Petrobras Gears Up for Offshore Boom

Petrobras is beefing up its offshore game, throwing four more support vessels into the mix by 2026—bringing the grand total to 48. Brazil’s state-run oil company is gearing up to boost production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) at the Buzios field by 2030, cementing Brazil’s status as an offshore oil heavyweight. Petrobras has […]

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The Top 5 Oil Exploration Prospects of 2025

Around 120 discoveries were made in 2024, but most were small, unlike major finds in previous years. High-impact drilling is expected in Suriname (Korikori), Cyprus (Elektra), Libya (Area C), and South Africa (DWOB). Oil majors like Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies are leading the charge in new and existing frontier basins. The global oil industry saw […]

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Trafigura: Iran Sanctions Are Biggest Bullish Catalyst On Oil Prices

Trafigura Head of Trading: U.S. foreign policy vis-a-vis Iran is the main upside risk for oil. Last year, Trump pledged in his Republican National Convention speech to dramatically lower Iranian oil exports. On Tuesday, the Trump administration imposed further sanctions on more than 30 people and vessels for selling and transporting Iranian petroleum-related products. Trafigura […]

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UK blacklists 40 shadow fleet ships

The UK is imposing a new wave of sanctions against the Russian oil trade, targeting an additional 40 ships. The biggest sanctions package against Russia’s shadow fleet brings the total number of oil tankers sanctioned by the UK to 133—more than any other European nation. Publishing details of the sanctions, Britain said the ships being […]

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