Oil shares massacred in London as crude price war erupts, dragging down Brent
Oil shares were decimated in London this morning after a crude price war erupted between Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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Exploration in 2020: Transition, what transition?
The Energy Transition and Extinction Rebellion may have led the energy news agenda and stimulated reflection in many E&P boardrooms in 2019, but the impact on exploration drilling is not yet apparent.
Tullow chief exec and exploration boss exit, shares nosedive
Tullow Oil chief executive Paul McDade and exploration director Angus McCoss have resigned with immediate effect as production expectations for 2020 and beyond have been slashed.
Carlyle backs Boru in Africa plunge
The Carlyle Group is backing a new sub-Saharan Africa focused company through a partnership with Aidan Heavy and Tom Hickey.
Uganda keeps oil industry hopes alive
Uganda and Tanzania are pushing ahead with their plans for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) despite Total’s decision to put work on hold, following the breakdown of talks on the sale of Tullow Oil’s Ugandan stakes.
Tullow makes back-to-back discoveries in Guyana
Tullow Oil said today that its Joe-1 exploration well had opened a new "upper tertiary" oil play in the Guyana basin.
Uganda’s export dream on thin ice
Preparations for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have ground to a halt in Uganda following the termination of Tullow Oil’s farm-out talks.
Uganda deal falls apart for Tullow, pushes FID back
A $900 million (£740m) deal, under which Tullow Oil was to sell a major stake in its Ugandan projects to Total and CNOOC, has been scrapped as a result of wranglings with the government.
Guyana discovery drives up Tullow shares
Shares in Tullow Oil soared almost 20% yesterday after the exploration and production firm announced an oil discovery offshore Guyana.
Guyana election heightens political risk for offshore operators
Guyana is due to hold a general election later this year that could have a significant bearing on the country’s emergence as a new oil frontier.
Stena Forth booked for Guyana exploration well
Aberdeen-headquartered Stena Drilling has been booked for an exploration well on the Orinduik block offshore Guyana.
Trio of explorers aim to hit East Africa gas jackpot again
A trio of oil executives who hit the jackpot with a gas find off Mozambique have long believed they can repeat that success not far from their original discovery. Now financial backing from seasoned Africa explorer Tullow Oil Plc has given them the firepower to take another shot.
Subsea 7 takes the spoils as Tullow awards contract for Ghana project
Subsea 7 has won a contract with Tullow Ghana on the Jubilee field.
Kosmos wins £50m legal battle with Tullow Oil
UK firm Tullow Oil has lost a legal dispute with Kosmos Energy over the termination of a contract in Ghana.
Tullow Oil ordered to pay Seadrill $254m in fees
A judge has ordered Tullow Oil to pay fees amounting to $254 million to Seadrill over the termination of a contract.
Stena Drilling ship booked for Ghana job
Aberdeen-headquartered Stena Drilling has won a contract to supply one of its vessels for a project in Ghana later this year.
Tullow says North Sea well plugging ‘going to plan’
UK firm Tullow Oil said today that well plugging and abandonment operations on its remaining North Sea wells were “progressing to plan”.
Wood to provide FEED work on 550mile pipeline in Kenya
Energy services giant Wood has won a front end engineering design contract (FEED) for a 550mile pipeline in Kenya.
Ex-Amec FW chief to join Equinor board
Norwegian energy giant Equinor plans to elect two new board members at its corporate assembly meeting next month.
Flintstone secures multi-million pound contract for Tullow’s Jubilee FPSO
Scotland-based Flintstone Technology has won a multi-million pound contract for work on Tullow Oil’s Jubilee FPSO in Ghana.
Subsea 2018: Pact signed between Scotland and Ghana over emerging energy opportunities
A pact has been signed in Aberdeen between Scotland and Ghana to take advantage of emerging oil and gas opportunities in the African country.
Maersk to drill wells offshore Ghana for Tullow
A subsidiary of Danish conglomerate Moller-Maersk will carry out drilling work on fields offshore Ghana as part of a four-year deal with Tullow.
Eco Atlantic applies for Namibian drilling permit
Exploration and production company Eco Atlantic has cleared another hurdle on its way to drilling a well off the coast of Namibia.
Tullow ‘committed to Suriname’ despite dry well
Tullow Oil said today that it remains "fully committed" to Suriname after a wildcat well off the country came up dry.
Tullow to restart drilling on TEN fields after tribunal ruling
Tullow Oil said today that it would look to restart development drilling on the TEN fields in Ghana following a tribunal ruling.