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Indonesia agreed on several upstream oil and gas deals at ADIPEC 2026

Indonesia is once again participating in this year’s Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), held on November 2–5, 2026, at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. /ANTARA/HO-SKK Migas. Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) announced the signing of several strategic cooperation agreements in […]

Mauritania awards two offshore contracts to Murphy Oil

Mauritania’s energy ministry said Tuesday it signed two production-sharing contracts with Murphy Oil for the C10 and Tiof offshore ‌blocks; financial details were not disclosed. Mauritania and ​Senegal want to use vast offshore gas resources from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, operated by BP with ​Kosmos Energy, and other fields for liquefied natural ​gas exports […]

Chevron extends offshore drilling contract in Angola

ADES Holding Company, an oil and gas drilling services provider that is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has found more work for its 2007-built jack-up rig off the coast of Angola with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron. Following a 15-month contract award in June 2024 for […]

ExxonMobil advances drilling and field redevelopment in Angola’s Block 15

Brian Unietis, Lead Country Manager of ExxonMobil Angola, talks to The Energy Year about extending the productive life of Block 15 through new drilling, tiebacks and facility investments, Angola’s upstream investment environment and the company’s approach to local development. ExxonMobil operates  Block 15 and holds interests in several deepwater blocks offshore Angola. ExxonMobil is extending […]

Nigeria’s oil production rises by 600,000 bpd following sector reforms

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says reforms in the oil and gas industry have increased Nigeria’s crude oil production by 600,000 barrels per day, from about 1.2 million barrels to 1.8 million barrels daily, as the country steps up efforts to attract international investment into the sector. The state-owned oil company said the production […]

Bangladesh seeks Singaporean investment in coastal oil and gas exploration

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Monday urged Singaporean companies to explore and extract oil and gas in Bangladesh’s coastal areas, including Bhola, as he sought greater Singaporean investment in the country. He made the call when Non-Resident High Commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh Derek Loh paid a courtesy call on him at his office in […]

Hornbeck secures deepwater service agreements with Shell

 Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. a premier integrated offshore services company, today announced that it has entered into multiple agreements with Shell Offshore Inc. (“Shell”) to provide services in the U.S. Gulf of America. Under these agreements, Hornbeck will provide a comprehensive range of integrated deepwater services including riser based well intervention, riserless well intervention stimulation […]

ADNOC approves major unconventional gas development targeting 345 MMscfd

ADNOC today announced at ADIPEC that it has taken final investment decision (FID) for the Ruwais Diyab Unconventional Gas Development in Abu Dhabi, advancing its integrated global gas growth strategy and unlocking a new source of reliable energy for the domestic and international markets. The project will deliver 345 million standard cubic feet per day […]