North American Company Secures Strategic Rare Earth Deal in Kazakhstan | OilPrice.com Premium Content By Michael Scott – Feb 04, 2026, 6:00 AM CST REalloys, which is in the process of merging with Blackboxstocks Inc. (NASDAQ: BLBX), has signed non-binding agreements with AltynGroup Kazakhstan to pursue a long-term rare earth offtake and strategic investment partnership, linking...Continue Reading

U.S. Sends $500 Million in Venezuelan Oil Proceeds to Caracas | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Feb 04, 2026, 5:55 AM CST The United States has transferred the proceeds from sales of Venezuelan oil to Caracas, following a deal agreed by the two...Continue Reading

Equinor Slashes 2026 Buybacks as Low Oil Prices Persist | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Feb 04, 2026, 4:55 AM CST Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) slashed the amount of...Continue Reading

Germany Seeks Middle East LNG Deals | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Feb 04, 2026, 3:54 AM CST Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will lead a delegation to Saudi Arabia and...Continue Reading

Trump Administration Greenlights Deepwater Texas Oil Terminal | OilPrice.com Irina Slav Irina is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing on the oil and gas industry. More Info Related News By Irina Slav – Feb 04, 2026, 2:00 AM CST The U.S. federal government has approved a project for the construction...Continue Reading

Trump Moves to Re-Engage on Africa’s Most Contested Power Project | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Premium Content By Alex Kimani – Feb 03, 2026, 7:00 PM CST President Trump has offered to mediate the long-running Egypt–Ethiopia dispute over the Grand Ethiopian...Continue Reading

Natura Resources and NGL Energy Partners are evaluating nuclear-powered desalination to treat produced water at scale in the Permian basin, addressing disposal and reuse challenges. SourceContinue Reading

Westwood has launched MarineLogix, a new offshore vessel intelligence platform designed to track utilization, availability and performance across more than 10,000 offshore vessels worldwide, supporting decision-making in offshore oil and gas, offshore wind and related marine markets. SourceContinue Reading

Akrake Petroleum has completed drilling of the AK-2H horizontal production well at the Sèmè field offshore Benin, encountering oil-saturated sandstone with no water contact and reservoir quality in line with expectations. SourceContinue Reading

Why Western Oil Majors Are Willing to Take the Libya Risk Again | OilPrice.com Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Feb 03, 2026, 6:00 PM CST...Continue Reading