At SPE ATCE 2026, energy economists and industry experts discussed how the prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption is reshaping energy security, investment and transition planning. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/23…

- @texasrrc Commissioner Wayne Christian is backing Energy Secretary Chris Wright on data center growth, saying developers should invest in their own gas and nuclear power. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/22…

Strathcona Resources wants a tanker ban exemption for a rail-fed Prince Rupert terminal that could export 250,000 bpd of Canadian crude to Asia within two years. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/22…

An inaugural ADIPEC Global Energy Report finds 85% of surveyed energy leaders see energy as a more attractive investment than five years ago, while 72% expect the Middle East to gain importance in global energy. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/22…

- @SantosLtd produced a record 26.3 MMboe in Q3, up 14% on the prior quarter, as Barossa reached steady output and Pikka ramped up before a planned curtailment to about 70,000 bpd. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/22…

won the Corralera Noreste block in Neuquén’s 2026 bid round, adding about 24,200 net Vaca Muerta acres for $95 million, with a two-well appraisal program planned. #VacaMuerta #Argentina #GeoPark worldoil.com/news/2026/10/21…

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- @WoodsideEnergy’s Q3 production rose 12% to 503,000 boed as Scarborough reached 99% complete with first LNG on track for Q4, and Trion hit 71% complete ahead of 2028 first oil. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/21…

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A drone strike on Aramco’s 1-MMbpd Shaybah oil field killed two people and injured two, but operations were unaffected, Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/21…

Offshore Data Center and Kalypso will evaluate using stranded gas and idle Gulf platforms to power modular AI data centers and potentially defer decommissioning costs. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/20…

Advances in AI, predictive control and robotics are helping oil and gas operators move toward autonomous systems that improve production, reliability and safety while reducing manual intervention. @ROKAutomation read.nxtbook.com/gulf_energy…

Egypt’s EGAS, with SLB and @weareviridien, will begin an 18,000-sq-km ocean bottom node seismic survey in the Eastern Mediterranean within two weeks to boost gas exploration. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/20…

JUST IN -- The UK has granted consent for the Jackdaw gas field off northeast Scotland. First gas could come as early as the end of October, and the field is expected to lift domestic gas output by about 6% at its peak. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/21…

- @bp_plc and TechnipFMC have signed an MoU to cooperate on 20,000-psi subsea tree systems for bp’s Paleogene projects in the U.S. Gulf, targeting greater schedule certainty. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/20…

- @Halliburton expects mid-single-digit revenue growth and about 15% margins in 2027, without counting on a North American frac recovery. Q3 revenue held at $5.7 billion as Middle East gains offset weaker U.S. land activity. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/20…

A draft EU Arctic strategy drops the bloc’s 2021 call for a moratorium on new Arctic oil and gas drilling, a shift Norway lobbied for as it expands Barents Sea licensing. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/19…

Well interventions have long involved uncertainty, from depth correlation to placement accuracy. SLB's ExaCT™ electrical downhole coiled tubing control system aims to fix that with electrical control and real-time measurement at the tool. read.nxtbook.com/gulf_energy…

- @Kistosplc’s Q3 production fell to about 18,500 boed on the Jotun FPSO turnaround, but new Balder Phase V and King wells and its Oman deal keep 2026 guidance on track. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/19…

Perenco UK has completed #decommissioning of the Leman South and Durango subsea assets in the #NorthSea, plugging and abandoning the wells and removing associated infrastructure. worldoil.com/news/2026/10/19…