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Farm-out chill stymies UKCS optimism
26 May 2023
The potential of a play-opening discovery is shackled by lack of investor appetite
Permian still primed for growth
6 February 2023
Expansion prospects for the dominant oil shale basin remain in 2023
Bakken faces inventory concerns
1 February 2023
The North Dakota shale basin nears a looming acreage problem
Marcellus pipeline woes threaten to change entire US gas market game
30 January 2023
Permitting issues have radically curtailed the access to cheaply produced gas to which the industry has grown accustomed
US rig market set for subdued year
30 January 2023
Analysts agree there will not be any great leap forward in US shale drilling in 2023
Core areas key for Norwegian APA awards
12 January 2023
The winners of new NCS acreage stress synergies with existing portfolios
Sound demand for Moroccan gas
22 December 2022
AIM-listed E&P firm Sound Energy is bullish about the fuel’s future, both domestically and potentially for export
Kurdistan cash set to go elsewhere
20 December 2022
The region’s main operators have oil price boom earnings burning a hole in their pockets, but they may well be largely deployed elsewhere
Norway’s end-2022 PDO race heats up
9 December 2022
The number of projects benefitting from tax breaks is set to top 20
Genel’s Somaliland drilling may slip to 2024
15 November 2022
The UK-headquartered independent’s plans are now for the back end of next year or early the year after
Norwegian oil output awaits Sverdrup boost
7 November 2022
Liquids production continues to trend lower ahead of Q4 Phase 2 startup
Accelerated gas focus for new UK licensing round
7 October 2022
Regulator designates four priority clusters in Southern North Sea for fast track
UK investment allowance gets to work
26 September 2022
Greater enthusiasm is emerging not just for activity but also for projects promising near-term spend
UK shale drillers hope for rebirth
8 September 2022
The new administration’s lifting of a fracking moratorium is cause for renewed optimism
Mixed appetite for UKCS farm-outs
25 August 2022
Deltic reports progress but will also relinquish two licences after failed processes
Independent producers’ scope three dilemma
17 August 2022
Is it enough for pureplay upstream firms to concentrate solely on emissions within their control?
Shell commits to second SNS exploration probe
26 July 2022
The major will sink another well linked to farm-in agreements with UK independent Deltic
Serica unmoved by sweetened Kistos offer
26 July 2022
Improved terms fail to sway UK producer
Algeria targets 10mn m³/d gas boost before year-end
28 June 2022
A new Sonatrach discovery could be in initial production from November
Longboat eyes hot NCS assets market
16 June 2022
The Norway-focused explorer may look at swaps or sales for its discoveries
Withdrawn blocks overshadow Norwegian licensing round launch
14 June 2022
Oil and gas lobby group expresses regret over omitted Barents Sea acreage
More to Denmark than meets the eye
14 June 2022
The country’s approach to its oil and gas sector differs from the perception of outside observers, suggests producer Noreco
Apache ups Suriname spending
13 June 2022
The US independent will be more active in the frontier province for the rest of the year
UKCS firms look at investment allowance options
10 June 2022
Producers eye spending to offset windfall tax hit
Hess set for more Guyana benefits
8 June 2022
The Stabroek block’s impact on the US independent’s business is only set to grow
Can the UKCS adapt again?
6 June 2022
The windfall tax is a blow. But the basin has rebounded from being written off before
UK onshore shows further signs of life
24 May 2022
Producers continue to be upbeat on a previously neglected sector, despite unconsummated M&A
Wintershall sheds oil in NCS divestment
23 May 2022
Deal with Norwegian independent focuses on putting appropriate assets in appropriate hands
Pharos benefits from Egypt’s flexibility
10 May 2022
The firm’s onshore Western Desert asset allows for rapid optimisation based on the macroeconomic environment
JOG mulls myriad GBA options
5 May 2022
The firm is working with potential partners on a range of outcomes for its UKCS redevelopment project
Egypt’s gas enthusiasm fires Energean
3 May 2022
The North African country’s appetite for molecules bodes well for future attractiveness
Capricorn builds an Egyptian platform for growth
26 April 2022
The Edinburgh-headquartered producer sees its basin-entry acquisition as just the start of a journey that could even take it beyond oil and gas
SDX getting things done in Egypt
25 April 2022
The AIM-listed producer sees advantages in the Egyptian oil and gas ecosystem’s ability to get on with the job
UK plans autumn licensing round
8 April 2022
The country also aims to speed project development as it outlines new energy security strategy
SNP rows back on North Sea drilling opposition
25 March 2022
Scotland’s largest political party recognises that the Ukraine crisis has changed the game
Harbour bullish on UKCS drilling
17 March 2022
The firm will add a fifth rig as it seeks to extend reserve life in the basin
Egyptian independents plan busy year
15 February 2022
The country is improving its attractiveness, but decline rates make activity a must
Deltic retains exploration enthusiasm
3 February 2022
The UK independent has successfully brought in partners and is gearing up to drill
i3’s UKCS race not run yet
31 January 2022
The UK-listed independent has pivoted more towards Canada. But that does not speak to diminished enthusiasm for the North Sea basin
NCS resource growth hits seven-year high
13 January 2022
2021 additions top 500mn bl
UK-listed independents get busy
11 January 2022
Shareholder antipathy towards oil and gas is no stumbling block to activity
Egypt celebrates licensing round success
6 January 2022
North African country find takers for eight blocks
Oil’s finest hour still to come
1 November 2021
Chemicals represent both an economic and environmental boon in the energy transition, according to Saudi Arabia’s Sabic and PIF
Ancala sees Northern North Sea positives
8 April 2021
The private equity-backed midstream specialist is bullish about the prospects in its Sage pipeline system catchment area
European refiner hopes for a driving season
26 February 2021
Varo sees the potential for a desire to holiday but a reluctance to fly recreating the US phenomenon on the other side of the Atlantic
OMV bets on chemicals
14 November 2020
The Austrian company is accelerating its pivot from the upstream to the down
Cleantech to play limited role in determining Asian demand
5 November 2020
Oil and gas requirements in the region are unlikely to hinge on wind and solar build-out or a move to electric vehicles, at least in the near-term
Liberian Registry hits out at proposed EU ETS shipping extension
15 October 2020
The world’s second-largest vessel registering service opposes what it sees as European overreach
Buyer walks away from Morocco’s Samir refinery
11 September 2020
Hopes that the country’s only refining facility might re-open are dealt a blow
French refining feels the squeeze
5 June 2020
Tougher economics could spark another rationalisation in the sector
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