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JAPEX begins drilling second exploratory CCS well in Tomakomai
Offshore Technology • 17 Aug 2026
JAPEX begins drilling second exploratory CCS well in Tomakomai

Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) began drilling its second exploratory well in the Tomakomai area of Hokkaido, Japan.

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
China Added 200,000 Bpd to Crude Reserves in July Despite Hormuz Crisis

China is estimated to have added about 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to its huge inventories in July as imports rebounded from …

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
China Oil Imports Jump 22% Even as Economic Data Disappoints

China began the third quarter with weaker-than-expected key economic indicators, raising additional concerns about the health of its economy and its demand for crude oil …

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
India’s Chief Economic Adviser Calls for Return of E10 Petrol

India’s government should consider bringing back fuel with ethanol blending content lower than 20% amid concerns about potential damage to the old vehicle and two-wheeler …

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Argentina LNG seeks RIGI approval for $51bn integrated LNG project
Offshore Technology • 17 Aug 2026
Argentina LNG seeks RIGI approval for $51bn integrated LNG project

Argentina LNG has applied to participate in Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) as it pursues the development of an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) …

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Wison Engineering wins $4bn EPC contract for ADNOC Gas in Abu Dhabi
Offshore Technology • 17 Aug 2026
Wison Engineering wins $4bn EPC contract for ADNOC Gas in Abu Dhabi

Wison Engineering has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately $4.04bn from ADNOC Gas for Phase 2 of the Rich Gas …

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
Asian Refiners Seek Alternative Pickup Point for Saudi Crude

Heightened risks to shipping safety in the Red Sea have prompted some Asian refiners to ask Saudi state oil giant Aramco to pick up its …

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
Indian Oil Giant Secures U.S. License to Return to Venezuela

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has secured a license from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control to return to Venezuela, Indian media have …

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Petrobras confirms hydrocarbon presence in deepwater well off Brazil
Offshore Technology • 17 Aug 2026
Petrobras confirms hydrocarbon presence in deepwater well off Brazil

Petrobras has discovered hydrocarbons in an exploratory well in block FZA-M-59, located in ultra-deep waters roughly 175km off the coast of Amapá, Brazil.

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
India Lets Delayed Renewable Projects Pay to Keep Grid Access

India’s authorities have given solar developers missing their deadlines the option to pay to keep their grid connectivity instead of losing it, Reuters has reported, …

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Oilprice.com • 17 Aug 2026
Hormuz Tanker Traffic Slows to a Trickle

Tanker traffic via the Strait of Hormuz slowed further over the weekend, maintaining upward pressure on oil prices. At the time of writing, Brent crude …

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Oilprice.com • 16 Aug 2026
Have Middle East Oil Flows Rebounded to 15 Million Bpd as U.S. Claims?

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright this week said that the oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded to 15 million barrels per day (bpd) …

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