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Repsol sells exploration and production assets in Canada
7 Sept 20233 min read

Repsol sells exploration and production assets in Canada

The company has agreed to sell its oil and gas assets in Canada to Peyto for US$468 million (approximately €433 million) as part of its ongoing portfolio management to focus activity on core regions.

Petrobras signs agreements with major Chinese companies
1 Sept 20233 min read

Petrobras signs agreements with major Chinese companies

The company has signed four memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with China Energy, SINOPEC, CNOOC and Citic Construction, China's main oil and energy groups.

New oil discovery in the Gulf of Suez
23 Aug 20232 min read

New oil discovery in the Gulf of Suez

Cheiron has announced a new oil discovery near the GNN oil field in the Gulf of Suez.

Shell and Deltic started surveying on exploration well in the North Sea
21 Aug 20231 min read

Shell and Deltic started surveying on exploration well in the North Sea

Deltic Energy has been informed by the licence operator Shell UK Ltd that site survey works associated with the Selene exploration well location have commenced.

Wood Mackenzie: Oil and gas exploration spending to recover from historic lows
17 Aug 20232 min read

Wood Mackenzie: Oil and gas exploration spending to recover from historic lows

Exploration spend (excluding appraisal) will recover from historic lows to average US$22 billion per annum in real terms over the next five years, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

ADNOC to acquire 30% equity stake in Absheron gas field
7 Aug 20233 min read

ADNOC to acquire 30% equity stake in Absheron gas field

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and TotalEnergies have announced a strategic transaction that will see ADNOC acquire a 30% equity stake in the Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea.

TotalEnergies sells 15% interest in Absheron gas field to ADNOC
4 Aug 20231 min read

TotalEnergies sells 15% interest in Absheron gas field to ADNOC

After completion of this transaction, which is subject to the approval by the relevant authorities, TotalEnergies will own a 35% interest in Absheron gas field, alongside SOCAR (35%) and ADNOC (30%).

Rystad Energy: Conventional oil and gas exploration activity grows, but discovered volumes remain elusive
2 Aug 20234 min read

Rystad Energy: Conventional oil and gas exploration activity grows, but discovered volumes remain elusive

Spending on conventional oil and gas exploration is rebounding and is expected to top US$50 billion this year, according to Rystad Energy.

Trillion announces farm-in for oil exploration blocks in Turkey
1 Aug 20233 min read

Trillion announces farm-in for oil exploration blocks in Turkey

Trillion energy has announced farm-in agreement for three oil exploration blocks in southeast Turkey.

University of Aberdeen research identifies North Sea gas ‘super basin’
31 Jul 20233 min read

University of Aberdeen research identifies North Sea gas ‘super basin’

The ‘World-class’ study has highlighted CCUS potential for a North Sea ‘super basin’.

OMV announces new gas discovery in Austria
28 Jul 20231 min read

OMV announces new gas discovery in Austria

OMV have announced a new gas discovery in Austria, representing the country’s largest natural gas discovery in 40 years.

PETRONAS make multiple discoveries in Malaysia’s Sarawak basin
24 Jul 20231 min read

PETRONAS make multiple discoveries in Malaysia’s Sarawak basin

PETRONAS has made six oil and gas discoveries in five blocks off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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