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Chinese Oil Major Discovers New Field

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Chinas state energy company CNOOC said today it had discovered a new oil field in the South China Sea that could contain over 100 million tons of crude oil, equal to around 733 million barrels. Dubbed Huizhou 19-6, the field is located some 100 miles offshore the province of Shenzhen.

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CNOOC Installs Record-Breaking Offshore Oil Platform

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CNOOC has installed the largest and heaviest offshore platform at a field in the Bohai Sea, the company said today, boasting the facility was 22.8 The platform was installed at the Kenli field, at a depth of some 20 meters, which has proven reserves of some 100 million tons of crude oil.

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Kazakhstan Expects to Top Its Oil Output Plan in Defiance of OPEC+

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Kazakhstan is likely to top its oil production plan this year, due to the expansion of the Chevron-led Tengiz field, Kazakhstans Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Friday, in yet another snub at OPEC+ quotas. million tons of crude oil and condensate in 2025, or about 2 million barrels per day (bpd), which would be 9.7%

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Nigeria’s GEIL exports first crude from new onshore terminal

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“Facilities such as this will play an instrumental part in supporting marginal field production by facilitating crude exports and increasing revenue generation in Nigeria,” said the African Energy Chamber (AEC) in a statement. “As Prior to the construction of the onshore terminal, GEIL relied on barges to transport crude.

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OPEC tensions build as Kazakhstan’s oil production hits all-time high

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(Oil Price) – Kazakhstan’s crude oil output jumped 7.5% Most of the increase came from Tengiz—the Chevron-led mega-field—where output surged from 813,200 bpd in May to 953,000 bpd in June. In the first half of 2025, Kazakhstan’s crude oil production (excluding condensates) averaged 1.79 in June to 1.88

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Mexico Revises Oil Production Down

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Mexicos finance ministry has revised the countrys crude oil production rate for the year by 129,000 bpd less than previously expected. Instead of 1.8 million bpdthe target set by President Claudia SheinbaumMexico is seen producing 1.762 million bpd, Reuters reported, citing the ministry.

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EIA forecasts Alaska crude oil production will grow in 2026 for the first time since 2017

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(World Oil) – In its March 2025 Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast crude oil production in Alaska will increase by 16,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2026 to 438,000 bpd after remaining relatively flat in 2025. Average annual crude oil production in Alaska peaked at 2.0

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