Security improves in northern Mozambique but tests are ahead
The military intervention in northern Mozambique has seen some successes, but with the recent death of a South African soldier and talk of the insurgency shifting, it is far from over.
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Injuries reported after explosion at ExxonMobil’s Baytown facility
As many as four people may have been injured during an overnight explosion at Exxon Mobil’s Baytown facility, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Halliburton denies vying for Exxon’s stake in Iraq field
Halliburton denied a claim by Iraq’s oil minister that it’s in talks to buy the stake of ExxonMobil in the huge West Qurna-1 oil field in the south of the country, amid ongoing uncertainty about the future ownership of the asset.
Savannah doubles down in Chad, adds Petronas to Exxon deal
Savannah Energy has formalised its purchase plans in Chad, striking a $626 million deal with ExxonMobil and Petronas.
Iraq says Halliburton and ExxonMobil are in talks for stake in West Qurna-1 oil field
Halliburton and ExxonMobil are in talks over the latter’s attempt to sell a a stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field in southern Iraq, according to the country’s energy minister.
US to be LNG top dog by end 2022
The US will become the world’s largest LNG exporter by the end of 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Santos and Oil Search complete merger consolidating power in PNG
The merger of Australia’s Santos (ASX:STO) and Papua New Guinea-focused Oil Search is now complete following shareholder approvals and the blessings of PNG.
NEO Energy completes billion-dollar ExxonMobil acquisition amid ongoing OGA probe
NEO Energy has completed its long-running acquisition of a portfolio of assets in the central and northern North Sea from ExxonMobil.
Exxon wins Cyprus block ahead of drill plan
Cyprus has awarded Block 5 in the island’s offshore to ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy (QE), as drill plans for Block 10 move ahead.
Seplat eyes Exxon move in Nigeria
Seplat Energy has confirmed it is engaged in talks on acquiring ExxonMobil’s shallow water business in Nigeria.
Mozambique launches sixth licence round
Mozambique has launched its sixth licensing round in an online and in person event, which will run until August 31, 2022.
Stena signs up to drill Exxon well off Canada
ExxonMobil Canada has signed a contract for the Stena Forth to drill one well offshore Canada in the second half of 2022.
Oil firms spend $192million on Biden’s first – perhaps last – Gulf of Mexico auction
Oil companies spent $191.7 million buying drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, during a robust government auction that underscored the industry’s appetite for new crude as the White House seeks to shifts the US away from fossil fuels.
Gas leak forces Chevron to shutdown Gorgon LNG train
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has suspended production from Train 1 at its giant Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Australia since 16 November following the detection of a minor gas leak.
ExxonMobil bids for Gulf of Mexico leases ahead of carbon capture plans
ExxonMobil submitted bids for 94 drilling leases in shallow waters near the Texas coastline, an apparent step forward for a giant proposed carbon-capture project close to Houston’s industrial corridor.
TechnipFMC wins large contract with ExxonMobil for work off Guyana
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) has bagged a major contract with ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) for work in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana.
Coral Sul sets off for Mozambique
The Coral Sul floating LNG (FLNG) vessel left Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard this morning on its way to Mozambique.
Petronas teams up with ExxonMobil, Technip Energies, for CCS
State-backed Malaysian energy company Petronas will jointly explore opportunities in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies with ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), to help decarbonise Malaysia’s upstream industry and provide storage solutions for Asia.
ExxonMobil commits $15bn to GHG emissions reduction
The US-headquartered oil major will invest $15 billion in new and “aggressive” emissions reduction plans.
‘I wouldn’t put money into ExxonMobil’ – Top climate adviser takes aim at US supermajor at Aberdeen event
Committee on Climate Change chairman Lord Deben took a swipe at oil and gas giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) during an event in Aberdeen yesterday.
ExxonMobil and Pertamina team up for CCS in Indonesia
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) and Pertamina will together evaluate large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities in Indonesia.
Exxon’s Sapote-1 well disappoints
ExxonMobil has drilled the Sapote-1 well, offshore Guyana, but failed to find commercial hydrocarbons.
Valaris takes Angola work
Valaris has won a two-year contract from ExxonMobil offshore Angola.
OGA opens investigation into billion-dollar Exxon, NEO Energy deal
The industry regulator has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by Esso of 13 producing fields to NEO Energy.
ExxonMobil talks over deepwater deals with India’s ONGC
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) is reportedly discussing acquiring stakes in some deepwater fields from state-backed India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).