Ghana is preparing to become sub-Saharan Africa’s first LNG importer, with the terminal at the port of Tema set to receive its maiden cargo in the coming weeks. There are a number of LNG export projects across North and West Africa, but Egypt in 2015 became the first — and so far only — African […]

Yemen’s Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports, in what Riyadh called a failed assault on global energy security Reuters reported.. The Saudi energy ministry said there were no casualties or loss of property […]

Tethys Oil’s share of the production, before government take, from Blocks 3&4 onshore the Sultanate of Oman amounted in February 2021 to 328,209 barrels of oil, corresponding to 11,722 barrels of oil per day. Oil production in Oman is currently subject to production limitations under the OPEC+ agreement. As a consequence, production from Blocks 3&4 […]

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. which will employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute to perform well maintenance and drill a side-track of the A9 well at the P9 Horizon field in the Dutch North Sea. The contract is expected to commence in April 2021, with an […]

W&T Offshore has reported operational and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 including the Company’s year-end 2020 reserves report and 2021 guidance. Key highlights included: Produced 38,261 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“Boe/d”), or 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (“MMBoe”) (47% liquids), in the fourth quarter of 2020, above […]

Petredec a global giant in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trading and shipping, has announced the acquisition of Quest Petroleum, a fuels distributor in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The addition of Quest to the portfolio expands Petrefuel’s geographic coverage beyond KwaZulu-Natal and sees the LPG company take its first steps into non-fuels retailing. Following its […]

Shelf Drilling has announced results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020 ending December 31. Fourth Quarter Highlights • Q4 2020 Revenues of $121.3 million, a 5% sequential decrease compared to Q3 2020. • Q4 2020 Adjusted EBITDA of $31.8 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 26%.  • Full Year 2020 Revenue […]

Offshore project commitments are expected to not only recover going forward, but their number is also set to reach a new record in the five-year period towards 2025, cumulatively almost 600 projects, a Rystad Energy report shows. Deepwater commitments will enjoy the largest growth as their cost has now become much more competitive against greenfield […]

Equinor has announced that the partners in the Åsgard licence have decided to invest just under NOK 1.4 billion to further develop the field and implement the Åsgard B low-pressure project. “We’re pleased that the Åsgard owners have given their go-ahead for the low-pressure project. The project will increase production from the current Smørbukk wells […]

Qatar Petroleum has awarded a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to Samsung C&T Corporation for the expansion of the LNG storage and loading facilities located within the Ras Laffan Industrial City as part of the North Field East (NFE) project. The Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of Qatar […]