Chevron announced its plans to acquire Hess for some $53 billion in late 2023. Yet the megadeal ran into an obstacle when Exxon said it had right of first refusal to Hess’s stake in the Stabroek Block. Hess and Chevron countered that such a clause would only be valid in a stake acquisition situation, while the two had a company acquisition situation. CNOOC, the third partner in Guyana, sided with Exxon.
The renewed Red Sea volatility comes as Axios reports that Israeli officials believe Donald Trump would authorize pre-emptive military action against Iran’s nuclear program if he returns to office. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to raise the issue during a closed-door dinner with Trump this week. Tehran has restarted centrifuge operations at key enrichment sites, setting off fresh alarm in Tel Aviv.
“Supporting the Triton FPSO marks a significant milestone for our North Sea operations and aligns with our wider global growth strategy. Securing this long-term partnership with Dana Petroleum is a testament to our technical capabilities, innovation, and ability to deliver value across the full lifecycle of an asset. We work on FPSO assets around the world, providing expert pre-commissioning through to end-of-life services, and this agreement highlights our ongoing commitment to safe, efficient, and sustainable operations”, Charles Davison Jr., EnerMech CEO, said.
Offshore drilling services provider Valaris Limited has secured more work for two of its units. The company said in a media release it has secured a 940-day contract extension for drillship Valaris DS-16, starting in June 2026. It has also secured a new 914-day contract for drillship Valaris DS-18, expected to start in the mid-fourth quarter 2026, with Anadarko Petroleum Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental, in the Gulf of America.
Petronas said in a media release the event marked a significant milestone in Sabah’s energy growth with the official handover of the Sabah Gas Strategy, a project led jointly by Petronas and the state government. Guided by the Sabah Joint Coordination Committee, the strategy was crafted by a Joint Task Force including Petronas, SMJ Energy Sdn. Bhd., Sabah Energy Corp. Sdn. Bhd., the Energy Commission of Sabah, and the Ministry of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship.
“This agreement reflects our strong interest in deepening our partnership with NOC and supporting the future of Libya’s energy sector,” said BP Executive Vice President of Gas and Low Carbon Energy William Lin. “We hope to apply BP’s experience from redeveloping and managing giant oil fields around the world.”
“Based on preliminary interpretation of the well data, the discovery could represent an in-place natural gas resource of approximately 5 trillion to 8 trillion cubic feet (142 billion to 227 billion cubic meters)”, the United States energy giant said in a press release February 28, 2019.
Shell’s sprawling but secretive in-house trading business is often one of its biggest profit boosters, and Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan said in March that its traders haven’t lost money in a single quarter over the past decade. Yet recent price swings have been hard to navigate, with crude whipsawed by US President Donald Trump’s trade war, OPEC+ policy and Israel’s attacks on Iran.
The Ministry, together with the Petroleum Commission and GNPC, will provide regulatory oversight and support to ensure the development process is efficient and aligned with national interests. Further technical and commercial evaluations are expected to help shape a mutually beneficial development framework for the Eban-Akoma project.
“The Ministry, working closely with the Petroleum Commission and GNPC, will continue to provide the necessary oversight and support to ensure that the development of the Eban-Akoma project is conducted efficiently and in alignment with government priorities. Further technical and commercial evaluations will be undertaken to finalize a development framework that is mutually beneficial and aligned with Ghana’s long-term energy strategy,”Mr Rockson added.