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PTTEP Buys Chevron's Hess Unit Share of Southeast Asia’s Offshore Block for $450M

Jul 25, 2025

Thailand’s state-backed energy firm PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has acquired 50% of Block A-18 in the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) through a $450 million deal with Chevron's subsidiaries.The transaction, completed on July 25, was executed through PTTEP Joint Development SG, a newly established Singapore-based subsidiary of PTTEP.The company signed a sale and purchase agreement with Hess (Bahamas) and Hess Asia Holdings…

Exxon Mobil Starts Production at Fourth FPSO in Guyana

Aug 12, 2025

An Exxon Mobil-led consortium began production at a fourth floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Stabroek Block in Guyana on Friday, bringing total capacity from the oilfield to over 900,000 barrels of oil per day, Exxon said…

Record Production Boosts Chevron’s Second Quarter Earnings

Aug 01, 2025

Chevron beat analyst estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday as record oil and gas production and lower capital expenditure helped the U.S. oil producer boost earnings despite weaker crude prices.The No. 2 U.S. oil major triumphed last month in a legal challenge from Exxon Mobil XOM…

ExxonMobil’s Profit Shoots Above Expectations

Aug 01, 2025

Exxon Mobil, the United States' biggest oil producer, beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday as higher oil and gas output and low production costs offset the impact of lower crude prices.Oil and gas production was the…

Chevron and ExxonMobil Portfolios Overlap Put Mega-Merger Back in Spotlight

Jul 24, 2025

Exxon Mobil and Chevron's recent major acquisitions raise a provocative question: does the U.S. still need two energy titans, or might it be more efficient for the two to join forces?An $800 billion combination would certainly evoke memories of Standard Oil…

Exxon Looking to Explore Trinidad and Tobago For Offshore Oil

Jul 22, 2025

Exxon Mobil has begun negotiations with the Trinidad and Tobago government to explore for oil and gas in up to seven deepwater blocks off the East Coast of the Caribbean country, which the top U.S. oil producer left more than two decades ago…

Chevron Secures Future Production Prospects with Entry to Oil Rich Guyana

Jul 21, 2025

Chevron’s imminent entry into Guyana’s rich offshore oilfields solves one of the biggest problems dogging the U.S. major: where its growth will come from beyond the next few years.On Friday, the U.S. oil producer closed its $55-billion acquisition…

Chevron Emerges as Winner in ExxonMobil Dispute Over Guyana Oil Field

Jul 18, 2025

Chevron will proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after it prevailed in a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the largest oil discovery in decades.Shares of Chevron were up 3.6% in premarket trading…

SBM Offshore’s Jaguar FPSO Enters Drydock in Singapore (Video)

Jul 17, 2025

SBM Offshore’s Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, bound for deployment at ExxonMobil’s field off Guyana, has entered the drydock at Seatrium yard in Singapore.The drydocking represents a major new forward in the delivery of the FPSO…

Staatsolie Takes Back Offshore Oil Block in Suriname as Hess Exits

Jul 09, 2025

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname's offshore Block 59, the South American nation's state oil firm Staatsolie said on Tuesday, adding the block would now return to Staatsolie.'Hess has fulfilled its minimum work…

Exxon, Hess Dispute Over Chevron Deal Nears Resolution

Jul 07, 2025

The arbitrators in a legal dispute between Exxon Mobil and Hess have reached a decision related to a major oilfield project in Guyana, according to two sources familiar with the matter.The ruling will determine whether Chevron can move forward with its $53 billion planned acquisition of Hess…

Sierra Leone Awaits Seismic Survey Results Ahead of Possible Oil and Gas Round

Jun 26, 2025

Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, a senior government official said on Thursday…

First Crude from ONE Guyana FPSO Set for Export in August-September

Jun 12, 2025

The first crude cargo from Guyana's fourth oil production facility, which arrived in the country in April and is being installed, is set to be exported between late August and early September, the government told Reuters on Tuesday.A consortium by U…

ExxonMobil-Led Guyana Consortium Reports $10.4B Profit in 2024

Jun 04, 2025

An oil-producing consortium in Guyana comprising Exxon Mobil, Hess and CNOOC posted a 64% surge in 2024 profit to $10.4 billion, Exxon said on Tuesday, as facility updates allowed sustained output growth.Due to fast production expansion and relatively low government royalties and taxes…

Guyana Passes Bill Making Firms Liable for Oil Spill Damages

May 19, 2025

Guyana's parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages caused by oil spills, including from vessels.The bill, which passed with a majority of votes cast in a simple voice vote, is expected to soon be signed into law by President Irfaan Ali…

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