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TotalEnergies Finds Hydrocarbons Offshore Congo

Apr 13, 2026

TotalEnergies has made a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license, offshore the Republic of Congo, following the drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the Moho G structure.The well encountered a hydrocarbon column of approximately 160 meters in good-quality Albian reservoirs…

BP Signs Deal for Three Offshore Exploration Blocks in Namibia

Apr 13, 2026

BP has agreed to acquire a 60% interest in three offshore exploration blocks in Namibia from Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas, marking its entry into the country as an operator.The blocks - PEL97, PEL99 and PEL100 - are located in the Walvis Basin offshore Namibia…

Hormuz Crisis Signals New Era of Risk for Gulf Energy

Apr 13, 2026

The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the uneasy “new normal” has likely set the stage for yet another round of conflict…

OMV Nominates BP Executive Emma Delaney as Next CEO

Apr 10, 2026

Austrian oil and gas group OMV has proposed Emma Delaney as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with the Supervisory Board set to decide on the appointment at its next meeting.Delaney is proposed to take over as Chairwoman of the Executive Board and CEO from September 1…

Petrobras Buys Back Petronas Stake in Two Brazil Offshore Fields

Apr 10, 2026

Petrobras has signed agreements with Petronas Petróleo Brasil to acquire the remaining 50% stakes in the Tartaruga Verde and Espadarte Module III fields offshore Brazil.The fields are located in the Campos Basin, where Petrobras will regain…

OneSubsea to Supply Production Boosting System for Shenandoah Field

Apr 10, 2026

OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy to supply a subsea boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America.The contract covers delivery of a high‑pressure…

Subsea7 Nets Over $1.2M for Work at Petrobras’ Sépia 2 off Brazil

Apr 10, 2026

Subsea7 has secured a supermajor contract by Petrobras for the development of the Sépia 2 field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.The contract, awarded following a competitive tender, covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals…

Petra Energy Secures Work Orders from Petronas for Sarawak Gas Project

Apr 10, 2026

Malaysia’s Petra Energy has secured work orders worth $75 million (RM 298 million) for services linked to a gas project in Sarawak, Malaysia.The contracts were awarded to Petra Resources, a subsidiary of Petra Energy, by Petronas Carigali under an existing pan-Malaysia offshore services agreement…

Shell Targets 2027 Gas Start-Up at Loran-Manatee Field

Apr 10, 2026

Energy producer Shell plans to begin natural gas output in 2027 from the Loran-Manatee offshore field, which crosses the border of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago the chairman of Trinidad's National Gas Company, Gerald Ramdeen, told Reuters on Thursday…

ConocoPhillips Assessing Oil Opportunities in Venezuela

Apr 10, 2026

ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it is sending a small evaluation team to Venezuela this week to evaluate oil and gas opportunities.The U.S. oil producer left the South American country in 2007 after its assets there were nationalized. The company…

Middle East Producers Gear Up for Hormuz Export Restart

Apr 10, 2026

Producers in the Middle East have asked Asian refiners to submit crude oil loading programmes for April and May in preparation for the eventual resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter said…

Oxy Makes Oil Discovery at Bandit Prospect in Gulf of America

Apr 09, 2026

Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has made an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America.The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680 about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast, encountered oil-bearing Miocene sands.Occidental…

Eni, NOC Find Gas in Offshore Libya Exploration Well

Apr 09, 2026

Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni have made a new gas discovery in Area D, in the offshore area west of Libya.The discovery follows the successful drilling of the 1-16/4 exploratory well in Contract Area 4/16, operated by Eni North Africa…

Brazil Court Lifts Export Tax for Select Oil Firms

Apr 09, 2026

A Brazilian federal court has issued an injunction exempting TotalEnergies, Repsol Sinopec, Galp's Petrogal, Shell and Equinor from a tax on crude oil exports, a court document seen by Reuters shows.The Tuesday decision says a 12% tax enacted about a month ago as oil prices spiked due to the U…

Israel Orders Restart of Ops at Karish Offshore Gas Platform

Apr 09, 2026

Israel's energy ministry said on Thursday that it had instructed Energean to begin resuming operations at the Karish natural gas platform off Israel's Mediterranean coast following the U.S. ceasefire with Iran.The platform has been closed since February 28…

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