Iraq & Kurdistan | A tale of two halves: Federal Iraq’s pursuit of stability amidst Kurdistan’s export dilemma
Following years of political turbulence and economically unattractive fiscal terms, Iraq has experienced a resurgence of interest in recent years. Thanks to revamped terms under…
Read MoreBig Oil finds more to love in deepwater exploration fields
“Newer deepwater projects have the attributes oil and gas companies are looking for: longer-term production, lower breakeven costs, big resource potentials and lower carbon emissions,…
Read MoreWelligence Namibia | Galp confident Mopane is the real deal
On 21 April 2024, Galp announced it had successfully concluded the first phase of its Orange Basin exploration campaign by wrapping up testing operations on…
Read MoreWelligence Cote d’Ivoire | Eni makes Côte d’Ivoire’s second largest discovery
On 7 March 2024, Eni announced the Calao discovery with its deepwater Murene-1X well on block CI-205. The well was drilled in 2,200 m of…
Read MoreEni has another barnstorming oil discovery in West Africa ‘hot spot’
A note from Welligence Energy Analytics said Eni’s discovery “bodes well” for US-based Murphy, which “picked up a substantial acreage position in the country last…
Read MoreTotalEnergies betting on Malaysia upstream after acquisition
TotalEnergies has established a gas foothold in Malaysia after it recently agreed to acquire OMV’s 50% stake in the SapuraOMV JV for US$903 million. Significantly,…
Read More‘Satisfied’: European major happy with result of Mediterranean Sea well
Welligence Energy Analytics also suggested Cronos could be developed as a tie-back to Eni’s Zohr facilities offshore Egypt, with gas sold to the gas-hungry Egyptian…
Read MoreNamibia M&A | TotalEnergies boosts stake in giant Namibian discovery
On 10th January 2024, TotalEnergies announced it had agreed to acquire an additional 10.5% in block 2913B (PEL 56) and 9.39% in block 2912 (PEL…
Read MoreGlobal Exploration Outlook
Global exploration drilling is set for a boost in 2024 – we have line of sight on over 200 wells targeting over 30 bnboe of…
Read MoreExciting opportunity attracts LNG investors off East Timor
Marc Howson, Head of Asia at Welligence Energy Analytics, told Energy News that “Chuditch is a significant shallow-water discovered gas resource, located near several gas-short…
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