Asset Management
The country’s foreign investment bid comes as Sonatrach launches its largest capital expenditure outlay—$60 billion to be spent from 2026 to 2030.
Fervo Energy and Vallourec have signed a 5‑year supply agreement to support large‑scale deployment of next‑generation geothermal across the US, establishing a fully domestic supply chain for geothermal well components.
War‑related infrastructure damage is beginning to influence global energy supply chains in ways that could reshape project development and capacity growth.
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TGS, with the support of TGS’ Russian partner DMNG, has completed its second phase of processing in the Russian Sea of Okhotsk. -
Construction on Mozambique LNG stopped in April due to COVID-19, but Total continues work on the project even amid a $12 Billion shortfall. Financing for the Mozambique LNG project follows engineering contracts awarded by Total in the past few months.
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Brazil’s Petrobras has found oil in an exploratory well located in the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block, in the Campos Basin.
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No gas or commercial reservoirs have been found in the first-ever exploration well off Lebanon’s coast, according to Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar and the Total exploration firm.
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Thai energy company PTT Exploration and Production announced two deepwater oil discoveries in the Salina Basin, offshore Mexico.
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The number of active natural gas rigs in the US fell further to 80 on 8 May. The number had dipped to 85 on 21 April, the lowest number since August 2016, according to the Baker Hughes rig count.
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The oil market is likely facing the largest monthly drop in fracturing activity ever recorded in the US, according to Rystad Energy analysis.
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US oil producers ExxonMobil and Chevron announced they are tightening output, for combined global shut-ins of 800,000 B/D, in response to plunging crude prices and shrinking fuel demand.
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Pre-COVID-19 forecasts were blown out of the water and nearly made moot quickly in the first quarter of this year. Attempts to form long-term forecasts are stymied by uncertainties until some degree of stabilization returns to the oil and gas industry.
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Now more than ever, safely managing the role of digitalization and the demand for decarbonization while efficiently balancing the books will be critical for companies to survive and thrive.
