Wood Mackenzie: Johan Sverdrup crude hits record US$24/bbl premium
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.
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Southeast Asia's upstream M&A activity shifts
According to Rystad Energy, Southeast Asia's upstream merger and acquisition conversation has moved from which international oil companies are leaving to who is entering, with US$9.6 billion on offer.
McKinsey Global Energy Perspective 2026: shifting demand drives energy expansion
McKinsey’s Global Energy Perspective 2026 finds that the ongoing energy transition, impacted by volatile market conditions, is becoming an energy expansion, with oil, gas, coal, and renewables all growing.
Rystad Energy: Venezuela’s oil sector comeback
Venezuela’s upstream oil sector is attracting renewed investment from established majors and new operators, according to new Rystad Energy research and analysis.
A portfolio approach to decommissioning
Sandy Hutchison, Managing Director, TAQA UK, offers lessons learned from executing the UK’s largest portfolio decommissioning programme.
CoreMarine completes acquisition of BravOcean
CoreMarine takes a decisive step to expand its offshore footprint in one of the world's most active subsea markets.
Post Oak Energy Capital announces Ichthys Energy Partners asset monetisation
Ichthys retains core New Mexico asset base, remaining well capitalised for continued growth and development.
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Wood Mackenzie: strong balance sheets set 2027 up for oil and gas portfolio renewal
Balance sheets at strongest point in years, unlocking 5% investment rise and fresh wave of M&A in 2027 as companies rebuild post-2030 upstream portfolios.
Wellbore Integrity Solutions launches new website
New website better connects customers with the company's technologies, services, and expertise.
Raising the bar for well barriers
Scott Gordon, Director of RBP product line, The WellBoss Company, describes a century of evolution for well control barriers and the growing role of retrievable bridge plugs in modern well integrity strategies.
Natural carbon sinks absorb 40% of human CO2 emissions and are not valued in most climate models, says Wood Mackenzie
New analysis finds land and ocean sinks are weakening and carbon prices and coverage fall short of what is needed to protect them, leaving net zero strategies built on unverified foundations.
Why electric submersible pump (ESP) optimisation starts with motor control
Motaz Hassan, Global Application Manager - Artificial Lift Solutions at ABB, Motion Drive Products, explores some of the most common ESP challenges from backspin and gas lock to underload conditions. He then explains how application-specific drive control helps improve reliability, protect equipment and support production continuity.
Form first oil to late life
James Ferguson, Hunting Subsea Technologies, describes a lifecycle approach to subsea engineering that connects standardised hardware, intervention capability, and enhanced reservoir recovery.
DNV: the growing tail of oil demand destruction
Sverre Alvik, VP and Energy Transition Outlook director, DNV, argues that the longer the Hormuz crisis lasts, the heavier the tail of permanent demand destruction.
OPITO, in collaboration with PETRONAS, launches Decarbonisation Training Certification to address critical energy workforce skills gap
Developed from PETRONAS-INSTEP industry-led expertise and formalised by OPITO, the programme supports the workforce transition across the evolving global energy sector.