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Petrobras Makes Offshore Gas Discovery in Colombian Deepwater Block

12 hours ago

Petrobras has confirmed a new gas discovery at the Sandia-1 exploratory well in the GUA-OFF-0 block in deep waters offshore Colombia, further expanding the identified gas potential of the country's offshore basin.The Sandia-1 well is located about 42 kilometers from the Colombian coast in 1,251 metres of water. It lies approximately 18 kilometers from the Sirius-1 discovery and Sirius-2 appraisal wells…

ExxonMobil Offshore Oil Venture in Guyana Recoups Initial Costs

Jul 31, 2026

An ExxonMobil-led joint venture has recovered the billions of dollars it invested to develop a large oilfield in Guyana, its chief financial officer told Reuters, and the South American country will now receive more oil money.Guyana's Stabroek Block…

Shell Agrees $720M Sale of Cyprus Gas Unit to MOL Group

Jul 31, 2026

Shell has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary BG Cyprus to MOL Group for up to $720 million, giving the Hungarian energy company a 35% stake in Cyprus' Aphrodite offshore gas field.The transaction, which is subject to customary adjustments…

FPSO for Azule Energy’s Angola Offshore Field Starts Taking Shape in China

Jul 30, 2026

Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has started construction of the topside process modules for the Greater PAJ floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, with the first steel cutting ceremony held at Haiyang CIMC Raffles' Haiyang yard in China…

Talos Energy Farms Into Mexico’s Offshore Oil Block via Repsol Deal

Jul 28, 2026

Talos Energy has agreed to acquire a 50% working interest in Block 29 offshore Mexico from Repsol, expanding its international portfolio with a pre-final investment decision oil development that includes more than 200 million barrels of oil equivalent of estimated recoverable resources…

Eni, TotalEnergies Greenlight Cronos Gas Development off Cyprus

Jul 28, 2026

Eni and TotalEnergies have taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Cronos gas field offshore Cyprus, paving the way for the country's first gas project and creating a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export route to Europe via existing infrastructure in Egypt…

Baker Hughes Secures Venture Global’s LNG Liquefaction Tech Order

Jul 27, 2026

Baker Hughes has secured a major order from Venture Global LNG to supply liquefaction technology for the expansion of the CP2 LNG project in Louisiana, extending the companies' long-standing partnership in U.S. liquefied natural gas development…

Egypt Approves Oil, Gas Exploration

Jul 22, 2026

Egypt's parliament approved four oil and gas exploration and development agreements on Wednesday, including a North Sinai project involving Franco-British independent producer Perenco.Egypt is looking to bolster domestic energy production that…

Uruguay Grants Chevron-Led Block Exploration Extension

Jul 22, 2026

Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has informed that the Uruguay's state-owned energy company ANCAP has approved a one-year extension to the initial exploration period for the AREA OFF-1 offshore block, giving the Chevron-led venture more time…

Saipem Secures $260M Drillship Deal with Eni in West Africa

Jul 22, 2026

Saipem has secured an offshore drilling contract worth approximately $260 million from Eni for a long-term development drilling campaign offshore Côte d'Ivoire.The contract will see the Santorini drillship deployed on the campaign from early 2027 under a firm drilling program…

Grupo Carso to Buy TotalEnergies' Stake in Mexico Offshore Block

Jul 17, 2026

Grupo Carso has signed a binding agreement with TotalEnergies to acquire its entire 30% interest in offshore Block 30 in Mexico's Isthmus Saline Basin.The acquisition will be carried out through Mx Dlta Nrg 1, a subsidiary of Zamajal, in which…

Inpex Starts Construction of Indonesia's Abadi LNG Project

Jul 16, 2026

Japan's Inpex on Thursday launched construction of its long-delayed $21 billion Abadi LNG project in Indonesia's Masela gas block, in a ceremony that was livestreamed.Production from the plant is expected to start around 2030.Here are some details…

Halliburton Nets Drilling and Completions Deal for TotalEnergies’ GranMorgu Scheme

Jul 14, 2026

Oilfield services firm Halliburton has been awarded integrated drilling and completions contracts for the GranMorgu deepwater development offshore Suriname, operated by TotalEnergies.The long-term agreement covers drilling and completions services for the project…

Petrobras Concludes Acquisition of São Tomé and Príncipe Offshore Block

Jul 10, 2026

Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has completed the acquisition of a 75% interest and operatorship in Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, expanding its exploration portfolio in Africa.Following completion of the transaction…

BOEM Advances Third US Gulf Lease Sale

Jul 08, 2026

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the final notice for its third Gulf of America offshore lease sale required under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, offering about 80.4 million acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf…

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