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Shelf , Field Development , Conventional , Transactions
Afentra Aims to Get More Black Gold Out of Brownfields
Former Tullow Oil CEO Paul McDade is leading a new company, Afentra, aimed at rejuvenating mature West Africa oil fields.
January 24, 2023
Shelf , Field Development
How VAALCO Energy Extended the Life of the Etame Field
Independent operator VAALCO Energy opted to replace an aging FPSO with an FSO and platform upgrades as a way of extending the life of the field offshore Gabon beyond 2030.
January 10, 2023
Business , Shelf , Highlights , Emerging Plays , Discoveries , Deepwater
E&P Highlights: Jan. 9, 2023
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry, which include ONGC bringing stranded assets online to its “lucky mascot” and Aker Solutions winning the conversion contract for the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO.
January 9, 2023
Shelf , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Lease Sales
Arena Energy Announces Strategic Gulf of Mexico Acquisition
Arena Energy said its acquisition includes a majority interest in two of the largest fields in the shallow water Gulf of Mexico in Eugene Island 330 and South Marsh 128.
December 13, 2022
Shelf , Acquisitions & Divestitures
W&T Offshore Snags $47 Million Shallow-water Acquisition in Gulf of Mexico
W&T Offshore entered a definitive purchase and sale agreement to purchase the oil-weighted operated producing properties from privately-held ANKOR E&P Holdings Corp. and KOA Energy LP.
January 10, 2022
Public Capital , Shelf , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Talos Energy Adds to Gulf of Mexico Position with ‘Tactical’ Bolt-on
Among the acquired assets are multiple prolific, producing fields in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf that were originally discovered and/or operated by predecessor companies led by current Talos Energy management.
June 22, 2020
Shelf , Discoveries
Byron Energy Strikes Pay in US Gulf of Mexico Well
Byron Energy’s latest well located on South Marsh Island Block 71 in shallow water Gulf of Mexico was flowing at a rate of 8.3 million cubic feet per day of gas.
March 23, 2020
Public Capital , Shelf , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Joint Ventures
Contango Oil & Gas Strikes JV Deal With Former Partner In US GoM
The original partnership in the late 1990s between Contango and Juneau Oil & Gas made several notable discoveries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
December 20, 2019
Shelf , Legislation
Marco Rubio Blocks Trump Interior Nominee Over Offshore Drilling
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio has placed a hold on the Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick to become the deputy secretary of the Interior Department, Katharine MacGregor, over concerns about the agency's plans to expand offshore drilling, his office said on Dec. 4.
December 4, 2019
Shelf , Energy Transition
How Wind-For-Oil Can Be An Alternative To Shore-Based Electrification
The author traveled to Aker Solutions’ Norwegian facility to discover how wind power can help reduce carbon emissions for oil production.
May 8, 2019