day, the producer group's monthly oil report showed in its first public assessment of the Iran war's impact ​on the market.

Energy, Oil & Gas

E.ON warns of long-term energy price rises in Germany amid Mideast turmoil

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

German energy giant E.ON expects electricity and gas prices to continue climbing over the long term as a result of ongoing tensions in the Middle East, according to senior company officials.

Energy, Oil & Gas

European gas prices jump following rising tensions in Mideast

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

European gas prices have surged following rising tensions in the Middle East, as failed ceasefire talks between Iran and the US unsettle global energy markets.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil shock to intensify as US Hormuz blockade threatens global markets: opinion

Mon, 13 Apr 2026

deVere Group CEO Nigel Green warns that closing the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a sharp oil price surge beyond previous spikes and cause intensified market volatility as blockade risks become more plausible.