Accra, Ghana – 23 June 2026 – The Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber has announced changes to its Council leadership following its Council meeting held yesterday. The Council appointed Mr Joe Dadzie (Head of Vitol Upstream Ghana) as the new Chairman of the Council and Ms. Naa Opoku Agyeman (Managing Director, Yinson) as the new Vice […]
Qatar said it doesn’t expect liquefied natural gas exports to be impacted by an explosion at the Ras Laffan industrial complex which left 13 dead and 66 injured. Production has been halted at the world’s largest LNG facility since the first week of the war after an Iranian attack, triggering cancellations. The Ras Laffan complex […]
Santos has commenced continuous production operations at the Pikka Phase 1 oil development on Alaska’s North Slope, marking a major milestone for one of the region’s largest new oil projects. The company said the first production wells are now online and delivering approximately 20,000 bopd of gross production. Santos expects to begin seawater injection for reservoir pressure […]
Dana Gas reported encouraging drilling results in Egypt’s Nile Delta while announcing that the Egyptian government has fully settled all overdue receivables and continues to make payments on time, supporting the company’s plans for additional upstream investment. The company’s latest well identified an estimated 10 Bcf of gas resources, significantly exceeding the original forecast of 3 […]
The Republic of Congo is advancing a series of LNG, deepwater and brownfield development projects as operators expand production and policymakers pursue reforms aimed at attracting additional upstream investment. The country is targeting continued growth in both oil and natural gas production, supported by major developments led by Eni, TotalEnergies, Trident Energy and local operator Ammat Global Resources. Natural gas has emerged […]
Azule Energy has reached final investment decision (FID) on the Greater PAJ project offshore Angola, advancing what the company describes as the country’s first integrated cross-block development. The deepwater project spans Blocks 31 and 31/21 and combines five offshore discoveries into a single development. Greater PAJ will develop the Palas, Astraea and Juno fields in Block 31 and […]
Baker Hughes has been awarded a long-term service agreement by ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) to provide lifecycle services and digital monitoring support for the ANOH Gas Processing Plant in Nigeria. The agreement covers maintenance, repair services, engineering support and digital monitoring for critical turbomachinery equipment at the facility, including two NovaLT 16 gas turbines. Baker […]
Murphy Oil Corporation has made an oil discovery at the Bubale-1X exploration well offshore Côte d’Ivoire, the company announced on Monday. The Bubale-1X well was drilled in Block CI-709 approximately 64 kilometres offshore Côte d’Ivoire to a total depth of 6,263 metres under 2,376 metres of water, encountering 30 metres of net oil pay across two […]
Ghana is set to drill its first exploration well in the Voltaian Basin between the fourth
quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Petroleum Commission, Emeafa Hardcastle, has disclosed.
The contract includes detailed engineering, fabrication, and transportation of structures for the Mako project, which aims to produce and deliver gas to the Indonesian domestic market at an estimated capex of $320 million.