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Chevron Launches Sale of Congo Oil Assets - Sources

May 25, 2023

Chevron has launched a sale process for its oil and gas assets in Congo as the U.S. energy giant continues to focus operations on newer and more profitable production, industry sources said.The Congo assets could fetch up to $1.5 billion, according to two sources close to the process…

Aker Solutions Secures Sizable Order for Deepwater Technology in West Africa

May 04, 2023

TotalEnergies has awarded Aker Solutions a contract to provide its deepwater standard Subsea Production Systems for three additional infill wells tied back to the Moho Nord field in the Republic of the Congo. Aker Solutions said the order was a sizable one…

Eni CEO and President of the Republic of the Congo Lay Foundation for Major Gas Project

Apr 25, 2023

The President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and the Chief Executive Officer of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of Congo LNG.This will be the country's first natural gas liquefaction project,…

UK Firm's Decommissioning Tech Cuts Through Congo Offshore Project

Mar 23, 2023

UK-based Decom Engineering firm said Thursday that its specialist cutting technology had been successfully deployed on a decommissioning project offshore West Africa.Decom, an R&D specialist focusing on the design and fabrication of cutting solutions and innovative decommissioning equipment…

Lukoil-backed Congo Project to Start Producing LNG in December

Mar 20, 2023

A senior executive at Russia's Lukoil energy company said a project in the Congo in which it is involved would begin producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December, Russian news agencies reported. Lukoil Vice President Ivan Romanovsky said the initiative would produce around 600…

Lukoil-Eni Congo Offshore License Bid Moves Forward

Mar 20, 2023

A joint bid between Lukoil and Eni for the rights to two of Congo's offshore energy blocks has moved forward, but has not yet completed, Interfax reported on Friday, citing a Lukoil executive and correcting previous agency reports that the contract had already been awarded…

Borr Drilling Adds 625 Days to Backlog with Hat-trick of Jack-up Rig Deals

Feb 14, 2023

Shallow water drilling company Borr Drilling has secured contracts and extensions for three jack-up drilling rigs: Ran, Gerd, and Natt.Borr Drilling said on Monday that the contracts added about 625 days to its firm backlog.The premium jack…

Eni to Deploy FLNG Unit Offshore the Republic of Congo

Dec 22, 2022

Italian oil giant Eni has signed a contract with China's Wison Heavy Industry for the construction and installation of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit with a capacity of 2.4 MTPA (million tons per annum). The FLNG will be deployed offshore the Republic of Congo…

Perenco Finds Oil Offshore Congo

Dec 06, 2022

Oil and gas company Perenco has said it has discovered oil in the Tchibeli North East pre-salt Vandji exploration prospect on the Perenco-operated PNGF Sud license, offshore Congo.Perenco said that good oil and gas shows were recorded on entry into the reservoir…

Italy Expands Adriatic Drilling Rights to Boost Gas Output, Lower Price

Nov 07, 2022

Italy's new government will expand concessions to drill for gas in the Adriatic, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday, in a drive to double Rome's output to 6 billion cubic meters per year and lower energy prices for firms.The measure…

Exmar Pens LNG Carrier Deal with Eni. Closes Tango FLNG Sale

Sep 12, 2022

Belgian shipowner Exmar said on Friday it had signed a 10-year charter deal for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel Excalibur with Eni as the Belgian shipowner closes the sale of its Tango LNG barge to the Italian energy group.The squeeze on oil and gas imports from Russia…

Eni Buys Exmar's Tango FLNG for Use in the Congo

Aug 05, 2022

Italian oil major Eni announced it has signed a deal to to buy the Tango FLNG floating liquefaction plant from Belgium-based Exmar for use in the Republic of Congo. Under the agreement, Eni will acquire Exmar's company Export LNG Ltd, which owns the Tango FLNG…

Afentra to Buy Further Stake in Shallow-water Area Offshore Angola

Jul 19, 2022

Oil and gas company Afentra plc, led by former Tullow CEO Paul McDade, has agreed to buy interests in two shallow-water offshore blocks in Angola from the Croatian oil company INA - Industrija Nafte.To remind, Afentra in April agreed to buy a 20% non-operated interest in Block 3/05…

TotalEnergies Launches Global Drone-based Methane Inspection Campaign on All Upstream Assets

May 16, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies said Monday it had launched a worldwide drone-based emissions detection and quantification campaign across all its upstream oil & gas operated sites, to identify, quantify, and reduce methane emissions linked to its operations…

Afentra to Buy Into Two Offshore Blocks in Angola

Apr 28, 2022

Oil and gas company Afentra plc, led by former Tullow CEO Paul McDade, has signed an agreement with Angola's Sonangol to buy interests in Block 3/05 and Block 23, offshore Angola.Afentra will pay $80 million and could also pay contingent payments…

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