SLB has reported net income attributable to the company of $2.06 billion for the first quarter, a 15 percent increase year over year.
Aramco is negotiating a 10% stake in Chinese petrochemical company Hengli.
The deal strengthens Aramco’s downstream presence in China, a key export market.
Saudi Arabia’s strategy is to secure long-term crude oil supply agreements while also boosting Aramco’s chemical production goals.
Suriname aims to replicate Guyana’s oil success but faces challenges due to delays, commercial concerns, and global climate change efforts.
TotalEnergies and APA plan to make the final investment decision on the Block 58 project by the end of 2024, targeting first oil in 2028.
Suriname’s oil boom could transform the country’s economic fortunes, ending its protracted crisis and lifting it out of poverty.
Offshore rig owner Noble Corporation has won two new deals for its Noble Venturer drillship offshore Africa.
Records show that international oil companies including Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil and Shell began exploring in Somalia in the 1950s but stopped when the country plunged into civil war in early 1991.
At the annual Oil and Gas Convention held at Kampala Serena Hotel from April 17-18, it was the usual cheers and chest thumping from those at the forefront of Uganda’s petroleum sector; Ministry of Energy, the Big Oil companies, the regulators, service providers, and everyone else who has positioned themselves to tap into the fast growing sector.
Crude oil prices began the week with a loss as fears of an escalation between Iran and Israel dissipated.
The renegotiation of mining and oil contracts announced by Senegal’s new president to benefit local populations would be “risky” for investment and future partnerships, industry players have warned.
U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in five weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.
The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by 2 to 619 in the week to April 19.
Norway produced 2.1 million barrels of petroleum, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and condensate per day last month, up from the prior month and the corresponding period a year ago, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate has reported.