Oil and Gas This Week | May 6 2026 | Ep 401

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What a UAE exit from OPEC means and why it matters
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-world/what-uae-exit-from-opec-means-why-matters

Woodside, Greenpeace Reach Settlement in Greenwashing Case
https://www.rigzone.com/news/woodside_greenpeace_reach_settlement_in_greenwashing_case-22-apr-2026-183510-article/

Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt is an Environmental Nightmare
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Venezuelas-Orinoco-Belt-is-an-Environmental-Nightmare.html

Russia Reopens Pipeline to Europe While Cutting Off Kazakh Oil to Germany
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Russia-Reopens-Pipeline-to-Europe-While-Cutting-Off-Kazakh-Oil-to-Germany.html

Colombia’s Oil Industry Eyes Comeback as $100 Crude Revives Investment Case
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Colombias-Oil-Industry-Eyes-Comeback-as-100-Crude-Revives-Investment-Case.html

Turkey Says COP31 to Focus on Clean Energy Shift
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/turkey_says_cop31_to_focus_on_clean_energy_shift-22-apr-2026-183512-article/

Baker Hughes Q1 Revenue Beats Estimates by $260 Million as LNG Orders Surge
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Baker-Hughes-Q1-Revenue-Beats-Estimates-by-260-Million-as-LNG-Orders-Surge.html

BP’s New Leadership Suffers Shareholder Revolt
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/bps_new_leadership_suffers_shareholder_revolt-23-apr-2026-183524-article/

White House Extends Shipping Waiver to August
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/white_house_extends_shipping_waiver_to_august-24-apr-2026-183535-article/

Hormuz Tensions Heat Up
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/hormuz_tensions_heat_up-24-apr-2026-183530-article/

Enbridge gets approval for $4B expansion
https://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/midstream/enbridge-gets-approval-expansion/

Shell to buy Canada’s ARC Resources in $16.4B cash and stock deal
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/shell-to-buy-canada-s-arc-resources-in-16-4b-cash-and-stock-deal/ar-AA21PJe8?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

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