Reuters ABIDJAN — An offshore oil block in Ivory Coast controlled by Eni is expected to enter production in the second quarter of 2023 with daily output of 12,000 barrels of oil and 17.5 million cubic feet of gas, the Ivorian government said on Wednesday. Production will then ramp up in 2026 to between 75,000 and 100,000 barrels of oil
World Oil (Bloomberg) –A South African court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell Plc can proceed with a seismic survey offshore the East Coast, after dismissing a legal application by activist groups. Greenpeace was among organizations that filed an urgent court interdict this week to block the activity, used in the search for oil and gas resources, claiming it’s linked
World Oil IRVING, TX – ExxonMobil announced a discovery at Pinktail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The Pinktail well encountered 220 feet (67 meters) of net pay in high quality hydrocarbon bearing sandstone reservoirs. In addition to successful appraisal of the Turbot discovery, the Turbot-2 well encountered 43 feet (13 meters) of net pay in a newly identified, high
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to farm Total-held exploration acreage in Namibia, Guyana and Kenya Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar’s state-owned energy company, has signed an agreement with French supermajor Total SA (stock ticker: TOT), under which the company will farm into Total-held exploration acreage in Namibia, Guyana and Kenya. With regards to
From Bloomberg Total SA’s discovery of South Africa’s first oil in deep water could prove to be a bonanza for a country lacking crude reserves of its own and prompt a rush from other majors. That’s if they’re able to solve the engineering challenges of operating in one of the fastest ocean currents in the world. The Brulpadda find, with reserves estimated
New find could contain three times more resources than all South Africa’s previous gas finds to date: Wood Mac By Richard Rostad, analyst, Oil & Gas 360 Total announced a major gas condensate discovery today in an unexpected location: South Africa. The company’s Brulpadda well, targeting prospects located roughly 110 miles off the coast of South Africa, has discovered significant
