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ExxonMobil has hired Acorn International, an environmental and risk management consultancy with offices in Boston and Houston, to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and lead the public consultation program for the Uaru Project, Exxon's fifth offshore development project in Guyana. The proposed project, located in the eastern portion of the giant Stabroek Block, where... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) Oil supermajors continue to hold back on investment as mid-year guidance remains mostly firm, a new report from Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has noted. Overall, the group will raise annual capital expenditure by 19 percent in 2022 versus earlier guidance growth of 17 percent, the report, which was sent to Rigzone... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Nigeria's petroleum regulator said on Tuesday it stood by its refusal to approve Exxon Mobil's $1.28 billion sale of shares in its Nigerian unit to Seplat (SEPLAT.LG) after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the transaction. Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) head, Gbenga Komolafe, said under a new petroleum law passed last year, the petroleum minister... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Capricorn Energy should ditch its proposed merger with Tullow Oil, investor Palliser has said in a letter seen by Reuters, describing it as "one-sided" and short of "meaningful strategic rationale." "The Proposed Merger appears to us to be a poorly disguised nil-premium takeover of Capricorn by Tullow," said the letter which was dated Aug.... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company BW Energy has signed an up to $300 million international Reserve Based Lending (RBL) facility, to finance further development work in a block offshore Gabon. The facility has an initial commitment of $200 million which can be expanded up to an additional $100 million. The secured long-term debt facility has been... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has granted consent to the acquisition of Exxon Mobil's Nigerian unit by Seplat Energy (SEPLAT.LG), in a $1.28 billion deal announced in February. Buhari, who doubles as oil minister, granted ministerial approval to the deal, the presidency said in a statement on Monday. Exxon and Seplat are expected to operate... Continue Reading →
Over the second quarter of 2022, BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project in Mauritania and Senegal achieved a 5 per cent progress, when compared to the previous quarter of the year, topping the 80 per cent mark. The project is on track for the first gas in 3Q 2023 despite delays related to the FPSO... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp on Monday lifted its full-year net profit forecast by 17% as strong prices of oil and natural gas boosted its first-half earnings while a weaker yen also lent support. A rapid recovery in demand after the end of pandemic lockdowns and a surge in energy prices,... Continue Reading →
Following a planned downtime, Brazilian oil company Enauta is set to resume production from its Atlanta oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The company said that the Atlanta Field’s scheduled downtime is expected to be concluded over the upcoming days. Enauta said that the gradual output resumption would take place by mid-August when... Continue Reading →
The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The companies that had their applications approved so far were: BP Energy; Chevron; CNODC; CNOOC; Petrobras; Petronas; Shell and TotalEnergies. The purpose of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP)... Continue Reading →
