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Nigeria: TotalEnergies increases its interest in OPL257 TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Conoil Producing Limited ('Conoil'), under which TotalEnergies is to acquire from Conoil a 50% operated interest in block OPL257 and Conoil is to acquire the 40% participating interest held by TotalEnergies in block OML136, both located offshore Nigeria. |
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Saudi Arabia: H&P announces reactivation of seven rigs in Saudi Arabia Helmerich & Payne has announced that notice has been received to recommence operations on seven land rigs in Saudi Arabia that are currently under suspension. The reactivations will occur in stages throughout the first half of calendar year 2026. |
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Iraq: Wood wins a new engineering contract at major Iraqi oil field Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has secured a new contract to deliver project management and engineering services for PetroChina at the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq – one of the world’s largest - continuing its decade long support there. |
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Benin: Rex International provides update on drilling campaign at the Sèmè field in Benin Rex’s subsidiary Akrake Petroleum spuds first well in Sèmè Field, Benin' and has provided an update on the ongoing three-well drilling campaign. |
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Namibia: BW Energy provides second update on Kudu appraisal well BW Energy has completed drilling operations on the Kharas-1 appraisal well in the Kudu license area, offshore Namibia. The well reached a total depth of 5,100m and intersected multiple reservoir intervals. The results confirm, for the first time, the presence of liquid hydrocarbons within the Kudu block. |
19 Nov 25![]() |
Iraq: Wood wins a new engineering contract at major Iraqi oil field Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has secured a new contract to deliver project management and engineering services for PetroChina at the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq – one of the world’s largest - continuing its decade long support there. |
















