Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Iran war has turned VLCCs into $650,000-a-day assets - oil and gas 360

The Iran war has turned VLCCs into $650,000-a-day assets

(Oil Price) – More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year ago—and nearly 27% above the $510,000 reached just ten days earlier. The

TotalEnergies completes exit from Arctic LNG 2, transfers 10% stake- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies completes exit from Arctic LNG 2, transfers 10% stake

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has completed the transfer of its 10% interest in the Arctic LNG 2 project to NordLine, a subsidiary of Novatek, formally ending its ownership in the project. The company had previously disclosed the planned transfer while reporting its second-quarter 2026 results. Following completion of the transaction, TotalEnergies is no longer a shareholder in Arctic LNG 2. Under the transfer agreement, TotalEnergies

BP Earnings Surge to $5.7 Billion on Oil Price and Refining Boom- oil and gas 360

BP earnings surge to $5.7 billion on oil price and refining boom

(Oil Price) – BP more than doubled its profit for the second quarter from a year earlier on the back of higher oil and gas prices and stronger refining margins driven by the shock supply disruption in the Middle East. BP on Tuesday reported an underlying replacement cost (RC) profit, the closest metric to net profit closely watched by analysts, of $5.7

Eni, TotalEnergies reach FID on Cyprus' Cronos gas development- oil and gas 360

Eni, TotalEnergies reach FID on Cyprus’ Cronos gas development

(World Oil) — Eni and TotalEnergies have reached a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Cronos gas field offshore Cyprus, advancing the country’s first natural gas project and establishing a new LNG export route from the Eastern Mediterranean to European markets. Eni, which operates Block 6 with a 50% interest alongside TotalEnergies (50%), said the deepwater Cronos field contains more than 3 Tcf of

TotalEnergies to appeal court order to adapt business to climate goals- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies to appeal court order to adapt business to climate goals

(Oil Price) – TotalEnergies will appeal a landmark decision of the Paris Judicial Court from last month, which ordered the French supermajor to align its business to climate change goals as it held it responsible for climate change. In a statement on Monday, TotalEnergies said that it had decided to appeal the ruling, rendered under the French duty of vigilance law, arguing that

TotalEnergies sees stronger Q2 profit as refining and oil trading surge- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies sees stronger Q2 profit as refining and oil trading surge

(Oil Price) – TotalEnergies expects higher cash flows from its oil production and strong refining margins and oil trading results to boost second-quarter profits compared to the prior quarter, as oil prices rose and fuel markets tightened in the wake of the Iran war. “Downstream results and cash flow are expected to increase sharply compared to the first quarter of 2026,

TotalEnergies joins ADNOC-led Bab Gas Cap project in UAE- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies joins ADNOC-led Bab Gas Cap project in UAE

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire a 10% interest in the Bab Gas Cap concession in Abu Dhabi, joining ADNOC and a group of international partners in the development of one of the UAE’s major gas growth projects. The concession is operated by ADNOC Onshore, which holds a 60% interest. Other partners include bp, CNPC, JODCO/INPEX, ZhenHua and GS Energy. The

Mozambique contests TotalEnergies' $2 billion cost from LNG project delay- oil and gas 360

Mozambique contests TotalEnergies’ $2 billion cost from LNG project delay

(Oil Price) – The government of Mozambique disagrees with TotalEnergies’ estimate that the years-long delay in the Mozambique LNG project has cost it and its partners $2 billion in overruns, a source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday. TotalEnergies and its partners in the $20-billion Mozambique LNG project had to suspend work and declare force majeure for several years

TotalEnergies eyes $100M+ stake sales in European solar and wind portfolio- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies eyes $100M+ stake sales in European solar and wind portfolio

(Oil Price) – TotalEnergies is considering selling 50% of some of its solar and wind assets in Europe as part of its strategy to partner with other companies in operating and monetizing its clean energy portfolio, Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting anonymous sources with knowledge of the plans. The France-based oil and gas supermajor, which has been developing a global renewable energy

TotalEnergies targets Egypt deep offshore potential through new agreement- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies targets Egypt deep offshore potential through new agreement

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering offshore exploration cooperation in northwestern Egypt as the companies continue evaluating deep offshore resource potential in the region.   The agreement establishes a framework for technical cooperation and preliminary exploration activities across a large offshore area located in the northwestern part of Egypt’s

Namibia vs. Guyana: The new oil frontier showdown- oil and gas 360

Namibia vs. Guyana: The new oil frontier showdown

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Two countries. Two frontier basins. Two very different stages of the same story. Guyana and Namibia are now central to the next wave of global oil supply. Both have delivered major discoveries, attracted the world’s largest oil companies, and reshaped the flow of capital into frontier exploration. But beyond the surface similarities, they represent very