Field/project development
The Loran Phase 2 license award builds on BP’s growing presence in Venezuela as it seeks to develop offshore projects, particularly shared fields near Venezuela’s maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago.
ExxonMobil and its Area 4 partners have awarded $1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for long-lead upstream equipment supporting Mozambique's Rovuma LNG project. The awards, led by OneSubsea, mark a key step toward FID as development advances on ExxonMobil's largest global investment.
Gran Tierra will refocus its investment strategy to strengthen its portfolio in Canada and Azerbaijan while Maurel & Prom, majority owned by Pertamina’s international upstream arm, grows its South American footprint in Colombia and Ecuador.
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A leaner and wiser Weatherford seeks new Middle East contracts while growing margins and market share on existing business.
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ADNOC is hiring more jackup drilling rigs to boost offshore production of its more carbon-friendly brand of crude.
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Ben van Beurden said quitting was impossible because the Netherlands was dependent on Groningen gas.
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M&A market activity in the third quarter delivered the best showing of 2022 despite price volatility and a dearth of deals in the prolific Permian Basin.
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In this first part of a two-part series, we look at how the artificial-lift sector has adapted to producing unconventional resources. The second part of the series to publish in November will crack open the lift toolbox to take a deeper look at the techniques and technologies under development or new to the market.
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The authors of this paper propose a novel approach to data-driven modeling for transient production of oil wells.
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The repeat order from Petrobras brings Keppel O&M’s net order book to about $8.2 billion.
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First production from the UK North Sea gas field is expected in the second half of 2025.
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Santos will seek an expedited appeal of the Australian Federal Court decision.
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The Angolan project is expected to add 30,000 B/D of oil production by year-end 2024.