Saturday, 7 November 2026

ADNOC signed a long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with India's Gujarat Energy Ltd., according to World Oil. The 10-year deal will deliver up to 4 million tonnes of LNG to Gujarat Energy, with supply scheduled to begin in 2028.

The agreement marks the first gas sale from the international portfolio of XRG, ADNOC's international investment company, World Oil reported. It is also ADNOC's fifth LNG supply agreement in India.

Vista Energy SAB de CV has awarded Archer a drilling contract for work in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play, according to Oil & Gas Journal.

The contract runs for 2 years and includes an optional 1-year extension. The total value is estimated at USD 35-40 million over the full term, including the optional extension year, Oil & Gas Journal reported.

Archer will deploy its AC drilling rig DLS-156 to support Vista's development program in the Vaca Muerta formation.

The Mettiki coal mine in Tucker County will restart production in 2027 after laying off about 200 workers in June 2026, according to WDTV.

Alliance Partners CEO Joseph Craft said a new multi-year coal supply agreement with the company's largest historical customer will allow the Mettiki mine and 150 miners to return to coal production, according to WBOY. Craft identified the customer as the Mount Storm Power Station in Grant County, WDTV reported.

The mine is expected to run two shifts a day by the end of the first quarter of 2027, according to WDTV.

Guyana is approaching oil production of one million barrels per day, according to Foreign Policy Journal, a threshold driven by rapid offshore development that has made the country one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

The International Monetary Fund projects Guyana's GDP will grow by 22.3% in 2026, Foreign Policy Journal reported. ExxonMobil's Uaru project is expected to add 250,000 barrels per day of production capacity, reinforcing that trajectory.

Guyana's expanding oil exports could provide an alternative supply source for countries affected by supply constraints caused by heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to OilPrice.

Sawgrass LNG & Power completed a truck-to-ship LNG bunkering at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 3, supplying an Orient Express cruise ship with around 320 cbm (143 metric tonnes) of LNG, Hellenic Shipping News reported.

Eight trucks delivered the fuel during the operation. Ship & Bunker confirmed the Florida-based provider carried out the bunkering in Fort Lauderdale.

The Karnataka Legal Metrology Department detected ethanol concentrations as high as 31.2% in petrol samples tested across seven districts, according to The Wire. The finding far exceeds the E20 standard.

The department tested 63 petrol samples collected from the seven districts, The Wire reported. Karnataka's Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Rizwan Arshad, presented the findings at a press conference, calling the excess blending "petrol chori".

Nayara Energy resumed normal operations at its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, India, after completing an upgrade to its Vacuum Gasoil Mild Hydrocracker (VGO-MHC) unit, according to ChemAnalyst.

The revamp extended the VGO-MHC unit's operating cycle by more than 150%, according to ChemAnalyst. Following the upgrade, 100% of the refinery's diesel output now consistently meets India's BS-VI emission standards.

The project raised the Vadinar refinery's Nelson Complexity Index to 12.6, according to Chemical Industry Digest. A higher Nelson Complexity Index indicates greater ability to process heavier crude grades and produce a wider slate of refined products.

Thar Coal Block-II has increased its annual production capacity from 7.6 million tonnes to 11.2 million tonnes, according to UrduPoint and Daily Times. The expansion adds 3.6 million tonnes of annual coal output.

The additional local coal will supply industrial sectors as well as power plants, according to the reports.

Mozambique's gas supply proposal remains an option under consideration for South Africa rather than a confirmed solution, according to IOL and African News Agency reporting.

ENH is targeting infrastructure readiness around 2030 or 2031, which may be too late to address the supply pressure South Africa expects from 2028. The project still requires investment commitments, commercial agreements, and construction before any gas can flow.

Mozambique's domestic gas allocation could offer a more competitive alternative to international spot-market LNG, according to the reporting. The final cost, however, will depend on commercial arrangements, transport, infrastructure, and the price at which the gas is made available.

The proposal remains an option under consideration, not a confirmed supply solution, according to IOL.

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan found that fine particles accumulate first in the hottest part of an oil refinery reactor before migrating to cooler zones, according to SaskToday. The team used the Canadian Light Source synchrotron at the university to trace how fines move through reactor beds.

The fouling mechanisms differ by temperature zone. In the hottest section, fine particles react chemically with the catalyst, degrading its ability to strip impurities. In cooler zones, the particles primarily form physical blockages, and catalyst performance drops only after large deposits build up over time.

According to SaskToday, understanding the role of operating temperature could, in some cases, double uninterrupted refinery operating time from about one year to two years.