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Occidental, Indian Oil Imports, SM Energy Asset Sale: Your Daily Energy News

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Released Thursday, February 19, 2026


News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

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Occidental Pumps More Barrels, but Sees Lower Realized Oil Prices in Fourth Quarter
- Occidental's average global production was 1.48 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d) in fourth-quarter 2025, slightly higher than the 1.46 MMboepd it produced a year earlier. Meanwhile, realized oil prices fell to $59.22 per barrel in the October-December period, down from $69.73 a year earlier. (Reuters)

Russia's Share of India's Oil Imports Declines - Russian crude oil shipments in January made up the smallest portion of India's oil imports since late 2022, according to data from industry sources, while Middle Eastern supplies rose to their highest share last month. India imported about 1.1 million barrels per day of Russian crude last month, the lowest since November 2022, with Moscow's share in overall oil imports declining to 21.2%, the smallest share since October 2022, according to the data. January imports from Russia fell by 23.5% from December and by about a third compared to a year earlier, the data showed. (Reuters)

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SM Energy to Sell Some Texas Assets to Caturus
- U.S. oil and gas producer SM Energy said on Wednesday it would sell select assets in South Texas to Caturus Energy for $950 million in cash to reduce debt and bolster its capital structure. The sale helps accomplish one of SM Energy's key priorities of selling more than $1 billion in assets, aimed at reining in costs and improving financial flexibility, Chief Executive Officer Beth McDonald said. (Reuters)


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