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Dangote refinery to double capacity with $14.3bn investment
Offshore Technology • 08 Sep 2026
Dangote refinery to double capacity with $14.3bn investment

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria has disclosed plans to invest $14.3bn to expand its processing capacity, coinciding with the signing of documents for an …

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Oil prices surge after Houthi strikes on Saudi energy facilities
Offshore Technology • 08 Sep 2026
Oil prices surge after Houthi strikes on Saudi energy facilities

Oil prices rose to their highest levels in several weeks on 8 September, Tuesday, following attacks on Saudi energy facilities by Yemen’s Houthi movement and …

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Oilprice.com • 08 Sep 2026
China’s Crude Buying Rebounds as Fuel Exports Jump 29%

China’s crude oil imports rose for the second consecutive month in August as refiners turned to additional non-Middle Eastern supply and boosted overseas fuel shipments …

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Valve performance management is critical to the energy transition. Here’s why
Offshore Technology • 08 Sep 2026
Valve performance management is critical to the energy transition. Here’s why

Digital valve performance management - a structured, data-driven pathway to reduce emissions exposure while improving operational reliability.

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Oilprice.com • 08 Sep 2026
Oil Prices Near $100 After Fresh Attacks on Saudi Energy Sites

Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted some operations at energy facilities in its southern region bordering Yemen, following attacks on energy sites on Tuesday morning local …

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Kistos secures Royal Decree for Oman Blocks 3 and 4 deal
Offshore Technology • 08 Sep 2026
Kistos secures Royal Decree for Oman Blocks 3 and 4 deal

UK-based energy firm Kistos has been granted a Royal Decree by the Sultanate of Oman relating to its acquisition of onshore Blocks 3 and 4 …

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Oilprice.com • 08 Sep 2026
Global Diesel Supply Crunch Is Set to Last Through Winter

Global diesel fuel supply will remain tight into next year for lack of enough refining capacity to pick up the slack from Middle Eastern and …

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Oilprice.com • 08 Sep 2026
Germany Faces Winter Gas Shortage Risk as Storage Lags

Germany is risking gas shortages this winter if it turns out to be colder than previous years, the country’s gas storage association has warned. With …

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Oilprice.com • 08 Sep 2026
Oil Prices Climb Toward $100 as Middle East Peace Hopes Fade

Brent crude ticked up closer to $100 per barrel today as hopes for peace in the Middle East continued to shrink amid renewed mutual threats …

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Oilprice.com • 08 Sep 2026
Germany’s Power Grid Could Be NATO’s Weakest Link

If Russia attacks a NATO member, Germany would have six months to move as many as 800,000 allied troops and 200,000 vehicles across the country …

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Oilprice.com • 07 Sep 2026
New York’s Nuclear Comeback Is Gathering Steam

Five years after Indian Point’s last reactor shut down, Albany rediscovered the appeal of electricity that runs around the clock without burning fossil fuels. Governor …

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Oilprice.com • 07 Sep 2026
Washington’s Venezuela Oil Deal Is About Much More Than Crude

Washington’s takeover of more than a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves in a deal officially signed by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on 2 September …

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