TotalEnergies consolidates its position in Namibia with the Galp asset exchange
TotalEnergies cemented its position in Namibia by agreeing on an asset exchange with Portugal's Galp, which makes the French company the operator for the Mopane exploration. Galp will receive a 10% stake in Total's PEL56 license, which holds the Venus discovery.
Document shows that Shell has been approved as the majority partner of PetroSA in the block offshore South Africa.
A document obtained by revealed that South Africa's national oil company PetroSA has approved the deal for Shell Offshore to receive a 60% share in Block 2C off its west coast. The agreement, if it is successfully concluded, will increase Shell's exposure in the Orange Basin.
Sources say that Total and Chevron are leading the race to purchase Galp's Namibian oil discovery.
LISBON/PARIS/CAPE TOWN - Four sources have confirmed that TotalEnergies, Chevron and other oil majors are the frontrunners for a 40% stake in Galp Mopane's Namibian discovery. After a series of high-profile oil discoveries, oil companies are flocking to Namibia.
Exxon begins production on its fourth floating oil tanker in Guyana
Exxon Mobil said that a consortium led by it began production on a fourth floating vessel, which is a production, storage, and offloading vessel, at the Stabroek Block, in Guyana, on Friday. This brings the total production capacity of the oilfield up to more than 900…
Chevron will proceed with Hess acquisition after winning Exxon Guyana's legal battle
Chevron is moving forward with its acquisition of Hess for $53 billion after winning a landmark court battle against Exxon Mobil, allowing it to access the biggest oil discovery in decades. This is a vindication of CEO Mike Wirth’s strategy…
CNBC reports that Chevron won the mediation against Exxon over its Guyana oil assets.
CNBC reported Friday that Hess had won a landmark court battle with Exxon Mobil, its larger rival, to gain access the largest oil find in decades. This is a vindication of CEO Mike Wirth’s strategy, and it is a crucial win. Hess’…
Exxon returns Stabroek land to Guyana: Government
The Ministry of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday that an Exxon Mobil led oil consortium had returned 2,534 sq km of the Stabroek Block to the Guyana government. This relinquishment was part of an obligation for Exxon in order…
Minister: Estimated 6 billion-barrel shale oil reserves in southeast Turkey
The Turkish Energy Minister said that U.S. oil company Continental Resources estimated there to be a shale-oil reserve of 6.1 million barrels in Turkey’s southeast Diyarbakir Basin. If confirmed, these reserves would put Turkey ahead of some OPEC countries such as Gabon or Congo…
Minister: Estimated 6 billion-barrel shale oil reserves in southeast Turkey
The Turkish Energy Minister said that U.S. oil company Continental Resources estimated there to be 6.1 billion barrels of shale-oil reserves in Turkey's southeast Diyarbakir Basin. Continental Resources and the Turkish National Oil…
TotalEnergies and BWEnergy to decide on Namibian projects by the end of next year, Minister says
Namibia's petroleum commissioner stated on Tuesday that the French oil giant TotalEnergies will make a final decision on investment (FID) for its Venus discovery within the African nation in the fourth quarter 2026. Maggy Shino, at a conference held in Paris…
Guyana will soon sign a oil deal with TotalEnergies led group
Energy Minister Vickram Bharrat said that Guyana is expecting to sign a production-sharing agreement soon with a French consortium led by TotalEnergies, which will allow the country to explore an off-shore area. Guyana, the fastest-growing oil producing country in the world…
Shell downplays Namibia's oil discovery as a blow to the country
Shell has written down $400 million in oil discoveries offshore Namibia, which it considered commercially unviable. This is a major blow to Namibia's attempts to become a crude-producing country. Shell, its partners QatarEnergy,…
Talos Energy identifies a candidate for the new CEO position.
Talos Energy, a U.S.-based oil and gas company, announced on Monday that it had identified a candidate for the position of CEO and was in the final stages. The company said that its interim chief executive, Joseph Mills has resigned effective immediately.
Sources: Exxon pulls out of race to purchase stake in Namibian oil block from Galp
Exxon Mobil pulled out of the race for half of Galp Energia’s stake in a major oil discovery in Namibia, which has drawn interest from other top energy companies. Sources have previously stated that more than 12 oil companies, including Exxon Shell and Brazil's Petrobras…
Petronas Farms Out Part of Suriname Offshore Block to Exxon
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has completed the farm-down of a 50% stake in an offshore Suriname block to a subsidiary of ExxonMobil.The offshore block, known as Block 52, is located north of the coast of Paramaribo, Suriname’s capital city…
JOG Leads Study for Wider Greater Buchan Area Development
UK-Focused oil firm Jersey Oil & Gas will lead the study aimed at forming a hub to potentially develop oil discoveries made by several operators in the Greater Buchan Area in the UK North Sea.JOG said Monday has established and will…
Offshore Accounts for 60% of Oil Discoveries
Offshore discoveries accounted for more than 60% of global discoveries in 2019, up significantly on previous years, according to a study by GlobalData.GlobalData report reveals that while Colombia and Norway saw the highest number of discoveries drilled in 2019…
Apache Makes Major Discovery Offshore Suriname
Apache Corp and Total SA said on Tuesday they had made a major oil discovery in a closely watched area off the coast of South America's Suriname, sending Apache's shares surging nearly 27%.The discovery, dubbed "among the most anticipated in the world" by one brokerage…
EGPC Leads Oil, Gas Discoveries in Q3 2019
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) led globally among companies in the third quarter (Q3) 2019 in terms of the highest number of oil and gas discoveries, said GlobalData.Of the total 38 discoveries made worldwide, EGPC had four, all being onshore discoveries.
38 Oil and Gas Discoveries Made in Q3
GlobalData revealed that a total of 38 oil and gas discoveries were made globally in Q3 2019.South America and Europe led globally with the highest number of oil and gas discoveries during the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, with eight discoveries each during the quarter…