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Middle Eastern Oil Giants Go On LNG Buying Spree

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With strong government backing and billions of dollars at their disposal, Middle Eastern oil giants are aggressively expanding into the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, aiming to nearly double their LNG capacity within the next decade. Companies like Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.

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UK Reconsiders North Sea Oil and Gas to Lower Energy Bills

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The UK government is mulling over a change to the law to oil and gas projects in the North Sea in a drive to lower energy bills. The government has given extra funds for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to invest between 2026…

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Mexico Approves Fracking to Reverse Sagging Oil and Gas Production

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In a major U-turn in energy policy, Mexico has unveiled a 10-year plan to reverse a years-long decline in oil and gas production by tapping more unconventional resources through fracking.

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Global Gas Flaring Surges to 17-Year High

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Despite big promises by oil majors to reduce gas flaring, the practice continues to be a major issue, contributing to high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. If gas flaring continues to take place, it could compromise the acceleration to green. Gas flaring is the burning of the natural gas associated with oil extraction.

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Argentina finally emerges as a South American oil powerhouse

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(Oil Price) – The discovery of the massive Vaca Muerta shale play was a game changer for the economically troubled South American nation of Argentina. The latest data from Argentina’s Ministry of Economy shows shale oil production hit an all-time high for June 2025, although overall petroleum output dipped lower. Source: U.S.

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Carney: new Canadian oil pipeline Is ‘highly likely’

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(Oil Price) – A new oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast is highly likely to make it to the federal government’s list of projects of national interest, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Calgary Herald in an interview published this weekend. “I

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Norway’s $1.9 trillion oil fund cuts stakes in energy supermajors

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(Oil Price) – The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s $1.9 trillion oil fund, cut its equity stakes in the biggest international oil and gas companies in the first half of the year as oil prices fell. Government Pension Fund Global trimmed its stakes in BP – to 3.15% worth $2.5

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