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Newfoundland and Labrador Leads Canada in Boosting Exports to Countries Other Than U.S.

Most of the growth came from shipping crude oil to Europe. By Gary Kean Newfoundland and Labrador outpaced other provinces in sending a larger share of exports to non-U.S. markets in 2025. However, that does not mean it has diversified trading partners. According to a recent TD Economics report on the shifting nature of goods …

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ConocoPhillips and Partners to Invest $2 Bln in Greater Ekofisk Gas, Condensate

(Reuters) – ConocoPhillips and its partners will invest some 20 billion Norwegian crowns ($2.11 billion) to restart production at three fields in the Greater Ekofisk area by the end of 2028, plans presented to the Norwegian government showed on Friday. The project, called the Previously Produced Fields (PPF), aims to extract more hydrocarbons from late-life Albuskjell, …

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Shell Weighing Venezuela Offshore Investments Worth Billions of Dollars, CEO Tells CNBC

(Reuters) – Shell is weighing investments in certain offshore natural gas opportunities in Venezuela involving investments worth a few billion dollars with production expected in the next couple of years, CEO Wael Sawan said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. “These are opportunities that could potentially be activated within months,” he told CNBC, adding …

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Trump Administration Takes First Step Toward Offering New Offshore Oil Drilling Leases in California

(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday invited the oil and gas industry to nominate areas for a potential sale of offshore oil and gas leases in Southern and Central California to be held as soon as next year. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The move is part of a push by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Interior …

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Blackstone Weighs $5 Billion Sale of Beacon Offshore, Bloomberg News Reports

(Reuters) – Blackstone is in talks to sell its Beacon Offshore Energy, which operates oil and gas assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for more than $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The asset manager has begun early talks with investment banks about a possible listing of …

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Shell Buys Stakes in Angolan Offshore Blocks From Chevron

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) has agreed to buy stakes in two undeveloped offshore blocks in ultra-deep waters offshore Angola from Chevron (CVX.N), the European energy major said on Tuesday. European oil majors have said they will spend billions in Angola, Sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest crude oil producer after Nigeria. The country has undertaken …

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BP, Chevron Are Top Bidders at First Trump Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Auction

(Reuters) – BP, Chevron and Shell were among the top bidders on Wednesday at the U.S. government’s first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023. The auction, which ended with $279.4 million in high bids, was the first of 30 mandated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cut …

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US Holds First Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Auction Since 2023

By Reuters (Reuters) – The Trump administration will hold the government’s first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023 on Wednesday, a key test of industry appetite for offshore acreage at a time when the United States is seeking to unleash more domestic fossil fuel production. The auction is the first …

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Harbour Energy to Cut 100 UK Jobs After Windfall Tax Retained

By Olga Tanas Harbour Energy Plc, one of the largest independent oil and gas firms in the UK, expects to cut another 100 jobs after the government decided to keep a windfall tax on North Sea producers. The Labour government last week said it plans to retain the Energy Profits Levy — introduced by the …

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Equinor to Drill 26 Exploration Wells Off Norway Next Year

By Kari Lundgren Equinor ASA will drill about 26 wildcat and appraisal wells off the coast of Norway in 2026, mostly in the country’s North Sea, as the company looks to spend $6 billion a year over the next ten years to maintain the flow of oil and gas to Europe. Norway’s biggest oil and …

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