
IGU report: The global state of methane emissions
Today, 13 October 2026, the International Gas Union (IGU) released its first report on the Global State of Methane Regulation.
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Today, 13 October 2026, the International Gas Union (IGU) released its first report on the Global State of Methane Regulation.

Murphy Oil Corp has announced new oil discovery offshore Vietnam and successful appraisal offshore Côte d’Ivoire.

Major contract to supply tubular solutions.

Energy-importing countries are scaling clean energy three times faster than exporters, as governments seek to reduce reliance on imported oil and gas by expanding domestically produced power, according to the tenth edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook.

Culmination of five years of investment and effort to establish Viking as a key supplier of completion equipment in the Kingdom.

SLB has been awarded a 15 year contract by TotalEnergies to use its digital well planning and engineering solutions across its global upstream operations.

Equinor and its partners have discovered gas at the Gulfalks South field in the North Sea, with 3.3 - 10.3 million boe.

Pacific Coast Energy Company has announced strategic agreements with Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. to redevelop Venezuelan Delta and Cabimas oil fields.

Valaris has secured US$220 million in contract awards and extensions, covering drilling in Suriname, jackup operations in Australia, and plug and abandonment work in the North Sea.

H&P has expanded the deployment of its FlexRobotics® technology across ExxonMobil’s drilling operations to advance automation, safety, and performance.

Wood Mackenzie has reported that Johan Sverdrup Crude hits record US$24/bbl premium to Brent as Saudi pipeline suspension tightens European medium-sour supply.

Chevron Technical Center has joined SLB and TotalEnergies in their long-term digital subsurface collaboration, supporting the development of reservoir engineering and geoscience technologies.