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Upstream momentum builds in Ghana as Eni declares Eban-Akoma commercial

Ghana’s oil and gas sector is showing clear signs of resurgence, underscored by Eni’s recent declaration of commerciality for the Eban-Akoma complex in the Cape Three Points Block 4. Estimated to hold between 500 and 700 million barrels of oil equivalent, the find marks the country’s largest offshore discovery in years and lies adjacent to Eni’s existing Sankofa production hub, allowing for rapid and cost-efficient development.

Macquarie Strategists Forecast USA Crude Inventory Drop

Crude oil in the SPR came in at 402.7 million barrels on July 11, 403.0 million barrels on July 4, and 373.7 million barrels on July 12, 2024, the EIA report revealed. Total petroleum stocks – including crude oil, total motor gasoline, fuel ethanol, kerosene type jet fuel, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, propane/propylene, and other oils – stood at 1.658 billion barrels on July 11, the report highlighted. Total petroleum stocks were up 9.0 million barrels week on week and down 11.2 million barrels year on year, the report showed.

Exxon Considers Exploration Offshore Trinidad

Earlier this year, the Trinidad and Tobago government announced plans to tender 26 offshore blocks along its eastern and northern coast. The deadline for submissions was July 2, and the winning bids will be announced in three months. The blocks subject to that tender, however, do not include the seven blocks that Exxon is in talks about, Reuters noted in its report.

Natural Gas Helps Baker Hughes Outperform Expectations in Q2

The oilfield services and energy technology major struck a more upbeat note in its second-quarter report than it did in the report for the first quarter of the year. At the time, Baker Hughes, like many others, was concerned about the impact of President Trump’s trade policies on the business. Now, it appears the worst of the dangers related to tariffs has been averted or at least delayed.

SLB wins carbon storage contract for UK’s Northern Endurance Partnership project

SLB will deploy its Sequestri™ carbon storage solutions portfolio — which includes technologies specifically engineered and qualified for the development of carbon storage sites — to construct six carbon storage wells. The project scope includes drilling, measurement, cementing, fluids, completions, wireline and pumping services.

Dana Gas announces new find in Egypt

Begonia-2 is expected to produce 141,583 cubic metres (5 mcf) of gas per day and is the first of 11 wells planned in a USD 100 million programme to boost company reserves and gas output in Egypt. The well is located in the New El Manzala concession and operated by El Wastani Petroleum Company, a joint venture between Dana Gas and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company.

Technip, Shell Tie Up for Carbon Capture Projects

“By forming a global alliance with Shell Catalysts & Technologies in the field of carbon capture, we combine cutting-edge technology, smart engineering, and excellence in project execution. This global alliance is the result of more than 10 years of collaboration and continuous innovation,” Arnaud Pieton, Chief Executive Officer of Technip Energies, added. “Our ambition is to deliver a world designed to last by enabling hard-to-abate industries to decarbonize with greater certainty and affordability.