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 The Houston Chronicle Houston oilfield service company Halliburton has landed nine contracts to drill and complete a series of wells off the coast in West Africa. Australian exploration and production company Woodside Energy awarded the contracts to Halliburton as part of the first phase of developing the SNE Field off the coast of Senegal. Financial terms have not been
From Reuters Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC.N), in its last earnings report before shareholders vote on its sale to Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N), on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates, as higher production offset lower prices for its oil. It reported a net loss on a $1 billion breakup fee paid to Chevron Corp (CVX.N). Anadarko accepted a $38
From E&E News The United States is rapidly increasing its exports of liquefied natural gas. But it isn’t the only nation doing so or that has plans to do so. The addition of the Cove Point LNG plant in Maryland brings the number of major LNG export centers in the U.S. outside Alaska to two. Sabine Pass in Louisiana became
Halliburton Company (ticker: HAL) announced a loss from continuing operations of $805 million, or ($0.92) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2017. Adjusted income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2017, excluding charges related to United States tax reform and Venezuela receivables, was $462 million, or $0.53 per diluted share. This compares to income from continuing
Erin Energy: Oyo-9 to double company’s production by the end of 2017; subsequent exploration wells have potential to unlock a one billion barrel reserve opportunity At its recent 2017 The Oil & Gas Conference®, EnerCom’s Oil & Gas 360® conducted an exclusive video interview with Erin Energy (ticker: ERN) Chairman Frank Ingriselli. Erin Energy has acquired a strategic portfolio of
Shell starts third phase offshore Nigeria in Bonga field Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDSA) said today that it is starting the third phase of its Bonga field production offshore Nigeria. The third phase of the project will have a peak production of 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent, Shell said in an email. The floating production and storage facility serving Bonga’s
U.S. GOM share of global offshore rigs is falling The number of active offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) has been steadily declining since 2000, according to a release from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Over the past 15 years, the share of global offshore rigs in the GOM has declined from almost half of all active offshore
Renewables continue growth Renewable sources of energy continue to grow in importance both inside the U.S. and internationally. Solar energy makes up an important portion of the overall renewable energy mix, but the growth in total capacity has slowed along with installation. Historically, Europe has been a strong source of demand for solar energy, but its growth in solar energy
Oil prices see the largest percent gain in six years The U.S. crude oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate closed today 10.3% higher at $42.56 per barrel. In percentage terms, that is the largest gain seen in WTI prices in one day since March 12, 2009. In dollar terms, it was the largest gain in three years. Global benchmark Brent crude
VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. VAALCO places high emphasis on international opportunities and holds acreage in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. A total of 2,487,000 gross acres (902,000 net) are in EGY’s portfolio, with the majority (roughly 89%) located offshore.
CAMAC Energy Inc. (ticker: CAK) is a Houston-based oil and gas company engaged in the exploration of offshore oil and gas leases in deep water Nigeria. The company is completing two separate wells in the Oyo Field and expects to generate a total of 14 MBOPD. CAMAC’s Growth CAK has methodically built up its position offshore Nigeria over the past
