Projects
Statera Energy's Thurrock Power plant has reached a significant construction milestone after completing engine firing on its first unit, advancing a project designed with a future pathway to transition from natural gas to hydrogen. The 450-megawatt flexible generation facility, located in Thurrock in the United Kingdom, is now progressing toward…
Pakistan’s Bobi well reveals promising Lower Goru potential
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), operating with 100 per cent working interest in the Bobi and Dhamraki Mining Lease, has announced a substantial oil and gas discovery from its exploratory well, Bobi Deep-1, located in District Sanghar, Sindh Province. The discovery marks the first hydrocarbon find from the…
bp starts first gas production from Caspian Sea field
British energy major bp and its joint venture partners have commenced production operations in the Caspian Sea, marking the first-ever commercial extraction of non-associated gas (NAG) from the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) field. The commencement of gas production signals a shift for ACG, one of the world’s largest oil-producing fields for nearly…
Xstate confirms operations challenges in Diona-1 gas well
Xstate Resources has convened a joint venture technical committee meeting to clear a column of completion fluid slowing production testing at its newly discovered Diona-1 gas well in Queensland. Located in the Surat-Bowen Basin, the Diona-1 well is a confirmed gas discovery on permit ATP2077, held by Xstate and project…
Invictus and Zimbabwe government finalise agreement for Cabora Bassa project
Invictus Energy Ltd. has signed a petroleum production sharing agreement (PPSA) with the government of Zimbabwe, establishing a long-term legal and fiscal framework for its Cabora Bassa project. The agreement was executed via Geo Associates, an 80 per cent owned subsidiary of Invictus that holds the permits containing the Mukuyu…
Eni approves next phase of Baleine oil and gas project in Côte d’Ivoire
Eni and its consortium partners Petroci and Vitol have taken the final investment decision (FID) for Phase 3 of the Baleine oil and gas project offshore Côte d'Ivoire. The decision was formalised during a ceremony held in Abidjan attended by Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy,…
Bass secures $3.5M funding for Kiwi gas project in South Australia
Independent oil producer Bass Oil has secured a AU$3.5 million funding injection from the South Australian Government to advance its liquids-rich Kiwi gas project in the northern Cooper Basin. The explorer has executed a formal grant deed under the state's Gas Grant Initiative, an incentive program designed to bolster domestic…
Eastern Gas starts next phase for Surat Basin appraisal program
Natural gas explorer Eastern Gas Corp. Ltd. has commenced the next phase of its Queensland gas development strategy by executing a drilling contract for a material appraisal campaign in the Surat Basin. The company has secured Silver City Rig #34 for a campaign of up to two wells within the…











