Crude oil prices surged for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, with Brent approaching the psychologically important $100-a-barrel threshold as a fresh escalation in the US-Iran conflict heightened fears of prolonged disruptions to oil supplies from the Gulf.
Kistos has received confirmation of a Royal Decree from Oman, completing the transfer of legal ownership of onshore Blocks 3 and 4 from Mitsui E&P Middle East to the independent energy company.
Oil prices were heading for their strongest weekly gain since mid-July on Friday as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over disruptions to Middle East energy supplies.
Chevron has reached new agreements with Venezuela covering its joint ventures, unlocking plans for more than $7 billion in investment over five years and production growth to about 600,000 barrels per day, supported by additional Orinoco Belt acreage and lower costs.
The value of the European Union’s petroleum oil imports surged 55.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, while volumes remained broadly stable, rising 1.2 per cent to a monthly average of 36.7 million tonnes, according to Eurostat.
South Korea plans to reduce its reliance on Middle Eastern crude oil to 50 per cent by 2035, as Seoul seeks to diversify energy supplies following regional disruptions. The government’s 10-year resource security plan calls for a major transformation of supply chains.
Oil prices climbed again to stay above the psychologically important $100-a-barrel mark on Tuesday as renewed concerns over Gulf security offset signs of improving Saudi crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
China National Offshore Oil Engineering has announced the groundbreaking of its biggest international offshore project - Bul Hanine EPIC in Qatar - with a total contract value of $4 billion. The project is being developed in the country's Bul Hanine oilfield by QatarEnergy.
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Monday to their lowest levels in more than a week as hopes for renewed US-Iran diplomacy reduced some of the geopolitical risk premium, while President Donald Trump signalled he could meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian but warned Tehran that much bigger action could follow if it did not change course.
US forces had supported the safe transit of more than one billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two months, said its top official, adding that they had facilitated the transit of more than 2,000 commercial vessels through the Strait with “co-ordinated protection”.
