Author: intent

DeepOcean completes Teal West subsea tieback in UK North Sea

DeepOcean has completed subsea construction and tie-in work for Anasuria Operating Company’s Teal West development in the UK North Sea, connecting the field to the existing Anasuria FPSO. DeepOcean’s scope included installation of a flexible production riser and flowline, along with an umbilical connecting the FPSO to the Teal West subsea Christmas tree. The company also completed protection and […]

Continental Resources to acquire FireBird Energy, adding 32,000 boed in Permian

Continental Resources has agreed to acquire FireBird Energy II LLC, adding approximately 32,000 boed of oil-weighted production and expanding the company’s position in the Permian basin.   FireBird, a portfolio company of Quantum Capital Group, holds approximately 54,000 net acres in the Midland basin adjacent to Continental’s existing operations. Current production is 69% oil, and the acquired assets include 307 gross […]

4th Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition concludes with a focus on making Namibia’s oil work for Namibians

NAMIBIA’S oil and gas sector took centre stage as the 4th edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference (NOGC) 2026 brought together government leaders, international and local energy companies, investors, financial institutions, service providers, entrepreneurs, academics, students and civil society to discuss the country’s emerging petroleum sector and its contribution to long-term national development. […]

Cabinet approves oil and gas local content policy

Cabinet has approved Namibia’s National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy, paving the way for increased Namibian participation in the country’s emerging oil and gas industry. Special advisor and head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the office of the President, Kornelia Shilunga, announced the approval on Wednesday at the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2026 […]

Nigeria Tops African Nations Investment In Oil/Gas Production, Infrastructure For Energy Security 

Nigeria has made significant progress in attracting investment in the upstream oil and gas industry and has placed infrastructure development a priority to support expected growth in the sector. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), reflecting a continent-wide trend, recently stated it expects 22 major offshore oil and gas projects to begin between now […]

Turkey and Syria outline plans for oil and gas cooperation

On Wednesday, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar held a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart, Mohammed al-Bashir, in Damascus. The primary topic of discussion was Turkey’s readiness to begin upstream activities in Syria, both through the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) and private firms – whom Bayraktar stated would be ready […]

Angola’s cross-sector digitalisation opportunity

Anderson Fernandes, managing director of Engigest, talks to The Energy Year about opportunities for digitalisation outside the upstream oil and gas sector and investing in collaborations and partnerships to further Angola’s engineering and industrial capabilities. Engigest is a provider of EPC, digitalisation, engineering, supply chain and IT management services. Engigest is applying in-house digital twin […]

Ghana government clears $1.47b energy legacy debts – Minister

Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, on Thursday said the government paid off about $1.47 billion in legacy debt within Ghana’s energy sector. That, he explained, had rekindled confidence and brought financial stability as well as viability to the energy sector. Dr Jinapor, speaking on behalf of President John Dramani […]