Norway invites bids for 84 offshore oil and gas blocks
The APA 2021 licensing round offers blocks located in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
Exploration
Total awards pre-FEED contracts to Yinson for projects in Angola and Suriname
The two FPSO will be deployed at Block 20/21 offshore Angola, and Block 58 offshore...
ExxonMobil makes oil discovery at Longtail-3 well offshore Guyana
The well encountered 230ft of net pay, including newly identified hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs.
KKR-backed Independence Energy to merge with Contango
The new entity is expected to produce 108,000 to 114,000 barrels of oil equivalent per...
ExxonMobil resumes drilling at Jabillo-1 well in Canje Block
The Jabillo-1 well in the Canje Block is estimated to hold one billion barrels per...
Eni completes drilling and testing of Maha 2 well offshore Indonesia
Eni and its partners have completed drilling and testing of the Maha 2 appraisal well offshore Indonesia. Located in West Ganal block offshore Kalimantan, the well has been drilled on…
Lukoil to acquire stake in Al-Farabi Project offshore Kazakhstan
Russia’s Lukoil has signed an agreement with JSC NC KazMunayGas to acquire a 49.99% stake Al-Farabi offshore project in Kazakhstan. Under the agreement, the Russian firm will purchase the stake…
Novatek and Gazprom Neft create JV for Arctic offshore operations
Russian gas producer Novatek and state-run oil producer Gazprom Neft have formed a joint venture to develop the North-Vrangelevskiy license area in the Arctic. The JV forms part of an…
Turkey makes fresh natural gas discovery in Black Sea
Turkey has reportedly made additional natural gas discovery in the Black Sea, following drilling of the Amasra-1 well. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the Amasra-1 well’s initial…
Uganda shortlists four firms for oil exploration licences in five blocks
Uganda has shortlisted four companies in a tender for exploring five oil blocks located long its western border with Congo. The shortlisted firms include France's Total subsidiary Total E&P, Australia's…
Gazprom Neft and Shell to work on hydrocarbon exploration and production
Russia’s Gazprom Neft and Shell have finalised an agreement to extend cooperation in upstream, technology and renewable energy. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), the firms will extend their cooperation…
