South Africa's environment minister has dismissed a challenge lodged by conservationists against an environmental authorization to allow exploration in TotalEnergies-operated Block 3B/4B off the country's West Coast.The decision by Environmental Affairs Minister David Maynier…
Italian energy firm Eni will start drilling up to six development wells from November that will feed gas to its new Coral North floating liquefied natural gas platform offshore Mozambique, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.The project is on track to start production by 2028…
Angola intends to implement faster exploration concessions from next year as part of a new long-term hydrocarbon strategy that aims to attract investment and stimulate oil and gas production, a senior government official said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Cape Town…
BW Energy has confirmed commercial oil volumes in two appraisal wells at the Dussafu field offshore Gabon, identifying approximately 8 million to 9 million barrels of gross recoverable oil and paving the way for two additional production wells…
ExxonMobil has told Guyana it will need more offshore gas to maximize oil production than the government had expected, potentially leaving less for liquefied natural gas production and exports, two people close to the talks said.Guyanese officials…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured new drilling contracts and extensions covering four rigs offshore Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola and in the U.S. Gulf.In Indonesia, West Carina drillship has been awarded a contract with an undisclosed…
Murphy Oil Corporation has reported a successful appraisal well offshore Côte d'Ivoire and an oil discovery offshore Vietnam, alongside the start of production from two offshore developments in Vietnam and the Gulf of America.In Côte d'Ivoire…
Yinson Production has priced $1.458 billion of senior secured notes to refinance debt linked to its Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit operating offshore Angola, in what the company said was the largest FPSO project bond to date…
Nigeria has launched its 2026 oil and gas licensing round, offering 40 blocks spanning onshore, shallow-water and deepwater areas as the country seeks new investment and higher production.Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)…
Chevron and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have signed an agreement covering at least $88 million of investment in natural gas and crude oil exploration and production in the Lotus offshore area in the Mediterranean Sea.The…
Vaalco Energy has completed its Phase 3 drilling program offshore Gabon after bringing the ETSEM-3H development well onstream at an initial stabilized rate of about 2,000 barrels of oil per day, while drilling has started on its Baobab Phase 5 program offshore Côte d’Ivoire…
Yinson Production has signed a contract amendment with Eni for a major gas capacity upgrade of the John Agyekum Kufuor floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Ghana.Under the amendment, signed on October 2, Yinson will…
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has received final ministerial approval to transfer a 60% participating interest in three exploration licenses offshore Namibia to BP, clearing the final governmental consent required for the transaction.The approval covers PEL97…
Borr Drilling has announced new commitments for three premium jack-up rigs, including a three-well award in West Africa, an exercised Shell option in Nigeria and an accommodation contract in the UK.The Norve rig has received a binding letter…