Asset/portfolio management
The deal between the Republic of the Congo and the Chinese oil and gas company aims to develop the Banga Kayo, Holmoni, and Cayo blocks and raise national oil output to 200,000 B/D by 2030.
A total of 20 companies submitted applications for new exploration blocks offshore Norway.
The SPE Asset Management Technical Section (AMTS) is teaming up with the University of Houston to launch a pilot program that advances asset management practices and supports the growth of energy professionals worldwide—setting a model for future collaborations between universities and SPE technical sections.
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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.
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SOCAR’s expansion of its exploration footprint in Israeli waters could position Azerbaijan as a future player in EastMed gas.
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The new plan will replace the current roadmap that contains just three planned Gulf of Mexico lease sales.
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Stonepeak will pay $5.7 billion for 40% interest in the project due for FID later this year.
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The acquisition expands INEOS’s US upstream footprint and gives it a minority stake in a pair of deepwater Gulf of Mexico producing fields.