Upstream M&A in Southeast Asia: will the oil and gas majors divest in 2023?
Will 2023 see the majors, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies, and Eni, divest upstream oil and gas assets in Southeast Asia?
Will 2023 see the majors, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies, and Eni, divest upstream oil and gas assets in Southeast Asia?
Thailandโs state-backed energy company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) expects to sell its Cash-Maple gas and condensate field in Australia in 2023, according to a report in the Bangkok Post.
Six Wall Street banks are being pressed by a group of shareholders to move faster on reducing their financing of fossil fuels to meet global climate goals.
Malaysiaโs Petronas is the latest company tipped to be interested in acquiring a stake in the proposed Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia that is led by Japanโs Inpex (TYO:1605)
Shell (LON:SHEL) has completed the sale of its Malampaya gas field in the Philippines to Prime Infrastructure Capital following regulatory approvals and consent from joint venture partners.
Origin Energy will sell its interests in Australiaโs Northern Territory Beetaloo basin - where expectations are high that the area could be on par with shale gas plays in North America โ in a A$60 million (US$40.3 million) deal with Tamboran (B1), a joint venture owned by Tamboran Resources (ASK:TBN) and US oil and gas billionaire Bryan Sheffield.
Indonesiaโs Medco Energi (IDX:MEDC) is open to the possibility of joining the Indonesian government consortium that is considering acquiring Shell's (LON:SHEL) 35% share in the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia that is led by Japanโs Inpex (TYO:1605).
Santos (ASX:STO) today confirmed that Chinaโs ENN has ceased to be a substantial shareholder in the Australian-listed oil and gas producer.
Indonesia may form a consortium to buy Shellโs (LON:SHEL) 35% equity in the proposed Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia that is led by Japanโs Inpex (TYO:1605), the countryโs investment minister said Thursday.
Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) is in talks with 'high quality' companies seeking to buy a share in its $5.7 billion Scarborough gas project that will supply an expansion of the Pluto LNG export complex in Australia. But the company will not sell unless it gets the right price, Chief Executive Meg O'Neill said on Tuesday.
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has denied rumours about the US major seeking to divest its Indonesia assets.
Rumours have surfaced again about ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) potentially seeking to divest its Indonesia assets. ExxonMobil operates the giant Cepu Block, which is Indonesiaโs largest producing oil project.
The cost to add carbon capture and storage (CCS) to the proposed Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia that is owned by Japanโs Inpex (TYO:1605) and Shell (LON:SHEL) is expected to cost over $1 billion.
Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas appears to be getting frustrated over the slow divestment process for Chevronโs (NYSE:CVX) share in the giant Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD).
Japan has reportedly offered to give Indonesia a loan to buy Shellโs (LON:SHEL) 35% equity in the proposed Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia that is led by Japanโs Inpex (TYO:1605). The move is aimed at kickstarting the long delayed development.
PetroChina may exit natural gas projects in Australia and oil sands in Canada to stem losses and divert funds to more lucrative sites in the Middle East, Africa, and central Asia, reported Reuters, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Malaysiaโs national oil company Petronas is setting up a business unit focusing on clean energy solutions as part of a global operational shuffle.
BW Offshore has signed a deal to sell its FPSO BW Joko Tole to a group of Indonesian companies that will free up cash to pursue other investments. However, the FPSO was sold at a loss.
Itโs been less than a month since world leaders pledged to combat climate change at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, yet Japan is already showing signs of putting the brakes on divestment from fossil fuels.
Maersk Drilling (CPH: DRLCO) is enjoying a period of โstrong operational performanceโ, bolstered by the sale of the Maersk Inspirer.
Production and reserves at ExxonMobilโs (NYSE:XOM) giant Cepu Block - rumoured to be a divestment candidate - have exceeded expectations, reported Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas.
Aberdeen University, considered one of the UKโs top academic institutions for petroleum studies, has decided to divest from fossil fuels.
Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas has approved ExxonMobilโs plans to restart drilling at its giant Cepu Block in a bid to find new reserves and stem falling output at the countryโs largest oil producing block.
Medco Energi, an ambitious Indonesian independent oil and gas company, is preparing to raise capital that will help fund acquisitions. Significantly, Medco Energi is reportedly keen to bid for ConocoPhillipsโ share of the giant onshore Corridor gas block in Indonesia estimated to be worth more than $1.5 billion.
The Indonesian government will allow Pertamina to divest more than 51% of its participating interest in legacy upstream blocks that it has acquired from former operators.