West Africa
People , Exploration & Production , Acquisitions & Divestitures
VAALCO Energy To Target M&A With New President William Thomas
William R. Thomas has led the growth of a number of E&P companies throughout his career, which the VAALCO Energy board believes will support the company’s inorganic growth ambitions.
Exploration & Production
BP Signs Deal To Explore For Oil Offshore Angola
BP signed an agreement with Angola aimed at acquiring oil further exploration rights, the latest in a flurry of agreements between oil majors and Africa's second-biggest exporter.
Exploration & Production , Lease Sales
Eni, Total Among Winners Of Rights To Develop Angolan Frontier Blocks
Angola, Africa's second-biggest oil exporter, is working to reform its oil industry and broader economy to arrest a drop in production that has heaped pain on the economy.
Public Capital , People , Deepwater
Tullow Oil CEO Resigns After Company Continues To Face Issues Offshore Ghana
Tullow Oil on Dec. 9 said its CEO Paul McDade has resigned and the oil and gas explorer also scrapped its dividends, as it continues to face issues at its fields in Ghana.
Public Capital , Earnings , Exploration & Production
Tullow Oil Shares Sink With Production Outlook In Guyana
Tullow Oil's stock, which surged on the news from oil discoveries offshore Guyana, shed as much as 22% of its value on Nov. 13.
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Sept. 27, 2019)
A Three Forks producer by WPX, a Woodford completion in Grady County, Okla., and an oil discovery offshore Angola top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Sept. 20, 2019)
An Eagle Ford discovery by Chesapeake, high-volume Haynesville completions and Exxon Mobil’s latest offshore discovery top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Subsea
Nexans Wins Contract For BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project
Nexans will provide the umbilicals and ancillary hardware needed for the natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
Unconventional , Highlights , Discoveries , Shale Plays
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (July 26, 2019)
Marathon Three Forks discovery, Marcellus completions from Chesapeake and Cabot plus an offshore discovery by Exxon Mobil top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , International , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Total To Hold Talks With Algeria Over Anadarko Assets
Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said he is not worried by media reports that Algiers would block the deal to buy Anadarko Petroleum's assets in the country.