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Oil and gas company Kosmos expects to spend approximately $700 million in capital expenditures in 2022. The company will spend around $400 million of the budget in relation to its base business in Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Gulf of Mexico. Around $300 million is set to be spent in relation to its assets in Mauritania... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian oil company Eni has started production from the Ndungu Early Production (EP) development offshore Angola. The field, located in Block 15/06 of the Angolan deep offshore has been developed via the Ngoma FPSO vessel. "The start-up of Ndungu EP is yet another example of how Eni Angola, in full cooperation with Agência Nacional... Continue Reading →
(OE) Nigerian oil company Seplat has agreed to buy ExxonMobil's shallow water assets in Nigeria via the acquisition of the U.S. oil company's Nigerian subsidiary Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited ("MPNU"), in what Seplat said was a transformational acquisition for the company. Seplat will pay $1,28 billion for the acquisition. “The transaction encompasses the acquisition of... Continue Reading →
Energy intelligence group Rystad Energy expects the gas output from Sub-Saharan Africa to double by 2030, driven by the development of offshore deepwater resources. Untapped natural gas supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa are set to be unleashed this decade, with output more than doubling from 1.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2021... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC has gathered over $6.7 billion in inbound orders in the financial year 2021, a 33.4% increase from the $5 billion in 2020, according to the company’s latest results. The company’s chair and CEO Doug Pferdehirt said that 2021 was a breakout year for TechnipFMc as the full-year adjusted EBITDA was $580 million with a... Continue Reading →
French oil major TotalEnergies said Thursday it had made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia. TotalEnergies said that its Venus 1-X well encountered approximately 84 meters of net oil pay in a good quality Lower Cretaceous reservoir.... Continue Reading →
A London court will on Wednesday begin to hear a lawsuit launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal. The civil suit filed in the English courts in 2017 relates to the purchase by energy majors Shell RDSa.L and Eni... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Chevron is looking to sell its stakes in three oil and gas fields in Equatorial Guinea, hoping a recent rally in energy prices will help attract buyers, three industry sources told Reuters. The U.S. company acquired the assets in the West African country as part of the $13 billion acquisition of Noble Energy in... Continue Reading →
Following the Bambo drilling campaign in late 2021, Australia’s FAR Limited and its partner Malaysia’s Petronas have completed a review of the prospectivity of the A2 and A5 blocks offshore The Gambia, opening additional, material exploration opportunities. The JV has now fulfiled the minimum work obligation for both blocks, gaining the right to enter the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italy's Eni became the latest energy group to benefit from the oil and gas boom as it posted its best result since 2012 to provide cash to cover returns to investors and also fund its green drive. The group swung to an adjusted net profit of 4.74 billion euros ($5.4 billion) last year... Continue Reading →
