China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production from the Weizhou 11-4 oilfield adjustment and satellite fields development project in South China Sea.The project is located in the Beibu Gulf Basin, with an average water depth of approximately 43 meters. It leverages the adjacent existing facilities for development.The main production facilities include a newly-built unmanned wellhead platform and a central processing platform…
Moscow and Beijing have been discussing ways to expand Russian oil exports to China, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday.China and India have become the main buyers of Russian oil since the start of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022…
The weak statement that omitted any mention of fossil fuels was probably the best outcome that could have been realistically expected of the COP30 climate summit.It was always going to be a tall order to put nearly 200 countries with massively…
Libya's National Oil Corporation said it is approaching the final stage of a public exploration bid round, with companies expected to submit offers and open bids in February 2026, according to a statement on Thursday.The bid round, the first in over 17 years…
Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron have emerged as front-runners in the auction for a 40% operating stake in Galp's Mopane discovery in Namibia, four sources told Reuters.Oil companies have flocked to Namibia, which has no hydrocarbon production…
Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil, five sources familiar with the process told Reuters on Monday.The U.S. Treasury gave clearance last week to potential buyers to talk to Lukoil about foreign assets…
As COP30 kicks off its second week in Brazil, much has changed since the landmark Paris climate agreement was penned 10 years ago.The spirit of cooperation that once reigned has been shattered by economic rivalries and a stark divergence in climate policies among the world’s biggest polluters…
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…
Oilfield services firm Archer has secured a five-year contract extension for platform drilling and maintenance services in the U.K. with an estimated contract value of $110 million.The extension will start on May 1, 2026 in direct continuation of the current contract…
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle is exploring options to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's LKOH.MM foreign assets, three sources familiar with the situation said.The U.S. has hit Lukoil with sanctions as part of its effort to bring the Kremlin to peace talks over Ukraine…
Lukoil's international operations faced mounting disruptions on Friday as a U.S. deadline for companies to cut off business with the Russian oil company looms and after a hoped-for sale of the operations to Swiss trader Gunvor collapsed.The U…
Odyssey Marine Exploration said on Friday it has sought U.S. regulators' permission to explore and mine mineral-rich sands off the Mid-Atlantic coast, as the country bolsters domestic supplies of materials vital for various industries.The site…
Russian energy group Lukoil's foreign empire is suitor Gunvor's biggest acquisition target to date but looks far beyond the Swiss trader's borrowing capacity, bankers and insiders say.Lukoil launched the sale of foreign assets on October 27 after coming under fresh U…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean and Saudi Arabia-based Jana Marine Services have signed a heads of terms agreement to establish a joint venture company that will offer integrated subsea solutions to the offshore energy industry in the Middle East…
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…