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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Sale 262 will be the first new auction covering leases in US Gulf federal waters in 2 years. -
Equinor and Shell plan to launch the joint venture—initially announced in late 2024—by the end of 2025, pending regulatory approvals.
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Japan’s largest power generator is focused on sourcing Haynesville natural gas production for Gulf Coast export as LNG.
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Spanish yard will prep the almost 40-year-old FPSO for redeployment opportunities for new owner.
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Extensive acreage overlap and existing operational collaboration drove the acquisition decision.
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FPSO Nganhurra, laid up in Malaysia, produced Woodside’s Enfield field until the end of 2018.
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Strathcona doubles down on heavy oil—sells Montney assets for nearly CAD 3 billion, grabs Canada’s top crude-by-rail hub, and sets sights on MEG Energy in bold growth move.
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The contracts build on Cairo’s decades-long strategic energy alliance with Moscow, which will soon include nuclear energy.
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Global majors remain committed to boosting investment in Egypt’s offshore gas production as they eye Cairo’s underutilized LNG capacity.
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Pacific Meltem and Pacific Scirocco will be sold out of the marketed fleet; Noble posts over $2 billion in fresh contract backlog.
