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Offshore CCS Moves to Reality with Agogo FPSO Pilot

Mar 30, 2026

Yinson Production has started operating a pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit on the Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Angola, which is deemed the world’s first post-combustion CO2 capture plant installed on an offshore facility.The system has been developed in collaboration with Azule Energy and Norway-based Carbon Circle.The unit is operating under real production conditions on the Agogo FPSO…

Egypt, Cyprus Deepen Gas Ties with New Cooperation Framework

Mar 31, 2026

Egypt and Cyprus signed a framework agreement for cooperation on gas at the Egypt 2026 Energy Show on Monday.A spokesperson for the Cypriot presidency said that the non-binding agreement will be a base upon which the two countries can negotiate…

Libya’s NOC and Chevron Agree Study Offshore Libya

Mar 27, 2026

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chevron to carry out a technical study of offshore Block NC146.NOC Chairman Masoud Suleman said the agreement covers a comprehensive assessment of the block…

Etu Energias to Acquire Azule Energy’s Stakes in Angola’s Offshore Blocks

Mar 27, 2026

Etu Energias has agreed to acquire stakes in offshore Blocks 14 and 14K in Angola from Azule Energy, after exercising pre-emption rights over the assets.Azule Energy, a joint venture combining the Angolan businesses of BP and Eni, said it signed…

ExxonMobil, Halliburton Marks Automated Drilling Milestone off Guyana

Mar 26, 2026

Halliburton, in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, has delivered a groundbreaking step forward in digital well construction to achieve the industry’s first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana…

Capricorn Energy Reports Loss on Egypt JV Charge, Keeps Outlook

Mar 26, 2026

Oil producer Capricorn Energy swung to an annual pre-tax loss on Thursday, after it took a $10.6 million impairment charge for its Egyptian joint venture.The Egypt-focused firm took the charge after an assessment of its Alam El Shawish West JV with Cheiron Oil & Gas showed reduced future production…

Arcius Energy to Drill Two Offshore Gas Wells in Egypt

Mar 23, 2026

Arcius Energy, a joint venture between BP and ADNOC, is set to begin drilling two offshore gas exploration wells in Egypt’s Mediterranean waters as part of the country’s wider upstream expansion plans.The campaign will target the Atoll West…

Petrobras to Buy Pair of Petronas' Offshore Stakes

Mar 17, 2026

Petrobras will exercise its right to purchase Malaysian company Petronas' 50% stake in two offshore fields in Brazil for $450 million, according to a securities filing.Following the deal, Petrobras will hold 100% of the Tartaruga Verde field and Module III of the Espadarte field…

Shell Sees Encouraging Signs at Sirius-1X Exploration Well Offshore Egypt

Mar 13, 2026

The drilling results from Shell’s Sirius 1X exploratory well in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt have shown encouraging initial indications, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in an update.The well is operated by Shell…

KOIL Energy Gets Job Offshore West Africa

Mar 12, 2026

U.S subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector KOIL Energy has secured a contract from an international oil company to perform load out, transit, installation monitoring, and pre-commissioning services for an offshore development in West Africa…

Chevron Sells Stake in Two Angola’s Offshore Blocks to Energean for $260M

Mar 12, 2026

Energean has agreed to acquire Chevron’s interests in two producing offshore blocks in Angola, marking the company’s entry into the West African upstream sector.The agreement covers Chevron’s 31% operated interest in Block 14 and a 15.5% non-operated interest in Block 14K…

VAALCO Adjusts Gabon Drilling Plan After Exploration Well Result

Mar 09, 2026

VAALCO Energy has completed drilling the ET-14P exploration well at the Etame field offshore Gabon as part of its Phase Three drilling program and plans to sidetrack the well to drill a development target.The ET-14P well encountered 10 meters…

Sèmè Field Production System Connected as Oil Flows to FSO Kristina

Mar 06, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding via Lime Petroleum, has completed the hook-up of the mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel at the Sèmè Field in Block 1 offshore Benin…

TGS Targets Eastern Niger Delta with New 3D Survey

Feb 27, 2026

Energy data and intelligence provider TGS has launched the Nigeria Laide multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Nigeria in partnership with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and SeaSeis Geophysical Limited.The survey covers approximately 11…

Panoro Expands Equatorial Guinea Footprint with Kosmos Deal

Feb 25, 2026

Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has agreed to acquire an additional 40.375% non-operated interest in Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea from Kosmos Energy for an initial cash consideration of $180 million, and additional contingent payments of up to $39…

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