Nigeria’s two petroleum regulators have announced upcoming licensing rounds within days of each other, together covering the full length of the country’s oil and gas sector. The Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) formally opened its 2026 licensing round on October 6, offering 40 oil and gas blocks across onshore, shallow-water and deepwater terrain to local […]
Global commodity trader Glencore delivered 1 million barrels of crude oil sourced from Tullow Oil to Ghana’s Sentuo Oil Refinery earlier this year for processing, a refinery official told Energy News Africa. The official said the refinery had agreed with Glencore to secure regular supplies of locally produced crude to sustain its operations. “It is […]
Ghana’s refined petroleum product imports fell 12.67% in the first half of 2026 as domestic production increased
State-owned QatarEnergy has secured a five-year $3-billion loan from a group of Chinese banks as Qatar’s LNG exporter continues to struggle with shipping sizeable volumes to international markets.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to propose further revisions to 2024 oil and natural gas emissions regulations, including changes affecting marginal wells, associated gas and the agency’s Super Emitter Program.
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has added 4D Nav LLC to its Global Subsea Response Network (GSRN), expanding the network’s digital navigation, visualization and situational-awareness capabilities for subsea well response operations.
Valeura Energy averaged 22,100 bpd of oil production during the third quarter of 2026 as the company advanced several offshore Thailand projects, including the Wassana redevelopment, Bussabong gas development and its recently discovered Suraphi oil field.
The Barnett-Woodford holds approximately 3 billion barrels (Bbbl) of undeveloped recoverable oil across more than 6,400 drilling locations in the Midland basin, according to new analysis from Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR).
Sri Lanka is seeking international E&P companies for four offshore exploration blocks covering nearly 34,000 km² in the Mannar basin as the country advances its 2026 licensing round.
Helmerich & Payne (H&P) will deploy seven additional FlexRobotics systems for ExxonMobil over the next 12 months, expanding the companies’ use of drilling automation technology across ExxonMobil’s operations.