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Trump Administration Alaska Lease Sale Attracts $163 Million From Major Oil and Gas Players

  The U.S. government on Wednesday held its most successful sale ever of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, attracting $163 million in winning bids from industry players including ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Repsol and Shell. The sale appeared to show pent-up demand from drillers for acreage in the reserve after more than six years without …

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Ranked: The Top Crude Oil Producers in 2025 – Visual Capitalist

By Gabriel Cohen | Editing Niccolo Conte | Design Sabrina Lam Key Takeaways The U.S. was the world’s largest crude oil producer in 2025, pumping 13.58 million barrels per day. Five of the world’s top 10 crude oil producers are in the Middle East. Russia and Saudi Arabia ranked second and third globally, each producing …

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Iran War Spurs a Surge in Stock Sales From US Shale Companies

By Anthony Hughes Oil drilling rigs near Stanton, Texas. Photographer: Justin Hamel/Bloomberg Stock sales by US-listed oil and gas producers are making March the sector’s busiest month in more than six years as the war in Iran whips up volatility and stalls capital-raising activity from other corners of the market. With West Texas Intermediate crude …

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US Companies to Increase Oil Production Amid Iran Conflict, Interior Secretary Burgum Says

(Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Wednesday that U.S. oil companies will soon announce increased production amid price spikes due to the ongoing Iran conflict. “I think you’re going to see them all announcing that they’ve increased production, you know, here in the United States in response to the price signals and …

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Chevron, Shell Closing in on First Big Oil Production Deals in Venezuela Since US Captured Maduro, Sources Say

(Reuters) – International oil majors Chevron and Shell are closing in on the first big oil production deals with Venezuela since the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January, five sources close to the negotiations told Reuters. The deals would allow both companies to boost production in coveted oil regions in the South American …

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Venture Global’s Quarterly Core Profit Nearly Triples on Higher LNG Sales Volumes

Venture Global said on Monday its adjusted core profit nearly tripled in the fourth quarter, due to higher LNG sales volumes at the Plaquemines Project in Louisiana, sending its shares up nearly 9% in premarket trading. In 2025, the U.S. became the first country to export more than 100 million metric tons (mmt) of liquefied …

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Saudi Arabia Boosts Oil Output, Exports for US Attack on Iran Contingency, Sources Say

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is increasing its oil production and exports as part of a contingency plan in case any U.S. strike on Iran disrupts supplies from the Middle East, two sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday. The Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the …

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Chevron Sells Venezuelan Oil to India’s Reliance for the First Time Since 2023, Ship Data and Sources Say

HOUSTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron (CVX.N) has sold its first cargo of Venezuelan crude oil to India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) since December 2023, according to ship tracking data and two sources. Chevron (CVX.N) negotiated the Boscan crude cargo to Reliance this month, marking the first sale of the heavy oil, which …

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Continental Resources Says Argentina Shale Resource Could be ‘Another Permian’

(Reuters) – Argentina’s shale oil resource could be similar in size to that of the Permian Basin, the top oilfield in the U.S., Continental Resources CEO Doug Lawler said on Tuesday. Argentina’s projections show that oil output could reach 1.5 million to 2 million barrels per day in the next few years, but the U.S. …

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ConocoPhillips Considers Selling Permian Assets Worth $2 Billion, Bloomberg News Reports

(Reuters) – ConocoPhillips is exploring a sale of some of its Permian Basin assets as part of a broader streamlining of its portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The assets, picked up over the years through deals with Concho Resources and Shell, are expected to fetch about $2 billion, …

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