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Energy, Oil & Gas

Expro secures two-year UAE well testing contract

Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Expro, an energy services provider, has secured a two-year contract with a major UAE operator to deliver well testing and flowback services for unconventional wells, including surface testing, equipment supply, and operational support.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia, Korea deepen energy ties with new agreement

Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Saudi Arabia and South Korea signed an MoU to expand oil and gas cooperation, covering petroleum, petrochemicals, crude storage, pipeline infrastructure, technology, and sustainability initiatives, as the two countries seek to strengthen energy security and investment ties.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil prices decline 4.8% after US-Iran deal

Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Oil prices fell in Asia on Monday after the US and Iran announced an agreement that is expected to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Panasonic to launch US battery production for AI data centres by 2028

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Panasonic Holdings plans to begin mass production of battery cells for data centre applications in the United States by fiscal 2028, positioning itself to benefit from rapidly rising demand driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion.

Energy, Oil & Gas

SMR capacity set to rise sixfold as nuclear tech gains momentum

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are emerging as a key technology in the global shift to low-carbon, secure and flexible energy systems, with capacity forecast to rise roughly sixfold between 2025 and 2030, according to GlobalData

Energy, Oil & Gas

GEF approves $232m in new funding and endorses $3.9bn GEF-9 plan

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

The 71st Global Environment Facility Council in Samarkand approved $232.5 million in new environmental finance and endorsed the $3.9 billion GEF-9 plan for 2026–2030 to scale global climate, biodiversity and adaptation funding.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Mena emerges as $642bn hub for clean industry investment

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Mena is emerging as a major global hub for clean industrial investment, with 84 projects worth about $642 billion across clean fuels, fertilisers, steel and aluminium, according to a report by Mission Possible Partnership and the Industrial Transition Accelerator.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Motive Offshore buys C-Kore to boost subsea testing capabilities

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Motive Offshore Group has acquired C-Kore, a subsea cable monitoring and integrity technology provider, strengthening its global testing, inspection and certification capabilities.

Energy, Oil & Gas

DTI rebrands as Pragma, focuses on well barriers

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Downhole Tools International has rebranded as Pragma, marking a strategic shift toward the development and commercialisation of advanced well barrier technologies.

Energy, Oil & Gas

OneSubsea secures bp deal for Thunder Horse project

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

SLB announced that its OneSubsea joint venture has been awarded a contract by bp to provide a subsea boosting system for the Thunder Horse project, a development in the deepwater portion of Gulf of America.