Big Oil

US sanctions on China oil giant Hengli turn up heat for teapot refiners

Hundreds of chemical, synthetic fibre and textile producers across East Asia face near-immediate disruption to supplies

Production at Shell’s Pearl gas-to-liquids facility in Qatar stopped in mid-March, after an attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City damaged it.

Shell trims Q1 gas production outlook after Qatar disruptions, citing Iran conflict

It dips to 880,000 to 920,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), from 920,000 to 980,000 boed

Saudi Aramco's Jafurah is expected to reach a sustainable production of 56.6 million cubic metres a day by 2030.

Saudi Aramco sells first condensate cargoes from Jafurah gas plant to US, India

The project is central to the firm’s ambitions to boost its gas output to become a major global natural gas player

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025.

Chinese refiners expected to replace Venezuelan oil with Iranian crude

Analysts say the Venezuela drama hits ‘teapots’ the hardest, and do not foresee them bidding up for unsanctioned barrels

No American lives were lost during the operation overseen by US President Donald Trump.

Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’, the US effort to capture Venezuela’s Maduro

The action comes amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the United States’ actions in the South American country

Crude production in Venezuela has plunged more than 70% since its peak in the late 1990s.

How Venezuelan oil factored in US seizure of Maduro

What role does the country’s oil play in global markets, and what is China’s role in its oil industry? 

Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been seized by US forces.

Trump says US oil producers to invest billions in Venezuela following Maduro capture

He describes an ambitious vision to use US financial resources and industry know-how to restore the South American nation’s oil sector

In the early hours of Saturday, explosions rocked Venezuela’s capital Caracas.

US captures Venezuela’s Maduro after strikes, Trump says

The Venezuelan leader says Washington is intent on taking control of his nation’s oil reserves

For the brave, Big Oil’s time in investment purgatory offered a once-in-a-lifetime buying opportunity.

Big Oil will miss the financial discipline imposed by ESG

After a long silence, big asset managers are again talking about their fossil-fuel funds

The continued corporate focus on deep-water drilling highlights that the risk appetite of major oil firms remains high.

Drill, baby, drill: Has Big Oil learnt anything from Deepwater Horizon?

The legacy of history’s largest marine spill is back in focus as the industry prepares to go even deeper