The leasing round attracted 115 bids from 76 companies vying for 257 blocks and partial blocks in the U.K. Continental Shelf.
Work is expected to begin immediately on Equinor’s Wisting and Bay Du Nord projects.
Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods said the company’s gas-to-power project in Guyana is a “win-win proposition particularly for the people of Guyana” when completed and hooked-up by year-end 2024.
Talos Energy President and CEO Tim Duncan said the company has expanded its leadership team as the company integrates its QuarterNorth Energy acquisition.
Chevron Corp.’s planned $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. could potentially close in 2025, but in the meantime, the California-based energy giant is in a “read only” mode as an Exxon Mobil-led consortium boosts Guyana production.
The U.S. Interior Department’s schedule includes up to a dozen lease sales through 2028 for offshore wind, compared to three for oil and gas lease sales through 2029.
Halliburton’s deepwater integrated multi-well construction contract for a block in the Orange Basin starts later this year.
Eni, one of Italy's biggest energy companies, will transfer its U.K. business in exchange for 38.5% of Ithaca's share capital, while the existing Ithaca Energy shareholders will own the remaining 61.5% of the combined group.
The final part of Hart Energy E&P’s Deepwater Roundup focuses on projects coming online in the Americas from 2023 until the end of the decade.
Portuguese oil company Galp Energia has launched the sale of half of its stake in an exploration block offshore Namibia.