Pakistan approved a new offshore exploration consortium on Tuesday, clearing Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company to take over operatorship of the Eastern Offshore Block-C as part of a push to revive drilling, the adviser to the finance ministry said.Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee approved Pakistan Petroleum Limited's PPL.PSX request to assign part of its interest in the block to TPOC, Mari Energies MARE…
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…
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has sold its 7.604% stake in the Ekofisk Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Orlen Upstream Norway, while acquiring new interests from Orlen as part of its ongoing North Sea portfolio adjustments…
Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has outlined plans for the start of Pelotas Norte Phase I multi-client 3D survey in the Pelotas Basin, offshore southern Brazil.Phase I will encompass approximately 14,800 square kilometers across 21 exploration blocks…
QatarEnergy has signed a production sharing agreement for shallow-water Block S4 offshore Guyana. The block was awarded through the 2022 Guyana Licensing Round.Under the terms of the agreement, QatarEnergy will hold a 35% share, while its partners TotalEnergies will act as operator…
ConocoPhillips Australia has confirmed a natural gas discovery at its Essington-1 exploration well in the Otway Basin, marking the first find in the basin since 2021.The well, located in permit VIC/P79 about 53 km offshore Port Campbell and 12 km from existing production infrastructure…
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…
When warnings abound about an imminent collapse in oil prices, one would not expect the CEO of a major oil company to boast that he has never been more confident.Yet that was precisely the message conveyed in Chevron's updated strategy, unveiled by CEO Mike Wirth on Wednesday…
Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm SeaBird Exploration, part of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract extension for its Fulmar Explorer seismic survey vessel.The three-month contract extension for ocean bottom node (OBN) source…
Viridien, in collaboration with TGS, has made available the early out results from the Laconia Phase III ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America.The initial 5Hz Acoustic TLFWI (AFWI) Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) products from the Laconia Phase III survey are now available…
Equinor has closed the sale of a 40% operated interest in the Peregrino field in Brazil to PRIO. Following this transaction, PRIO assumes full operatorship of the field.Equinor has received a total payment of $2.33 billion for its 40% operated interest…
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…
NEO NEXT Energy, a joint venture between Repsol and NEO, has exercised its pre-emption rights over BP’s P111 and P2544 licenses, blocking Serica Energy’s proposed $232 million deal for the North Sea assets.Serica Energy said NEO NEXT, a license partner…
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Snorre area in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The wildcat well 34/6-9 S, or Avbitertang, was drilled in production license 554, 35 kilometers northeast of the Snorre field and 125 kilometers west of Florø…
Aker BP and its partners have drilled a well in the Yggdrasil area in the North Sea, which proved to be dry.The well 30/11-16 S, or ‘Natrudstilen’, was drilled in production license 873, just over one kilometer east of Fulla and 155 kilometers west of Bergen…