XRG, ADNOC’s global investment subsidiary, has announced an agreement to acquire a 7.6% equity interest in Trains 4 and 5 of the Rio Grande LNG project in Texas from an acquisition vehicle owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), according to a statement by XRG.
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading publicly listed regional natural gas company, and Crescent Petroleum, the oldest private oil & gas company in the Middle East, alongside their partners in the Pearl Petroleum Consortium, have signed a series of long-term gas sales agreements (GSAs) to supply natural gas from the Chemchemal field to major industrial consumers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
SLB, the global technology leader, has announced a 9% sequential revenue increase for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, reaching $9.75 billion. The results reflect a 5% growth compared to Q4 2024, signaling a stabilization in global upstream activity, according to a press release by the company.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibeh has announced a landmark 25-year oil development agreement with France’s TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, committing more than $20 billion in foreign-funded investment to the country’s energy sector, according to Reuters. The deal, concluded through the Waha Oil Company, aims to increase Libya’s production capacity by up to 850,000 barrels per day (bbl/d). According to al-Dbeibeh, the project is projected to generate net revenues exceeding $376 billion over its 25-year lifespan.
Halliburton, an American oil service company, has reported a significant sequential improvement in its fourth-quarter (Q4) 2025 earnings, posting a net income of $589 million, compared to $18 million in the previous quarter, according to a press release by the company.
US Gulf Coast refiners Valero Energy and Phillips 66 have purchased Venezuelan crude oil cargoes from independent trading houses, marking the first such transactions since Washington authorized the sale of up to 50 million barrels of the country's stranded reserves, according to Reuters.
ENGIE, a French major player in energy transition, has signed a 10-year Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA) with PepsiCo UK to supply 60 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable gas annually, a deal valued at approximately £70 million ($94 million). Under the agreement, which is expected to commence in 2027, ENGIE will construct a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. This facility will convert organic waste and residues into biomethane, a 100% renewable alternative to natural gas.
India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has secured one-year crude supply deals for Iraqi and Omani grades to compensate for imports from Russia and pivots toward Middle Eastern supply as Reuters reported. The company is also seeking additional Murban crude from the UAE under a separate tender.
TotalEnergies expects its fourth-quarter (Q4) 2025 financial results to broadly align with previous year levels, as refining margins and strategic asset sales successfully offset a downturn in crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices, according to Reuters.
In a trading statement, the French energy company said cash flow from operations is projected to remain broadly stable year-on-year, driven by incremental upstream production growth and continued improvement across downstream businesses.
ADNOC Gas plc and its subsidiaries have signed a sales and purchase agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), valued between $2.5 and $3 billion over a ten-year period. ADNOC Gas has converted a previously signed Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) into a long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) valued at $2.5–$3 billion. The deal covers the export of 0.5 million tons per year (mtpa) of LNG from ADNOC Gas’ Das Island facility, which has a capacity of 6 mtpa and has delivered over 3,500 cargoes globally.
