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Congo Finalising Deal with Angola and Chevron Over Offshore Oil Block

Jun 06, 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo is nearing an agreement with neighbouring Angola over one of the offshore blocks between the countries that have been the subject of a 50-year dispute, Congo's oil minister told Reuters. Under the terms of the production-sharing deal proposed by Angola and Chevron…

BW Offshore Agrees Extensions for Two FPSOs in Africa as Divestment Talks Continue

Jun 05, 2023

Norwegian FPSO vessel owner BW Offshore has recently secured short contract extensions for two of its FPSOs operating in Africa.On Friday, BW Offshore said it had signed a short-term extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien…

Saudi Pledges Big Oil Cuts in July as OPEC+ Extends Deal into 2024

Jun 05, 2023

Saudi Arabia will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a broader OPEC+ deal to limit supply into 2024 as the group seeks to boost flagging oil prices.Saudi's energy ministry said the country's output would drop to 9 million barrels per day (bpd) in July from around 10 million bpd in May…

Tanzania to Review Approval of $42B LNG Project in June

May 31, 2023

Tanzania's government said on Wednesday it had completed negotiations with the investors of its $42 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, with the agreements set to be reviewed for approval next month. Energy minister January Makamba…

TotalEnergies Granted 20-Year License Renewal on Nigerian Offshore Block

May 29, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies, operator of OML130 offshore license in Nigeria, confirmed Monday it had secured the renewal of the production license on this offshore block for 20 years.Located 150 kilometers off the Nigerian coast, the OML130…

Nigeria's NNPC Signs Deals with Total, CNOOC on Deepwater Oil Block

May 26, 2023

Nigeria's state-owned oil company NNPC Ltd said on Thursday it had renewed a production sharing contract with Total, China National Offshore Oil Corp and others, a major step to resolving disputes on a deepwater oil block in the Niger Delta…

Shell Extends Contract for Offshore Drilling Rig in Namibia

May 25, 2023

Norwegian offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling has, on behalf of Northern Ocean, agreed a contract extension for the Deepsea Bollsta drilling rig with Shell.The contract extension for the offshore drilling rig, owned by Northern Ocean…

Chevron Launches Sale of Congo Oil Assets - Sources

May 25, 2023

Chevron has launched a sale process for its oil and gas assets in Congo as the U.S. energy giant continues to focus operations on newer and more profitable production, industry sources said.The Congo assets could fetch up to $1.5 billion, according to two sources close to the process…

TotalEnergies Prepares for Mozambique LNG Restart

May 23, 2023

French energy company TotalEnergies will make good on an action plan to address the rights of residents near its Mozambique LNG project over the summer, the oil major said on Tuesday, taking a step closer towards a restart.'At this time there is no date for a restart…

South Africa Grants Turkey's Karpowership Deal to Ease Power Crisis

May 19, 2023

South Africa has granted Turkey's Karpowership access to the three ports of Ngqura, Durban and Saldanha Bay for a period of 20 years, the transport ministry said on Thursday, as it tries to find solutions to the country's power crisis.Karpowership aims…

Van Oord Makes History with Record-Breaking Subsea Rock Installation Offshore Senegal

May 15, 2023

Dutch offshore installation services firm Van Oord has informed that its flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a new world record. The vessel carried out subsea rock installation works what Van Oord says is a record water depth of 1.364 meters…

Shell Awards Noble Voyager Drillship Contract for Deepwater Exploration in Mauritania

May 12, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Noble has secured a contract with Shell for the 7th generation drillship Noble Voyager.Under the contract with Shell, the Noble Voyager drillship will drill one deepwater exploration well offshore Mauritania. The contract…

Crown Energy Withdraws from South African Offshore Venture Following Disappointing Well Results

May 11, 2023

Crown Energy said Thursday it would withdraw from the joint venture operating the Block 2B offshore South Africa after disappointing results of the Gazania-1 exploration well drilled in 2022.The Gazania-1 well was spudded in October 2022, using the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling…

Afentra Enters Angola. Buys Offshore Block Interest from INA

May 10, 2023

Oil and gas company Afentra plc, led by former Tullow CEO Paul McDade, said Wednesday it had completed the acquisition of 4% interest in Block 3/05 and 4% interest in Block 3/05A offshore Angola from Croatia's INA-Industrija.Afentra also said…

Guyana's Environmental Agency Appeals Court Decision Against Exxon

May 10, 2023

Guyana's environmental regulator on Tuesday appealed a court decision that last week declared that the agency and Exxon Mobil unit breached oil-spill insurance obligations for the company's first offshore project in the country.Guyana's High…

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