Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, has spudded the first well at Angola’s inaugural non-associated offshore gas development.The spudding of the QUI-Q-GP01 well was done with Valaris’ jack-up drilling rig Valaris V-144, marking the first well of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) project…
Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S. oil major Chevron, is about to start drilling the Korikori-1 exploration well in Block 5, offshore Suriname.The drilling operation, planned to start later in October, will be conducted with Noble Corporation’s Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig…
Greece is working hard to finalize a contract with U.S. oil major Chevron and its Greek partner Helleniq Energy for energy exploration offshore Greece by the end of the year, the country's energy minister said on Friday.Chevron and Greece's…
Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has agreed to acquire Challenger Energy, which holds interest in two blocks offshore Uruguay as well as other assets in broader region.The all-share transaction, valued at about $60 million, will create a combined…
U.S. oil major Chevron has appointed Kevin McLachlan as new Vice President of Exploration, who will oversee the company’s worldwide exploration program.McLachlan will be based in Houston and succeed Liz Schwarze, who is retiring in February after 36 years of service to the company…
Europa Oil & Gas has received a one-year extension from the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development for Equatorial Guinea for the initial two-year period of the EG-08 production sharing contract (PSC), with the plans for drilling of the Barracuda prospect set for 2026…
QatarEnergy agreed with Shell to acquire a 27% participating interest in a block offshore Egypt from the oil and gas major, it said in a statement on Sunday.QatarEnergy has in recent years acquired stakes in oil and gas basins including in Guyana…
Exxon Mobil will lay off 2,000 workers globally as part of a long-term restructuring plan, the U.S. energy major told Reuters in an emailed statement, adding to a wave of job cuts in the oil and gas industry this year.The layoffs represent about…
BW Energy has started a process to potentially acquire Azule Energy’s non-operated interests in Block 14/14K, offshore Angola.According to BW Energy, the move is part of its continuous consideration of opportunities to acquire assets in line with its stated strategy…
U.S. energy producer Chevron is expected to begin drilling at Suriname's shallow-water Block 5 next month, the country's oil minister, Patrick Brunings, said.'They will be drilling the Kori Kori well,' he said in a TV interview this week. 'If this well does indeed contain oil or gas…
Chevron, the world’s third-largest oil company, and investment fund Westlawn have joined Anadarko Petroleum in a consortium to explore offshore oil and gas blocks in Peru, in a move officials said could boost energy security and attract further global investment…
U.S. oil major Chevron is in early-stage talks to explore opportunities in European regasification terminals, as part of its strategy to expand its global presence in the liquefied natural gas market, a senior executive told Reuters.The U.S…
Chevron has signed a deal with state-owned pipeline operator Israel Natural Gas Lines to kickstart construction of the Nitzana natural gas pipeline to transport gas from the Leviathan gasfield to Egypt, the U.S. company said on Tuesday.Nitzana would ease an energy crisis in Egypt…
BP's recent discovery of a giant oilfield offshore Brazil has reignited investor enthusiasm, echoing the aggressive exploration era two decades ago when companies were thirsty for resources amid fears the world was running out of oil.The announcement of the Bumerangue discovery…
Australia gave final approval on Friday for Woodside to operate the country's oldest and second-largest liquefied natural gas plant until 2070, while imposing 48 'strict' new rules in a bid to limit its environmental impact.The decision to extend…
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