David Ampofo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber, has raised alarm regarding the declining state of the oil and gas industry, highlighting that significant potential benefits for Ghanaians are jeopardized by a troubling decrease in production over the past years.
Springfield Group will test the Afina-1x well on West Cape Three Points Block 2 offshore Ghana (WCTP2) after signing a strategic alliance agreement and contract with Northern Ocean Ltd. for the Deepsea Bollsta drilling unit.
China’s economic woes and property crisis have been weighing on global oil demand consumption and growth expectations this year.
Despite some renewed optimism in the wake of the Fed’s jumbo cut, concerns about China aren’t going away.
OPEC trimmed its oil demand growth forecast for 2024, citing concerns in China.
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has launched an ambitious advocacy to promote sustainable local content development in Africa especially in Nigeria where the Association has made great progress in training local engineers.
Commercial exports are expected in 2028.
EPRA has extended the Field Development Plan review to December 31.
SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) and UK oil major BP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential collaboration opportunities in international oil and gas upstream projects. The partnership, focused on bolstering global energy security, underscores the companies’ commitment to a reliable and sustainable energy supply.
China changed the structure of its oil imports in August, giving preference to supplies eligible for discounts.
Brazil’s Petrobras is expected to seek the entire 40% stake of Namibia’s Mopane oil and gas exploration block put up for sale by Portugal’s Galp, a director at the state-run oil firm said on Monday.
China’s economic woes and property crisis have been weighing on global oil demand consumption and growth expectations this year.
Despite some renewed optimism in the wake of the Fed’s jumbo cut, concerns about China aren’t going away.
OPEC trimmed its oil demand growth forecast for 2024, citing concerns in China.
North Sea oil and gas operators are not just facing the prospect of higher windfall taxes, they are now also finding it more difficult to get loans from UK banks.
The windfall profit tax was imposed on the energy industry in 2022 amid record profits resulting from the supply uncertainty in oil and gas following the incursion of Russian troops into Ukraine.
According to data from Norwegian investment bank SpareBank 1 Markets, reserve-based lending to oil and gas operators in the UK’s North Sea had fallen by some 40-50% since the introduction of the windfall profit tax.