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Empire Petroleum reaches 21,006 ft in Western Haynesville well in Texas

Empire Petroleum Corp. has completed a 21,006-ft re-entry and subsurface evaluation of the Wakefield-Harrison GU B #1 well in Madison County, Texas, advancing its deep-gas development program in the emerging Western Haynesville play. The company re-entered the legacy well, originally drilled in 1959 and subsequently deepened twice, and drilled, underreamed and cleaned out the wellbore to 21,006 ft measured depth […]

Gulf Marine Services wins 183-day offshore vessel extension in Middle East

Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a 183-day contract extension for one of its Small-class self-elevating support vessels operating in the Middle East, extending work for a major national oil company.  The extension was awarded under an existing agreement and will allow the vessel to continue supporting the operator’s offshore maintenance activities without interruption. The contract […]

China plans to increase domestic oil, gas supplies to 440m tons of oil equivalent in total, and pave 20,000 km more pipelines by 2030

China has pledged to increase its domestic oil and gas supplies to 440 million tons of oil equivalent, while expanding its long-distance pipeline network by an additional 20,000 kilometers, bringing the national total to 220,000 kilometers by 2030. These targets, unveiled on Monday by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy […]

Ghana’s Genser Energy plans expansion after raising over $500M

A Ghanaian energy company has raised more than half a billion dollars to fund ongoing natural gas-based power projects and pursue new opportunities in West Africa. Genser Energy secured a €456 million ($527 million) credit package arranged by three of South Africa’s top banks First Rand Bank, Absa and Standard Bank, company founder and CEO […]