Woodside Energy has appointed Liz Westcott as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, following her tenure as acting CEO, as the company advances major projects and positions for long-term global energy growth. SourceContinue Reading

U.S. Approaches Chile for Critical Mineral Supply | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Premium Content By Charles Kennedy – Mar 19, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT The U.S. is negotiating a supply deal with Chile for rhenium, a rare and critical mineral essential for defense and aerospace, with Chile controlling...Continue Reading

Cuba’s Fragile Power Grid Finds a Powerful New Partner | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Mar 19, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT The recent extended...Continue Reading

The Trump administration is drawing a clear line as oil prices surge: no export ban. With Brent crude pushing $110 per barrel and U.S. gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, pressure is building in Washington to respond to the fallout from the Iran war. But officials are signaling they won’t reach for one of the...Continue Reading

An Iranian strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex could remove 17% of the country’s LNG export capacity for up to five years, Reuters reported. The disruption would raise long-term supply risks for global gas markets and key buyers in Europe and Asia. SourceContinue Reading

U.K. Bets on Tariffs to Rebuild Its Steel Industry | OilPrice.com City A.M CityAM.com is the online presence of City A.M., London’s first free daily business newspaper. Both platforms cover financial and business news as well as sport and… More Info Premium Content By City A.M – Mar 19, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT The U.K. will...Continue Reading

Shell confirmed damage to its Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant following an Iranian strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, highlighting escalating risks to critical LNG and downstream infrastructure in the Middle East. SourceContinue Reading

Qatar’s LNG outage will span years. Repairs to damage at Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan complex will take three to five years to complete, according to QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi, cited by Reuters, turning what markets initially treated as a wartime disruption into a lengthy structural supply loss. About 17% of Qatar’s LNG export capacity is...Continue Reading

Azerbaijan Moves to Defuse Tensions With Iran After Drone Strikes | OilPrice.com Eurasianet Eurasianet is an independent news organization that covers news from and about the South Caucasus and Central Asia, providing on-the-ground reporting and critical perspectives on… More Info Premium Content By Eurasianet – Mar 19, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT Azerbaijan has shifted from...Continue Reading

Danos reported its lowest Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) on record in 2025, achieving 0.07 across more than 11.5 million work hours, reflecting strong safety performance across its oilfield services operations. SourceContinue Reading