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HOUSTON (dpa-AFX) - Oilfield services company SLB N.V. (SLB) announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a seven-year contract by Kuwait Oil Company or KOC to develop and deploy advanced technol......

Kuwait Offers Gulf Oil Loadings In Ports Deep In Persian Gulf As Producers Seek Hormuz Outlet Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Kuwait is offering naphtha for loading at its ports deep into the Persian Gulf in the first such tender in months, as Middle Eastern oil producers seek to raise shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. State-held Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has issued a tender to sell naphtha cargoes to be picked up at Kuwaiti ports by buyers, Bloomberg reported on Monday, quoting a tender document it had seen. The Kuwaiti tender is a sign that the Gulf producers are hopeful that the Strait of Hormuz reopening would allow them to boost production and crude and product shipments. In previous sales during the Hormuz crisis, Kuwait has asked potential buyers to charter their own tankers to pick up petroleum from the country's ports, traders told Bloomberg. But tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz has seen hiccups hours after the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of...

Kuwait has started ramping up oil production and plans to reach 2 million barrels a day of output within a week, as the interim US-Iran peace deal opens up the Strait of Hormuz....

Kuwait is seeking pipeline alternatives to export its crude oil as the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz starves the market of vital barrels and Persian Gulf producers of the cash to run their economies....

Kuwait is offering to sell its crude to refiners in Asia for the first time since the Iran war started, the latest indication that oil flows from Persian Gulf producers are opening up despite Tehran's threat to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz....

Kuwait will consider increasing oil storage abroad to boost its ability to supply global markets after the war in the Persian Gulf blocked flows through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the head of the state energy company's marketing arm....

Middle East tensions surged as Iran launched missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain, prompting US retaliatory strikes. Despite ongoing peace talks, no breakthrough has occurred, and the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted for 96 days. Meanwhile, US crude inventories saw a significant drop for the seventh consecutive week, adding to market volatility....

Kuwait declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz makes it impossible to meet obligations to customers that can't bring vessels into the Persian Gulf....

Kuwait says its air defences dealt with 28 Iranian drones since 8am, with strikes causing significant damage to oil infrastructure, power stations and water desalination plants in the south of the country....

The Middle East conflict's sixth week sees global energy markets reeling. Soaring crude prices offer windfalls to some Gulf producers like Iran and Saudi Arabia, despite export drops. Others, heavily reliant on the Strait, face severe revenue plunges. The disruption, following airstrikes on Iran, has led to significant oil supply shocks worldwide....

Members reportedly agree rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May but move symbolic with strait of Hormuz effectively closedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian drones struck Kuwait's oil infrastructure on Sunday, causing “severe material damage” that threatened to further disrupt oil supplies already hit by the US and Israel's war with Tehran.It came hours before members of the Opec+ group that represents major global oil suppliers gathered to discuss how to bolster output despite Iran's effective closure of the crucial strait of Hormuz shipping route. Continue reading......

Iran says US-Israeli attacks on the Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone have killed five and wounded 170....

Elsewhere, Oracle and Amazon Web Services data centres were targeted in the UAE, reports said....

Iran hit a fully laden Kuwaiti oil tanker in the anchorage area of Dubai's port, damaging the hull and starting a fire on board. Bloomberg's Dan Murtaugh explains the potential impact on oil prices as the Iran conflict continues to escalate. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Iran has hit a fully laden Kuwaiti oil tanker in the anchorage area of Dubai's port, damaging the hull and starting a fire on board, state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said in a statement....

The Middle East conflict has entered its fifth week, with attacks expanding across the region and raising risks to energy and infrastructure....

Attacks stretch from Kuwait to the UAE as analysts warn conflict is entering a dangerous new phase....

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According to sources, the countries slashed their combined output by a third, resulting in a 6% drop in global oil supplies...

The Strait of Hormuz closure is forcing Gulf nations to slash oil production as storage tanks fill. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Iraq have significantly reduced output, with Iraq facing an imminent shutdown. Alternative routes are insufficient, raising fears of a total production halt and impacting global oil prices....