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Lukoil to take the reins at Area 4

6 July 2021

Russia’s Lukoil will acquire a 50% stake in the production-sharing agreement (PSA) covering Area 4, located offshore Campeche State in the southern Gulf of Mexico, from the site’s current operator PetroBAL (Mexico).

LatAmOil: ExxonMobil drills dry hole at Jabillo-1

6 July 2021

ExxonMobil (US) has experienced a disappointment at Canje, a deepwater block offshore Guyana, as it did not find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons in the Jabillo-1 well.

AfrOil: Nigeria passes PIB at long last

6 July 2021

Both houses of Nigeria’s National Assembly voted on July 1 to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which will serve as the country’s new oil and gas law.

AsianOil: Sacgasco expands into Philippine upstream

6 July 2021

Australian junior Sacgasco has expanded its upstream portfolio after acquiring interests in four licences offshore the Philippines from Thai energy conglomerate Bangchak.

GLNG: Crown LNG picks Aker for Indian project

6 July 2021

Norway’s Crown LNG has picked compatriot Aker Solutions to serve as main contractor in the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal offshore India’s south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh.

What is green?

6 July 2021

Defining green energy and indeed green investments is not an exact science, Determining just how green each of the various energy sources are gets complicated once you start digging into the details.

ING: OPEC+ fails to come to a deal

6 July 2021

The standoff between the UAE and the rest of OPEC+ continues, with Monday’s meeting cancelled. In theory this means that OPEC+ output will remain unchanged in August, which would be bullish for prices in the short term.

FSUOGM: Gazprom sends record volumes to Europe

6 July 2021

Russia’s Gazprom exported record volumes of gas to Europe during the first half of the year, despite recent claims in the press that the company has been withholding supply to jack up prices.

COMMENT: Striking a balance in the global energy transition

5 July 2021

As oil prices rise to their highest level in almost three years, OPEC and its partners are discussing a deal to increase production. Abandoning fossil fuels is a hot topic, but like it or not, oil remains the world’s most important commodity.