The drilling results from Shell’s Sirius 1X exploratory well in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt have shown encouraging initial indications, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in an update.The well is operated by Shell…
Sunda Energy, through its subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, has been awarded an environmental license for the drilling of the Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste.SundaGas operates the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract in the country’s offshore waters…
Equinor has made two hydrocarbon discoveries in the North Sea, finding oil in the Troll area and gas and condensate near the Sleipner hub, with both considered commercially viable.The Byrding C discovery was made about five kilometers northwest…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the 2026 National Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources, an estimate of the undiscovered, technically and economically recoverable oil and natural gas resources outside of known oil and gas fields on the U…
China set an annual oil output target of 200 million metric tons (4 million barrels per day) in its next five-year plan on Thursday, a level it already surpassed last year, as the country also pledged to expand the size of its undisclosed strategic oil reserves…
Japanese shipping major NYK Line has completed the basic design of a new long-distance subsea cable-laying vessel intended to support the development of Japan’s future high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission network, marking a key milestone…
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…
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for proposed oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central and Southern California Planning Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf…
Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has agreed to acquire an additional 40.375% non-operated interest in Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea from Kosmos Energy for an initial cash consideration of $180 million, and additional contingent payments of up to $39…
Talos Energy announced its operational and financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2025, with CEO Paul Goodfellow, saying: '2025 marked the start of our transformation – building the foundation for the future.'In June…
Africa-focused oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has achieved ‘solid initial results’ from its Gabon drilling campaign and confirmed its operatorship of the Kossipo field offshore Côte d’Ivoire, as it advances plans to grow production in both countries…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced proposed revisions to its regulations governing hard mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf aiming to advance exploration and development of critical minerals essential to national security…
Oil production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in 2025 reached its highest level since 2009, according to the 2025 Resource Accounts, reported by Norwegian Offshore Directorate.The report showed high production of both liquids and gas…
Shell has launched a multi-well offshore drilling campaign in Egypt’s Mediterranean waters using Stena Drilling’s Stena IceMax drillship, marking the start of a new development phase at the West Mena gas field.Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources…
Exxon Mobil is continuing work to determine the size of natural gas resources at Guyana's prolific Stabroek Block, Guyana's energy minister said, as the company pursues broader development of the resource in the South American country.The U…