Iraq, Jordan and Egypt Push a 700-Kilometre Pipeline Plan Forward, but No Money, Contract or Deadline Yet
Iraq, Jordan and Egypt Push a 700-Kilometre Pipeline Plan Forward, but No Money, Contract or Deadline Yet Iraq, Jordan and Egypt have taken another step on the Basra–Haditha crude export pipeline, reviewing its technical details by videoconference on Sunday, Nov. 1, alongside joint projects in refining, petrochemicals and renewable energy, according to a statement […]
Chevron Locks In a 19-Year-Old Jack-Up Rig Off Angola Until 2028 With a $52 Million Extension
Chevron Locks In a 19-Year-Old Jack-Up Rig Off Angola Until 2028 With a $52 Million Extension Chevron’s Angolan subsidiary is keeping a veteran drilling rig busy for another year. ADES Holding Company, a drilling services provider that is part of Saudi Arabia-headquartered ADES Group, has secured more work for its 2007-built jack-up rig off […]
Nigeria’s Deepwater Comes Back to Life: Exxon’s $1 Billion Usan Push and a New Total Rig Put the Reforms to the Test
Nigeria’s Deepwater Comes Back to Life: Exxon’s $1 Billion Usan Push and a New Total Rig Put the Reforms to the Test Nigeria’s upstream reforms are starting to show up in deepwater activity. ExxonMobil is advancing its $1 billion Usan infill development, and TotalEnergies has secured a drilling rig for a new offshore campaign, […]
Chevron Goes Hunting: Oil Giant Lifts Exploration Spending 50% and Eyes Nigeria, Angola and Namibia
Chevron Goes Hunting: Oil Giant Lifts Exploration Spending 50% and Eyes Nigeria, Angola and Namibia U.S. supermajor Chevron is returning to high-impact frontier exploration as it looks to refresh its portfolio. Exploration in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, South America and the Eastern Mediterranean is now a key focus of its upstream business, […]
Benin Signs for 100 MW of Solar Plus Batteries as AMEA Power Makes Its Debut in the Country
Benin Signs for 100 MW of Solar Plus Batteries as AMEA Power Makes Its Debut in the Country Benin is about to get a new source of clean power. Renewable energy developer AMEA Power and the Government of Benin have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 100-megawatt (MW) solar and battery storage […]
Drilling Is Imminent at Namibia’s Mopane Oil Giant, TotalEnergies Boss Says, With a Verdict Due in 2028
Drilling Is Imminent at Namibia’s Mopane Oil Giant, TotalEnergies Boss Says, With a Verdict Due in 2028 Namibia’s next big oil test is about to begin. TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanné said drilling is imminent at the Mopane oil deposit, putting fresh capital into a country that has become one of the industry’s most […]
ExxonMobil Doubles Down on Mozambique: Stake in Rovuma LNG Set to Jump to 50%
ExxonMobil Doubles Down on Mozambique: Stake in Rovuma LNG Set to Jump to 50% ExxonMobil is taking a bigger share of Mozambique’s gas future. The company has reached agreement to raise its working interest in the Rovuma LNG project to 50 per cent, it said in its third-quarter 2026 results on Oct. 30. ExxonMobil […]
Six Moves, 1.6 Million Lives: WHO Says Fighting Climate Change Is Also the Best Health Policy
Six Moves, 1.6 Million Lives: WHO Says Fighting Climate Change Is Also the Best Health Policy The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a fresh call for six coordinated actions to protect people from the health damage caused by climate change, arguing that the world could save an estimated 1.6 million lives every year […]
AI’s Big Appetite Meets Politics: Markets Wobble Over Fears of Data-Centre Curbs
AI’s Big Appetite Meets Politics: Markets Wobble Over Fears of Data-Centre Curbs Global markets slipped as investors weighed whether the new political balance in the United States could bring tighter oversight and local restrictions on the construction of data centres, the vast facilities that power artificial intelligence. Technology shares in Japan, Taiwan and South […]
Dry Skies, Anxious Farmers: India’s Weak Monsoon Threatens Winter Crops and Fuels Food-Price Fears
Dry Skies, Anxious Farmers: India’s Weak Monsoon Threatens Winter Crops and Fuels Food-Price Fears Farmers in parts of India are facing water shortages just as they prepare to plant winter crops, after below-average monsoon rainfall left some districts with severe deficits. Reuters reported that soil moisture in the affected areas is too low for […]