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Novus Consulting Announces Strategic Acquisition of Magnum Forge
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Presidio Petroleum to go Public via Business Combination with EQV Ventures
Presidio and EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. Announce SEC Effectiveness of Registration Statement
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/05/3127473/0/en/Presidio-Petroleum-to-go-Public-via-Business-Combination-with-EQV-Ventures-Acquisition-Corp-Creating-a-Differentiated-Dividend-Yield-Driven-C-Corp-Focused-on-the-Optimization-Acqui.html

Washington Prepares Broad License to Restart Venezuelan Oil Production
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Washington-Prepares-Broad-License-to-Restart-Venezuelan-Oil-Production.html

Kuwait Seeks Foreign Majors’ Help to Develop Offshore Fields
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Kuwait-Seeks-Foreign-Majors-Help-to-Develop-Offshore-Fields.html

Iranian Gunboats Confront U.S.-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iranian-Gunboats-Confront-US-Flagged-Oil-Tanker-in-Strait-of-Hormuz.html

Equinor Exits Vaca Muerta with $1.1 Billion Sale to Vista Energy
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Equinor-Exits-Vaca-Muerta-With-11-Billion-Sale-to-Vista-Energy.html

Texas Upstream Oil, Gas Employment Was Steady in 2025
https://www.rigzone.com/news/texas_upstream_oil_gas_employment_was_steady_in_2025-02-feb-2026-182905-article/

ExxonMobil breaks ground on Baytown site
https://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/downstream/exxonmobil-breaks-ground-on-baytown-site/

Refiner Phillips 66 can process 250,000 bpd of Venezuelan crude
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/refiner-phillips-66-can-process-250-000-bpd-of-venezuelan-crude/

Trinidad and Tobago in talks with Indian Oil to revive refinery
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/trinidad-and-tobago-in-talks-with-indian-oil-to-revive-refinery/

Mozambique LNG announces full restart of onshore and offshore activities in Mozambique
https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/02022026/mozambique-lng-announces-full-restart-of-onshore-and-offshore-activities-in-mozambique/

ExxonMobil to inject US$100M to transform STEM education in Guyana
https://guyanatimesgy.com/exxonmobil-to-pump-us100m-to-transform-stem-education-in-guyana/

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