The world's largest oil exporter just made quite a policy swerve.

(Bloomberg) -- The world’s largest oil exporter just made quite a policy swerve.

OSLO, May 24 (Reuters) - A new gas module on the Equinor-operated Troll C platform is expected to start oil rig flanges gulf coast production in the third quarter of 2019, the country's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.

While the energy industry pushes forward with newer technologies, there do lie some challenges.

The adoption of IoT (Internet of Things) solutions in the energy industry is just one aspect of a technology-driven strategy to run more efficient operations.

Darren Woods is mounting a strong defense of his plan to rescue ExxonMobil from its share-price slump.

(Bloomberg) -- Darren Woods is mounting a strong defense of his plan to rescue Exxon Mobil Corp.

HANOI, May 24 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC has sold its first batch of diesel to the local market, after its new refinery was put into operation in April, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group said on Thursday.

SAO PAULO, May 24 (Reuters) - A surprise decision by Brazil's state-controlled oil BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast Petroleo Brasileiro SA to cut diesel prices in response to truckers' protests is worrying some potential buyers of Petrobras' refineries, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

(Bloomberg) -- Cnooc Ltd., the Chinese oil BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast developing Uganda’s crude finds with Total SA and Tullow Oil Plc, said oil rig flanges gulf coast production at its Kingfisher field will probably start in 2021.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 23 (Reuters) - The body of a man identified as the sixth of a group of mine-clearance workers with the TAPI international gas pipeline who were killed this week has been found in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, officials said on Wednesday.