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Venezuela oil reforms draw new investment from Eni, Chevron, GeoPark

Venezuela’s energy sector is entering a period of significant commercial change, with a reworked hydrocarbons framework beginning to translate into new agreements with international energy companies. Venezuela is moving from regulatory reform toward implementation. In January 2026, the country enacted a reform of its Organic Hydrocarbons Law, introducing new contractual mechanisms for primary hydrocarbon activities […]

Eni Wins New Block offshore Indonesia

Eni has won the bid for a new license area in Indonesia near its existing discoveries in the Southeast Asian archipelago. “The Sapukala offshore block covers a large area in the deep-water sector (1,000-2,500 m water depth) of the Kutei Basin, East Kalimantan”, the Italian state-controlled company said in a press release. “The acreage is […]

Eni awarded deepwater exploration block in Indonesia’s Kutei basin

 Eni has been awarded a 100% participating interest in the Sapukala offshore exploration block in Indonesia’s Kutei basin as part of the country’s first 2026 petroleum bidding round.   The Sapukala block covers deepwater acreage in water depths ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 meters offshore East Kalimantan. The acreage is adjacent to Eni’s existing operated […]

Halliburton wins multi-year well services contract for Eni’s Cronos development

 Halliburton has secured a multi-year contract from Eni to provide integrated drilling, well construction and completions services for the Cronos ultra-deepwater gas development offshore Cyprus.   The contract covers exploration and development wells in Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone in the Eastern Mediterranean. Halliburton will provide bundled well services designed to streamline execution […]

Eni to Assess Five Senegal Offshore Blocks as Dakar Revives Oil Exploration

Senegal and Eni have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the assessment of five offshore oil blocks as Dakar seeks to revive exploration and attract new energy investment. Eni will finance technical studies on blocks SN01M, SN02M, SN03M, SN07M and SN40M, but the preliminary agreement does not include drilling at this stage. Senegal plans to […]

Eni takes operatorship of Uruguay offshore block, adds stake in neighboring acreage

Eni has expanded its exploration position offshore Uruguay, taking operatorship and a 50% interest in the OFF-5 block while also agreeing to acquire a 40% stake in the adjacent OFF-6 block.   Eni formally entered OFF-5 following an agreement with MIWEN, a wholly owned subsidiary of YPF, and Uruguay’s national oil company ANCAP. The transaction has received approval from […]

Eni doubles down on Egypt’s gas with $8.5 billion invested and 230 new wells planned

Italian energy giant Eni is ramping up investment in Egypt, unveiling plans to drill 30 exploration wells and 200 development wells as it deepens its role in the country’s oil and gas sector. Eni Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in El Alamein on Tuesday, along with Prime Minister Mostafa […]