Mediterranean Sea
Business , Exploration & Production , Field Development , Policy & Regulations
E&P Highlights: Jan. 23, 2023
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including first gas from an Oman field and new contract awards from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Discoveries
Eni Discovers Gas Offshore Egypt in Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Eni affiliate IEOC Production BV holds a 45% interest in the Nargis-1 well.
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.
Field Development , Natural Gas
TotalEnergies Committed to Start Lebanon Drilling Next Year
TotalEnergies' Patrick Pouyanné confirmed the company's objectives with Walid Fayad, Lebanon's caretaker energy minister, at its headquarters on Dec. 12.
Exploration & Production , Technology
E&P Highlights (Nov. 28, 2022): Sinopec Shale Gas Discovery
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including a new find in the Sichuan Basin and a flaring investigation in the U.K. North Sea from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Field Development , International
Israel Allows TotalEnergies, Eni to Search for Gas Offshore after Lebanon Border Deal
A focus of the deal was settling a dispute over a potential gas field in Lebanon’s offshore Block 9 that extends into Israeli waters. TotalEnergies is the operator of Block 9 with a 60% interest. Eni holds 40%.
Exploration & Production , Natural Gas , Emissions
Big Gas Chiefs Bill Themselves as Climate Leaders at COP27
“The most important thing is for people to see America’s largest natural gas producer here at COP27 as a symbol that we’re going to be a leader in energy transition,” EQT CEO Toby Rice told Reuters on the sidelines of COP27.
Exploration & Production , International , Seismic
Greece Paves Way for Seismic Surveys for Gas Off Crete
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the plan during an interview on Nov. 7, saying that the surveys will be carried out by Exxon Mobil Corp.
Exploration & Production , Technology
E&P Highlights (Nov. 8, 2022): Discovery Offshore Israel; Petrobras Subsea Deal
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including a commercial discovery offshore Israel and a five-year subsea frame agreement awarded by Petrobras from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Discoveries
Energean Drilling Program Discovers More Gas Offshore Israel
Energean’s shares rose on Nov. 7 to their highest since the company listed in London in 2018 after it revealed a commercial discovery at its Zeus exploration well off the coast of Israel and upgraded its neighboring Athena discovery.