Business/economics
The deal positions the merged company to benefit from an expected offshore drilling upcycle.
Suspended by force majeure since the spring of 2021, work on the Mozambique LNG project has restarted with over 4,000 workers now engaged onshore and offshore to meet a 2029 deadline for first LNG.
Shell CEO Wael Sawan said Nigeria’s improving investment climate is boosting its appeal for long-term oil and gas investment.
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Equinor will reduce investments in renewables over the next 2 years by 50% to $5 billion and will increase its focus on oil and gas production, expecting more than 10% growth from 2024 to 2027.
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Analysts at Enverus Intelligence Research and Rystad Energy report that US shale consolidation has largely run its course.
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Global offshore decommissioning projects hear the starting gun in Australia and the North Sea, but will the race be a marathon or a sprint?
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Diversified Energy announces its largest deal yet to buy private equity-owned Maverick Natural Resources.
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International majors showing new interest in Iraq as China scoops blocks in Baghdad’s most recent bid rounds.
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The agreement aims to accelerate new commercial technologies that address challenges with geothermal development.
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Rystad Energy and Wood Mackenzie highlight key factors shaping the balancing act in the upstream oil market.
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Aramco expects to complete Phase 1 construction of the 9-mtpa facility in 2027.
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Operators remain cautiously optimistic in 2025, despite regulatory uncertainties.
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The Libyan National Oil Company plans to tender 22 onshore/offshore exploration blocks in 2025 as it works to rebuild credibility with foreign oil producers.