Chevron Mediterranean Limited (CML), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered Chevron, and its partners have given the green light for a planned expansion of gas export capacity from a giant natural gas field project off the coast of Israel.
Vår Energi, a Norwegian oil and gas operator, has finished drilling an appraisal well related to an oil discovery in the Barents Sea, confirming reservoir quality and adding recoverable volumes.
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received a drilling permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) for a wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
A Liberian upstream subsidiary of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies (TTE) has struck an industry-standard joint study and application agreement (JSAA) with BluEnergies (BLU), a Canadian-based international oil and gas exploration and development company with a focus on operations in West Africa, t
Woodside Energy Trading Singapore, a subsidiary of Australia’s energy giant Woodside, has sealed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Japan’s JERA for a long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during Japan’s peak winter period.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Atlantic Margin, and its partner, Israel’s Navitas Petroleum, are engaged in discussions with Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to enable the continuation of the appraisal and exploration p
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 57 production licenses to 19 oil and gas companies for further hydrocarbon exploration activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), as part of the award in the pre-defined areas 2025 (APA 2025) round, which represents an uptick from the pre
Australia’s energy giant Woodside has welcomed the arrival of a floating production unit (FPU), which crossed oceans to reach Australian waters and come to the firm’s giant gas project off the coast of Western Australia.
Thailand’s Gulf Development Public Company has signed on the dotted line with France’s Engie to secure a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply for multiple power plants.
Delfin Midstream, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure development company, has agreed to prolong a letter of award (LOA) with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the job related to the first floating LNG (FLNG) unit destined to be deployed at its American LNG
Akrake Petroleum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lime Petroleum Holding, which is an 89.74% subsidiary of Singapore’s Rex International Holding, is planning to start oil production from an oil field off the coast of Benin by the end of January 2026.
France’s TotalEnergies, Italian Eni, and QatarEnergy have signed an agreement with the Lebanese government to enter an exploration permit offshore Lebanon. The consortium’s initial work program on Block 8 consists of the acquisition of a 1,200 km2 3D seismic survey, in order to further assess the ar
The UAE’s energy heavyweight Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has put the pen to paper for its ambition to boost its natural gas arsenal by propelling a gas project off the coast of Abu Dhabi, UEA, into execution phase with a final investment decision (FID).
As the global oil and gas industry continues to seek more hydrocarbons to replace depleting reserves, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), reporting to Norway’s Ministry of Energy, has highlighted the country’s exploration results in 2025 as being among the best in several years.
