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Sintana Energy Eyes Stake in Namibia’s Walvis Basin License

Jan 21, 2026

Sintana Energy has entered into a letter of intent (LoI) providing a period of exclusivity to evaluate an investment that would give the company an indirect interest in offshore Namibian license PEL 37 in the Walvis Basin.Under the agreement…

Turkish Petroleum, Chevron Discuss Joint Oil and Gas Exploration

Jan 21, 2026

Turkish Petroleum is in talks with Chevron to jointly explore oil and gas, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a Turkish official familiar with the discussions.Turkey's state energy company would work with Chevron on seismic studies and drilling…

Galp Focuses on Growing Upstream in Brazil, Namibia

Jan 20, 2026

Portuguese energy firm Galp will focus on growing its upstream business from oilfields in Brazil and Namibia and may list parts of its newly formed downstream business in a couple of years, its co-chief executive Joao Diogo Marques da Silva told Reuters on Tuesday…

Murphy Oil's Drilling Ops in Africa Yield Non-Commercial Hydrocarbons Find

Jan 20, 2026

Oil and gas firm Murphy Oil has found non-commercial hydrocarbons in a well offshore Côte d’Ivoire in Africa.The Civette-1X well reached a total depth of 13,950 feet (4,252 meters) and encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons across multiple intervals…

Equinor and ORLEN Find Gas, Condensate in North Sea

Jan 20, 2026

Equinor and its partner ORLEN have discovered gas and condensate in an exploration well drilled in the North Sea.The find was made in the Sissel prospect in production license 1137, operated by Equinor with 50% working interest, while its partner ORLEN holds the remaining 50%…

Equinor Finds Oil in Norwegian Sea

Jan 19, 2026

Equinor and its partners have proven oil in a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by COSL's COSL Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The wildcat well 6507/8-12 S, in production license 124 B, tested the ‘Othello South’ prospect, 4…

Chevron Greenlights Expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Jan 16, 2026

Chevron and its partners in the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.The Leviathan expansion project…

TotalEnergies, Mitsui, Nordsøfonden Get CO2 Storage Permit in North Sea

Jan 15, 2026

The Danish Energy Agency has issued a permit for exploration and potential storage of CO2 in the North Sea off Denmark to consortium comprising TotalEnergies, Mitsui and state-owned Nordsøfonden.The agency awarded the six-year exploration permit…

ExxonMobil Enlists Shearwater for 3D Seismic Survey in South America

Jan 15, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a contract for a large 3D seismic acquisition program for ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater.The deepwater survey offshore Trinidad and Tobago will cover approximately 6…

TGS Embarks on OBN Multi-Client Survey in Gulf of America

Jan 15, 2026

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has embarked on next-generation multi-client long-offset Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) acquisition campaign, dubbed APEX 1, in the Gulf of America.Node deployment for APEX 1 started in December 2025, and acquisition…

Bulgarian Energy Holding to Acquire 10% Stake in Black Sea Oil Exploration Block

Jan 14, 2026

Bulgaria's state-owned energy group Bulgarian Energy Holding will acquire a 10% stake in oil and gas exploration rights for the Han Asparuh block in the Black Sea, the government said on Wednesday.The Council of Ministers approved the deal, allowing BEH to buy 5% each from OMV Offshore Bulgaria…

Eco Atlantic, Navitas Engage Guyana on Offshore License Extension

Jan 14, 2026

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has started discussions with the Government of Guyana regarding the continuation of its appraisal and exploration program on the offshore Orinduik Block, following the expiry of the license’s second renewal term.The…

Second Gas Discovery Confirmed at ConcoPhillips’s Otway Basin Well off Australia

Jan 14, 2026

Gas has been confirmed at the Charlemont-1 exploration well offshore Victoria, operated by ConocoPhillips, following the successful recovery of a gas sample that validates the Charlemont Trend in Australia’s Otway Basin.Australia’s 3D Energi…

Norway Awards 57 New Oil And Gas Licenses to 19 Companies

Jan 13, 2026

Norway has offered ownership interests in 57 new oil and gas production licenses to 19 companies in its latest annual awards in pre-defined areas (APA) licensing round.Of the 57 licenses, 31 are located in the North Sea, 21 in the Norwegian Sea and five in the Barents Sea…

Viridien Gets On Board Integrated Multi-Client Data Project off Malta

Jan 13, 2026

Viridien has signed an agreement with the Government of Malta to invest in an integrated multi-client dataset for the country’s offshore area.By revitalizing existing seismic and well data, this project will advance the understanding and promotion…

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