Exploration

Oil&Gas Drilling

Santos Gearing up for New Well Offshore Australia

Australian oil and gas giant Santos has filed an environmental plan for exploration drilling of the Dancer-1 well, located offshore Australia, to Australian aut…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Oil Major BP Significantly Downsizes Oil Exploration Division

As part of its ambition to reduce oil and gas production and raise investments in clean energy, BP has been cutting staffing levels at its oil and gas explorati…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce & UK Space Agency Launch Study into Nuclear Power for Space

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with the UK Space Agency for a study into future nuclear power options for space exploration.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Egypt Awards Red Sea Oil and Gas Exploration Concession to Mubadala Petroleum

New agreement adds to Mubadala Petroleum's Egypt portfolio that includes Shorouk and Noor exploration concessions

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan Finally Reach Deal On Lucrative Caspian Sea Energy Field

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have reached a preliminary agreement on the joint exploration of a once-disputed section of an undersea hydrocarbons field in the Ca…

Nuclear Policy

US Order Promotes SMRs for Space Exploration and Defence

This includes directives to demonstrate the use of microreactors on military bases and also to ensure a viable US-origin supply of high-assay low-enriched urani…

Nuclear Fuel

Czech Government Approves Four Possible Repository Sites

Research and exploration work will be carried out on these sites to select the final and back-up site, which should be confirmed by 2030

Crude Oil

China’s Oil Giants Face NYSE Delisting

Chinese crude oil companies listed in New York may soon be kicked out, after the New York Stock Exchange delisted three telecoms with headquarters in China, due…

Oil & Gas Trade

Egypt Signs 9 Exploration Deals Worth $1bn with Energy Companies

Awards cover exploration along the eastern and western Mediterranean as well as the Red Sea

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eni: New Oil Discovery and New Production in the Western Desert of Egypt

New oil resources discovered in the Western Desert of Egypt with a new exploration well in Meleiha Concession. The new discovery adds 10,000 barrels of oil per …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Santos Grabs Exploration Permit off Australia

Australian energy major Santos has been granted an offshore exploration license in Australia’s Northern Carnarvon Basin.

Nuclear Policy

Adequate Uranium to Meet Demand, Latest Red Book Concludes

However, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and recent reductions in uranium production and exploration could affect available supplies…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equatorial Guinea Makes Advances on 100-Day Mining and Petroleum Milestones

The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons shows progress in gas development and mining exploration. Published by Africa Oil & Power for the MMH.

Oil Field

ConocoPhillips Makes ‘Significant’ Oil Discovery off Norway

Oil major ConocoPhillips has made what it says is a significant oil discovery in production license 891 on the Slagugle prospect located 14 miles north-northeas…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Cyprus Natgas Search Rescheduled for late 2021

Natural gas explorations south of Cyprus and near Egypt’s giant offshore gas fields will resume in the latter part of next year with the energy companies invol…