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27 Jan 25![]() |
UAE: ADNOC Gas strengthens partnership with JERA Global Markets through new LNG agreement ADNOC Gas has announced the signing of a $450 million (AED1.653 billion) three-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with JERA Global Markets. The LNG will be supplied from ADNOC Gas’ Das Island liquefaction facility, which has a production capacity of approx. 6.0 million tons per annum (mtpa). |
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Egypt: Rockhopper reaches full and final settlement with United Oil and Gas regarding Abu Sennan concession AIM-listed Rockhopper Exploration has announced that it has entered into an agreement with United Oil and Gas to settle an outstanding balance related to the transfer of the Abu Sennan concession in Egypt to United. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
Iraq: Genel Energy announces trading and operations update Genel Energy has issued a trading and operations update in advance of the Company's full-year 2024 results. Working interest average production of 19,650 bopd for the year, increased from 12,410 bopd in 2023. The Company has agreed terms for divestment of the Taq Taq PSC, which will remove the risk of any residual decommissioning liabilities. |
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UK: Haventus chosen to accelerate opportunities for floating offshore wind in Scotland Haventus, owner of the under-construction Ardersier Energy Transition Facility, located near Inverness, Scotland, has been selected by Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of 3GW+ UK floating offshore wind, as its chosen deployment port. |
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Oil & Gas crucial for African growth: AEC calls for Industry support to defend African market The African Energy Chamber calls for the industry to stand against growing opposition from western agencies undermining the economic growth potential presented by Africa’s oil and gas industry. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
Kazakhstan: Chevron achieves first oil at Future Growth Project in Kazakhstan Chevron has announced today that its 50 percent owned affiliate Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) has started oil production at its Future Growth Project (FGP) located at the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan. The FGP expansion aims to increase crude oil production by 260,000 barrels per day at full capacity. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
Brazil: Voltalia signs a 940-megawatt maintenance contract in Brazil Voltalia, an international player in renewable energy, has been selected by COPEL Get, a subsidiary of COPEL, one of Brazil's leading utilities, for the maintenance services of six wind clusters located in Rio Grande do Norte. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
Malaysia: PETRONAS transfers Kebabangan Cluster PSC operatorship to ConocoPhilips PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), marked a milestone in the strategic development of the Kebabangan Cluster Production Sharing Contract (KBBC PSC) with the official transfer of operatorship to ConocoPhillips Sabah Gas, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
UK and Norway exploration and production outlook for 2025 - Westwood Insight The UK and Norway oil and gas sectors experienced very different years in 2024, and these differences are only expected to further diverge going forwards. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
US: Lightsource bp starts up Peacock solar project to help power Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility Lightsource bp has completed the 187-megawatt Peacock solar project, a solar farm located in San Patricio County, TX, that will provide power directly to Gulf Coast Growth Venture’s nearby manufacturing complex. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
Solstad Offshore announces multiple contract awards Solstad Offshore has announced multiple contract awards with undisclosed clients for 'Normand Jarstein', 'Normand Australis' and 'Normand Scorpion'.' |
27 Jan 25![]() |
Zimbabwe: Invictus provides corporate and operational update Invictus Energy has provided a Q4 2024 corporate and operational update regarding its Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
UK: Technip Energies selected by Uniper to provide the FEED of Connah’s Quay new Combined Cycle Power Plant with Carbon Capture in the UK Technip Energies has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the proposed new build Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (‘CCGT’) power station with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), at Uniper’s Connah’s Quay site; the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project. |
27 Jan 25![]() |
UAE: ADNOC achieves industry-leading carbon itensity at Shah oil field enabled by AI and advanced technologies ADNOC has announced that its onshore Shah Field has achieved an industry-leading carbon intensity of 0.1 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent (kgCO2e/boe), setting a benchmark among global oil fields. This milestone achievement underscores ADNOC’s commitment to producing some of the world’s least carbon-intensive oil and gas. |
24 Jan 25![]() |
Germany: Work begins on new control centre in East Friesland for RWE offshore wind farms A new office building is taking shape in Jemgum, in Germany’s East Friesland region, to provide a base for round-the-clock monitoring and control of RWE’s existing and future wind farms in both Germany and continental Europe. The new offshore wind control centre will be ready for operation in spring 2026. |
24 Jan 25![]() |
Norway: Var Energi enters strategic partnership with Aker Solutions, Honeywell, and StS-ISONOR Vår Energi has entered a long-term strategic partnership with Aker Solutions, Honeywell, and StS-ISONOR for the delivery of modification and maintenance services. The collaboration includes services related to modification and maintenance for Vår Energi's operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. |
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Australia: Falcon Oil & Gas provides Beetaloo operational update Falcon Oil & Gas has announced the commencement of the stimulation campaign at the Shenandoah S2-2H ST1 and Shenandoah S2-4H wells in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Northern Territory, Australia with Falcon's joint venture partner, Tamboran (B2). |
24 Jan 25![]() |
Namibia: Global Petroleum announces update on PEL 94 farm-out transaction Global Petroleum has provided an update on the ongoing farm-out transaction for Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 94, offshore Namibia. The Company has received renewed and new interest from well-known companies and has made a strategic decision to extend the previously stated deadline of 31st December 2024. |
24 Jan 25![]() |
Gran Tierra Energy announces 2025 Guidance and Operations update Gran Tierra Energy , a publicly listed diversified exploration and production company, with assets in Canada, Colombia, and Ecuador, has announced its 2025 capital budget, production guidance and operational update. |
24 Jan 25![]() |
US: Ovintiv announces closing of Uinta asset sale Ovintiv has closed the previously announced all cash sale of substantially all its Uinta assets, located in Utah, to FourPoint Resources for approx. $2 billion. |
23 Jan 25![]() |
Australia: Tamboran and Santos execute MOU to progress studies for Darwin LNG expansion Tamboran Resources and Santos have entered into a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to undertake technical studies relating to a potential Darwin LNG (DLNG) Train 2 expansion and collaborative work on the jointly owned EP 161 acreage in the Beetaloo Basin. |
23 Jan 25![]() |
Halliburton announces fourth quarter 2024 results Halliburton Company has announced net income of $615 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. This compares to net income for the third quarter of 2024 of $571 million, or $0.65 per diluted share. |
23 Jan 25![]() |
Cuba: Melbana Energy to commence first phase of the field development plan for Block 9, onshore Cuba Melbana Energy has announced the first phase of the development plan for Block 9, onshore Cuba. As announced at the AGM, the first phase of the field development plan will be a workover of the existing Alameda-2 completion within the Amistad Unit 1B reservoir followed by the drilling of a number of production wells into Unit 1B reservoir within the Amistad Structure, the first being the Amistad-2 well |
23 Jan 25![]() |
Netherlands: Aker Carbon Capture announces SLB Capturi has completed its first modular carbon capture plant Aker Carbon Capture has announced that SLB Capturi has completed commissioning and is handing over its first modular carbon capture plant at Twence’s waste-to-energy facility in Hengelo, Netherlands. |
23 Jan 25![]() |
Malaysia: PETRONAS transfers Kebabangan Cluster PSC operatorship to ConocoPhilips PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), marked a milestone in the strategic development of the Kebabangan Cluster Production Sharing Contract (KBBC PSC) with the official transfer of operatorship to ConocoPhillips Sabah Gas, a subsidiary of the global energy company ConocoPhillips. |