Julius D. Rone, group managing director and CEO of UTM Offshore, talks to The Energy Year about progress under Nigeria’s Decade of Gas initiative and how shifting energy-security priorities are creating opportunities for African energy investments.
Nigeria’s crude oil output jumped to a 15-month high in May as Africa’s top producer continues to ramp up production, data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Nigeria pumped 1.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude last month, the highest level since January 2025, as the African country now produces at its […]
Global Oil Giants Knocking Ghana’s Doors for Oil Blocks, But Slow Review of Sector Laws Barring Them
Dr. Kwabena Donkor warns that delays in reviewing Ghana’s petroleum laws are deterring major oil investors, including Chevron and ExxonMobil.
In a blog posted on its website on Monday, GasBuddy highlighted that U.S. gasoline prices had fallen for four straight weeks but warned that “the streak may be in danger”.
Russia’s crude output declined to the lowest in a year in May as Ukraine launched an unprecedented string of attacks on the nation’s oil infrastructure.
President Donald Trump pulled back threatened military strikes against Iran, a stark reversal that came just hours after he vowed to hit the Islamic Republic “VERY HARD” and threatened to seize its oil infrastructure.
Ocean Installer has secured a multi-year contract from Equinor for subsea installation work on the Bacalhau development offshore Brazil, marking the company’s entry into the country’s rapidly growing subsea market.
ABB has been awarded a contract to modernize automation and safety control systems on the Buzzard offshore platform, supporting continued operations at one of the UK’s largest producing oil fields in the North Sea.
TGS has signed an agreement with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Hydrocarbon and Mining Development to create the country’s first offshore large-scale multi-client seismic dataset, the company said on Wednesday.
QatarEnergy has announced an oil discovery with encouraging results from the Merlin-1X exploration well in Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia. Merlin-1X is the tenth well drilled under the licence and has delivered the most promising subsurface results to date, with good reservoir quality, light oil and limited associated gas. Commenting on the discovery, His Excellency […]