Beacon Offshore Energy LLC, an oil explorer backed by Blackstone Inc., is betting on a drilling renaissance in the U.S. Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico as it starts up some of the most productive wells in the US using new technology to pump once-impossible-to-reach crude.
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has warned that Ghana’s rapidly declining crude oil production poses an immediate fiscal and economic threat, calling for urgent and strategic interventions to safeguard the country’s petroleum revenues and national energy security.
As G20 leaders gather in Johannesburg, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) is urging global policymakers to place Africa’s oil and gas sector at the center of the continent’s economic strategy. With demand rising, energy poverty persisting, and industrial growth constrained by limited power access, African officials argue that hydrocarbons remain essential to unlocking long-term development.
Tullow Oil plc is working to recover more than $200 million in outstanding payments from the Government of Ghana, a situation placing significant pressure on the London-listed company’s cash flow as it races to refinance its debt structure ahead of a May 2026 bond maturity. The receivables, which include approximately $100 million in gas payments, TEN development debt, and overdue cash calls, stood at over $200 million net to Tullow as of the end of October, according to the company’s November trading update.
The company is addressing outstanding issues including securing payment mechanisms for gas sales and an updated plan of development for the Jubilee oilfield.
The Government’s decision to lead discussions that could result in the acquisition of Springfield Exploration and Production Limited’s (SEP) interest in the West Cape Three Points Block 2 (WCTP 2) has generated widespread debate across the energy sector and the broader public space.
India’s public-sector oil companies have successfully concluded a one-year deal to import liquified petroleum gas (LPG) from the U.S. Gulf coast, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday (November 17, 2025)
India has significant reliance on imports to meet its energy requirements, with nearly 89% of the crude oil used being imported. This dependence extends to other key fuels as well, with about 50% of natural gas and approximately 59% of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) needs met through imports. Moreover, India is also a major exporter of petroleum products, shipping around 65 million metric tonnes (MMT) annually. This is largely due to its strong domestic refining capacity, which is the fourth largest globally.
Emadeb Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (Emadeb E&P) yesterday announced that the company had achieved ‘first oil’ from its Ibom Field, Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) 236, a significant boost for Nigeria’s quest for additional crude output.
The U.S. fund The Carlyle Group is studying the possibility of acquiring the overseas oil and gas assets held by Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil producer. According to international media reports published on Thursday, November 13, the deal concerns a portfolio valued at around $22 billion based on Lukoil’s 2024 accounts.