Oil production in Oman recorded a 0.4 per cent increase by the end of November 2025, reaching approximately 333,940,700 barrels compared to 332,693,800 barrels during the same period in 2024, according to the latest preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Chinese oil major CNOOC, opens new tab said that an offshore oil project in the South China Sea had commenced production. Xijiang Oilfields 24 Block Development Project, located in the shallow water of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, is expected to achieve a plateau production of about 18,000 barrels of light crude oil equivalent per day in 2026.
DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has placed its North Sea oil production with subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation and Shell effective January 2026 and secured related offtake financing facilities for up to $410 million.
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron led the first US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale since 2023, securing top bids in an auction raising $279.4 million—about $100 million less than 2023—yet achieving the highest per-acre bids since 2017, according to Reuters analysis findings.
The NNPC/Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint Venture advanced Nigeria’s gas commercialisation and environmental goals with the signing of Gas Flare Commercialisation Agreements under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) and approved Non-NGFCP frameworks.
Eight Opec+ countries reaffirm pausing production increases in early 2026 and maintaining flexibility to restore or extend voluntary cuts. They emphasised cautious monitoring, full compliance with agreed adjustments, JMMC oversight, and compensating for any overproduction since January 2024.
Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, affirmed that the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) continues to grow and evolve in both the quality of participation and the diversity of discussions, with artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technology emerging as central themes.
OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP) announced financial results for the nine months ending September 30, 2025, reporting revenues of OMR 633.8 million (about $1.64 billion) and an EBITDA of OMR 471.2 million (approximately $1.23 billion).
Global oil supply will match demand in 2026 in a reflection of the wider Opec+ group's production increases and higher supply from other producers, an Opec report showed today, marking a further shift from its earlier projections of a supply deficit.
Oman’s oil exports reached approximately 230.1804 million barrels by the end of September 2025, recording a slight decrease of 0.2 per cent compared to the same period in 2024, which totalled 230.5755 million barrels.
