TotalEnergies has completed the divestment of its non-operated interest in the Bonga deepwater field offshore Nigeria, selling its share to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and Eni.SNEPCo, a subsidiary of Shell, completed…
Suriname’s state-run energy company Staatsolie has launched the ‘Open-Door Offering’, an initiative aimed at unlocking new oil and gas exploration opportunities in the Guiana Basin.Approximately 60% of Suriname’s offshore acreage is available…
Abu Dhabi state oil company ADNOC plans $150 billion of investment between 2026 and 2030, it said on Monday, seeking to maintain existing operations, drive growth and meet global energy demand.During a meeting on Monday, the board of directors…
Libya's National Oil Corporation said it is approaching the final stage of a public exploration bid round, with companies expected to submit offers and open bids in February 2026, according to a statement on Thursday.The bid round, the first in over 17 years…
Oil and gas firm DNO Norge has hired AGR, part of ABL Group, to carry out an independent evaluation of reserves and resources for the oil and gas operator’s asset portfolio.AGR will provide DNO Norge, which is the Norwegian operation of Oslo-listed DNO…
Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron have emerged as front-runners in the auction for a 40% operating stake in Galp's Mopane discovery in Namibia, four sources told Reuters.Oil companies have flocked to Namibia, which has no hydrocarbon production…
TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Conoil to acquire a further 50% interest in oil exploration block OPL 257 from its Nigerian partner, bringing its holding to 90%, the French group said on Wednesday.The deal is part of efforts to consolidate…
Pakistan approved a new offshore exploration consortium on Tuesday, clearing Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company to take over operatorship of the Eastern Offshore Block-C as part of a push to revive drilling, the adviser to the finance ministry said…
The Syrian Petroleum Company, U.S.-based ConocoPhillips COP.N and Novaterra have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in the natural gas sector, Syria's energy ministry said on Tuesday.Due to the destruction of energy infrastructure during its 14-year civil war…
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has sold its 7.604% stake in the Ekofisk Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Orlen Upstream Norway, while acquiring new interests from Orlen as part of its ongoing North Sea portfolio adjustments…
QatarEnergy has signed a production sharing agreement for shallow-water Block S4 offshore Guyana. The block was awarded through the 2022 Guyana Licensing Round.Under the terms of the agreement, QatarEnergy will hold a 35% share, while its partners TotalEnergies will act as operator…
ConocoPhillips Australia has confirmed a natural gas discovery at its Essington-1 exploration well in the Otway Basin, marking the first find in the basin since 2021.The well, located in permit VIC/P79 about 53 km offshore Port Campbell and 12 km from existing production infrastructure…
ExxonMobil Guyana and its Stabroek block co-venturers, Hess Guyana Exploration and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana, have reached a new milestone in the South American country, with the production rising to 900,000 barrels of oil daily.The achievement…
When warnings abound about an imminent collapse in oil prices, one would not expect the CEO of a major oil company to boast that he has never been more confident.Yet that was precisely the message conveyed in Chevron's updated strategy, unveiled by CEO Mike Wirth on Wednesday…
Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm SeaBird Exploration, part of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract extension for its Fulmar Explorer seismic survey vessel.The three-month contract extension for ocean bottom node (OBN) source…