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Tullow Oil Loses $196.5M Ghana Tax Arbitration

Sep 30, 2026

Tullow Oil has lost an arbitration over a $196.5 million corporate income tax assessment in Ghana after an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal ruled that the assessment did not breach the company's Petroleum Agreements.The assessment…

ExxonMobil Turns to OneSubsea’s for Rovuma LNG Subsea Production Systems

Sep 29, 2026

OneSubsea, a joint venture formed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has been secured a contract by ExxonMobil to supply subsea production systems for the first phase of the offshore Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique.The contract, awarded by…

Mermaid Maritime Forms Nigerian Subsea Joint Venture

Sep 28, 2026

Mermaid Maritime has established a joint venture with Nigerian oilfield services company Marine Platforms Limited to pursue subsea work for TotalEnergies Nigeria and other oil and gas operators in the country.The new company, Mermaid Subsea Services Limited…

Tullow Oil Books Noble Corporation’s Drillship for Work Offshore Ghana

Sep 28, 2026

Noble Corporation has secured a contract by Tullow Oil for the Noble Faye Kozack drillship for a drilling campaign offshore Ghana.The work will include up to 10 wells off Ghana, with the campaign expected to start in mid-2027.“This award reflects…

TotalEnergies, AMNI Take FID on Nigeria's Ima Gas Project

Sep 23, 2026

TotalEnergies and AMNI have taken a final investment decision on the Ima gas development offshore Nigeria, targeting production of 350 million cubic feet per day from 2028 to supply the Nigeria LNG liquefaction plant.TotalEnergies will operate the project with a 40% interest…

TotalEnergies Secures Namibia Bulk Fuel Supply Contract

Sep 22, 2026

Namibia has selected TotalEnergies bidding group to supply the country's bulk diesel and petrol needs for a three-month period from November to January, energy minister Modestus Amutse said late on Monday.The Southern African country earlier…

Bounty Oil & Gas Makes Deepwater Liberia Entry

Sep 22, 2026

Bounty Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire PetroQuest Liberia Deep Water, giving it a pathway to an interest in deepwater Block LB-32 offshore Liberia, while raising about $2.5 million (A$3.55 million) to advance the acquisition and exploration work…

Transocean Drillship Secures $80M Equatorial Guinea Job

Sep 18, 2026

Transocean has been awarded a two-well contract for its Deepwater Conqueror ultra-deepwater drillship in Equatorial Guinea, adding about $80 million to the offshore driller's backlog.The approximately 170-day campaign with an undisclosed operator is expected to begin in 2027…

Petrobras Signs Eight Production-Sharing Contracts in Côte d’Ivoire

Sep 18, 2026

Petrobras, through its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras Netherlands (PNBV), the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and PETROCI Holding signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for eight offshore exploration blocks located in Côte d’Ivoire.The PSCs cover offshore blocks CI-513…

Senegal, Eni to Assess Five Offshore Oil and Gas Blocks

Sep 15, 2026

Senegal and Eni have signed a memorandum of understanding for the energy company to evaluate the oil and gas potential of five offshore blocks as the government seeks to revive exploration and attract new upstream investment.The agreement, signed…

Libya Plans Major Gas Output Boost Over Next Five Years

Sep 15, 2026

Libya plans to increase gas output to 4 billion standard cubic feet a day over the next three to five years, its oil and gas minister told an energy forum in Bangkok on Tuesday.'We have come to identify huge opportunities for us to increase…

Saipem Secures $350M Subsea Job at Azule Energy’s Angola Oil Project

Sep 14, 2026

Saipem has been awarded a contract worth about $350 million for subsea work on Azule Energy's West Hub Tails oil project offshore Angola, part of the wider Agogo Integrated West Hub Development.The project is located about 180 kilometers offshore Angola in water depths of up to 1…

Eni, Vitol Eye Two More Offshore Blocks in Ghana

Sep 11, 2026

Eni Ghana and Vitol have signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Ghana's government covering two offshore blocks in the Tano Basin, paving the way for the parties to finalize petroleum agreements.The MoUs cover blocks GH WB 3 and GH WB 8…

ExxonMobil Taps Saipem, Jan De Nul for Rovuma LNG Work

Sep 10, 2026

Saipem and Jan De Nul have signed a letter of intent with ExxonMobil for preliminary work on the offshore portion of the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 development in Mozambique, ahead of a potential engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract…

Senegal Opens 109 Oil and Gas Blocks to Investors

Sep 10, 2026

Senegal plans to offer 109 oil and gas blocks at a roadshow to local and foreign investors, the West African country's energy minister, El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf, said.Senegal has 113 oil and gas blocks, Diouf said, adding that only four of them are already under contract…

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