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percent stake during the exploration and appraisal phases. Algeria’s national oil and gas company Sonatrach SpA has the majority stake of 51 percent in accordance with Algerian law. square miles) onshore Algeria. square miles) onshore Algeria. square miles) onshore Algeria. State-owned QatarEnergy also owns 24.5
Increasing financial constraints, a low commodity price environment and a shrinking pool of prospective basins have transformed how oil and gas players explore for new barrels.
Mexicos finance ministry has revised the countrys crude oilproduction rate for the year by 129,000 bpd less than previously expected. Instead of 1.8 million bpdthe target set by President Claudia SheinbaumMexico is seen producing 1.762 million bpd, Reuters reported, citing the ministry.
Brent Crude $78.03 +1.73% Natural Gas $4.04 +1.35% Latest Oil Prices SUBSCRIBE SEARCH ARTICLES NEWS Inpex Granted Production Concession for UAE Block by Rocky Teodoro | Rigzone Staff | Thursday, June 19, 2025 | 8:56 AM EST The Japanese energy firm has been conducting exploration and evaluation activities in the block since 2018.
(World Oil) – Namibia will offer financial incentives to help kick-start the development of oilfields managed by a group led by TotalEnergies, according to a special adviser in the presidency. But the explorers have also hit dry wells, prompting them to write off drilling costs as they learned more about the fields.
(World Oil) –MOL has discovered a new oilfield near Somogysmson in Western Hungary. During the exploration drilling carried out in December 2024, oil was found at a depth of 1,250 meters. We will continue our investments and will do our utmost to maintain and, if possible, increase production.
million barrels of oil equivalent. million barrels of oil equivalent. Image by Ole Arnesen via iStock The Norwegian Offshore Directorate said ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production license 891, had confirmed the Slagugle oil discovery. million standard cubic meters of oil equivalent (approximately 30.8
Image by JHVEPhoto via iStock TotalEnergies SE said Monday it has acquired a 25 percent stake in a Gulf of America exploration portfolio operated by Chevron Corp. Image by JHVEPhoto via iStock TotalEnergies SE said Monday it has acquired a 25 percent stake in a Gulf of America exploration portfolio operated by Chevron Corp.
(World Oil) – bp has received final government ratification for its contract to invest in the redevelopment of several giant oilfields in Kirkuk, in the north of Iraq. This is an enormous opportunity as we grow bps oil and gas business and fully aligned with our strategy of strengthening our upstream portfolio.
(World Oil) – Libyas oil and gas sector is set for a new era of growth and investment following the announcement of its first exploration bid round in 17 years. This increase in production from existing fields underscores the countrys commitment to stabilizing and expanding its energy supply.
(Oil & Gas 360) CanCambria Energy Corp. It is located adjacent to CanCambrias existing Ba-IX mining license (32,500 acres), creating a consolidated, contiguous position within the Pannonian Basin, a mature and historically productive region in southern Hungary. The newly awarded Kiskunhalas Concession Area covers an area of 945.9
(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: CanCambria Energy will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown , August 17-20, 2025. The signing formally initiates a four-year exploration period. Register to attend. CanCambria Energy Corp. About CanCambria Energy Corp.
An environmentalist outlet called Oceana has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent oil and gas exploration and production under 31 licenses for North Sea fields awarded by the UK government back in 2022.
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Brent Crude $66.90 +0.65% Natural Gas $3.69 -2.62% Latest Oil Prices SUBSCRIBE SEARCH ARTICLES NEWS CNOOC Announces Seventh Upstream Startup in Chinese Waters This Year by Jov Onsat | Rigzone Staff | Monday, June 09, 2025 | 3:37 AM EST Weizhou 5-3 is expected to reach a peak output of about 10,000 bpd next year. Smart Oil Investment Ltd.
Omans Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the launch of new bid round for oil and gas exploration and production. The post Oman Launches Bid Round for Oil and Gas Exploration first appeared on Egypt Oil & Gas. He added that applying to these areas is opened until June.
(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Chevron U.S.A. We drive innovation in the digital space,” said Shawn Stasiuk, Halliburton’s vice president of Production Enhancement. “We We built the digital environment down to the field level and enable our customers to test their best ideas.”
(World Oil) – Africas national oil companies (NOC) are moving beyond operating as state-representatives by transforming themselves into competitive upstream players. Boosting production Major oil producers in Africa are striving to boost production and NOC-IOC collaboration is at the forefront.
Shells subsidiary operating the Bonga oilfield, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), has signed an agreement to buy the French supermajors 12.5% stake in the OML 118 Production Sharing Contract, an oil mining lease offshore Nigeria that includes the Bonga field, Shell said on Thursday.
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(Oil Price) –Crude oil and natural gas investments in Colombia could rise to $4.68 billion in 2024, the countrys oil and gas industry association said, adding that this will not lead to higher production. billion, would be spent on production, with the remainder of $740 million channeled into exploration.
BP has reached a contractual agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of several giant oilfields in Kirkuk. It also builds upon BP's previous work on the Kirkuk fields from 2013 to 2019. The company was originally part of the consortium that discovered oil in Kirkuk in the 1920s.
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(Oil & Gas 360) – Publishers Note: Zephyr Energy plc will be presenting at the EnerCom Denver The Energy Investment Conference held at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 17-20, 2025. Initial production test observations include: A peak rate of 2,848 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“boepd”) (11.9
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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting on Friday afternoon to review the government’s plan to secure the country’s needs of oil and natural gas following the Israeli military operation in Iran. The post Madbouli Heads Meeting to Ensure Adequate Oil and Gas Supply first appeared on Egypt Oil & Gas.
(World Oil) –Murphy Oil Corporation today announced that a subsidiary has signed a Sales & Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire the BW Pioneer floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) from BW Offshore. Hambly, President and CEO of Murphy Oil.
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(Oil Price) –Ever since BP admitted that its attempt to go green had ended in a disaster, the flow of news from the energy industry has been in one single direction: back to oil and gas, which make money. It also got an approval from the Iraqi government to start the development of two oilfields in the north.
(Oil & Gas 360) –April 17, 2025, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. ReconAfrica has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ANPG for a joint exploration project in the Etosha-Okavango basin, located onshore in southeastern Angola. ANPG is Angolas national concessionaire and regulator.
(Oil Price) –Following several months of delays due to inclement winter weather in the waters in Norways Arctic, Equinor started up the Johan Castberg oilfield on Monday, which will add 220,000 barrels of oil per day at peak production rates. Equinor expects that this major field development, which cost $8.2
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Iraqs Oil Ministry announced that it plans to increase oilproduction to more than 6 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) by 2029, while confirming an agreement with bp to develop four oilfields in Kirkuk, Iraq News Agency reported.
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