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The London-headquartered independent acquires position in the US Gulf while preparing Zama for final investment decision.
Engineering, procurement, construction, and installation awards made at the end of 2025 are expanding Saipem’s role in Turkey’s two largest offshore gas fields, plus Saudi Arabia’s Berri, Abu Safah, and Marjan oil fields and Qatar’s North Field gas giant in the Persian Gulf.
Following a US military operation to arrest Venezuela’s president, analysts say there is no easy fix for the country’s beleaguered upstream sector.
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Investment in the Kingfisher and Tilenga upstream projects together with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and a new refinery represents a $20-billion economic lift to the country. -
The operator will move forward with its multibillion-dollar Northern Hub project while planning for additional exploration drilling in the region.
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Rig counts are down since 2023, but well productivity is marching forward.
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The industry is balancing brains and bots as it squeezes out barrels of oil production.
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The deal comes only weeks after the private equity firm purchased a natural gas-fired plant operator.
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At peak, annual production from the two fields offshore Italy is expected to reach 1.5 Bcm.
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Cost concerns temper public appetite for clean energy while companies struggle to find investors for projects.
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Partners in Arrow Energy, Shell, and PetroChina expect to drill 2,500 new gas wells over 27 years to feed the Queensland Curtis LNG plant.
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Transition requires action, not perfect technology, but challenges remain around scalability, cost, and revenues.
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ConocoPhillips’ CEO Ryan Lance sees a future for petroleum engineers as the energy mix expands.
