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UK FLOATING WIND AMBITIONS ADVANCE AS FIRST CELTIC SEA LEASES ANNOUNCED
Commenting on today’s announcement by The Crown Estate of the results of Floating Offsh...
FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 5 RESULTS ANNOUNCED
The Crown Estate set to partner with Equinor and Gwynt Glas – a joint venture between E...
TOTALENERGIES GRANTED NEW EXPLORATION LICENSE IN ALGERIA
TotalEnergies, jointly with QatarEnergy, has been awarded the Ahara license following the “...
QATARENERGY WINS EXPLORATION LICENSE IN ALGERIA
QatarEnergy has won an onshore exploration license in the People’s Democratic Republic of A...
EQUINOR SECURES EXPLORATION ACREAGE IN BRAZIL
Equinor has today been awarded a new exploration opportunity in Brazil, providing the potential f...
ORCADIAN ENERGY ANNOUNCES ELKE LICENCE EXTENSION
Orcadian Energy today announced that Phase B of the P2482 licence, which contains the Elke and Na...
PETRONAS AWARDS PSC FOR TEMARIS CLUSTER SMALL FIELD ASSET
PETRONAS boosts Malaysia's energy security with award of PSC for Temaris Cluster Small Fi...
EDP WINS AUCTION TO DEVELOP OVER 200 MW OF WIND IN GERMANY
Future wind farm in Lower Saxon is expected to deliver over 475 GWh of clean energy every year. ...
PHAROS ENERGY SECURES TWO-YEAR EXTENSION FOR VIETNAM EXPLORATION BLOCKS
Pharos Energy, an independent energy company with assets in Vietnam and Egypt, has received a...
ALGERIA SHARES UPDATE ON 2024/2025 BID ROUNDS
Algeria will host its bid opening ceremony for its 2024 Bid Round on June 17, 2025, the count...
QAIR AND PLENITUDE LAUNCH EOLBLEU CONSORTIUM
Independent renewable energy company Qair, and Italian energy company Plenitude, have announced t...
MERLIN ENERGY SET TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 2025 APA ROUND
The NOD recently announced the 2025 APA Round in Norway, so the lights have turned green, and ope...
EXPLOENERGY SECURES GAS EXPLORATION PERMIT FOR ITS CORZANO PROJECT
Cadogan Energy Solutions, the London Stock Exchange listed independent company, announces that Ex...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2025
The Ministry of Energy announced APA 2025 on 9 May 2025, encompassing the predefined areas with b...
CAPRICORN ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON WESTERN DESERT CONCESSIONS
Capricorn has been informed by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (“EGPC”) th...
INTERIOR ANNOUNCES OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to ini...
RWE SECURES 151 MW AT LATEST FRENCH BIDDING ROUND
Amongst the 7 awarded projects, 5 are fully owned by RWE, one is co-developed with Vent du...
BOEM PLANS OFFSHORE LEASE SALE FOR 2025
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold ...
FRONTERA AND CGX ENERGY PROVIDE UPDATE ON CORENTYNE BLOCK LICENSE
CGX Energy and Frontera Energy Corporation yesterday announced that the joint venture which was e...
EGYPT ANNOUNCE NEW INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
As part of its strategy to attract new investments in the upstream sector and enhance sustainabil...
CONDOR SECURES ITS SECOND CRITICAL MINERALS MINING LICENSE IN KAZAKHSTAN
Condor Energies, a Canadian based energy transition company is pleased to announce that it has be...
OMAN LICENSING ROUND
Bill Wilks, Managing Director / Principal Geophysicist, Merlin Energy Resources The next phase...
SERICA ENERGY ANNOUNCES OFAC LICENSE RENEWAL
Serica Energy today announced that the OFAC License and secondary sanctions assurance relating to...
MAGNORA ITALY PREPARING FOR FIRST MACSE AUCTIONS IN 2025
On 25 February, Magnora’s Italian operations secured land with grid indications in areas we...
SERBIA COMPLETES SECOND RENEWABLES AUCTION WITH EBRD SUPPORT
Investors submitted 41 project proposals The total capacity of the wind and solar projec...
TANZANIA 5TH LICENSING ROUND AT THE AFRICA ENERGIES SUMMIT
Frontier today announced that the Tanzania 5th Licensing Round has been confirmed as a Platinum S...
AFENTRA AWARDED KON 15 LICENSE, ONSHORE ANGOLA
Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets ...
BRUNEI OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND 2025
Brunei Darussalam has a long-standing history as one of the world’s key producer in the oil...
FRONTERA AND CGX PROVIDE UPDATE ON CORENTYNE BLOCK LICENSE
Joint Venture has Received a Communication from the Government of Guyana Regarding the Joint V...
T&T 2025 DEEP WATER COMPETITIVE BIDDING ROUND
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago invites stakeholders’ participation i...
OXAN ENERGY WINS FIRST FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT IN ESTONIA
Oxan Energy, French-based offshore wind developer, won the first Estonian floating offshore w...
INPEX AWARDED EIGHT LICENSES IN NORWAY’S APA 2024
INPEX was offered eight production license awards in Norway through its subsidiary INPEX Idemitsu...
OKEA AWARDED EIGHT PRODUCTION LICENCES IN APA 2024
OKEA has been offered interests in eight new production licences on the Norwegian continental...
EQUINOR AWARDED 27 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES ON THE NCS
The Ministry of Energy has awarded Equinor 27 new production licences in this year's Awar...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 16 NCS LICENCES
The awards were announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Energy, offering Vår Energi prod...
DNO RECEIVES 13 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary...
APA 2024: 20 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
In the 2024 awards in pre-defined areas (APA), 20 companies have been offered ownership inter...
AKER BP AWARDED 19 LICENSES IN APA 2024
The Norwegian authorities are offering Aker BP ownership interest in 19 exploration licenses on t...
INVICTUS ENERGY SECURES SG 4571 LICENCE EXTENSION
SG 4571 Licence extension formally gazetted Paves way for exploration and other works progra...
ARCTIC REFUGE LEASE SALE YIELDS NO INTEREST
The Department of the Interior this week announced that the Bureau of Land Management received no...
US ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LEASING IN GUAM
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offsho...
DEVIL RESOURCES SECURES TASMANIAN GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION LICENSES
Devil Resources announces the granting of two significant exploration licenses in Tasmania, SEL 1...
AFRICA ENERGY ENTERS INTO A NON-BINDING AGREEMENT WITH AROSTYLE
Africa Energy announces that the Company and Arostyle Investments (RF) Proprietary have entered i...
LAST GERMAN WIND ENERGY TENDER IN 2024 CROWNS RECORD YEAR FOR ABO ENERGY
Visualisation of the Marpingen wind farm The results of this year's fourth and final t...
INNERGEX AND INDIGENOUS PARTNERS SECURE SELECTION OF 3 WIND PROJECTS
Three wind projects co-developed with Indigenous partners representing a combined gr...
NO OFFSHORE BIDS IN DENMARK - DISAPPOINTING BUT NOT SURPRISING
Denmark’s latest 3 GW offshore wind auction round ended without any bids. That’s a hu...
BOEM ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS FOR GOM OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of the Gulf of Mex...
DANISH NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND TENDER FAILS TO ATTRACT BIDS
The deadline for bidding on the first 3 GW of Denmark’s 6 GW offshore wind tendering proced...
PETRONAS AWARDS FOUR NEW PSCS UNDER MALAYSIA BID ROUND 2024
PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has announced the awarding of Producti...
AFRICA ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON SOUTH AFRICA BLOCK 11B/12B
Africa Energy announces that the Company, through its investment in Main Street 1549 Pty Ltd....
ENWELL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF THREE PRODUCTION LICENCES IN UKRAINE
Enwell Energy advises that the State Geologic and Subsoil Survey of Ukraine (the "SGSS&q...
BP AWARDED TRINIDAD BLOCK NCMA 2 PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT
From left to right: The Honourable Stuart R. Young S.C., M.P. Minister of Energy and Energy I...
PANORO ENERGY SIGNS PSC FOR BLOCK EG-23 OFFSHORE EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Panoro Energy has finalised terms and signed a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) wi...
IRELAND ANNOUNCES SECOND OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION FOR 2025
In a major statement of commitment to Irish offshore wind energy Minister for the Environment...
RECONAFRICA SECURE LICENCE EXTENSION IN BOTSWANA
ReconAfrica has been granted approval for the First Renewal Exploration Period by the Department ...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW AUCTION FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN IRELAND
The Irish wind energy industry has welcomed the announcement that the Government has approved the...
AFRICA OIL ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF NIGERIAN LICENSE
Africa Oil today announced that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (“NUP...
BORDERS & SOUTHERN SECURE EXTENSION OF FALKLAND ISLANDS PRODUCTION LICENCES
Borders & Southern Petroleum, the London based independent oil and gas exploration company wi...
AVANGRID SECURES TWO LEASE AREAS IN GULF OF MAINE WIND AUCTION
Avangrid adds to Iberdrola Group floating wind portfolio, secures Lease Areas OCS-A 0564 and ...
BOEM HOLDS FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF MAINE
The Biden-Harris administration has completed its sixth offshore wind lease sale by offering area...
SEASCAPE ENERGY AWARDED SFA PSC OFF THE COAST OF SARAWAK
Seascape Energy, an E&P company focused on Southeast Asia, has been awarded a 28% partici...
ROCKHOPPER SECURES EXTENSION OF FALKLAND ISLANDS’ LICENCES
Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, t...
BOEM POSTPONES OREGON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned...
MELBANA GRANTED PETROLEUM EXPLORATION PERMIT WA-552-P
Melbana Energy announces that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has been granted petroleum exp...
HARTSHEAD CONFIRM ALL NEW LICENCES EXECUTED & AWARDED
Hartshead was successful in winning Ten (10) Blocks, across Six (6) Licences in 33rd Licensing...
U.S. ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF M...
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes The Department of the Int...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES 33RD LICENSING ROUND UPDATE
Hartshead was successful in winning Ten (10) Blocks, across Six (6) Licences in 33rd Licensing...
GETECH SUPPORTS EGYPT 12-BLOCK LICENSING ROUND
Egypt has launched a new 12-block licensing round, covering both offshore and onshore acreage...
INDONESIA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF FIRST BIDDING ROUND FOR OIL & GAS BLOCKS IN 2024
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced the winners of the first b...
INTEREST IN EXPLORATION ON THE NCS REMAINS HIGH
Kunna, in the far south of Salten, is a modern shallow marine depositional environment, where...
UK AWARDS 5.3 GW OF NEW OFFSHORE WIND AND 990 MW OF NEW ONSHORE WIND
The UK has announced the results of its latest auction for new wind farms (AR6). 6.3 GW of new...
NEW NORTH SEA PROJECTS ON HOLD AS UK GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COURT RULING
New North Sea oil and gas projects have been paced on hold this morning while the UK Government r...
SUNDA ENERGY ANNOUNCES PHILIPPINES LICENCE ROUND APPLICATION
Sunda Energy today announced that, in line with its refined strategy to focus on gas in Southeast...
EGAS LAUNCHES BID ROUND FOR EXPLORATION IN MEDITERRANEAN AND NILE DELTA
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has officially launched The EGAS International Bi...
ENERGYPATHWAYS SUBMITS GAS STORAGE LICENCE APPLICATION
EnergyPathways has submitted a gas storage licence application to the North Sea Transition Author...
LIBERIA LAUNCHES DIRECT NEGOTIATION LICENSING ROUND WITH SUPPORT FROM TGS
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has initiat...
BOEM BEGINS PROCESS FOR SECOND CENTRAL ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WIND SALE
To further the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore win...
KISTOS ANNOUNCES 33RD OFFSHORE LICENCING ROUND AWARD
Kistos today announced that TotalEnergies, together with Kistos as joint venture partners, has be...
EQUINOR WINS OFFSHORE WIND LEASE IN U.S. CENTRAL ATLANTIC AUCTION
Equinor has been announced as a provisional winner in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management&r...
CELTIC SEA LEASING ROUND GETS UNDERWAY
The Crown Estate has embarked on the latest phase in its Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, which...
SUCCESS IN GERMAN OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION FOR RWE
Image source: RWE Renewables Sites N-9.1 and N-9.2 have a capacity of 2,000 megawatts e...
IVORIAN GOVERNMENT SIGNS PSC'S WITH ELEPHANT OIL
This week the signing of 03 Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) took place in Abidjan between...
JADESTONE AWARDED SFA CLUSTER PSC OFFSHORE PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Jadestone Energy today announced that through the Malaysia Bid Round Plus (“MBR+”), i...
OFFSHORE ACREAGE AWARDED FOR EXPLORATION AND CCS OFFSHORE AUSTRALIA
The awarding today of new offshore acreage for petroleum exploration and carbon capture and stora...
AFENTRA AWARDED KON 19 LICENSE ONSHORE ANGOLA
Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets ...
MAHALO FAR EAST EXTENSION AWARDED TO COMET RIDGE
Key Points The tender block PLR2023-1-1 has been awarded to Comet Ridge as ATP 2072 and wil...
PARKMEAD CONFIRMS AWARD OF UK P2634 LICENCE
Further to the provisional award of three blocks as part of the 33rd UK offshore licensing round,...
LEBANESE LICENSING ROUND DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 17 MARCH 2025
The Lebanese Petroleum Administration has announced an extension for the third oil and gas explor...
LIBERIA SHOWCASES UPSTREAM INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Ahead of a new licensing round, Liberia is offering incentives for early investors, coupled with ...
DELTIC ENERGY ACCEPT ONE OF THE TWO LICENCES FROM 33RD ROUND AWARD
Deltic Energy, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exploration ...
EIGHT FIRMS SUBMIT BIDS FOR 3D SEISMIC STUDY OFFSHORE GUYANA
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo A total of ei...
CNR TO WITHDRAW FROM BLOCK 11B/12B, OFFSHORE SOUTH AFRICA
Africa Energy announces that CNR International (South Africa) Limited ("CNR") has provi...
DEEP WIND OFFSHORE SECURES EXTENDED AREA IN ESTONIA
Succeeding the recent auction win in Estonia, Deep Wind Offshore has secured exclusivity for ...
BOEM ISSUES FINAL SALE NOTICE FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America...
DEEP WIND OFFSHORE WINS MAJOR SITE IN ESTONIA
Deep Wind Offshore stands out as the winner of a GW size site in the Baltic Sea. The Balti...
ENBW SECURES OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN GERMAN AUCTION
Power for 1.35 million households / Commissioning planned for 2031 / EnBW CEO Stamatelopoulos: A ...
AKER BP AWARDED LICENCE FOR CO2 STORAGE IN NORWAY
Aker BP has been awarded a new CO2 storage licence in the Norwegian North Sea, in partnership wit...
EQUINOR AWARDED TWO NEW CO2 STORAGE LICENSES IN THE NORTH SEA
Equinor has been awarded the operatorships for the development of two new CO2 storages in the Nor...
COMET INCREASES POSITION IN MAHALO GAS HUB WITH NEW BLOCK
Comet Ridge’s material position in the Mahalo Gas Hub has increased with a new block awa...
ZANZIBAR 1ST LICENSING ROUND: EXTENSION ANNOUNCED FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS
Shaaban Ali Othman, Minister for Blue Economy and Fisheries, Revolutionary Government of Zanz...
APA AREAS IN THE BARENTS SEA EXPANDED
The announced APA area in the Barents Sea has been expanded with 34 blocks, featuring good covera...
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO SHALLOW WATER COMPETITIVE BIDDING ROUND CLOSES
The Shallow Water Competitive Bidding Round 2023/2024 was launched on October 3rd, 2023 and close...
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BID ROUND ATTRACTS SIX BIDS FOR FOUR BLOCKS
Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries received six bids for four b...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH L...
Proposed lease activities found to have no significant impacts The Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana...
NIGERIA LAUNCHES 2024 LICENSING ROUND
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) this week announced the commenc...
HARTSHEAD SECURES TEN BLOCKS IN 33RD LICENSING ROUND
All blocks contain either gas field re-developments or undeveloped gas fields Nine blo...
APA 2024 ANNOUNCED
Kunna, furthest south in Salten, modern shallow marine depositional environment, where the be...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCE 33RD LICENSING ROUND OFFER OF AWARD
Orcadian Energy has confirmed that the North Sea Transition Agency (“NSTA”) announced...
FINDER AWARDED ADDITIONAL LICENCES IN 33RD UK OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
Finder Energy has received offer letters from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) notifying...
VIDEO: TROVE, 1ST SUBSURFACE REVIEW UKCS 33RD ROUND LICENCE ROUND AWARDS
In their latest video, TROVE, 1st Subsea provide an update on the 3rd Tranche UKCS 33rd Round Lic...
PGS DATA SUPPORTS NIGERIA 2024 BID ROUND
PGS, a leading provider of seismic and reservoir data for energy exploration and development, has...
OCEAN WINDS AWARDED 1.3 GW FOR NEW OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT OFFSHORE GIPPSLAND
The Australian Government has granted Ocean Winds a feasibility license for a 150 km² ar...
31 MORE LICENCES OFFERED IN FINAL SET OF 33RD ROUND AWARDS
82 awards offered so far in 33rd oil and gas licensing round 50 companies offered awar...
NEW WAVE OF NORTH SEA LICENCES TO BE UNVEILED TODAY
A new set of North Sea licences are expected to be awarded today. The North Sea Transition Aut...
SUBSURFACE INSIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND 2024 CALL FOR BIDS
East Coast Canada Newfoundland 2024 Call for Bids The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshor...
ØRSTED SECURES LICENCES FOR LARGE-SCALE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA
The Australian Government has announced that it has granted a feasibility licence for Ørst...
CIP SECURES TWO OFFSHORE WIND FEASIBILITY LICENCES IN AUSTRALIA
CIP, on behalf of its Flagship Funds, today announced it was successful in Australia’s firs...
ZANZIBAR 1ST LICENSING ROUND SCHEDULE, KEY EVENTS & TIMELINE
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar together with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries...
ZANZIBAR'S OIL AND GAS FRONTIER
The Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries and the Zanzibar Petroleum Regulatory Authority (ZPRA)...
URUGUAY EMERGES AS GLOBAL OFFSHORE EXPLORATION HOTSPOT
Uruguay’s offshore blocks went from zero to fully licensed in under three years, committing...
HARVESTER ENERGY AWARDED TWO UK NORTH SEA BLOCKS
Harvester Energy has announced the award of two blocks in the UK North Sea containing reserves su...
ZANZIBAR SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES 1ST LICENSING ROUND
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries has today on ...
VIDEO: TROVE, 1ST SUBSEA PROVIDE UPDATE ON GUYANA LICENCE AWARDS
In their latest video, TROVE, 1st Subsea provide anupdate on the Guyana 2022 Licence round which ...
BANGLADESH 2024 OFFSHORE BID ROUND ANNOUNCED
The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) has announced the 2024 Bangladesh O...
SUNRISE WIND SELECTED FOR AWARD IN NEW YORK AUCTION
New York’s energy agency, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA...
EUROPA OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF PEDL 343 LICENCE (CLOUGHTON)
Europa Oil & Gas today announced an extension to licence PEDL 343 located in the East Midland...
PARKMEAD ANNOUNCES PROVISIONAL AWARD OF THREE NEW UK OFFSHORE BLOCKS
Parkmead, the independent energy group, has been provisionally awarded three new offshore blocks ...
DELTIC ANNOUNCES PROVISIONAL AWARD OF UKCS LICENCES
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exp...
VIDEO: UK OIL & GAS LICENCES - 33RD ROUND TRANCHE 2
On 31st Jan 2024, the NSTA announced the 2nd tranche of licences awarded in the 33rd UK Licensing...
24 LICENCES OFFERED IN SECOND TRANCHE OF 33RD OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
Offers range across 74 blocks and part-blocks Environmental considerations given p...
EUROPA OIL & GAS SECURE FEL 4/19 LICENCE EXTENSION APPROVAL
Europa Oil & Gas, the AIM quoted UK, Ireland and West Africa focused oil and gas exploration,...
2 BORALEX PROJECTS SELECTED IN HYDRO-QUÉBEC WIND POWER CALL FOR TENDERS
Boralex today announced that two wind power projects, totalling 365 MW, have been selected in Hyd...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION BLOCK IN MALAYSIA BID ROUND
INPEX has jointly been awarded Block SK510 as part of Malaysia Bid Round 2023 launched by Malaysi...
PETRONAS LAUNCHES MALAYSIA BID ROUND 2024
PETRONAS today awarded Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for six exploration blocks and one...
AFENTRA SELECTED AS PREFERRED BIDDER IN ANGOLAN ONSHORE BID ROUND
Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets ...
EQUINOR AWARDED 39 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES
Equinor was awarded 39 new production licences by the Ministry of Energy in this year's A...
DNO SECURES 14 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 16 NEW NCS LICENSES
Vår Energi is awarded 16 new production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NC...
AKER BP AWARDED 27 LICENSES IN APA 2023
The Norwegian authorities are offering Aker BP ownership interest in 27 exploration licenses on t...
APA 2023: 24 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
The photo shows Edge Island with outcropping Triassic source rock of the Steinkobbe-/Botnehei...
LEBANON LAUNCH THIRD OIL & GAS EXPLORATION LICENSING ROUND
Lebanon's energy ministry launched the nation's third oil & gas exploration licensing...
ONGC IS MAJOR WINNER AT OALP BIDDING ROUND
ONGC has emerged as a major winner in India's eighth Open Acreage and Licensing Policy (OALP)...
GULF OF MEXICO OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 261 RESULTS
As required by the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today he...
TALOS ENERGY APPARENT HIGH BIDDER ON 13 DEEPWATER BLOCKS IN THE U.S. GULF OF ...
Talos Energy was named as the apparent high bidder on 13 deepwater blocks comprising approximatel...
ANCAP SIGNS NEW CONTRACTS WITH SHELL, APA, AND YPF
Uruguay's National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (ANCAP) has signed new contr...
CIP AND IGNITIS RENEWABLES WINS ESTONIA’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND TENDER
International green energy company Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP...
LIBYA LAUNCHES 2024 OIL AND GAS BID ROUND
Libya announces its first oil licensing round since 2005 to increase production and attract inves...
GETECH SUPPORT SURINAME OFFSHORE BID ROUND
Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute, a wholly owned subsidiary of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname, ...
COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR ELEVEN NEW BLOCKS OFFSHORE SURINAME OPENS
Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute has opened a round of competitive bidding for eleven new blocks ...
ZANZIBAR TO LAUNCH A NEW INTERNATIONAL BIDDING ROUND
The government of Zanzibar has announced their intention to launch a new international bidding ro...
SURINAME SHALLOW OFFSHORE 2 BID ROUND 2023-2024 ANNOUNCED
Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute N.V. (SHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Staatsolie Maatscha...
UK NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS LICENCES TO BE SET ANNUALLY
The Government is taking further steps to support the UK’s transition to net zero by confir...
TRIANGLE ENERGY OFFERED 5 BLOCKS IN THE WEST OF SHETLANDS GAS PROVINCE
Triangle Energy’s joint venture with Athena Exploration has been offered 5 blocks in the We...
U.S. OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 261 POSTPONED
As a result of the order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Oc...
RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR TWO ZONES IN ISRAEL'S 4TH OFFSHORE BID ROUND
12 Licenses Awarded to Six Companies, Including Four New to Israel and Two Major IOCs The Mini...
LATEST NORTH SEA LICENCES STRENGTHEN HOMEGROWN ENERGY SECURITY AND JOBS
Offshore Energies UK, the leading trade body for the sector, says the award of new oil and gas li...
SERICA ANNOUNCES UKCS 33RD ROUND LICENCE AWARD
Serica Energy today announced the award of a 100% interest in UK block 29/2a to its wholly owned ...
27 LICENCES OFFERED IN FIRST BATCH OF 33RD OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
Quicker-to-production areas chosen to aid UK energy security First to be awarded from 115 ap...
DNO AWARDED OPERATED BLOCKS IN UK OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiar...
COMPETITIVE TENDER OPPORTUNITIES IN AFGHANISTAN
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, through the Ministry of Mines & Petroleum, is seeking Exp...
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS ANNOUNCED IN GUYANA LICENSING ROUND
Following the conclusion of the international Licensing Round 2022 and in keeping with the qualif...
LICENSING NEWS UPDATE
Sierra Leone The Petroleum Directorate Sierra Leone (PDSL) has wrapped up the Nation's 5th...
WA RELEASES PETROLEUM EXPLORATION BLOCKS FOR 2023
Eight onshore blocks released for petroleum exploration WA's petroleum sector remains a ...
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAUNCHES SHALLOW WATER COMPETITIVE BID ROUND 2023
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago invites stakeholders’ participation i...
UK 33RD OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND TO DELIVER A HUGE BOOST FOR THE UK ECONOMY
The UK 33rd Offshore Licensing Round to deliver a huge boost for the UK Economy with New Jobs &am...
BP AND SHELL AWARDED THREE DEEP WATER BLOCK IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Trinidad's Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries has awarded three deep water blocks to a ...
ZION OIL & GAS AWARDED NEW MEGIDDO VALLEYS LICENSE 434 IN ISRAEL
Zion Oil & Gas this week announced that the State of Israel has awarded Zion a new exploratio...
ARENA ENERGY AWARDED SEVEN BLOCKS IN LEASE SALE 259
Arena Energy, a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of Mexico...
RWE GROWS WIND PORTFOLIO FOLLOWING FIRST-EVER GOM OFFSHORE WIND LEASE AUCTION
RWE has secured a lease area in the Gulf of Mexico with a capacity to develop up to ...
APA 2023 ATTRACTS BIDS FROM 25 COMPANIES
The photo shows Edge Island with outcropping Triassic source rock of the Steinkobbe-/Botnehei...
LUXCARA WINS 270 MW SITE IN GERMANY'S LANDMARK OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION
Luxcara has announced its successful participation in the latest German offshore wind auction. Th...
CHARIOT SIGN AGREEMENT FOR A NEW EXPLORATION LICENCE ONSHORE MOROCCO
Chariot Limited announce that it has signed a Petroleum Agreement for a new exploration licence, ...
BP ENTERS GERMAN OFFSHORE WIND MARKET
By Barney Smith, Greenbarrel Last week BP announced that they had won two projects in the ...
GERMAN OFFSHORE AUCTIONS AWARD 7 GW OF NEW WIND
Today Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new cap...
DANISH ENERGY AGENCY OPENS MINI-TENDER ROUND
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened a mini-tender round for interested oil and gas companie...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS ANNOUNCES LICENCE EXTENSION AND GBA DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continen...
CHALLENGER ENERGY CONFIRMS AWARD OF AREA OFF-3 LICENCE, OFFSHORE URUGUAY
Challenger Energy, the Caribbean and Americas focused oil and gas company, with a range of oil pr...
RWE WELCOMES DUBLIN ARRAY'S SUCCESS IN IRELAND'S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION
RWE has received formal confirmation that its 824MW Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm project h...
TOUCHSTONE ANNOUNCES 2022 TRINIDAD ONSHORE BID ROUND RESULTS
Touchstone Exploration announces that Primera Oil and Gas Limited ("POGL"), the company...
NEW LOCATIONS FOR ORLEN GROUP’S OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IN POLAND
The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure has announced the results of an offshore wind auction in wh...
GEOPROVIDER PROVIDE APA 2023 BARENTS SEA SUPPORT
There are 78 additional blocks in the APA 2023 Barents Sea this year so if you are considerin...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING IN THE GULF OF M...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of permitting 30 gigawatts of offshore wi...
AFRICA OIL ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF OML 130 LICENSE
Africa Oil notes the press release by TotalEnergies announcing the renewal of Oil Mining License ...
WESTWOOD INSIGHT – THE UK’S 1ST CARBON STORAGE LICENCE ROUND
On 18 May 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced the preliminary results of th...
PETROSTRAT HIGHLIGHT BARENTS SEA MULTICLIENT DATABASE AVAILABILITY
In support of the recent announcement by Norway’s energy ministry that 78 new Barents Sea l...
AFENTRA ANNOUNCES MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF BLOCK 3/05 LICENCE EXTENSION
Afentra confirms that an Executive Decree to formally approve the period of the Block 3/05 licenc...
NSTA DECLINES ORCADIAN’S REQUEST TO EXTEND PHASE A OF LICENCE P2320
Orcadian announces that following extensive discussions with the North Sea Transition Authority (...
CODLING WIND PARK ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN IRELAND’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUC...
Codling Wind Park confirms it has been successful in Ireland’s first ever offshore wind ene...
STATKRAFT SECURES 500 MW IN IRELAND’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION
Statkraft and its offshore partners Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have welcomed today&...
QATARENERGY ENTERS SURINAME OFFSHORE EXPLORATION
QatarEnergy has entered into two Production Sharing Contracts for Blocks 6 & 8 offshore t...
EXXON APPLIES FOR FOUR OFFSHORE OIL BLOCKS IN LIBERIA
Exxon Mobil Corp. has applied to prequalify for four offshore oil blocks in Liberia, according to...
PANORO CONFIRMS BLOCK EG-01 AWARD AND APPROVAL OF BLOCK S FARM-IN OFFSHORE EQ...
Panoro Energy today confirmed that the award of Block EG-01, announced by the Company on 20 Febru...
C-NLOPB: 2023 CALLS FOR BIDS IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTH EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND RE...
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued Calls for Bids...
W&T OFFSHORE APPARENT HIGH BIDDER ON TWO GULF OF MEXICO BLOCKS
W&T Offshore was the apparent high bidder on two blocks in the Gulf of Mexico (“GOM&rdq...
EXTENSION TO NIGERIA 2022/2023 DEEP OFFSHORE OIL BLOCK MINI-BID ROUND ANNOUNCED
In a bid to boost confidence in the transparency and continuity of the Nigeria 2022/2023 Deep Off...
GULF OF MEXICO OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE RESULTS ANNOUNCED
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 259 generated $263,801,783...
NORWAY ANNOUNCES THE FIRST COMPETITIONS FOR OFFSHORE WIND
By announcing the first competitions for offshore wind areas, the Norwegian government takes a bi...
GEOPARTNERS SUPPORT SIERRA LEONE 2023 LICENSING BID ROUND
GeoPartners have signed a new acquisition agreement with the Petroleum Directorate Sierra Leo...
FLOTATION ENERGY AND VÅRGRØNN TO DEVELOP FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND IN SCOTLAND
Leading developers and owners of offshore wind projects Flotation Energy and Vårgr&osla...
ØRSTED, SIMPLY BLUE GROUP AND SUBSEA7 WIN SCOTTISH FLOATING WIND LEASE
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, have been o...
GULF OF MEXICO OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it will hold an oil and gas lease sa...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION LICENSES IN 2022 MALAYSIA BID ROUND
INPEX Corporation has executed Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) today with PETRONAS and Petrole...
SERICA ENERGY SECURES OFAC LICENSE RENEWAL
Serica Energ has received a renewed License and secondary sanctions assurance from the US Office ...
SIERRA LEONE 5TH OFFSHORE LICENSE ROUND EXTENSION
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL) annou...
ORCADIAN ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE 33RD ROUND APPLICATIONS
Orcadian Energy, the low-emissions North Sea oil and gas development company, is pleased to...
OEUK BACKS THE NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS OPERATORS SEEKING LICENCES
The North Sea Transition Authority’s announcement that it has received 115 bids for new oil...
33RD ROUND ATTRACTS 115 BIDS ACROSS 258 BLOCKS OR PART-BLOCKS
Bids come in from 76 different companies Priority blocks could be awarded du...
PANDION ENERGY AWARDED TWO APA LICENSES
Pandion Energy has been awarded two licenses under the 2022 Norwegian APA (Awards in Pre-defined ...
WINTERSHALL DEA AWARDED 11 LICENCES IN APA 2022
11 exploration licences awarded to Wintershall Dea Norge – including three as operator ...
BOEM ISSUES FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR GOM OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact S...
EQUINOR AWARDED 26 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES ON THE NCS
Equinor has been awarded 26 new production licences by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE)...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 12 NEW NCS LICENSES
Vår Energi is awarded 12 new production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), ...
DNO SECURES 11 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Nor...
25 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN APA 2022
On 10 January 2023, 25 companies were offered ownership interests in a total of 47 production lic...
SIERRA LEONE 5TH LICENSE ROUND EXTENDED
In May 2022, the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PSDL) launched its 5th License Round. It ...
GUYANA LICENSE ROUND VIRTUAL DATA ROOM
In collaboration with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, PGS will host a virtual data room in co...
TOTALENERGIES WINS NEW EXPLORATION LICENSE IN BRAZIL
TotalEnergies, and its co-venturers QatarEnergy and Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda (PPBL) h...
CIP AWARDED 500-600 MW OFFSHORE WIND IN TAIWAN
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), ...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for ...
GUYANA LAUNCHES FIRST LICENSING ROUND FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AN...
Highlights 14 blocks for tender for shallow water and deepwater areas combined Contractua...
BORDERS & SOUTHERN SECURE EXTENSION OF FALKLAND ISLANDS PRODUCTION LICENCES
Borders & Southern Petroleum, the London based independent oil and gas exploration company wi...
CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
ROCKHOPPER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF SOUTH FALKLAND BASIN PETROLEUM LICENCES
Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, t...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS SECURES VERBIER LICENCE EXTENSION
Jersey Oil & Gas has announced that the North Sea Transition Authority ('NSTA') has a...
BP AWARDED NEW EXPLORATION BLOCKS IN EGYPT’S OFFSHORE NILE DELTA
bp has been awarded two exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt by the Egypti...
NSTA OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPECTED LICENCE BREACH
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened an investigation into an operator suspected ...
ENI AND CNOOC SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO EXPLORE THE MOZAMBIQUE BASIN
International energy companies Eni Mozambico SpA and CNOOC Hong Kong Holding Limited, have submit...
RWE SUCCESSFUL IN DUTCH OFFSHORE WIND TENDER
Offshore wind site with a total capacity of more than 760 megawatts awarded Innovative s...
C-NLOPB RELEASES RESULTS FOR 2022 CALLS FOR BIDS
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) is announcing the results...
GUYANA ANNOUNCES ENHANCED FISCAL TERMS FOR FIRST OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSI...
14 oil blocks available for bidding; Greater, competitive fiscal terms: 2% royalty increased...
QATARENERGY AND EXXONMOBIL AWARDED EXPLORATION BLOCK OFFSHORE CANADA
QatarEnergy announces a successful bid for Parcel 8 of the Orphan Basin, offshore the province of...
UK'S 33RD OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND – WHAT'S CHANGED
On 7 October of this year, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) officially introduced a new ...
URUGUAY LICENSE ROUND OPPORTUNITIES
Uruguay offers a stable investment regime with transparent governance where the above ground risk...
33RD LICENSING ROUND UPDATE - EXTRA BLOCKS ON OFFER
North Sea Transition Authority today announced the offer of an additional 34 Blocks in the 33rd O...
INDIA ANNOUNCES OALP BID ROUND–IX
India's Directorate General of Hydrocarbons announces the offer of 26 blocks covering an ...
TROVE PROVIDES SCREENING FOR 33RD ROUND OPPORTUNITIES
With almost 900 blocks on offer, there are a lot of opportunities to sift through and TROVE have ...
NSTA LAUNCHES 33RD OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
898 blocks and part-blocks available Priority Area blocks should lead to fields producing mo...
SINTANA AFFILIATE TRAGO ENERGY COMPLETES NAMIBIA PEL 90 TRANSACTION
Sintana Energy today announced that Trago Energy, a Namibian affiliate of the Company, has comple...
UGANDA ANNOUNCES OIL BLOCK LICENSING ROUND FOR 2023
Uganda plans to hold its third oil block licensing round next year, inviting companies to explore...
SANTOS EXERCISES OPTION TO INCREASE MAHALO GAS PROJECT EQUITY
Comet Ridge has received a notice from Santos to acquire the additional 12.86% option interest...
RECONAFRICA ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN NAMIBIA LICENCE
Reconnaissance Energy has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with its partner,...
BOEM REINSTATES LEASE SALE 257 BIDS
In compliance with congressional direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Ocean En...
26 COMPANY APPLICATIONS FOR APA 2022
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 26 companies in connection wi...
POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL AREAS AWARDED TO COMET RIDGE AND VINTAGE ENERGY GALILEE ...
Highlights: Comet Ridge and Vintage Energy’s Galilee Basin Joint Venture permits ATP ...
FAR TAKES 100% OWNERSHIP IN THE GAMBIA BLOCKS A2 AND A5
FAR Ltd today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary FAR Gambia Ltd has recently acquired an ...
PANORO AWARDED TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION PERMIT 218 ONSHORE SOUTH AFRICA
Panoro Energy has been awarded a 100 per cent interest in Technical Co-operation Permit (“T...
VÅR ENERGI INCREASES ACREAGE POSITIONS IN THE SOUTH
Vår Energi increases acreage positions and takes new operatorship in the Balder area throug...
INTOG LEASING FOR OFFSHORE WIND OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS
Crown Estate Scotland – the body which manages seabed leasing for offshore renewables &...
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BID ROUND LAUNCHED
The Democratic Republic of Congo, under the high patronage of the Head of State, Félix...
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAUNCHES 2022 ONSHORE AND NEARSHORE COMPETITIVE BID ROUND
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago invites stakeholders’ participation i...
GETECH PROVIDES CCS SOFTWARE AND ANALYTICS FOR UK’S FIRST NORTH SEA LICENSING...
Getech, a geoenergy and green hydrogen company, is contracted to deploy its proprietary geospatia...
HEXICON WINS UK’S FIRST EVER CFD AUCTION FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
Major stepping stone project TwinHub secures 15 year revenue support from UK Government for first...
RECORD AMOUNT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SECURED THROUGH UK GOVERNMENT’S FLAGSHIP AU...
Biggest ever round of government’s flagship renewables auction scheme delivers record ca...
NATIONAL OCS OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2023-2028
On July 1, 2022, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the availability of the Proposed ...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2022
Fossil dinoflagellate (microplankton) of Late Cretaceous age, approximately 75 million years....
C-NLOPB INVITED BIDS FOR EXPLORATION LICENCES IN THE EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND REGION
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) invited bids for explorat...
PANORO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF BLOCK G PSC OFFSHORE EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Panoro Energy today announced that the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea an...
SHELL WITHDRAWS FROM UKCS LICENCES P1929 AND P2304
Egdon Resources has advised that Shell U.K. has informed Egdon and the North Sea Transition Autho...
59 BLOCKS ACQUIRED IN BRAZIL OPEN ACCREAGE ROUND
Open Acreage in the Concession Model will generate over R$ 400 million in investments ANP this...
17 SCOTWIND PROJECT AGREEMENTS CONFIRMED
Crown Estate Scotland have today confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now hav...
AFENTRA SELECTED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR BLOCK 3/05 AND BLOCK 23 IN ANGOLA
Afentra confirms that Sonangol E.P(1) has announced that Afentra has been selected as preferred b...
12 COMPANIES PRE-QUALIFIED FOR MOZAMBIQUE 6TH LICENSING ROUND
Under the Terms of Reference of the Mozambique 6th Licensing Round for Hydrocarbon Exploration an...
BIDEN ADMIN ANNOUNCES NORTH CAROLINA OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE
The Biden-Harris administration announced a wind energy auction will take place off the Carolinas...
PTTEP WINS OFFSHORE EXPLORATION BLOCK IN MALAYSIA BID ROUND 2021
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), through its subsidiary, PTTEP ...
INA AWARDED NEW EXPLORATION CONCESSION IN EGYPT
INA was awarded an exploration licence for the East Bir El Nus concession (Block WD-8), located i...
MELBANA ENERGY AWARDED PETROLEUM EXPLORATION PERMIT AC/P70
Melbana Energy has been advised by the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator that it h...
API APPEALS GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE RULING
The American Petroleum Institute (API) today filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appe...
THE GAMBIA LAUNCHES 2022 LICENSING ROUND FOR BLOCK A1
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (Ministry) this week announced the launch of the 2022 Licens...
MESSY PERMITTING LEADS TO YET ANOTHER UNDERSUBSCRIBED WIND AUCTION IN ITALY
Italy has published the results of its latest renewables auction. 3300 MW was on offer, including...
MALAYSIA BID ROUND
Petronas is offering 14 exploration blocks, six clusters of Discovered Resource Opportunities (DR...
PHAROS UPDATE ON EL FAYUM CONCESSION AGREEMENT
Pharos Energy today announced that the Third Amendment to the El Fayum Concession Agreement has b...
EQUINOR AWARDED 26 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
Equinor employee at the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Brat...
DNO RECEIVES 10 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO...
MOZAMBIQUE 6TH LICENCE ROUND LEGACY DATA NOW AVAILABLE
In advance of the forthcoming 6th Licence Round, the Institute of National Petroleum (INP), on be...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 10 NEW NCS LICENSES
Vår Energi, a leading independent upstream oil and gas company on the Norwegian Continental...
FALCK RENEWABLES AND BLUEFLOAT CELEBRATE SCOTWIND BID SUCCESS
The Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy partnership taking part in the current ScotWind off...
ENI AWARDED FIVE EXPLORATION LICENSES IN EGYPT
Eni has been awarded five new exploration licenses by the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum. The...
SAVANNAH UPDATE ON NIGER LICENSING AND THE PROPOSED ACQUISITIONS
Savannah Energy, the UK independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects in Afr...
TOTALENERGIES WINS RIGHTS FOR BRAZIL'S ATAPU, SEPIA PRE-SALT OIL FIELDS
TotalEnergies and its co-venturers have been successful in winning the Production Sharing Contrac...
QATARENERGY WINS WORKING INTEREST IN A LARGE OIL FIELD IN BRAZIL
QatarEnergy, in a consortium with TotalEnergies and Petronas, has been awarded the Sépia S...
LEBANON LAUNCHES SECOND OFFSHORE BID ROUND
The Lebanese authorities have launched the country's second offshore bid round, with a simpli...
UNITED OIL AND GAS SECURES JAMAICA LICENCE EXTENSION
United Oil & Gas, the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development...
MOZAMBIQUE 6TH LICENSING ROUND
The National Petroleum Institute (INP), representing the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy...
GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE RESULTS ANNOUNCED
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week announced that Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 2...
W&T OFFSHORE APPARENT HIGH BIDDER ON TWO GULF OF MEXICO BLOCKS IN LEASE SALE 257
W&T Offshore today announced that the Company was the apparent high bidder on two blocks in t...
TALOS ANNOUNCED AS HIGH BIDDER ON TEN DEEPWATER BLOCKS IN FEDERAL LEASE SALE 257
Talos Energy was named as the apparent high bidder in the Outer Continental Shelf Federal Lease S...
TULLOW EXERCISES PRE-EMPTION IN RELATION TO SALE OF OCCIDENTAL’S INTERESTS IN...
Pre-emption summary Tullow to pre-empt on Deep Water Tano (DWT) Block interest indirectly a...
PETRONOR SECURES ONE YEAR EXTENSION FOR THE A4 LICENSE IN THE GAMBIA
PetroNor has provided an update regarding its A4 licence in The Gambia. PetroNor has received, fr...
BW ENERGY AWARDED PROVISIONAL EXPLORATION LICENSE OFFSHORE GABON
BW Energy is pleased to announce that it has been provisionally awarded operatorship of two block...
PANORO SECURES PROVISIONAL EXPLORATION LICENSE AWARD OFFSHORE GABON
Panoro Energy has provisionally been awarded a 25.0% non-operated interest in exploration blocks ...
BOEM ANNOUNCES GULF OF MEXICO OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced that it will hold an oil and gas lea...
PGS 3D DATA COVERS ANGOLA 2021 OFFSHORE LICENSING
PGS has 3D seismic data, acquired in partnership with Agência Nacional de Petróleo, ...
TOTALENERGIES ANNOUNCES WEST OF ORKNEY SCOTWIND BID IN SCOTLAND
Consortium of Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and RIDG responded to the ScotWind round bid ...
PROSPEX ENERGY UPDATE ON TESORILLO PROJECT STATUS AND EXPLOITATION CONCESSION...
Prospex Energy reports on the progress that its joint venture company Tarba Energía has ma...
ANPM EXTEND TIMOR-LESTE SECOND LICENSING ROUND
Given the situation of the recent global pandemic that has affected the petroleum industries glob...
OILEX TO RELINQUISH EAST IRISH SEA P2446 LICENCE
Oilex plans to relinquish its UK P2446 exploration licence, which incorporates the Doyle and Peel...
CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA 2021
The photo shows karstified (dissolved) marble at Liland in Evenes municipality. The Norweg...
RWE SUCCESSFUL IN GERMAN OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION
Two offshore wind leases with a total of 525 megawatts awarded RWE operates five offshor...
BOEM UPDATE ON GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE 257
As follow up to the Department of the Interior’s announcement on August 24, BOEM has posted...
SOUND ENERGY GRANTED 12-MONTH EXTENSION FOR THE ANOUAL EXPLORATION PERMITS, O...
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, reports a 12-month extension to the init...
ABU DHABI OFFSHORE EXPLORATION BLOCK AWARDED TO A CONSORTIUM LED BY PAKISTAN ...
Abu Dhabi Offshore Exploration Block Awarded to a Consortium led by Pakistan Petroleum First-tim...
INTERIOR FILES COURT BRIEF OUTLINING NEXT STEPS IN LEASING PROGRAM
Last week, the United States appealed the preliminary injunction entered by the district court in...
KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SEEK TO TERMINATE GENEL'S BINA BAWI AND MIRAN PSCS
KeyFacts Energy: Genel Energy Iraq country profile Genel has received notice from the...
AMINEX SECURES RUVUMA LICENCE EXTENSION
KeyFacts Energy: Licensing news l KeyFacts Energy: ARA Petroleu...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS PROVIDES UK NORTH SEA LICENCE UPDATE
KeyFacts Energy: Licensing news l KeyFacts Energy: Jersey Oil a...
CHALLENGER ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON OPERATIONS IN THE BAHAMAS
Challenger Energy, the Caribbean and Atlantic margin focused oil and gas company, with production...
BP EXITS A1 BLOCK IN GAMBIA
The Government of Gambia entered into a Petroleum Exploration Development and Production License ...
OGA LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LICENCE BREACH
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of field Produ...
GLOBAL PETROLEUM PROVIDES NAMIBIA EXPLORATION UPDATE
Global Petroleum has announced, in relation to its licence PEL0094 (Block 2011A) offshore Namibia...
PETRONAS, SHELL AND PETROS AWARDED BLOCK SK437, OFFSHORE SARAWAK
PETRONAS has awarded Block SK437 offshore Sarawak, Malaysia to PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB), ...
OGA FINES BP £50,000 FOR LICENCE BREACH
bp failed to meet reporting requirements OGA determined to enforce regulatory comp...
SCOTWIND SECURES MAJOR INTEREST IN SCOTLAND’S OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The process to secure seabed for Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms has attr...
ANGOLA’S ONSHORE BID ROUND ATTRACTS GLOBAL INTEREST
Angola’s oil and gas regulator, the National Oil, Gas and Biofuel's Agency (ANPG) a...
SSE, MARUBENI, CIP MAKE JOINT SCOTWIND PLAYS
The ScotWind partnership involving leading Scottish renewable energy developer SSE Renewables...
TRINITY E&P GALEOTA LICENCE UPDATE
Trinity Exploration & Production, the independent E&P company focused on Trinidad and Tob...
EQUINOR READY TO FURTHER DEVELOP FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND IN SCOTLAND
Hywind Scotland (Photo: Michal Wachucik/Signal Film) Equinor has confirmed it has bid for ...
BP AND PARTNER ENBW SUBMIT TRANSFORMATIONAL BID FOR SCOTWIND LEASE
Bid for 2.9GW offshore wind lease in UK North Sea Significant investment beyond wind dev...
SCOTTISHPOWER AND SHELL BID TO BRING LARGE-SCALE FLOATING WINDFARMS TO UK WATERS
ScottishPower and Shell have joined forces to bid to develop the world’s first...
OCEAN WINDS AND AKER OFFSHORE WIND PARTNER FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY ...
Two of the world’s leading offshore wind energy companies have today announced their establ...
ØRSTED PARTNERSHIP WITH FALCK AND BLUEFLOAT ENERGY TO UNLOCK FLOATING WIND PO...
Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, today announces a partnership with onshore wind...
PETRO MATAD AWARDED BLOCK XX EXPLOITATION LICENCE IN MONGOLIA
Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company provides the following update on its activities...
TOTALENERGIES EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN SURINAME
TotalEnergies and its partner Qatar Petroleum have been awarded Block 6 and Block 8 in the Surina...
EQUINOR OFFERED PRODUCTION LICENCES IN THE 25TH LICENSING ROUND
The West Hercules drilling rig. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland) The Ministry of Petrol...
7 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Seven companies have received offers of ownership interests in a total of four production license...
SOUTH SUDAN OPEN UP ENERGY SECTOR FOR INVESTMENT
The Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) of the Republic of South Sudan today announced the launch of the ...
STAATSOLIE REVEALS FAVORABLE BIDS FOR SHALLOW OFFSHORE BLOCKS
Following evaluation of all received bids in the SHO Bid Round 2020/2021, Staatsolie Maatschappij...
ADX ENERGY SECURES 18-MONTH EXTENSION FOR ROMANIA PARTA EXPLORATION LICENCE
18-month extension granted for Ex-10 Parta Exploration License for the current exploration pha...
QATAR PETROLEUM WINS TWO OFFSHORE EXPLORATION BLOCKS IN SURINAME
A consortium including Qatar Petroleum has been awarded two offshore blocks in Suriname, under Pr...
GABON LICENSING - FINAL ROADSHOW EVENTS ANNOUNCED
The final events in the Gabon 12th Licensing Round roadshow will take place in Houston, Texas on ...
BARON OIL ALIGNS INTERESTS FOR CHUDITCH PSC
Baron Oil, the AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration company, today announced the alignment of inter...
OGA UKCS MEDIATION PILOT EXTENDED
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) announces that the UKCS Mediation Pilot is extended until 30 Apri...
ENI ANNOUNCES MERGER AGREEMENT FOR MELEIHA AND MELEIHA DEEP CONCESSIONS
The agreement will unlock considerable resources while will allow to further exploit region's...
BIDDING OPENS FOR AUSTRALIA 2021 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION ACREAGE RELEASE
Bidding is now open for the 2021 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. Companies have t...
LIBERIA ANNOUNCES DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS FOR 33 OFFSHORE BLOCKS
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA, the Authorit...
NORWAY ANNOUNCES AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2021
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced APA 2021 on 9 June 2021, encompassing the predefin...
PGS HIGHLIGHT COVERAGE OF EGYPT 2021 LICENSING BLOCKS
PGS has 3 400 km of modern MultiClient seismic data covering all the blocks on offer in the Egypt...
CGG DELIVERS DATA TO SUPPORT BRAZIL’S 7TH BIDDING ROUND
CGG has announced the delivery of the fast-track data from its Agata Reimaging program over the A...
BARON OIL COMPLETES EARN IN TO CHUDITCH PSC IN TIMOR-LESTE
Baron Oil, the AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration company, today announced the completion of its ...
ENI AWARDED UAE ONSHORE BLOCK 7
Eni, through its subsidiary Eni RAK, has been awarded Block 7 located in the onshore of Ras Al Kh...
PETROBRAS ANNOUNCES PARTIAL DEVOLUTION OF AREA IN LIBRA
Petrobras informs that the consortium of Libra, constituted by Petrobras (40%), in partnership wi...
NOVATEK SECURES THE NORTH-GYDANSKIY LICENSE AREA
PAO NOVATEK announced today that Arctic LNG 1, a wholly owned subsidiary, won the auction for geo...
FINDER ADDS NORTH SEA ACREAGE FOLLOWING UK 32ND ROUND AWARD
Finder Energy has been awarded a 100% interest in the P2528 Licence in the 32nd UK Offshore Licen...
TOWER GRANTED FURTHER EXTENSION OF CAMEROON PSC FIRST EXPLORATION PERIOD
Tower Resources provides an update regarding planned operations on the Thali license (the "P...
BURU EXPANDS ITS FOOTPRINT IN NORTHERN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Buru Energy has accepted an offer for the award of bid block L20-1 in the onshore Carnarvon Ba...
NEXT SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND CREATES HUGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB ...
RenewableUK is welcoming the announcement by Crown Estate Scotland of more details about the firs...
NOVATEK SECURES THE NORTH-GYDANSKIY LICENSE AREA
PAO NOVATEK today that Arctic LNG 1, a wholly owned subsidiary, won the auction for geological su...
ECO (ATLANTIC) ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF ORINDUIK PETROLEUM AGREEMENT OFFSHORE GUYANA
The joint venture partners of the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana have successfully entered into t...
TOTAL WINS 50 MW OF PROJECTS IN LATEST NATIONAL SOLAR TENDER IN FRANCE
Total, through Total Quadran, its renewable energy subsidiary in France, was awarded 50 megawatts...
ROCKHOPPER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF NORTH FALKLAND BASIN LICENCES
Rockhopper Exploration today announced that, following discussions between the joint venture part...
PETRONAS LAUNCHES MALAYSIA BID ROUND 2021
PETRONAS has successfully launched the Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2021 themed 'Grow Your Energy...
SEVEN COMPANIES APPLY IN NORWAY 25TH LICENSING ROUND
Seven companies have applied for production licenses in the 25th licensing round on the Norwegian...
PETRONAS TO OFFERS 13 BLOCKS IN MALAYSIA'S HIGHLY PROLIFIC BASINS
PETRONAS today announced that it will be offering 13 offshore exploration blocks in Malaysia at t...
CONOCOPHILLIPS AWARDED BLOCK SB405, OFFSHORE MALAYSIA
Petronas has awarded Block SB405, located off the coast of Sabah, to ConocoPhillips East Malaysia...
FINDER ENTERS UK NORTH SEA
Finder Energy has been awarded a 100% interest in P2530 in the 32nd UK Offshore Licensing Round. ...
OGA LAUNCHES FULL INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LICENCE BREACH
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of reporting r...
BIDEN DIRECTIVE PAUSES GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is rescinding the Record of Decision (ROD) for the G...
JERSEY OIL & GAS CONFIRMS AWARD OF UK MERGED LICENCE P2498
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continen...
DNO INCREASES STAKE IN KURDISTAN’S BAESHIQA LICENSE
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced the acquisition of ExxonMobil’...
COSMO AWARDED OFFSHORE BLOCK 4 IN ABU DHABI'S 2ND BLOCK BID ROUND
Cosmo Energy Exploration & Production has been exclusively awarded Offshore Block 4 in Abu Dh...
AKER SOLUTIONS AND SIEMENS ENERGY SELECTED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR NORFOLK OF...
Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, was selected by Vattenfall as preferred bidd...
TOTAL AND GIG TO JOINTLY DEVELOP 1.5 GW UK OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
A 50/50 joint venture between Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Total has been s...
BP ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND GROWTH STRATEGY IN THE UK
bp and partner EnBW selected as preferred bidder for two highly-advantaged 60year leases in UK...
BOEM VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR PROPOSED LEASE SALE OFFSHORE ALASKA CANCELLED
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has cancelled the public comment period on the Draft...
PREDATOR WELCOMES LICENSING LEGISLATION OFFSHORE IRELAND
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc, the Jersey-based Oil and Gas Company with operations in Trin...
LEGISLATION APPROVED IN IRELAND TO BAN NEW OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AN...
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has obtained Cab...
INPEX ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN LUCIUS AND HADRIAN NORTH FIELDS IN US G...
INPEX announced today that through its subsidiary, INPEX Americas, Inc., it has additionally acqu...
PGS COMPLETES GEOSTREAMER ACQUISITION ON CAMPOS BASIN 17TH ROUND BLOCKS
Ramform Titan has surveyed additional open acreage to complete PGS coverage of the emerging plays...
ENI AWARDED A NEW PRODUCTION LICENCE IN THE UK NORTH SEA
Eni announces the successful award of a new Production Licence, resulting from an application mad...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION LICENSES IN NORWAY’S APA 2020
INPEX announced today that, through its subsidiary INPEX Norge AS, it has been awarded two licens...
MUBADALA SIGNS CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR RED SEA BLOCK 4 IN EGYPT
Tariq Al-Mulla, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has signed the concession a...
WINTERSHALL DEA AWARDED 16 EXPLORATION LICENSES ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL ...
Wintershall Dea has been awarded interest in 16 exploration licenses in Norway, including four as...
APA 2020: PETROLIA NOCO AWARDED 3 LICENSES
Petrolia NOCO was awarded three licenses today by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy....
APA 2020: AKER BP AWARDED 10 LICENSES
Aker BP has been offered interests in 10 new production licenses in Norway, of which 8 as operato...
APA 2020: OKEA AWARDED SIX LICENCES WITH FOUR OPERATORSHIPS
OKEA ASA has been awarded six new production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf by the M...
APA 2020: PANDION ENERGY AWARDED FIVE LICENSES
Pandion Energy has been awarded five licenses under the 2020 Norwegian APA (Awards in Pre-defined...
APA 2020: DNO SECURES 10 AWARDS
DNO ASA today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge AS has been awarded participat...
APA 2020: EQUINOR AWARDED 17 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES
Equinor has been awarded 17 new production licences by Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and E...
APA 2020: VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 10 NEW NCS LICENSES
Vår Energi AS is awarded 10 new licenses (5 as operator) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf...
APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS FOR SCOTWIND LEASING
From today (15 January 2021) developers will be able to apply for seabed rights to build Scot...
OGA CONFIRMS ONGOING FLEXIBILITY TO LICENCE CHANGE REQUESTS CAUSED BY COVID-19
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic which first affected the UK in early 2020, and contin...
W&T OFFSHORE PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE
W&T Offshore provides an operational and financial update regarding several matters including...
ADX ENERGY ANNOUNCES AUSTRIAN OIL, GAS AND GEOTHERMAL AGREEMENTS
ADX Energy has executed the concession agreements with Austria’s Federal Ministry of Mining...
FINDER AWARDED NEW PERMIT WA-547-P
Finder Energy has been awarded a 100% interest in the highly competitive exploration permit WA-54...
RENAISSANCE ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON BOTSWANA FARM-IN OPTION
Renaissance Oil provides an update with respect to its option for a 50% working interest in a Pet...
PETRO MATAD PROVIDES BLOCK XX EXPLOITATION LICENCE APPLICATION UPDATE
Petro Matad Limited, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company, provides the following update on its a...
161 COMPANIES SHORTLISTED FOR FINAL STAGE OF NIGERIA MARGINAL OILFIELD BID ROUND
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says 161 successful companies have been shortlisted t...
TOTAL ENTERS A NEW OPERATED EXPLORATION PERMIT IN EGYPT
An international consortium led by Total (Total 35% Operator, Shell 30%, KUFPEC 25%, Tharwa 10%) ...
VESTAS ANNOUNCES 63 MW AUCTION WIN IN IRELAND AND 210 MW ORDER IN THE USA
Following the RESS1 Auction in Ireland, Vestas has secured a 63 MW order for two wind projects fr...
ENI AND PTTEP CONSORTIUM SUCCESSFUL IN ABU DHABI’S SECOND COMPETITIVE BLOCK B...
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) today announced the signing of an exploration concessi...
CHARIOT OIL & GAS REPORTS KEY TERMS AGREED ON NEW LICENCE IN MOROCCO
Chariot Oil & Gas has negotiated the key terms of a new licence, Rissana Offshore in Morocco....
ADM FINALISES DEAL TO CONSOLIDATE ITS INTEREST IN OML 113, NIGERIA
ADM Energy has received ministerial consent from the Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources (&q...
INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND PORTFOLIO UPDATE
Independent Oil and Gas provides an update on the previously announced 32nd Round Licence offers ...
ADNOC AWARDS OCCIDENTAL ONSHORE BLOCK IN ABU DHABI’S SECOND COMPETITIVE BLOCK...
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced, today, the signing of an exploration conces...
DELTIC ENERGY CONFIRMS UK 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND AWARDS
Deltic Energy, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company progressing its high ...
ECO ATLANTIC RE-ISSUED ALL NAMIBIA OFFSHORE LICENSES
Eco (Atlantic), an oil and gas exploration company with licences in highly prospective regions in...
MELBANA ENERGY AWARDED NEW EXPLORATION PERMITS NEXT TO BEEHIVE PROSPECT
Melbana Energy has been awarded two additional petroleum exploration permits offshore northern Au...
W&T OFFSHORE APPARENT HIGH BIDDER ON TWO GULF OF MEXICO BLOCKS
W&T Offshore today announced that the Company was the apparent high bidder on two blocks in t...
TALOS ENERGY IS APPARENT HIGH BIDDER ON TWO FEDERAL LEASE SALE BLOCKS
Talos Energy today announced that it is the apparent high bidder on two deepwater blocks in the r...
NORWAY ANNOUNCES 25TH LICENSING ROUND
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced the 25th licensing round on the Norw...
SURINAME’S FIRST SHALLOW OFFSHORE BID ROUND
Staatsolie has announced Suriname’s first Shallow Offshore (SHO) Bid Round, with website li...
GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE YIELDS MORE THAN $120 MILLION IN HIGH BIDS
In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Deputy Secr...
BOEM PROPOSES FIRST GULF OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR 2021
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to offer approximately 78.2 million acres f...
STAATSOLIE ANNOUNCES SHALLOW OFFSHORE BID ROUND 2020/2021
Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI) has announced the offer of eight new blocks in the current...
SCARBOROUGH JOINT VENTURE TO ACCEPT PRODUCTION LICENCES
The Scarborough Joint Venture has received offers for the grant of petroleum production licences ...
PGS AND ION COLLABORATE ON JOINT DATA PACKAGE FOR TRINIDAD OPEN BID ROUND
PGS and ION are offering a comprehensive 2D data package comprising over 25 615 km offshore Trini...
BP CANADA SOLE BIDDER IN THE EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND REGION BID ROUND
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board is announcing the results of Call f...
NEW OPEN DOOR PROCEDURE ON GREENLAND’S WEST COAST
Since the last exploration drillings some years back, the Government of Greenland has been workin...
PGS RELEASES CANADA NEWFOUNDLAND 2020-21 LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES WEBINAR
This week, PGS releases a new webinar on Newfoundland licensing opportunities, featuring Dr. Rich...
EVENDORF AND KRUSEMARK MARK DOUBLE SUCCESS FOR RWE IN GERMAN ONSHORE WIND AUC...
Company wins bid for 11.7-MW Evendorf wind farm in Lower Saxony Krusemark repowering p...
IMPACT ACQUIRES 100 PERCENT INTEREST IN TRANSKEI AND ALGOA AND TUGELA SOUTH E...
Impact Oil & Gas announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Impact Africa Ltd, has rec...
BORDERS & SOUTHERN GRANTED EXTENSION TO ITS FALKLAND ISLANDS LICENCES
Borders & Southern Petroleum has been granted an extension to its Falkland Islands licences. ...
SERINUS REQUESTS ARBITRATION AGAINST DEFAULTED ROMANIAN PARTNER
Serinus Energy has filed a Request for Arbitration with the Secretariat of the International Cour...
CNLOPB REGULATIONS REIMBURSE SEISMIC COSTS FOR LICENSE WINNERS
Regulators in Newfoundland and Labrador recently announced to bidders on eastern Canada licensing...
SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE AFRICA ENERGY'S DEALS TO INCREASE ITS INTEREST IN BLOCK ...
In August 2020, Impact Oil & Gas signed definitive agreements for its indirect interest in Bl...
SEARCHER SEISMIC: 2020 ARGENTINA LICENSING ROUND EXPLORERS GUIDE
Offshore Argentina Prospectivity - Jurassic Park Argentina, an area of world class petroleum p...
BOEM ANNOUNCES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In keeping with the Trump Administration's goal of strengthening America's energy indepen...
THE CROWN ESTATE DELAYS FINAL TENDER STAGE OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4
The Crown Estate is nearing the completion of the second of its three tender stages for Offshore ...
UNION JACK OIL ANNOUNCES FURTHER NORTH KELSEY ACQUISITION AND ALIGNMENT OF IN...
AIM listed Union Jack Oil a UK focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and explo...
EXXONMOBIL AND SONANGOL SIGN THREE CONTRACTS FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE NAMIB...
The National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) this week signed three Risk Service Agreements w...
TROIS GEOCONSULTING SUPPORTS ONSHORE ANGOLA BID ROUND
The results of recent geological studies, when combined with the analysis of seismic and well res...
PANDION ENERGY SWAPS LICENSE INTERESTS WITH CONOCOPHILLIPS
Pandion Energy has entered into an agreement with ConocoPhillips to swap half of its 20 per cent ...
ECOPETROL LAUNCHES ITS RONDA CAMPOS 2020
Includes nine production assets: three located in the Middle Magdalena Valley basin (Tenerife,...
NORWAY: CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA ...
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received a large number of applications from 3...
ZENITH ENERGY SUBMITS BID IN NIGERIA'S 2020 MARGINAL FIELD ROUND
Zenith Energy has submitted a technical and commercial bid with the Nigerian Department of Petrol...
ADM ENERGY ANNOUNCES SUBMISSION OF BID IN NIGERIA'S 2020 MARGINAL FIELD ROUND
ADM Energy has formally submitted a bid with the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (&quo...
ARDENT OIL AWARDED HIGHLY PROSPECTIVE ACREAGE IN THE UK 32ND LICENCE ROUND
Ardent Oil and Its partner Horizon Energy have been awarded additional highly prospective acreage...
DANA AWARDED OPERATED LICENCE NEAR TOLMOUNT DEVELOPMENT AREA
Dana Petroleum welcomes the recent award of a new license as Operator in the Southern North Sea n...
PARKMEAD AWARDED NEW UK OFFSHORE BLOCKS
Parkmead, the independent energy group focused on growth through gas, oil and renewable energy pr...
SERICA SECURES NEW NNS LICENCE IN THE 32ND UKCS LICENSING ROUND
Serica Energy has been offered a new licence covering four UK Northern North Sea blocks in the 32...
UNITED OIL AND GAS PROVISIONALLY AWARDED TWO BLOCKS IN THE UK NORTH SEA
United Oil & Gas announces the provisional award of Blocks 15/18e and 15/19c to United in the...
UK GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES REVIEW INTO FUTURE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSING REGIME
The Government today announced it will review its policy on the future UK offshore oil and gas li...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVISIONALLY AWARDED SIX LICENCES IN 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING R...
Deltic Energy has been provisionally awarded six licences covering twelve full and part blocks co...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS ANNOUNCES 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND AWARD
Jersey Oil & Gas has been awarded, subject to documentation, a 100% working interest in, and ...
IOG AWARDED FOUR NEW UK SOUTHERN NORTH SEA BLOCKS IN THE 32ND UKCS LICENSING ...
Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG" or "the Company"), (AIM: IOG.L), the devel...
INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL 32ND ROUND LICENCE APPLICATIONS
Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG" or "the Company"), (AIM: IOG.L), the devel...
OFFER OF AWARDS FOR THE UK’S 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 113 licence areas over 259 blocks or part-b...
2020 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION ACREAGE RELEASE IN AUSTRALIA
There are 42 release areas available for offshore oil and gas exploration. They are offshore of t...
PETROSEN INCREASES STAKE IN THE SANGOMAR EXPLOITATION AREA
FAR Ltd subsidiary FAR Senegal RSSD SA and its Sangomar RSSD joint venture partners have executed...
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES NEW MEXICO’S LEASE SALE
In keeping with the Trump Administration’s goal of promoting American energy security, the ...
PILOT ENERGY GRANTED 5-YEAR RENEWAL FOR EXPLORATION PERMIT WA-481-P
Pilot Energy announces that the Australian Government National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administ...
WOODSIDE PRE-EMPTS SANGOMAR TRANSACTION
Woodside has given notice exercising its right to pre-empt the sale by Capricorn Senegal Limited ...
INVICTUS ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON CABORA BASSA PROJECT IN ZIMBABWE
Invictus Energy provides an update on the activities of its 80% owned and operated Cabora Bassa P...
PHAROS ENERGY SECURES THREE YEAR EXTENTION FOR TGT FIELD LICENCE IN VIETNAM
Pharos Energy announces that the Joint Operating Company's (JOC) request for an extension for...
ADM PRE-QUALIFIES IN NIGERIA'S 2020 MARGINAL FIELD BID ROUND
ADM Energy has successfully pre-qualified in the Nigerian Government's 2020 Marginal Field Bi...
ADNOC TRANSFERS STAKES IN ITS OFFSHORE CONCESSIONS FROM CNPC TO CNOOC
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has agreed to the transfer of rights in its Lower Zaku...
LIBERIA ADJUSTS BID EVALUATION CRITERIA TO LURE INVESTMENT IN THE HARPER BASIN
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has made si...
PPC LICENSE EXTENSION SECURED BY JKX OIL & GAS
JKX announces that the Poltava Petroleum Company ("PPC"), its Ukrainian subsidiary, has...
ZENITH ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON TILAPIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Zenith Energy provides an update on the Tilapia licence in the Republic of the Congo which expire...
TETHYS OIL SIGNS NEW EXPLORATION BLOCK ONSHORE OMAN
The Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Tethys Oil has entered into an Exploration and Produc...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OIL AND GAS ACREAGE
Australia’s oil and gas sector welcomed today’s South Australian Government announcem...
ARMOUR ENERGY ANNOUNCES AWARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COOPER BASIN BLOCK
Armour Energy advises that Cordillio Energy has been successful in bidding for Block CO2019-E (PE...
VINTAGE ENERGY ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL BID FOR COOPER BASIN PERMIT
Block CO2019-E (PELA 679) located in SW Cooper Basin, South Australia Initial five-year term...
PLANNING CONSENT REFUSED FOR LOXLEY PORTLAND GAS APPRAISAL PROJECT
UK Oil & Gas notes that Surrey County Council ("SCC") has refused consent for the C...
UPDATE ON UGANDA’S SECOND LICENSING ROUND
Among the few ongoing licensing rounds on the continent this year is Uganda’s Second Licens...
ISRAEL LAUNCHES 3RD OFFSHORE BID ROUND
The Ministry of Energy announced on June 23, 2020 the launching of its 3rd Offshore Bid Round (OB...
NORWAY LAUNCHES APA 2020 OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today announced APA 2020, encompassing the predefined areas ...
ZENITH ENERGY TO PARTICIPATE IN NIGERIA'S 2020 MARGINAL FIELD BID ROUND
Zenith Energy has announced its participation, in the capacity of technical and financial partner...
NIGERIAN MARGINAL FIELD BID ROUND 2020
A new report by Redcliff Energy Advisors provides guidance ahead of the upcoming Nigerian Margina...
NORWAY OPENS OFFSHORE AREAS FOR WIND POWER
The areas "Utsira Nord" and "Sørlige Nordsjø II" are opened for...
C-NLOPB ANNOUNCES 2020 CALL FOR BIDS IN THE EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND REGION
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued a Call for Bid...
NEW TERRITORY OPENS FOR GAS EXPLORERS IN QUEENSLAND
Another 1500 square kilometres of south-west Queensland gas country are to be opened up in respon...
BAHAMAS PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES URUGUAY OFFSHORE LICENCE AWARD
Bahamas Petroleum Company has been awarded the AREA OFF-1 petroleum licence offshore Uruguay. ...
UKRAINE: BUDYSHCHANSKO-CHUTIVSKA FIELD SPECIAL PERMIT AUCTION
On 3 June 2020, State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine (“SSGSU”) announced a...
COMMENTARY: ROMANIA BID ROUND - REAL THIS TIME?
Gehrig Schultz Chief Operating Officer, Geoscience at EPI Group "By the end of the month...
CROATIA IDENTIFIES GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS IN SLAVONIA, PODRAVINA AND MEĐIMURJE
The Hydrocarbons Agency announced this week tenders for four exploration areas intended for the e...
NIGERIA'S 2020 MARGINAL FIELD BID ROUND COMMENCES
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on behalf of the Federal Govornment of Nigeria, anno...
EXTENSION ANNOUNCED FOR ANGOLA LICENSING ROUND
The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), as a national concessionaire and holde...
LEBANON CONFIRMS NEW DEADLINE FOR SECOND LICENSING ROUND APPLICATIONS SUBMISSION
The deadline for the submission of the Licensing Round Applications was initially set to 31 Janua...
SOMALIA’S LAUNCHES FIRST OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia has launched S...
ONGC AWARDS 49 MARGINAL OIL FIELDS TO SEVEN COMPANIES
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has placed Notice of Award (NoA) to seven successf...
NEW LAND OPENS TO SUPPORT MORE GAS PROJECTS AND JOBS IN QUEENSLAND
Gas industry activity is about to fire up with more than 6700 square kilometres of land available...
GREEN INVESTMENT GROUP AND RIDG PARTNER FOR UPCOMING SCOTWIND LEASING ROUND
Green Investment Group and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group announce partnership to bid...
PUBLIC CONSULTATION OPENS ON 2020 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM ACREAGE IN AUSTRALIA
Public consultation has opened on potential areas for the 2020 offshore petroleum exploration acr...
COMET RIDGE AWARDED ATP 2048 BY QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT
Comet Ridge formally awarded ATP 2048 by Queensland Government Large 450 km² block, clo...
ASCENT RESOURCES SECURES THREE ADDITIONAL ONSHORE LICENCES IN CUBA
Ascent Resources, the onshore Caribbean / Hispanic American and European oil and gas company, ann...
LIBERIA LAUNCHES HARPER BASIN OFFSHORE LICENSE ROUND
The Liberia Offshore License Round 2020 has been formally launched and will run to February 28, 2...
SIERRA LEONE STARTS ASSESSING BIDS FOR OFFSHORE EXPLORATION CONCESSIONS
In a public ceremony at the offices of the Petroleum Directorate in late March of this year, Sier...
UK OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4 - INVITATIONS TO TENDER ARE OPEN
Unlocking new areas of seabed for the generation of low-carbon energy for millions more homes by ...
NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY LAUNCHES APA 2020
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy proposes to include 36 new blocks in this year's licensi...
ARMOUR ENERGY AND AUSTRALIA PACIFIC LNG AWARDED PL1084
Highlights: The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) has fo...
PTTEP SIGNS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT FOR BLOCK 12 IN OMAN
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), through a wholly-owned subsidiary ...
WINTERSHALL DEA SIGNS CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR EAST DAMANHOUR EXPLORATION
Ahead of the Egypt Petroleum Show 2020 (EGYPS 2020), Wintershall Dea and Egyptian Minister of Pet...
AKER BP STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION IN THE SKARV AREA
Aker BP has entered into an agreement with PGNiG Upstream Norway AS to swap its 3.3 percent inter...
TGS TO OFFER NEW SEISMIC TO SUPPORT SENEGAL’S LAUNCH OF 1ST OFFSHORE LICENSE ...
The National Oil Company of Senegal, PETROSEN, today officially launched the country’s firs...
PGS DATA COVERS KEY BLOCK FOR MALAYSIA 2020 LICENSE ROUND
Key areas for the 2020 Malaysia Licensing Round are covered by the PGS Sabah MC3D program. Data i...
ENI AWARDED NEW EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LICENSE IN THE NAMIBE BASIN, OFFSH...
ANPG, State concessionaire for oil & gas rights in Angola, assigned Block 28 to Eni (as Opera...
PGS TO OFFER GEOSTREAMER X DATA IN APA 2019 AWARD AREAS
PGS has GeoStreamer data library coverage over the 2019 APA license areas announced this week by ...
UPDATE ON LEBANON 2ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water and the Lebanese Petroleum Administration have annou...
WINTERSHALL DEA SECURES NINE EXPLORATION LICENSES IN NORWAY
Wintershall Dea Norge receives nine licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (three as oper...
17 NEW NCS LICENSES AWARDED TO VÅR ENERGI
Vår Energi AS is awarded 17 new licenses (7 as operator) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf...
DNO RECEIVES 10 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO...
LICENCE SHARES OFFERED TO 28 COMPANIES IN APA 2019
28 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 69 production licences on the No...
EQUINOR AWARDED 23 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
Equinor has been awarded 23 new production licences by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy durin...
FIVE LICENSES AWARDED TO OKEA IN APA 2019
OKEA ASA has been awarded 5 new licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf by the Ministry of Pe...
EGYPT AWARDS OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION CONCESSIONS IN RED SEA
Egypt has awarded oil and gas exploration concessions in the Red Sea to Chevron, Royal Dutch Shel...
NOVATEK WINS AUCTION FOR BUKHARINSKIY LICENSE AREA
PAO NOVATEK announces that Arctic LNG 1, a wholly owned subsidiary, won the auction for geologica...
CADOGAN PETROLEUM CONFIRMS BLAZHIV LICENSE AWARD
Cadogan Petroleum plc, an independent, diversified oil & gas company listed on the main marke...
SERICA ANNOUNCES NEW UKCS LICENCE AWARD
Serica Energy plc announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Serica Energy (UK) Limited, has rec...
NOVATEK ANNOUNCES LICENSE AWARDS IN THE YAMAL-NENETS AUTONOMOUS REGION
PAO NOVATEK today announced that the company had won two licenses in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous ...
TOTAL EXTENDS ALL BLOCK 17 PRODUCTION LICENSES UNTIL 2045
Total, operator, and its partners Equinor, Exxon and BP have signed an agreement with national oi...
UK 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND GENERATES CONSIDERABLE INTEREST
The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 104 applications coverin...
PGS DATA SUPPORTS ONGOING CONGO BASIN LICENSING
PGS data from the offshore Congo coastal basin supports the Republic of Congo ‘open door&rs...
ROSNEFT WINS AUCTIONS FOR THREE BLOCKS IN THE NORTH OF KRASNOYARSK TERRITORY
Rosneft Oil Company has won auctions for the Mezeninskoye, Severo-Dzhangodskoye, and Yangodskoye ...
LIBERIA SET TO OFFER 9 OFFSHORE BLOCKS IN 2020 HARPER BASIN LICENSE ROUND
The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has announced the launch of the next licensing...
CANACOL ENERGY WINS THREE NEW CONVENTIONAL GAS EXPLORATION BLOCKS IN COLOMBIA
Canacol Energy has successfully secured a 100% operated working interest in three new conventiona...
ANH COLOMBIA CONFIRMS 14 NEW CONTRACTS
Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) has concluded the second phase of the Perm...
ENQUEST AWARDED BLOCK PM409 PSC OFFSHORE MALAYSIA
EnQuest PLC has been awarded the Block PM409 Production Sharing Contract (‘PSC’) in p...
APACHE AWARDED BLOCK IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FIRST OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
The Dominican Republic First Oil and Gas Licensing Round has been concluded today with the award ...
EG RONDA 2019 BIDDING ROUND WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has announced the winners of the 201...
EGDON RESOURCES GRANTED LICENCE EXTENSIONS TO UK OFFSHORE LICENCES P1929 AND ...
Egdon Resources plc advises that the Oil and Gas Authority (“OGA”) has granted licenc...
ALTONA ENERGY SUBMITS PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LICENCE APPLICATION
Altona Energy has entered into early stage negotiations with a third party to acquire a Petroleum...
SENEGAL SET TO OFFER 10 OFFSHORE BLOCKS IN 2020 LICENSE ROUND
The National Oil Company of Senegal, PETROSEN, has announced the launch of the country’s fi...
JX NOEX SECURES LICENSE TERM EXTENSION OF PHUONG DONG OIL FIELD IN BLOCK 15-2...
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation ("JX NOEX") announces that 5-year licen...
APHRODITE EXPLOITATION LICENSE ISSUED
The Republic of Cyprus has issued its first exploitation licence for hydrocarbons production from...
NEW LICENSING AND PROSPECTIVITY IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
Key figures in the exploration industry are gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for parallel conf...
14 COMPANIES BID FOR OML 119 REDEVELOPMENT FINANCING
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari,...
SOUTH SUDAN TO OFFER 14 OIL BLOCKS FOR LICENSING BY Q1 2020
South Sudan plans to offer 14 oil blocks to exploration companies in a licensing round by the fir...
INDIA LICENSING ROUND ATTRACTS 8 BIDS FOR 7 OIL BLOCKS
India's offer of seven oil blocks on revamped licence terms attracted just eight bids from st...
UNITED OIL & GAS PROVIDES UK LICENCE ROUND UPDATE
United Oil & Gas Plc, the London Stock Exchange listed oil and gas exploration and developmen...
OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4 OFFICIALLY OPENS
The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 – the UK’...
TOTAL EXPANDS PRE-SALT FOOTPRINT WITH NEW DEEP OFFSHORE EXPLORATION LICENSE
Total, operator, and its co-venturers Qatar Petroleum and Petronas have won the C-M-541 deep offs...
ANP 16TH ROUND SECURES RECORD R$ 8.9 BILLION IN SIGNATURE BONUSES
The 16th Bidding Round collected R$ 8.9 billions in signature bonuses, a record value among...
QATAR PETROLEUM AND PARTNERS WIN RIGHTS FOR THREE EXPLORATION BLOCKS OFFSHORE...
Qatar Petroleum has won exploration rights in three offshore blocks in Brazil, as part of two bid...
EQUINOR AWARDED NEW EXPLORATION PERMIT OFFSHORE AUSTRALIA’S NORTHWEST SHELF
Equinor has been awarded exploration acreage in the Northern Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Aus...
INTERIOR PROPOSES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In support of the Administration’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Department o...
ANP ANNOUNCES 13 COMPANIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BRAZIL'S 6TH PRODUCTION...
The ANP has published in the Official Gazette, a list of 13 companies qualified for the 6th Produ...
CUPET ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS TO BLOCK 9 PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT
Approvals received for requested amendments to the Block 9 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) ...
TIMOR-LESTE OPEN DOOR LICENSING ROUND
H.E.Taur Matan Ruak, The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste will be announc...
FAR SECURES ADDITIONAL 10% INTEREST IN GAMBIAN BLOCKS
FAR Limited has acquired an additional 10% interest in the highly prospective offshore Blocks A2 ...
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ANNOUNCES 2019 BIDDING ROUND FOR PANNONIAN BASIN AND D...
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Ministry of Energy, Mi...
PHARIS ENERGY ANNOUNCES 31ST SEAWARD LICENSING ROUND AWARD
Pharis Energy, the North Sea focused company with the intention of initiating the first major off...
GEOPARK AWARDED NEW LOW-COST ACREAGE IN BRAZIL
GeoPark Limited, a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolid...
PETRO-VICTORY ENERGY AWARDED 16 NEW OIL CONCESSIONS IN BRAZIL
Petro-Victory Energy Corp. announces that following successful participation and bidding in the A...
UNITED OIL & GAS AWARDED FOUR BLOCKS IN THE UK NORTH SEA
United Oil & Gas Plc confirms that further to the announcement of 5 June 2019, it has accepte...
UNITED OIL & GAS CONFIRMS OF AWARD OF FOUR BLOCKS IN THE UK NORTH SEA
Award of Blocks 14/15c, 15/11c, 15/12a, and 15/13c (Licence P2480) to United in UK 31st Licensing...
CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA 2019
Authorities in Norway have received applications from 33 companies in the Awards in Predefined Ar...
NOVATEK OBTAINS THE SOLETSKO-KHANAVEYSKOYE FIELD
PAO NOVATEK announced today that Arctic LNG 1, a wholly owned subsidiary, won the auction for geo...
ENI AWARDED WEST GANAL EXPLORATION BLOCK IN THE KUTEI BASIN INDONESIA
Eni (40% Operator) and its partners, Pertamina (30%) and Neptune (30%), have been awarded by the ...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS AWARDED BLOCK 21/2A CONTAINING THE GLENN OIL DISCOVERY
Highlights: JOG awarded, subject to documentation, 100% working interest and operatorship o...
GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE YIELDS MORE THAN $159 MILLION IN HIGH BIDS
In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Interior&rs...
EUROPA AWARDED 15 YEAR FRONTIER EXPLORATION LICENCE, OFFSHORE IRELAND
Highlights Receipt of Government approval for conversion of Licensing Option 16/20 in the S...
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 2019 OFFSHORE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION ACREAGE R...
The Australian Government today announced the 2019 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release, comprising...
FOUR FURTHER LICENCES AWARDED TO ENERGEAN IN ISRAEL’S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
Energean Oil and Gas plc announce that Israel’s Petroleum Council has awarded the Company f...
PETROLEUM COUNCIL APPROVES 12 NEW NATURAL GAS AND OIL EXPLORATION LICENSES IN...
The Petroleum Council approved 12 new natural gas and oil exploration licenses in Israel’s ...
3D OIL AWARDED PERMIT ADJACENT TO GIANT KINGFISH OIL FIELD
The National Offshore Petroleum Title Administrator ('NOPTA') has awarded 3D Oil the VIC/...
OGA ANNOUNCES 31ST SUPPLEMENTARY OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND AWARDS
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 4 licences to 3 companies in the 2019 31st ...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS AWARDED NEW ACREAGE IN UK 31ST SUPPLEMENTARY OFFSHORE (BUC...
Highlights: JOG awarded, subject to documentation, 100% working interests and operatorship ...
5 COMPANIES BID ON 12 NEW EXPLORATION BLOCKS OFFSHORE ISRAEL
The second Israeli offshore licensing round has ended, with 5 Companies submitting proposals for ...
INTERIOR ANNOUNCES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In support of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, U.S. Secr...
CROATIA OPENS LICENSING ROUND COVERING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS
Croatia has opened a licensing round for oil and gas exploration in its central and southern regi...
FRONTERA ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COLOMBIA BID ROUND
Frontera Energy Corporation announced today that it was awarded the Llanos-99 block in Colombia f...
ENI AWARDED TWO EXPLORATION BLOCKS OFFSHORE IVORY COAST
Eni has signed the contracts for two new exploration blocks in the eastern part of the sedimentar...
DRAUPNER ENERGY AWARDED NEW OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION LICENCES ON THE UKCS
Draupner Energy has been offered new Production Licences covering Blocks 38/22b, 38/23a, 38/21b a...
PETRONAS AWARDS TWO OFFSHORE BLOCKS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has awarded Block PM407 and Block PM415, approximately 160km...
EQUINOR TO INCREASE SHARE IN HIGH VALUE ASSET IN DEEPWATER US GULF OF MEXICO
Equinor has exercised its preferential rights to acquire an additional 22.45% interest in the Cae...
ABU DHABI ANNOUNCES 2019 BLOCK BID ROUND
In April 2018, as part of Abu Dhabi’s new block licensing strategy, ADNOC launched its firs...
NEW ZEALAND BLOCK OFFER 2018 OPENS
New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals has today launched the Block Offer 2018 tender for petroleum...
EXXONMOBIL ACQUIRES MORE EXPLORATION ACREAGE OFFSHORE NAMIBIA
Adds approximately 7 million net acres in four additional deepwater blocks Enhances fo...
SCHLUMBERGER SECURES INTEREST IN THE ANOUAL PERMITS IN MOROCCO
Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, announces that the process to convert Sc...
EQUINOR WINS SEVEN EXPLORATION BLOCKS OFFSHORE ARGENTINA
Equinor adds seven offshore exploration blocks to its portfolio, after presenting winning bids in...
EXXONMOBIL WINS THREE BLOCKS IN ARGENTINA OFFSHORE BID ROUND
ExxonMobil has increased holdings in Argentina after its subsidiary ExxonMobil Argentina Offshore...
QATAR PETROLEUM WINS EXPLORATION RIGHTS IN 5 OFFSHORE BLOCKS IN ARGENTINA
Qatar Petroleum has won exploration rights in five offshore blocks in the North Argentina, and Ma...
LEBANON OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS 2ND OFFSHORE LICENSE ROUND
The Lebanese government has approved the opening of the country’s much-anticipated 2nd offs...
PHOENIX GLOBAL RESOURCES AWARDED UNCONVENTIONAL CONCESSION AT PUESTO ROJAS
Phoenix Global Resources plc, the upstream oil and gas company offering its investors direct expo...
C-NLOPB ANNOUNCES 2019 CALLS FOR BIDS IN THE SOUTH EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND AND J...
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued Calls for Bids...
CHARIOT OIL & GAS AWARDED LIXUS LICENCE, OFFSHORE MOROCCO
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chariot Oil & Gas H...
TLOU ENERGY AWARDED NEW CBM PROSPECTING LICENCE AREA IN BOTSWANA
Tlou Energy Limited, the ASX, AIM and BSE listed company focused on delivering power in Botswana ...
ASCENT PROVIDES SLOVENIA PERMITTING APPEAL UPDATE
Ascent Resources has filed its appeal against the recent decision of the Slovenian Environment Ag...
W&T OFFSHORE APPARENT HIGH BIDDER ON 15 BLOCKS IN THE LATEST GULF OF MEXICO L...
W&T Offshore, Inc. was the apparent high bidder on 15 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico Lease ...
GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE YIELDS MORE THAN $244 MILLION IN HIGH BIDS
In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Interior&rs...
INPEX AWARDED ONSHORE EXPLORATION CONCESSION IN ABU DHABI’S COMPETITIVE BLOCK...
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed an agreement, today, awarding the exploration r...
INTERIOR PROPOSES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 253 FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In support of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Interior&...
FRONTERA AWARDED TWO EXPLORATION BLOCKS IN ECUADOR'S INTRACAMPOS BID ROUND
Frontera Energy Corporation and GeoPark Limited, as part of a consortium (Frontera 50%, GeoPark 5...
EGYPT ANNOUNCES 2019 OFFSHORE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL BID ROUND
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt (M.O.P) invite international qualified a...
HOEC ADDS ANOTHER BLOCK TO ITS NORTH EAST PORTFOLIO
Hindustan Oil Exploration Corporation (HOEC) announces the award of contract area identified as A...
PETRO RIVER ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN UK SOUTHERN NORTH SEA SEAWARD PRO...
Petro River Oil Corp., an independent oil and gas exploration company that utilizes 3D seismic te...
BAHAMAS PETROLEUM LICENCE TERM EXTENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 2020
Bahamas Petroleum Company, the oil and gas exploration company with significant prospective resou...
ENI GRANTED TWO EXPLORATION BLOCKS ONSHORE EGYPT
Eni has been granted by Egyptian Authorities two exploration blocks onshore Egypt. The fir...
KEYFACTS ENERGY 'LICENSING' NEWS REVIEW
17/02/2019 - In February 2019, The Egyptian Authorities awarded two onshore exploration blo...
CONTINUED INTEREST IN SEARCH FOR OIL AND GAS IN THE DANISH NORTH SEA
In the 8th Licensing Round, the DEA has received 5 applications for licences to exploration f...
INTERIOR ANNOUNCES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In support of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Interior&...
2ND UKRAINE LICENSING ROUND
Ukraine oil and gas licence bid rounds are coming thick and fast! Hard on the heels of the 6th&nb...
SEVEN EXPLORATION BLOCKS AWAIT INVESTORS FOR ONSHORE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTI...
Contributed by Macesic & Partners The second of three planned onshore licencing roun...
SUPPLEMENTARY 31ST ROUND OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER BUCHAN AR...
Map source: OGA The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched the Supplementary 31st Offsho...
TETHYS OIL UNABLE TO COMPLETE OMAN BLOCK 53 TRANSACTION
On 23 December 2018, Tethys Oil announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a two ...
EQUINOR AWARDED 29 NEW LICENCES ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
The Transocean Leader drilling rig in the North Sea. (Photo: Harald Pettersen / Equinor ASA) ...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 4 OPERATORSHIPS AND 9 PARTNERSHIPS IN NORWEGIAN APA LICENS...
Vår Energi AS announces that the company has been awarded a total of 13 licenses in the Awa...
RECORD LICENCE AWARDS IN APA 2018
33 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 83 production licences on the No...
DNO RECEIVES 18 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO...
PO VALLEY ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY AWARD OF SELVA PRODUCTION CONCESSION
Po Valley Energy has announced that the Italian Government has granted preliminary approval f...
PETROBRAS ANNOUNCES EXERCISE OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHT IN THE SIXTH BIDDING ROUND ...
Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras has formally expressed to the National Energy Polic...
ENI SIGNS MOU FOR CONDUCTING PETROLEUM EXPLORATION IN BLOCK 1 OFFSHORE BAHRAIN
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the National Oil and Gas Authorit...
ENI EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN UAE ACQUIRING A MAJORITY STAKE IN TWO OF ABU DHAB...
The first blocks to be awarded following Abu Dhabi’s first-ever open block licensing ai...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH DELAYED SECOND ROUND OF OIL BLOCK AUCTIONS
After months of delay, India will Monday launch the second auction of 14 blocks for prospecting o...
LEBANON’S 2ND OFFSHORE LICENCE ROUND
Lebanon’s 2nd Offshore Licence Round is scheduled for official launch this month, with a wi...
PTTEP WINS BID FOR BONGKOT GAS FIELD
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) confirms its readiness to continue ...
SOMALIA ANNOUNCE DATES FOR FIRST LICENSE ROUND
Following further progress on the framework planning and legislation for oil and gas exploration ...
NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR BIDS
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has issued Call for Bids NS18-3, which i...
OMAN TO OFFER SIX NEW OIL BLOCKS IN Q1 2019
With a view to sustain Oman’s oil production levels at around 1mn barrels per day, the sult...
PREDATOR OIL & GAS AWARDED NEW PERMIT ONSHORE MOROCCO
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc (PRD), the Jersey-based Oil and Gas Company, with a portfolio...
ISRAEL LAUNCHES 2ND OFFSHORE BID ROUND
Israel has announced the launch of its second bid round to grant exploration licenses for natural...
CLUFF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENT & 28TH ROUND LICENCE ...
Cluff Natural Resources Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impac...
LEKOIL REQUESTS RELIEF FROM ENFORCEMENT OF EXPIRATION FOR LEASE OPL 310
LEKOIL, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration, development and production company with a focus o...
NEW OGA SUPPLEMENTARY LICENSING ROUND FOCUSES ON THE GREATER BUCHAN AREA
The OGA is opening a Supplementary Licensing Round in Q1 2019 to maximise recovery of the signifi...
SANTOS SHELL JV WINS NEW QUEENSLAND DOMESTIC GAS ACREAGE
Santos have been appointed as preferred tenderer to explore new acreage in Queensland’s key...
QUESTERRE DOUBLES KAKWA LAND POSITION
Questerre Energy Corporation has completed a major expansion of its core acreage in the Kakwa are...
ARMOUR AWARDED FURTHER ROMA SHELF PETROLEUM ACREAGE NEAR ITS KINCORA PRODUCTI...
Armour Energy has been successful in the recent Queensland Government petroleum acreage release t...
POSITIVE INTEREST IN UK’S 31ST OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The United Kingdom’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering...
SCOUT CLEAN ENERGY SECURES PERMITS FOR $150M WIND FARM IN INDIANA
Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado based renewable energy developer and portfolio company of Quinbroo...
MADAGASCAR LICENSING ROUND 2018
The Madagascan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, represented by OMNIS has officially opened the ...
SOMALIA ANNOUNCE DATES FOR FIRST LICENSE ROUND
Image source: Spectrum Following further progress on the framework planning and legislatio...
REPUBLIC OF CONGO OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES PHASE 2 LICENSING ROUND
The Republic of Congo officially launched its phase II licensing round for 13 new open blocks dur...
CANADA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN EAST COAST LICENCE ROUND
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) is announcing the results...
BHP SUCCESSFUL IN BIDS FOR BLOCKS IN THE OFFSHORE ORPHAN BASIN IN EASTERN CANADA
BHP has been successful in its bids to acquire a 100% participating interest in, and operator...
EQUINOR REPORTS SUCCESSFUL BIDS FOR THREE NEW LICENCES OFFSHORE NEWFOUNDLAND
Equinor and its partners were the successful bidders for new exploration parcels in the proli...
CROATIA LAUNCHES SECOND ONSHORE LICENSING ROUND
Pannonian Basin Ongoing Bid Round - 2nd Onshore Bidding Round for 7 exploration blocks Cro...
TOWER RESOURCES ANNOUNCES NEW NAMIBIA PETROLEUM AGREEMENT
Tower Resources (Namibia) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tower Resources plc, has sign...
ARGENTINA OFFSHORE LICENSE ROUND OPENS
Argentina’s highly anticipated offshore license round has officially opened with interested...
OMNIS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TGS AND BGP, ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THE MADAGASC...
In the framework of the development of Madagascar's oil and gas potential, the Malagasy State...
GABON TO OFFER OFFSHORE BLOCKS IN 12TH ROUND
The Republic of Gabon plans to open its highly-anticipated 12th Shallow and Deep Water Licen...
SERICA ENERGY ANNOUNCES SATISFACTION OF OFAC LICENSE CONDITIONS RELATING TO T...
Serica Energy plc announces that the conditions of the License relating to the UK North Sea Rhum ...
NEW FORM OF GAS EXPLORATION AGREEMENTS IN RED SEA
The Ministry of Petroleum has finalised the form of the new petroleum agreements, to be included ...
ASCENT RESOURCES PROVIDES UPDATE ON IPPC PERMIT APPLICATION IN SLOVENIA
Since August 2018 the Company has received repeated private assurances from senior officials ...
SUPPLEMENTARY UK OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND TO TARGET GREATER BUCHAN AREA
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has initiated a new Area Plan to maximise economic recovery (MER)...
ENI ACQUIRES NEW EXPLORATION RIGHTS IN MOZAMBIQUE
In the presence of the Ministry for Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto Max Tonela, Eni has ...
GHANA LAUNCHES FIRST OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
President Akufo-Addo has launched Ghana’s first Oil and Gas Licensing Round at a ceremony i...
MAZARINE ENERGY REACH AGREEMENT TO AQUIRE LICENSES FOR 9 ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ...
Mazarine Energy Romania S.R.L., a fully owned subsidiary of Mazarine Energy B.V. reached an agree...
SHELL ADDS MATERIAL ACREAGE TO ITS DEEP-WATER POSITION IN BRAZIL
Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, and its bid consort...
ALL BLOCKS ACQUIRED IN BRAZIL 5TH PRODUCTION SHARING ROUND
The 5th Production Sharing Round, held by ANP, had all its four blocks acquired: Saturno, Tit&ati...
CLUFF NATURAL RESOURCES PROVIDES LICENCE UPDATE ON P2252 & 2248
Cluff Natural Resources Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impac...
EXXONMOBIL WINS ADDITIONAL ACREAGE IN BRAZIL’S 5TH PRE-SALT BID ROUND
Adds more than 71,500 net acres to ExxonMobil’s deepwater portfolio offshore Brazil ...
MADAGASCAR 2018-2019 LICENSING ROUND TO LAUNCH AT AFRICA OIL WEEK
OMNIS, in partnership with TGS and BGP, announce a licensing round in Madagascar, to be launched ...
TOWER RESOURCES PROVIDES CAMEROON OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Image source: Tower Resources Tower Resources plc provides the following operational updat...
MADAGASCAR 2018-19 LICENSING ROUND OPENS AT AFRICA OIL WEEK 2018
Voahangy Nirina Radarson, General Manager of OMNIS, announcing the upcoming round at the HGS/...
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES IN ECUADOR ANNOUNCE INTRACAMPO...
Mr. Carlos Pérez Garcia, Minister of Energy and Non-renewable Resources in Ecuador has tod...
GHANA TO LAUNCH FIRST EXPLORATION LICENSING ROUND IN Q4 2018
Ghana will launch its first exploration licensing round in the last quarter of this year offering...
GHANA TO LAUNCH FIRST EXPLORATION LICENSING ROUND IN Q4 2018 7 SEPTEMBER 2018
Ghana will launch its first exploration licensing round in the last quarter of this year offering...
SOUND ENERGY AWARDED PRODUCTION CONCESSION IN EASTERN MOROCCO
Sound Energy announces the award of the production concession relating to the Tendrara gas di...
CLUFF NATURAL RESOURCES CONFIRMS AWARD OF 10 FULL AND PART BLOCKS IN UK NORTH...
Cluff Natural Resources Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a h...
CENTRAL PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES QUEENSLAND SURAT BASIN COAL SEAM GAS ACREAGE AWARD
Central Petroleum Limited announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Central Petroleum Easter...
GULFSLOPE ENERGY HIGH-BIDDER ON TWO BLOCKS IN GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE 251
GulfSlope Energy, Inc. today announced that it was apparent high bidder for two blocks coveri...
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SIERRA LEONE PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE TO CONSULT WITH PETROL...
In August 2018 Mr Timothy Kabba was appointed as Director General of the Sierra Leone Petroleum D...
TALOS ENERGY ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF LATEST GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE
Talos Energy Inc. was a top five bidder in the latest Gulf of Mexico lease sale held by the B...
INTERIOR ANNOUNCES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Deputy ...
NEW ERA OF EXPLORATION FOR NORTH SEA AS 31ST LICENSING ROUND OPENS
Improved access to seismic data, a focus on innovation and a recasting of diverse businesses ...
UK 31ST OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND OPENS UP HIGH-IMPACT FRONTIER REGIONS
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has launched the 31st Offshore Licensing Round, offering bloc...
BP TO INCREASE SHARE IN UK’S GIANT CLAIR FIELD AND SELL INTEREST IN ALASKA’S ...
Increasing holding in core oilfield, west of Shetland in UK, and selling non-operating int...
AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION ACREAGE RELEASE
The Australian Government’s annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release (acreage ...
SHARJAH ANNOUNCES 2018 ONSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Sharjah Petroleum Council (SPC) is inviting petroleum exploration and production companies an...
BYRON ENERGY REPORTS GOM VR 232 BLOCK AWARDED BY BOEM
Otto’s partner Byron has been advised by the BOEM that VR 232 has been awarded VR 232 ...
AKER BP AWARDED SIX LICENSES IN 24TH LICENSING ROUND
Aker BP has been offered interests in six new production licenses in Norway, of which two as ...
NPD REPORTS 12 PRODUCTION LICENCES OFFERED TO 11 COMPANIES IN THE 24TH LICENS...
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 12 new production licences to 11 companies in th...
EXTENSION OF THE TFT GAS FIELD LICENSE IN ALGERIA
Sonatrach, Total, Repsol and Alnaft (the National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbon Reso...
EUGENE ISLAND 62, 63, 76 AND 77 LEASES AWARDED TO BYRON ENERGY
Byron’s high bids for Eugene Island blocks 62, 63, 76 and 77 have been deemed acceptable...
REPUBLIC OF CONGO ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF LICENCE ROUND PHASE 2 TO TAKE PLACE ...
Africa Oil Week and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo today announce the prom...
EXTENSION OF THE TFT GAS FIELD LICENSE IN ALGERIA
Sonatrach, Total, Repsol and Alnaft (the National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbon Reso...
EQUINOR DEEPENS POSITION IN THE PRE-SALT AREA OFFSHORE BRAZIL
Image source: Equinor Equinor, ExxonMobil and Petrogal Brasil presented the winning bid (7...
EXXONMOBIL WINS MORE ACREAGE IN BRAZIL’S 4TH PRE-SALT BID ROUND
Adds more than 88,900 net acres to ExxonMobil’s deepwater portfolio offshore Brazil&...
GALP ACQUIRES UIRAPURU BLOCK STAKE IN BRAZIL’S 4TH PRODUCTION SHARING BID ROUND
Galp will hold a 14% stake in this new pre-salt area, and Petrobras, who exercised its operatorsh...
SIGNING OF A PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT ON THE YOYO BLOCK, CAMEROON
The Executive General Manager of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH), Mr. Adolphe MOUDIKI...
CLUFF NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTS CONTINUATION OF SOUTHERN NORTH SEA LICENCES
Cluff Natural Resources Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impac...
PARKMEAD AWARDED NINE NEW UK OIL AND GAS BLOCKS
Parkmead, the UK and Netherlands-focused independent energy group, is delighted to announce it ha...
BP SUCCESS IN UK 30TH OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
BP has been awarded seven licences, five as operator and two as partner, in the 30th Offshore Lic...
SERICA ENERGY ANNOUNCES OFFSHORE LICENCE AWARDS IN UK 30TH ROUND
Serica Energy plc has provisionally been awarded three new exploration licence areas on the UK Co...
UNITED OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES PROVISIONAL AWARD OF UK BLOCKS
United Oil & Gas Plc has been provisionally awarded, in the UK Continental Shelf 30th Offshor...
EQUINOR AWARDED 9 LICENCES IN THE 30TH OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
Equinor has been awarded 9 new licences in the 30th Offshore Licensing round, 8 as operator, as a...
BURGATE AWARDED 3 NEW LICENCES IN THE 30TH OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
Burgate has been awarded 3 new licences in the 30th Offshore Licensing Round. Two blocks are i...
ENERGY MINISTER BOAKYE AGYARKO SETS UP COMMITTEE TO SUPERVISE OIL BLOCK BIDDING
The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has inaugurated a 22- member committee to supervise ...
DELAYED APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION TO RENEW CHEREMKHIVSKO-STRUPKIVSKE (CHER)...
Cadogan Petroleum plc has been notified by the license holder Westgasinvest LLC (“WGI&rdquo...
DELAYED APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION TO RENEW CHEREMKHIVSKO-STRUPKIVSKE (CHER)...
Cadogan Petroleum plc has been notified by the license holder Westgasinvest LLC (“WGI&rdquo...
RECORD 16 COMPANIES REGISTER FOR BRAZIL PRE-SALT OIL AUCTION
In May 2017, Brazil's oil regulator ANP reported that a record 16 companies had registered to...
NPD ANNOUNCES AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS 2018 (APA 2018)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has 9 May 2018 announced the APA 2018, comprising the predef...
COOPER ENERGY AWARDED GIPPSLAND BASIN OFFSHORE EXPLORATION PERMIT VIC/P72
Cooper Energy has been awarded the offshore exploration permit VIC/P72 located in the Gippsland B...
LION AWARDED EAST SERAM BLOCK, INDONESIA
Lion Energy Limited advise that the Indonesian Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Igna...
RESULTS OF URUGUAY ROUND 3
No bids were received in the selection process for the Uruguay Round 3, so ANCAP declares the...
ANGUS ENERGY RECEIVES RETENTION APPROVAL FOR LIDSEY OIL FIELD
Angus Energy plc, a conventional oil and gas production and development company, notes yesterday&...
CITLA ENERGY WINS FOURTH HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION CONTRACT IN M...
Citla Energy, SAPI de CV, an independent Mexican hydrocarbon exploration and production company, ...
STATOIL AWARDED FOUR BLOCKS OFFSHORE BRAZIL
Statoil and partners were the high bidders for four blocks in the Campos basin in Brazil’s ...
SHELL EXPANDS BRAZIL OPERATED FOOTPRINT WITH NEW DEEP-WATER BLOCKS
Shell Brasil Petroleo, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has won four additional deep-water ...
EXXONMOBIL WINS EIGHT DEEPWATER BLOCKS IN LATEST BRAZIL BID ROUND
ExxonMobil now one of Brazil’s largest acreage holders among international companies&nbs...
GALP ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL BRAZIL EXPLORATION BLOCK AT THE COUNTRY’S 15TH CONCE...
Galp was awarded one exploration block pursuant to the 15th Concession Bidding Round hosted today...
ENI AWARDED NEW E&P LICENSE IN THE CUENCA SALINA BASIN IN MEXICO’S OFFSHORE
Eni and its partner Lukoil have been awarded rights to Block 28, located in the medium-deep water...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION BLOCK WA-533-P OFFSHORE WESTERN AUSTRALIA
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announces that through INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse), a s...
US INTERIOR ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF GULF OF MEXICO REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE
In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Interior As...
NOVATEK SECURES PAYUTSKIY LICENSE AREA ON GYDAN
PAO NOVATEK announces that OOO NOVATEK-Yurkharovneftegas, a wholly owned subsidiary, won the bid ...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION BLOCK WA-533-P OFFSHORE WESTERN AUSTRALIA
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announces that through INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse), a s...
DEUTSCHE ERDOEL MEXICO SIGNED LICENCE CONTRACT WITH PEMEX AND CNH
Deutsche Erdoel Mexico, the affiliate of the German E&P company DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG, Pemex...
CARNARVON PETROLEUM AWARDED NEW PERMIT ON WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S NORTH WEST SHELF
Another highly prospective North West Shelf oil prone permit secured by Carnarvon, AC/P63 Th...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION LICENSE PL950 IN WESTERN BARENTS SEA
INPEX CORPORATION announces that through its subsidiary INPEX Norge AS, it has jointly been a...
IVORY COAST AWARDS TULLOW TWO NEW OIL AND GAS BLOCKS
Ivory Coast awarded Tullow Oil two new oil and gas blocks on Wednesday, including one along the m...
75 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES IN APA 2017
34 companies will be offered a total of 75 new production licences on the Norwegian continental s...
2018 LICENSING ROUND IN CAMEROON
The National Hydrocarbons Corporation launched a Licensing Round for eight blocks in the hydrocar...
PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE SIERRA LEONE LAUNCH THE FOURTH LICENSING ROUND IN THE UK
The Petroleum Directorate Sierra Leone launched the country’s Fourth Offshore Petroleum Lic...
CENTRAL EUROPEAN PETROLEUM AWARDED WOLIN BLOCK, POLAND
The Polish government has signed an agreement awarding Central European Petroleum Ltd. exclusive ...
ECOPETROL, SPAIN'S REPSOL ACQUIRE FOUR BLOCKS IN GULF OF MEXICO
Ecopetrol ECO.CN, in partnership with Repsol, has acquired four new blocks in the Gulf of Mexico ...
GALP ACQUIRES STRATEGIC STAKE IN NEW BRAZILIAN OIL BLOCK WITH STATOIL AND EXX...
Galp informs that its Brazilian subsidiary, Petrogal Brasil, together with Statoil Brasil Ó...
CITLA ENERGY SIGNS THREE CONTRACTS FOR HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION...
Citla Energy, an independent Mexican oil & gas exploration and production company, has signed...
ITLOS JUDGMENT
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) notes that the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law o...
PETRONAS AWARDED SHALLOW WATER BLOCK IN MEXICO
PETRONAS’ subsidiary PC Carigali Mexico Operations, S.A. de C.V., has been awarded shal...
STRENGTHENED EXPLORATION POSITION IN SURINAME
Statoil has signed agreements to enter two additional offshore exploration licenses in Suriname. ...
ENERGEAN SIGNS LEASE AGREEMENT FOR AITOLOAKARNANIA BLOCK, ONSHORE WESTERN GREECE
Energean Oil & Gas has signed a Lease Agreement with the Greek government for the exploration...
CHEVRON AWARDED EXPLORATION PERMIT OFF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Chevron has paid $3 million for a cash bid permit to secure the right to explore an area off the ...
IMPACT AWARDED THE ORANGE BASIN DEEP TCP ON THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA
Impact Oil and Gas (“Impact”), announces the award of a Technical Co-Operation Pe...
NEW LICENCE AWARDED IN GHANA
A consortium comprising GNPC, Explorco, Vitol, Eni and Woodfields, has been awarded a new explora...
STATOIL AWARDED SIX LICENSING OPTIONS OFFSHORE IRELAND
Statoil Exploration (Ireland) Limited has been awarded six Licensing Options in Ireland’s 2...
CROATIA AWARDS SIX ONSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION LICENCES
Three companies will share six licences to explore for oil and gas in Croatia's northern ...