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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Ukraine Strikes Gazprom's 200,000-Bpd Salavat Refinery in the Urals

Ukraine struck another major Russian refinery Thursday, hitting Gazprom's Neftekhim Salavat complex in the Urals as Kyiv intensified attacks that have already forced Moscow to …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Hormuz Stalemate Raises Risk of $120 Oil

For months now, traders and market analysts have had to weigh two opposing scenarios for oil prices—the ongoing war and severely disrupted oil flows at …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Romania Shuts Down Last Nuclear Reactor As Danube Hits 90-Year Low

Romania on Thursday began shutting down its only remaining operating nuclear reactor as record-low water levels on the Danube have forced nuclear power shutdowns in …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
America’s Authoritarian Adversaries Are Forging a New Power Bloc

The world's leading autocracies -- China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea -- are increasingly drawing on one another's resources, military capabilities, and geopolitical leverage to …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Decommissioning Spending in UK North Sea Hits Record High

Decommissioning remained a major activity across the UK North Sea in 2025, with industry spending hitting a record-high of £2.6 billion, or $3.5 billion, the …

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Golar LNG signs $2.5bn agreement for fourth floating LNG vessel
Offshore Technology • 13 Aug 2026
Golar LNG signs $2.5bn agreement for fourth floating LNG vessel

Golar LNG has signed an EPC agreement with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for the it's fourth FLNG production vessel, at a total budget of around …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
India Eyes Two New Sites to Expand Strategic Oil Reserves

State-controlled Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) is finalizing feasibility studies for two new strategic petroleum reserves facilities as the world’s third-largest crude oil importer …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
Alaska LNG Pipeline Bill Dies in Legislature, Governor Fires Back

A bill about the construction of a pipeline for liquefied natural gas has failed to secure sufficient votes in the state’s legislature, prompting a sharp …

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
High Oil Prices Deliver a Windfall for China’s Coal-to-Chemicals Industry

China’s biggest coal-to-chemicals producer reported record profits for the first half, raking in the equivalent of $1.4 billion as crude oil prices soared internationally, strengthening …

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SK Shipping to acquire H-Line LNG ships and long-term contracts
Offshore Technology • 13 Aug 2026
SK Shipping to acquire H-Line LNG ships and long-term contracts

SK Shipping aims to become Asia’s largest operator of LNG carriers by acquiring vessels and contracts from H-Line Shipping in a deal announced by Hahn …

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Bernhard closes acquisition of natural gas utility NMGC from Emera
Offshore Technology • 13 Aug 2026
Bernhard closes acquisition of natural gas utility NMGC from Emera

Bernhard Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) from Emera in a transaction valued at approximately $1.25bn.

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Oilprice.com • 13 Aug 2026
New Zealand Approves New Oil and Gas Production as Energy Security Concerns Grow

New Zealand’s petroleum and mining regulator has granted a 10-year petroleum mining permit in the onshore Taranaki region as the country looks to boost natural …

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