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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ExxonMobil has declared force majeure on its Sakhalin-1 operations in the Russian Far East as risk-averse shippers fearing sanctions refuse to transport Sakhalin crude and production starts to fall. -
Delek Group subsidiary Ithaca Energy has acquired private equity-backed Siccar Point Energy to become a major player in the North Sea.
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QatarEnergy is farming into ExxonMobil’s North Marakia deepwater exploration project offshore Egypt as it further grows its position in the East Med and a share of possible future gas sales to Europe.
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The US oil and gas company's exit from Russia amid the ongoing military conflict freezes the Russian Far East LNG project and cripples Rosneft’s ambitions to become a competitive global LNG supplier.
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Mexico’s Ministry of Energy has completed the unitization resolution between the blocks that share the Zama reservoir.
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Russia is looking like a riskier spot for big service companies to do business, but they are not rushing to get out.
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Azule Energy, a new E&P company, will be independently managed and one of Angola’s largest oil producers.
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For the foreseeable future, going beyond the barrel will really mean maximizing returns from the barrel, including the identification and harnessing of potential gains from capital planning, asset management, and operations.
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The French operator withdraws from flagship deepwater project.
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The industry group called the decision by the court “misguided” and said it will result in significant uncertainty for Gulf of Mexico producers
