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Syria Inks Gas Deal with ConocoPhillips and Novaterra

Nov 19, 2025

The Syrian Petroleum Company, U.S.-based ConocoPhillips COP.N and Novaterra have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in the natural gas sector, Syria's energy ministry said on Tuesday.Due to the destruction of energy infrastructure during its 14-year civil war…

Norway Court Rules Against Oilfield Developments

Nov 14, 2025

A Norwegian appeals court ruled in favour of environmentalists and against the government on Friday by confirming a lower court's decision that the energy ministry's approval of the development of three offshore oil and gas fields was invalid…

Yellowtail Ramp-Up Brings Guyana’s Offshore Output to New Heights

Nov 14, 2025

ExxonMobil Guyana and its Stabroek block co-venturers, Hess Guyana Exploration and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana, have reached a new milestone in the South American country, with the production rising to 900,000 barrels of oil daily.The achievement…

Nigeria to Launch 2025 Oil Licensing Round in December

Nov 12, 2025

Nigeria will begin a fresh round of oil licensee auction from next month, the oil regulator said on Tuesday in London, as part of plans to revive idle assets and grow production.'We are announcing that we are ready, following the approval of…

TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy, Petronas to Explore in Guyana

Nov 11, 2025

Oil producers TotalEnergies, Qatar Energy and Petronas have signed a five-year agreement with Guyana's government to explore a shallow-water block, authorities and company executives said on Tuesday.Guyana has struggled to diversify its energy industry…

NOD, IGI Renew Agreement for Maintenance of Geochemical Database

Nov 07, 2025

The database with released geochemical data is updated twice a year with data from recently released wells in Diskos.The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has renewed the agreement with IGI (Integrated Geochemical Interpretation) to update the database for the next five years…

BP-ADNOC JV Secures Rights for Harmattan Field Offshore Egypt

Nov 07, 2025

Arcius Energy, a joint venture between ADNOC’s XRG and BP, has secured full production and exploration rights for the Burj offshore concession in the Mediterranean, which includes Harmattan gas field offshore Egypt.The agreement was signed during…

ADNOC Drilling to Buy Stake in MB Petroleum Services, Further Expanding in the Gulf

Nov 05, 2025

ADNOC Drilling said on Wednesday it would buy an 80% stake in regional drilling and oilfield services provider MB Petroleum Services for an enterprise value of $204 million (749 million dirhams), marking a further expansion in the Gulf.The deal…

Pakistan Awards Offshore Oil Exploration Blocks, First in Decades

Oct 31, 2025

Pakistan said it has awarded 23 offshore exploration blocks to four consortiums led by local energy companies, some partnered with foreign firms including Turkey's national oil company TPAO.In Pakistan's first such bidding round in nearly two decades…

History Repeats Itself: Energy, Borders and the War Narrative in the Americas

Oct 31, 2025

Oil and gas have not only fueled economies but created rivalries, territorial disputes and wars. In the last one hundred years or so, since petroleum resources have been commercially extracted it is central to numerous armed conflicts. Some notable examples…

BW Energy Reports Encouraging Results at Kudu Well Offshore Namibia

Oct 31, 2025

BW Energy has reported encouraging preliminary results of the Kharas-1 appraisal well, drilled in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.The Kharas-1 appraisal well, drilled with Odfjell Drilling-managed Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig, has reached…

BP Signs Agreement to Explore for Oil Offshore Gabon

Oct 30, 2025

Oil major BP has signed an agreement to explore for oil and gas offshore in Gabon, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.'BP can confirm it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the government of Gabon to explore for offshore oil and gas…

New Well at Zohr Field Boosts Egypt’s Gas Output by 70 mcf per Day

Oct 29, 2025

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has informed that a new production well at the Zohr natural gas field in the Mediterranean added about 70 million cubic feet of gas per day to output, reinforcing the field’s role as a key contributor to national energy supply…

Pertamina Joins Petronas in Ultra-Deepwater Asset off Indonesia

Oct 27, 2025

Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas has signed a farm-out agreement with its Indonesian counterpart Pertamina for the share of its ultra-deepwater Bobara production sharing contract (PSC), offshore Indonesia.Under the agreement, Pertamina will hold a 24…

QatarEnergy Acquires 40% Share in Eni-Operated Block Offshore Eqypt

Oct 27, 2025

QatarEnergy has completed a farm-in transaction with Eni, acquiring a 40% participating interest in the North Rafah exploration block, offshore Egypt.The agreement, recently approved by the government of Egypt, grants QatarEnergy a 40% stake in the offshore concession…

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