Oil and Gas Industry

Ichthys Energy sells portion of Permian assets, retains core New Mexico position

Post Oak Energy Capital-backed Ichthys Energy Partners has completed the sale of a portion of its Permian basin assets to multiple buyers while retaining its core position in New Mexico’s Northern Delaware basin.   Terms of the transactions and the identities of the buyers were not disclosed. Dallas-based Ichthys focuses on aggregating and developing upstream […]

U.S. Steel clears final permit for $475 million oil and gas tubular facility

U.S. Steel has received the final air permit needed to advance construction of a $475 million quench-and-tempering facility in Alabama designed to expand tubular capacity for major U.S. oil and gas basins.   The new facility at U.S. Steel’s Fairfield Tubular Operations will add in-house capacity for heat-treated tubular products used in oil and gas […]

Thailand approves Valeura Energy farm-in to PTTEP offshore blocks

 Valeura Energy has received Thai government approval for its farm-in to two PTTEP blocks in the Gulf of Thailand, giving the company a 40% working interest in the offshore acreage. Thailand’s Cabinet approved the transfer of interests in Blocks G1/65 and G3/65 from PTTEP Energy Development Co., a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), […]

Borr Drilling divests Mexico joint venture stake, retains three jackup rigs

Borr Drilling has agreed to divest its 51% equity interest in Mexican joint venture Perfomex to its longtime local partner while retaining ownership of three jackup rigs currently working for Pemex.   Following the transaction, Borr’s local partner will become the sole owner of Perfomex and assume responsibility for managing and operating the Galar, Gersemi […]

Halliburton wins multi-year well services contract for Eni’s Cronos development

 Halliburton has secured a multi-year contract from Eni to provide integrated drilling, well construction and completions services for the Cronos ultra-deepwater gas development offshore Cyprus.   The contract covers exploration and development wells in Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone in the Eastern Mediterranean. Halliburton will provide bundled well services designed to streamline execution […]

TotalEnergies, Mistral launch AI program for oil and gas exploration

TotalEnergies and Mistral have launched a three-year, more than $115 million artificial intelligence program aimed at developing advanced models for oil and gas exploration, reservoir characterization and field development.   The partnership will combine TotalEnergies’ subsurface data and nearly a century of geoscience and reservoir engineering expertise with Mistral’s artificial intelligence capabilities, including agentic AI. […]

Africa Gas & LNG Summit 2026 to bring investment and local value into focus in Maputo

THE Africa Gas & LNG Summit (AfGLNG) will take place in Maputo from 11-13 November 2026, bringing together government leaders, energy executives, investors and industry experts to examine how Africa can convert its gas resources into wider economic opportunity. The summit will be held at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, under the official patronage […]

Eni to Assess Five Senegal Offshore Blocks as Dakar Revives Oil Exploration

Senegal and Eni have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the assessment of five offshore oil blocks as Dakar seeks to revive exploration and attract new energy investment. Eni will finance technical studies on blocks SN01M, SN02M, SN03M, SN07M and SN40M, but the preliminary agreement does not include drilling at this stage. Senegal plans to […]

GNPC Explorco showcases Voltaian Basin exploration potential at AOW:Energy 2026

Ghana’s national exploration company, GNPC Explorco, has showcased the investment and exploration potential of the Voltaian Basin as the country seeks to attract fresh investment into its upstream petroleum sector. The presentation was made during Ghana Day at AOW:Energy 2026 in Accra, which brought together governments, national oil companies, international operators, investors and financial institutions […]