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Total, Eni, Novatek awarded Lebanese blocks

Dec 15, 2017

Lebanon's Council of Ministers has approved the awards of two exclusive petroleum licenses for exploration and production in Lebanese Blocks 4 and 9 for the consortium composed of Total, Eni and Novatek.  The three companies, acting as a consortium…

Brazil approves bidding round picks

Nov 09, 2017

Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council has approved acreage to be offered in the 15thRound of Bids for Exploration, scheduled for 29 March, 2018, of the 15th Round of Bids for Exploratory Blocks, and the 4th Round of Bids for production sharing on 7 June 2018…

Eni, Total, Novatek make bid for Lebanon

Oct 16, 2017

Three companies, Eni, Total and Novatek, acting as a consortium have made the only bids in Lebanon's first offshore licensing round. The three companies together bid on Blocks 4 and 9, says the Lebanese Petroleum Administration. Block…

Mexico reveals Round 3

Sep 29, 2017

Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has issued a call for bids for the country’s Round 3, consisting of 35 shallow water areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from iStock. The 35 areas cover some 26…

Isle of Man launches licensing round

Sep 13, 2017

The Isle of Man has launched an offshore licensing round for acreage that has not been reviewed in more than 20 years.   Isle of Man. Image from iStock. Earlier this week, the…

Lebanon extends application date

Sep 12, 2017

The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) has extended the application deadline for pre-qualified companies submitting bids in Lebanon’s first offshore licensing round from 15 September to 12 October. The change was made at the request…

Petronas to open Mexico City office

Aug 02, 2017

Petronas subsidiary PC Carigali Mexico Operations is opening a Mexico City office in Q3 2017 that will help support the company’s operations in the Salinas basin. In all, Petronas has 5491sq km in gross acreage in the Salina Basin. In June…

Brazil reveals 14th Round terms

Jul 20, 2017

Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has published the final bidding terms for the 14th Round of bids for oil and gas blocks set for 27 September.  Some of the blocks available in the 14th Round in the Sergipe-Alagoas area…

Mexico's second deepwater round set for January

Jul 19, 2017

Mexico’s National Commission of Hydrocarbons (CNH) announced that 30 blocks will be offered in the country’s second deepwater round on 31 January 2018. Image of Mexico's first deepwater round held in December 2016…

Talos makes major "historic" oil find off Mexico

Jul 12, 2017

Talos Energy and partners Sierra Oil and Gas, and Premier Oil have made an estimated 1.4-2 billion bbl, 'world-class' light oil discovery at the Zama-1 exploration well, offshore Mexico. The find has been described as one of the 20 largest…

Mexico's Round 2.1 awards 10 blocks

Jun 19, 2017

Mexico is celebrating its successful shallow water round, Round 2.1, which has awarded 10 of 15 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico today (19 June). Image of Juan Carlos Zepeda, kicking off Round 2.1…

Eni strikes oil off Mexico

Mar 23, 2017

Eni has confirmed the presence of oil in multiple reservoirs at the Amoca-2 well, the first well drilled by an international oil major offshore Mexico since the 2013 Energy Reform. Map of Area 1…

Mexico finalizes 7 deepwater pacts

Mar 13, 2017

Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) finalized seven deepwater Gulf of Mexico contracts, as part of the country’s Round 1.4 held last year. Image of Mexico’s Energy Secretary Pedro Joaquín Coldwell…

Pushing forward

Mar 01, 2017

Mexico’s energy reform has weathered both the storms of public scrutiny as well as the bad luck of launching during a global oil price downturn. Despite the challenges, Mexico has seen some modest success, but will it continue? Audrey Leon reports…

Murphy joins Chevron at Hoffe Park

Jan 26, 2017

Murphy Oil announced a partnership with supermajor Chevron in the Gulf of Mexico in Q4 2016, in addition to suffering from a net loss of US$64 million during the period, and an even bigger loss for the year. Image from Murphy…

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