
Lebanon: QatarEnergy joins TotalEnergies and Eni on two exploration blocks
TotalEnergies and Eni have completed the transfer to QatarEnergy of a 30% interest in exploration Blocks 4 and 9 off the coast of Lebanon.
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TotalEnergies and Eni have completed the transfer to QatarEnergy of a 30% interest in exploration Blocks 4 and 9 off the coast of Lebanon.

The partners have decided to postpone the investment decision scheduled for December 2022. The maturation of the project continues, aiming for an investment decision by end of 2026.

The authorities have received applications from 26 companies in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2022.

Global oil and gas exploration is set to falter this year as the number of licensed blocks and total acreage fall to near all-time lows.

Wintershall Dea Norge AS, operator of production licence 055, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 31/4-A-13 C.

The system, which comprises of 1300 t of equipment and stands at 40 metres tall, will enable riser and riserless based well intervention activities in water depths up to 1500 m.

The companies have announced their discovery of a field of super-viscous oil and bitumen in the Zarafshan depression.

The company has signed an agreement with Kuldipsingh Port to provide technical expertise for its supply base operations, playing a major role in Suriname’s energy industry.

GD Energy Products (GDEP), a total solutions provider for the drilling, well servicing and frac pumps market, has achieved top ratings in customer satisfaction in the 2022 Oilfield Products Customer Satisfaction Survey, conducted by EnergyPoint Research.

The accolade was awarded as part of Wood Mackenzie’s annual Exploration Survey.

Worley has announced that it has been awarded a three-year engineering and procurement (EP) services contract by Shell Offshore Inc. to support five of its assets in the Gulf of Mexico, USA.

The company has provided operational updates on the drilling of the Sasanof-1 exploration well and will issue further updates upon the completion of campaign milestones.