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Murphy Oil announces discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire
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Côte d’Ivoire - June 23, 2026

Murphy Oil has announced that its Bubale-1X exploration well offshore Côte d’Ivoire has encountered 30 metres of net oil pay.

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ENEOS buys Chevron downstream assets for $2.2 billion
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Multinational - May 14, 2026

ENEOS has acquired from Chevron a package of downstream assets in Southeast Asia and Australia for USD 2.2 billion.

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Cameroon awards offshore blocks to Murphy, Octavia
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Cameroon - April 27, 2026

Cameroon has announced the award of four offshore blocks to Murphy West Africa and one to Octavia Energy in its 2025 licensing…

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Japan asks wholesalers to shift from Dubai to Brent pricing to curb fuel costs
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Japan - March 27, 2026

Japan has urged wholesalers to switch to Brent from Dubai pricing to curb fuel costs amid supply disruptions.

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SK Innovation to develop $2.3-billion LNG power plant in Vietnam
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Vietnam - February 19, 2026

South Korea’s SK Innovation will develop a USD 2.3-billion, 1.5-GW LNG-to-power project in Vietnam.

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Oman’s LPG pioneer eyes LNG growth - National Gas Company - Rachid MAJJAD - Oman
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Oman - January 15, 2026

Rachid Majjad of National Gas Company talks about investing in LNG for Oman and growing the company's LPG business in the GCC.

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Murphy Oil confirms large-scale discovery off Vietnam
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Vietnam - January 08, 2026

Murphy Oil has raised its recoverable resources estimate for a new discovery offshore Vietnam to over 430 million boe.

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Kuwait - July 6, 2015

Hasan Qabazard, CEO of Kuwait Catalyst, talks to TOGY about the effect of environmental regulations on the catalyst market and how worldwide trends are affecting the…

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PetroVietnam acquires Chevron’s assets
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Vietnam - June 19, 2015

The state-run oil and gas company PetroVietnam acquired all upstream assets belonging to US exploration and production operator Chevron for an undisclosed price, the…

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Petrolimex looks to sell large stake
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Vietnam - May 27, 2015

Vietnamese state oil company Petrolimex is looking to sell between 15-20 percent of its stake to Japan’s petrochemicals refining and marketing company JX Nippon Oil…

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Downturn in drilling for Odfjell
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Norway - May 22, 2015

Oslo-listed rig contractor Odfjell Drilling might have to rest half of its rig fleet by the end of the year after shutting down one of its drillships.  A lack of new…

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SK signs two PSCs with CNOOC
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China - February 11, 2015

South Korea’s SK Innovation signed two production-sharing contracts with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the Chinese company announced Tuesday. Both blocks…

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India risks clash with China
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India - September 23, 2014

The overseas arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC Videsh, last week signed a letter of intent with state-owned PetroVietnam to explore for oil and gas…

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Vietnam PM berates China over rig move
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China - May 14, 2014

On Sunday, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam cautioned China to show prudence after it began drilling for oil in a part of the South China Sea that both nations…

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