BW Energy has, in a consortium with Maurel & Prom, signed an agreement to acquire a combined 20% non-operated interest in Block 14 and 10% in Block 14K offshore Angola from Azule Energy.Within this transaction, BW Energy’s net share will be 10% in Block 14 and 5% in Block 14K, providing a strategic foothold in Angola aligned with the Company’s long-term regional growth strategy.Block 14 is a mature deepwater asset comprising nine producing fields…
Rockhopper Exploration has taken a final investment decision (FID) on Phase 1 of the Sea Lion oil development north of the Falkland Islands, allowing the long-delayed project to proceed after securing financing commitments and regulatory approvals…
Viridien has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round.The 4,300 sq km high-end data set will bring valuable insight into underexplored structures along the Atlantic Hinge zone…
Shell is seeking a buyer for a 20% stake in its Brazilian oilfield cluster to help fund a multibillion-dollar offshore development, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.Shell declined to comment on the report, when contacted by Reuters…
South Africa's legacy national oil company, PetroSA, has approved a deal to give Shell Offshore a 60% stake in its Block 2C, off the country's west coast, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday.If successfully concluded, the agreement will strengthen oil major Shell's SHEL…
Jasmine Energy has raised $25 million in senior secured bonds to support a new drilling campaign at the Yumna field in Block 50 offshore Oman, parent company Rex International Holding informed.The three-year bonds are expected to settle on December 12…
TotalEnergies has agreed to merge its U.K. upstream operations with NEO NEXT Energy in a transaction that will create NEO NEXT+, expected to become the largest independent oil and gas producer in the United Kingdom.Under the deal, TotalEnergies will hold a 47…
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…
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met delegations from U.S. oil major Chevron and the Syrian Petroleum Company to discuss cooperation in oil and gas exploration fields on Syrian shores, the Syrian state news agency said on Tuesday.The state news…
TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Conoil to acquire a further 50% interest in oil exploration block OPL 257 from its Nigerian partner, bringing its holding to 90%, the French group said on Wednesday.The deal is part of efforts to consolidate…
DNO and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Page prospect in the southern part of the North Sea, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Intrepid jack-up rig.The wildcat well 2/6-8 S and technical sidetrack 2/6-8 ST2 were drilled in production license 1086…
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 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…
Seadrill Limited announced its third quarter 2025 results.Quarterly Highlights:Secured contract awards across five rigs, adding over $300 million to Order Backlog.West Gemini, Sonangol Libongos and Sonangol Quenguela secured an estimated 1,000 days of incremental work in Angola…
Borr Drilling has announced unaudited results for the nine months ended September 30, reporting total operating revenues of $277.1 million, an increase of $9.4 million or 4% compared to the second quarter of 2025.Net income of $27.8 million was a decrease of $7…