Stamper Oil & Gas has received an extension for Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 102 offshore Namibia while continuing technical and strategic work across its offshore exploration portfolio amid increasing industry activity in the region.The company said its 66.67%-owned subsidiary NASMAM Investments had been informed by Namibia’s Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy that the minister approved an extension of the current Initial Exploration Period for PEL 102 to October 7…
U.S. oil major Chevron has filed an official request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy ministry said on Thursday, in a move that would further expand the United States' presence in the Mediterranean…
Western Australian premier Roger Cook said on Wednesday he had been 'assured' by federal Resources Minister Madeleine King that a new government policy of reserving 20% of gas output for domestic use would not harm his state's large LNG industry…
QatarEnergy has acquired participating interests in three exploration blocks offshore Uruguay from BG International Limited, a subsidiary of Shell.Under the agreements, QatarEnergy has acquired an 18% interest in block ‘OFF-4’, while Shell held 32%…
Syria has identified an offshore site for its first deep-water oil and gas exploration project with U.S. major Chevron and Qatar’s UCC Holding, the Syrian Petroleum Company said on Monday.The move is part of a broader push by Syria’s new government…
Oil majors are bracing for prolonged turbulence in energy markets, which should curb any temptation to ramp up spending after the Iran war. The biggest fear now is not missing the next rally, but being on the wrong side of the inevitable retreat…
Chevron said on Tuesday it would search for oil and gas south of Malta, which lies between producing Mediterranean nations Libya, Italy and Tunisia but has not got any production itself yet.Exploration studies will be based on existing data rather than newly drilled wells…
Exxon Mobil beat estimates for adjusted earnings on Friday, helped by higher output in Guyana and the Permian Basin, though unadjusted profit dropped to its lowest level in five years due to global supply disruptions from the Iran warthat the company's CEO cautioned could worsen in coming months…
Woodside Energy has appointed Breyden Lonnie as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Australia.Lonnie has acted in the role since December 2025, with responsibility for Woodside’s portfolio of operations and projects in Western Australia and the Bass Strait…
Workers at Inpex’s Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in Australia have voted in favour of strike action over pay and conditions, union group the Offshore Alliance said on Friday, in a decision that could exacerbate already tight energy supplies globally…
Japan's Inpex said on Friday that workers at its Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in Australia had voted against a new employment agreement, raising the risk of a strike that could exacerbate already tight energy supplies globally.'A majority…
The Egyptian cabinet approved on Thursday a draft for a gas and oil exploration agreement in the Lotus offshore area in the Mediterranean with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company and Chevron Egypt Holdings Ltd, a statement said.Egypt, which…
Chevron has agreed to an asset swap with Petroleos de Venezuela and its subsidiaries to consolidate its position in Venezuela’s heavy oil sector.Under the agreement, Chevron will receive an additional 13.21% working interest in the Petroindependencia joint venture…
Energy producer Shell plans to begin natural gas output in 2027 from the Loran-Manatee offshore field, which crosses the border of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago the chairman of Trinidad's National Gas Company, Gerald Ramdeen, told Reuters on Thursday…
Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has made an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America.The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680 about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast, encountered oil-bearing Miocene sands.Occidental…
