West Africa
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.
Renewables
Senegal Imports Turbines For West Africa’s First Big Wind Farm Project
Senegal started importing turbines for its first large-scale wind farm on May 23, the biggest such project in West Africa that will supply nearly a sixth of the country's power.
Public Capital , Deepwater , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
Total CEO Says Planned Buy Of Anadarko's Africa Assets ‘Perfectly Fitting'
Speaking at an event in Washington, Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said the oil major has had its eyes on Anadarko's Africa assets for more than a year.
Trends
A&D Transactions From The Week Of May 15, 2019
Here’s a snapshot of energy deals from the past week including Occidental’s victory in the Anadarko Petroleum takeover battle plus Equinor’s $965 million Gulf of Mexico steal.
Public Capital , Unconventional , Deepwater , Shale Plays , Mergers
Occidental, Anadarko Petroleum Make It Official With Merger Agreement
Occidental Petroleum entered a merger agreement with Anadarko Petroleum on May 9, bringing to an end Occidental’s pursuit for The Woodlands, Texas-based independent.
Public Capital , People , Exploration & Production , Acquisitions & Divestitures
How Total's CEO Pounced On Anadarko's African Energy Assets
Throwing out the rulebook that expects CEOs to be surrounded by investment bankers and other advisers when dealmaking has become a trademark for Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne.