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OilPrice·Aug 21·1 min read

US Oil Drillers See Pullback as Oil Prices Rise

Recent industry monitoring reveals a slight contraction in US upstream operational activity despite firming global crude benchmarks. Baker Hughes reported a net decline in the total active drilling fl

China’s Teapots Look Beyond Iranian Oil amid U.S. Blockade

Independent Chinese refiners, known as teapots, are curbing their intake of Iranian crude following intensified sanctions enforcement and maritime tracking pres

OilPrice·Aug 21

Oil Nears $100 as Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Raises the Stakes

Global crude benchmarks are rapidly approaching the $100 per barrel threshold as a severe maritime bottleneck in the Persian Gulf disrupts supply flows. The imp

OilPrice·Aug 21

Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Lukoil Refinery Deep in Russia

Ukrainian long-range uncrewed aerial systems have successfully targeted a major Lukoil-operated processing plant in the Perm region, marking one of the deepest

OilPrice·Aug 21

$10.4B oil project nears offshore installation as key equipment reaches Mexico

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore has taken a key logistical step toward the deployment phase of a major $10.4 billion ultra-deepwater project with the deli

Offshore Energy·Aug 21
Aug 21

Gorgon stage three tie-back gets first TechnipFMC Subsea 2.0 tree

Aug 21

Saudi Oil Exports from Mediterranean Soar with Shuttles North to Avoid Houthis

Aug 21

Heerema, AF Gruppen take on 35,000-ton North Sea platform removal and recycling project

Aug 21

Buru Mulls Mini Refinery in Western Australia

Aug 21

Equinor Secures Deal to Supply Crude to ORLEN

Aug 21

Petrobras targets West Africa offshore frontier with four-block talks in Ghana

Aug 21

Premier Energy books LNG cargo via Alexandroupolis FSRU

Aug 21

Sintana expands Walvis Basin exposure ahead of potential 2027 exploration wave in Namibia

Aug 21

TGS awarded data brokerage and licensing rights for block offshore Brunei

Aug 21

Green light for Aker BP to deploy Noble and Odfjell Drilling rigs in North Sea