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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Of the total approved by ADNOC’s board, $50 billion will be invested in Canada under a framework agreement targeting projects in AI, energy, and mining. -
The US and UK sanctioned Russian independent Lukoil International and state-owned Rosneft in a bid to pressure Russia over Ukraine.
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Even as industry faces policy and tariff uncertainty, companies view spending on digital transformation as a driver of efficiency.
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A new Eni/Petronas venture is targeting 500,000 BOE/D in output from combined upstream portfolios across Malaysia and Indonesia.
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BPX Energy will retain operatorship of the assets after the sale of its interests to private investment firm Sixth Street is complete.
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JERA joins Tokyo Gas as a player in the Haynesville as Japan targets the US Gulf Coast as key to building global LNG supply chains.
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ExxonMobil joins BP, Chevron, and TotalEnergies in greenlighting new investment projects in Iraq in 2025 as the government targets oil production of 6 million B/D by 2029.
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Although the global total drilling rig supply is tightening as contractors sell off modern units for nondrilling purposes, day rates are expected to remain flat or dip in the near term, according to an analysis by Esgian.
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The $5-billion Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of America is BP's second major project in the region to be sanctioned in 2 years.
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Angola expects an 18% rise in natural gas production by 2030 as global producers invest in offshore exploration and new field development.
