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Qatar and Egypt Deepen Energy Cooperation with LNG Agreement

Jan 05, 2026

QatarEnergy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, including the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG).Under the agreement, QatarEnergy…

US Refiners Win, China Loses in Trump’s Venezuela Oil Play

Jan 05, 2026

The U.S. military’s ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to swiftly reroute the country’s oil exports back toward the United States – and away from China. That will give U.S. refiners an immediate boost, but President Donald…

Harbour Energy Takes Operatorship of Zama Field Offshore Mexico

Dec 31, 2025

U.K.-based oil and gas firm Harbour Energy has been appointed operator of the Zama oil project offshore Mexico.The appointment was agreed by the Zama partners, including Pemex, Grupo Carso and Talos Energy who will have the option to appoint key personnel into Harbour's project team…

South Korean Firm Buys Into Indonesian Offshore Oil Block

Dec 26, 2025

SK Earthon, the energy resource development unit of SK Innovation, has acquired a 34% stake in the North Ketapang exploration block offshore Indonesia, expanding its upstream presence in Southeast Asia.The stake was acquired from Petronas North Ketapang…

Shell, INEOS Energy Strike Oil in Deepwater Gulf of America Well

Dec 22, 2025

Shell and INEOS Energy have confirmed an oil discovery in the Norphlet formation in the Gulf of America that could be tied back to the Appomattox production platform.The Nashville exploration well, operated by Shell with a 79% working interest…

Indonesia Tenders Eight Oil and Gas Blocks as Output Declines

Dec 22, 2025

Indonesia announced a round of oil and gas block tenders on Monday, offering eight new blocks to contractors, an energy ministry document showed, amid efforts to increase energy reserves.Indonesia's oil and gas production has been on a downtrend in the past decade due to depleting reserves…

Canada’s $4B Floating LNG Scheme Secures 12-Year Export Deal

Dec 17, 2025

Cedar LNG, the partnership between Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation, has secured a 12-year agreement with Ovintiv for its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, being developed on Canada’s West Coast.The agreement, signed…

Shell Greenlights Waterflood Project to Bolster Production in Gulf of America

Dec 16, 2025

Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a waterflood project at its Kaikias field in the Gulf of America, aiming to boost its recoverable resources.Water will be injected to displace additional oil…

Oil and Gas Redevelopment Project off Norway Gets $1.8B Approval

Dec 16, 2025

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, and its partners Vår Energi, Orlen Upstream Norway, and Petoro, have made a final investment decision (FID) for the joint redevelopment of an oil and gas project in the Greater Ekofisk Area, offshore Norway.The FID is for the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) Project…

TotalEnergies Sells Stake in Malaysia’s Block to Thailand’s PTTEP

Dec 16, 2025

TotalEnergies has closed an agreement to divest to PTTEP an indirect interest of 9.998% in block SK408 in Malaysia.TotalEnergies will keep a 30.002% interest in block SK408 and the operatorship. The block is a major gas development, contributing to Malaysia’s energy security…

Odyssey Marine Exploration Request for Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Advances

Dec 15, 2025

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a U.S.-based ocean exploration and marine resource development leader, received news that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM), a department of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), has initiated…

BOEM Initiates Process for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore Virginia

Dec 12, 2025

To advance President Trump’s national strategy for securing America’s critical mineral supply, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has initiated the process for a potential mineral lease sale in federal waters off the coast of Virginia. This…

BW Energy Enters Angola with Two Offshore Blocks Acquisition

Dec 12, 2025

BW Energy has, in a consortium with Maurel & Prom, signed an agreement to acquire a combined 20% non-operated interest in Block 14 and 10% in Block 14K offshore Angola from Azule Energy.Within this transaction, BW Energy’s net share will be 10% in Block 14 and 5% in Block 14K…

Gulf Auction Raises $279M as BP, Woodside and Chevron Dominate Bidding

Dec 11, 2025

BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron were the top winners on Wednesday at the U.S. government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023.The auction, which ended with $279.4 million in high bids, was the first of 30 mandated by U…

Australia Revives Offshore Exploration with New Oil and Gas Acreage Offer

Dec 11, 2025

The Australian government on Thursday released its first package of offshore oil and gas acreage for bidding since 2022.All five areas are in the Otway Basin offshore Victoria state in Commonwealth waters and come a day after the Victorian government…

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