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Kosmos Energy in early talks for Tullow Oil takeover
“Kosmos Energy is in talks to acquire Tullow Oil in a potential all-share transaction. This will create a leading Atlantic Margin E&P with scale. We’ve…
Read MoreBP’s revised ‘energy addition’ strategy
“BP, like any business, aims to generate profit and will only pursue developments – whether in oil and gas or other sectors – if those…
Read MoreSyrian crisis driving up oil prices and increasing uncertainty in Middle East
While some experts fear wider implications for the Middle East due to Al Assad’s fall, Martin Sherriff, head of Middle East at Welligence Energy Analytics,…
Read MorePapua LNG set for FID next year
“Asian LNG buyers are therefore evaluating which alternative liquefaction projects to accelerate towards FID,” said Marc Howson, head of Asia-Pacific and global LNG at consultancy…
Read MoreGas-Focused Indonesian E&P Revival Gathers Pace
Despite setbacks in the past decade, Indonesia’s upstream remains of interest to a wide range of companies, including BP, Eni, Petronas, Mubadala, MedcoEnergi, Harbour and…
Read MoreRoc Oil swoops on Tethys Oil in $185 million all-cash offer
“A sale by Tethys has been anticipated since it announced a strategic review of its portfolio in February, with high levels of interest seen by…
Read MoreContracting heavyweight poised to win sizeable offshore deal for work on world’s largest gas field
Marc Howson, head of Asia Pacific and global LNG at Welligence Energy Analytics, recently told Upstream that the US and Qatar will increasingly dominate global…
Read MoreEni starts new drilling campaign in one of its global gas hotspots
“The firm Indonesian wells, comprised of both development and exploration wells, are planned to be drilled from August 2024 to June 2025, in the Muara…
Read MoreUS LNG exporters looking beyond permitting pause
Although the US is still projected to be one of the dominant LNG forces through the end of the decade, Asian buyers, particularly those in…
Read MoreExpansion of world’s largest gas field gains momentum as state giant offers billions of dollars worth of contracts
Marc Howson, head of Asia Pacific and global LNG at Welligence Energy Analytics, tells Upstream that the US and Qatar will increasingly dominate global LNG…
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