Asset/portfolio management
In the next 3 to 5 years, South America and the Middle East will lead global investment, driven by greenfield developments, exploration, and midstream infrastructure. Brazil’s growth is fueled by deepwater pre-salt projects, while the Middle East focuses on gas and LNG, especially in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
The $1.65 billion deal adds to Vitol’s presence in the West African upstream while enabling Eni to cash out early on the value of some assets while retaining an interest in future revenues.
The combined group will be renamed NEO NEXT Energy and is expected to become one of the largest independent producers in the North Sea.
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This article examines how decommissioning costs impact project viability, showing that operational profitability can mask uneconomic end-of-life obligations, and advocates for ethical diligence in assessing these costs.
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This year’s selection clearly shows where the interest lies in the economics, the Petroleum Resources Management System, and management decision-making.
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At SPE’s Permian Basin Energy Conference, operators shared behind-the-scenes details on innovations such as drilling horseshoe wells and trimulfrac completions along with in-basin challenges such as handling produced water.
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The new partnership assets include pipelines in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia serving the Marcellus and Utica shales.
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The deal expands ONEOK’s gas transmission and processing footprint in the Permian, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
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The deal follows an asset swap on the same acreage earlier in the year and increases Equinor’s natural gas holdings in the region.
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Following 2 years of setbacks, the deal to shift the US supermajor’s assets to a local operator has finally closed.
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The third quarter marked the first reporting period that two publicly traded US oil and gas companies did not combine since 2022.
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Awards related to the 2024 APA round are expected to be announced in early 2025.
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India’s state oil company is accepting proposals from potential technical service partners until 15 September for EOR projects in the Arabian Sea.