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Navitas Takes Operatorship of South Africa Offshore Block from Eco Atlantic

2 hours ago

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has signed a definitive agreement to farm down a 37.5% working interest in Block 1 CBK offshore South Africa to Navitas Petroleum after the company exercised an option under a previously announced strategic framework agreement…

Oil Prices Ease as US Holds Off Renewed Strikes Against Iran

May 19, 2026

Oil fell by nearly 2% on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had paused a planned attack on Iran to allow for negotiations to end the war in the Middle East.Trump posted on social media on Monday that he was holding off on a planned military attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday…

Eni Assessing Third FLNG Platform for Mozambique

May 19, 2026

Italian energy group Eni is considering deploying a third Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) platform offshore Mozambique, a company spokesperson said.Eni took a final investment decision on its second platform, Coral North, in October last year…

Oil Climbs Above $110 After Gulf Drone Attacks Raise Supply Fears

May 18, 2026

Oil prices extended gains on Monday as efforts to end the Iran war appeared to have stalled, after a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates came under attack and as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to discuss military options on Iran…

ADES Lands $48M Nigeria Contract for Main Pass IV Rig

May 15, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured a new contract in Nigeria for its Main Pass IV standard jack-up rig.The contract has a one-year firm term with an additional one-year unpriced option, with the firm term value of the contract of $48…

BP Weighs Sale of Egyptian Gas Assets, Sources Say

May 15, 2026

Oil major BP is considering selling some of its natural gas assets in Egypt, four people close to the matter told Reuters, as new CEO Meg O'Neill restructures the group to cut debt and refocus on more profitable projects.BP has invested more than $35 billion in Egypt over six decades…

Stamper Gets License Extension Offshore Namibia

May 14, 2026

Stamper Oil & Gas has received an extension for Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 102 offshore Namibia while continuing technical and strategic work across its offshore exploration portfolio amid increasing industry activity in the region…

TotalEnergies, EGAS Shake Hands on Oil Exploration off Egypt

May 13, 2026

TotalEnergies and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on exploration activities offshore Egypt.The MoU covers a large area located in offshore north-western Egypt.The agreement establishes…

Global Oil Supply to Fall Short of Demand as Iran War Goes On, IEA Says

May 13, 2026

Global oil supply will not meet total demand this year as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East oil production, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday.'With Hormuz tanker traffic still restricted…

TotalEnergies Targets End-2027 Installation of FSO Adiana off Nigeria

May 12, 2026

TotalEnergies expects to install new floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Adiana towards the end of next year as part of efforts to sustain oil output by replacing an ageing unit offshore Nigeria, a company official said on Tuesday.The…

Turkey Looks to Expand LNG Imports from Algeria

May 08, 2026

Turkey is looking to extend its liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement with Algeria ahead of its expiry in September 2027, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, adding that some of the gas could potentially be transported to southeastern Europe…

Eni, BP Make Offshore Gas Discovery in Egypt via Onshore Directional Drilling Op

May 07, 2026

Italy’s Eni and UK’s BP have made a new natural gas discovery in the Nile Delta region, expected to produce around 50 million cubic feet of gas per day, by drilling an offshore well using advanced directional drilling technologies from onshore…

IEA: Middle East Conflict Reshaping Medium-Term Gas Outlook

May 07, 2026

The Iran war has already led to a loss of about 120 billion cubic metres of global liquefied natural gas supply over the 2026 to 2030 period, Gergely Molnar, an analyst from the International Energy Agency, said on Thursday.Speaking at the Budapest LNG Summit…

Viridien Advances Côte d’Ivoire Reimaging Scheme in Tano Basin

May 06, 2026

Viridien has launched the CDI25 project, a 6,555 km2 seismic reimaging endeavor in the Tano Basin in Côte d’Ivoire, delivering a drill-ready multi-client dataset for explorers pursuing opportunities along the West African Atlantic margin.CDI25…

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