China’s Solar Exports Fell 21.4% in July | OilPrice.com Charles Kennedy Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com More Info Related News By Charles Kennedy – Aug 18, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT Chinese exports of solar cells and panels dropped in July as the removal of the local export tax rebate as of April 1 continued...Continue Reading

Russia Bars Anti-War Opposition Party From Election | OilPrice.com RFE/RL staff RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many… More Info Premium Content By RFE/RL staff – Aug 18, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT Russia’s Supreme Court rejected Yabloko’s...Continue Reading

Ecopetrol has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of a controlling 51% stake in Brazil’s Brava Energia, which averaged 78,800 boed of production in first-half 2026 and holds 459 MMboe of proved reserves. SourceContinue Reading

Monumental Energy’s application for 245 km² of exploration acreage in New Zealand’s Taranaki basin has advanced to government review, with the partners targeting two identified gas-condensate prospects. SourceContinue Reading

SLB has secured a contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum to restore production from shut-in wells across multiple offshore fields, integrating subsurface evaluation, engineering, well intervention and offshore execution. SourceContinue Reading

How Gulf Oil Is Escaping the Strait of Hormuz | OilPrice.com Tom Kool Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam’s Higher School of Economics and later completed an Executive MBA in Energy Transition at the University of Groningen.… More Info Premium Content By Tom Kool – Aug 18, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT Gulf oil producers...Continue Reading

Jeff Currie: Forget $91 Brent, The Real Crisis Is $170 Diesel | OilPrice.com Julianne Geiger Julianne Geiger is a veteran energy journalist and market analyst with more than a decade of experience covering the global oil and gas sector. Her… More Info Related News By Julianne Geiger – Aug 18, 2026, 9:49 AM CDT Brent...Continue Reading

Helmerich & Payne led U.S. land drilling contractors with 15.85 million ft drilled across 776 wells in Q1, while ExxonMobil topped operators with 5.44 million ft, according to new Enverus rankings. SourceContinue Reading

Romania Restarts Coal Plant as Danube Drought Forces Nuclear Shutdown | OilPrice.com Michael Kern What I Cover My focus spans the global energy landscape and the technologies reshaping it, specifically focusing on oil and gas, renewables, and tech-driven market… More Info Related News By Michael Kern – Aug 18, 2026, 9:30 AM CDT Romania has...Continue Reading

The Case for Britain Backing Its North Sea Oil and Gas 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 – Aug 18, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT...Continue Reading