Asset/portfolio management
As the pace of new discoveries slows and high-quality prospects become harder to find, oil companies may need to rely more heavily on mature fields to maintain production and support future supply.
EY reports an 11% decline in reserve additions and the first sub-100% reserve replacement ratio since 2021, even as crude output climbed.
By acquiring 100% of Ventura’s outstanding shares, SED Energy Holdings would scale its business into a combined $1 billion company backed by a $1.3 billion contract backlog focused on deepwater drilling, shallow-water tender rigs, and seismic acquisition.
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The post-salt, heavy-oil fields will be developed in tandem tied back to an FPSO. -
The merged companies will emerge as a new company, Innovex International, increasing its global scale and footprint in growing markets.
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Ignis H2 Energy and Imeco Inter Sarana announced a strategic partnership to expedite geothermal development in Indonesia.
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Consortium suspends planned purchase of 50% stake in Israeli gas producer in light of ongoing military conflict in the region.
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Block 3B/4B is on trend with nearby Namibian discoveries Venus and Graff.
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While projects offshore Cyprus and Israel advance, Lebanon’s latest licensing round follows news that Eni, TotalEnergies, and QatarEnergy drilled a dry hole on Block 9 near the country’s maritime border with Israel.
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With negotiations dead on arrival with Russian independent major Lukoil, Iraq is asking Gazprom to take over development of the Nasiriyah oil field south of Baghdad.
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Executives from BKV Corp. share why the mid-sized natural gas producer is diving headfirst into carbon sequestration projects and why you should too.
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Oil giant looks to shed Canadian tight-oil assets as it moves to wrap up merger with rival Hess.
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At more than $140 billion, M&A market activity in the fourth quarter delivered the best showing of the year.
