Mubadala Energy has been awarded the Southwest Andaman exploration Production Sharing Contract in Indonesia, expanding its position in the Andaman Sea.The Abu Dhabi-based company will hold a 100% participating interest and operate the block…
Norway's Equinor has begun drilling producer and injector wells for its offshore Raia natural gas project in Brazil, while also planning fresh exploratory activities in the South American nation, its top executive in the country told Reuters…
bp has confirmed start-up of gas production from the Quiluma field, part of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) in Angola, as reported by operator Azule Energy. This milestone continues the strong delivery of project start-ups and exploration discoveries…
Brazilian state-run firm Petrobras said on Monday it had decided to exercise its right to purchase Malaysian company Petronas' 50% stake in two offshore fields in Brazil for $450 million, according to a securities filing.Following the deal,…
Viridien has announced a new regional multi-client data initiative for the offshore basins of India, designed to deliver enhanced, data-driven exploration capabilities to industry operators.The initiative will start with Phase 1 Mahanadi Basin…
Viridien has kicked off the Charrua 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Uruguay, marking a new phase of exploration activity in the country’s offshore basins.Data acquisition will be carried out by the vessel BGP Prospector, with the company…
Asia Pacific’s upstream sector heads into 2026 with a combination of near-term project delivery and high-impact frontier drilling. A wave of large offshore gas schemes is moving towards FID or first production, just as a new set of wildcats tests unproven deepwater plays…
Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has made an oil discovery at the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06 offshore Angola, with initial estimates pointing to approximately 500 million barrels of oil in place.The well, located in the offshore Lower Congo Basin…
Libya on Wednesday awarded oil and gas exploration blocks to foreign oil companies, including Chevron, Eni, QatarEnergy and Repsol, in its first licensing round in nearly two decades as it seeks to revitalise the sector despite ongoing political division…
Energy data and intelligence TGS has started the Ultra Profundo multi-client 2D survey offshore Angola.The survey covers approximately 12,600 line kilometers, with Ramform Victory having already started operations earlier in 2026.Data acquisition…
Malaysia’s Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management, has launched the Malaysia Bid Round 2026, offering nine exploration blocks and six discovered resource opportunities in a move aimed at strengthening Malaysia’s position as an upstream investment hub…
Aquaterra Energy has secured a multi-year, seven-figure contract to provide subsea well access equipment for intervention and abandonment operations across 11 wells offshore Spain.Under the agreement with a global offshore services company,…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has acquired a 42.5% stake in Block 2613, offshore Namibia.The transaction was carried out in partnership with TotalEnergies, which also acquired 42.5% and will act as the operator of the block.TotalEnergies…
TotalEnergies has signed agreements to acquire a 42.5% operated interest in the PEL104 exploration license offshore Namibia from Eight Offshore Investments Holdings and Maravilla Oil & Gas.Following completion of the transaction, TotalEnergies will become operator of the licence with a 42…