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TotalEnergies and Vantage form drilling JV
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France - February 07, 2024

TotalEnergies has agreed to create a new joint venture that will own the Tungsten Explorer drillship.

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Cyprus responds to new plan for Aphrodite field
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Cyprus - November 07, 2023

Cyprus’ government has responded to a request from Chevron and its partners to extend negotiations on the offshore Aphrodite…

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FID taken on giant Leviathan project in Israel
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Israel - July 03, 2023

NewMed Energy and partners have made the FID on the USD 568-million Leviathan field expansion project located offshore Israel, the Israeli oil and gas player announced…

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Chevron submits development plans for Cyprus play
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Cyprus - May 31, 2023

Chevron and its partners have submitted a plan to the government to develop the offshore Aphrodite field in Cyprus, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

The development…

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Chevron readies to explore Mediterranean assets
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Egypt - April 25, 2023

Chevron is readying a tender for a drillship to explore natural gas options in Cyprus, Egypt and Israel, Reuters reported on Monday.

According to the company, the…

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Eni makes further discovery offshore Cyprus
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Cyprus - December 22, 2022

Eni and TotalEnergies have made another significant gas discovery on Block 6 offshore Cyprus, the two energy giants announced on Wednesday.

The Zeus-1 well…

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Total and Eni hit Cyprus dud
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Cyprus - September 13, 2017

The Onisforos West-1 well in Block 11 offshore Cyprus struck only non-commercial quantities of gas, the country’s energy minister, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, told reporters…

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ONGC Videsh to bid in Lebanon round
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Multinational - July 10, 2017

ONGC Videsh is hoping to explore gas resources offshore Lebanon, Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Twitter on Monday after…

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Week in review
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Multinational - April 08, 2017

Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) decision to lift the self-imposed moratorium on the development of the North Field dominated the oil and gas headlines last week. However, the…

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Total, Eni to start drilling off Cyprus
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Cyprus - April 06, 2017

France’s Total on Thursday unveiled plans to start exploration work in Block 11 offshore Cyprus in early July, along with partner Eni.

The two majors will team up…

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Eni acquires fresh Cyprus shareholding
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Cyprus - March 07, 2017

Eni on Tuesday concluded a farm-in deal with Total for a 50% participating interest in Cyprus’ Block 11.

The French major will continue in its role as operator of…

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Eni, Exxon, Total up for Cyprus blocks
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Cyprus - December 22, 2016

Cyprus’ third offshore bidding round concluded on Wednesday, with Eni, ExxonMobil and Total tapped for Mediterranean oil and gas exploration licences.

Eni,…

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Interview
Egypt - November 10, 2016

TOGY talks to Ian Hewitt, CEO of PICO International Petroleum, about the opportunities in developing Egypt’s mature assets as well as areas where the government can…

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Cyprus to pipe gas to Egypt
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Cyprus - August 31, 2016

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla and his Cypriot counterpart, Yiorgios Lakkotrypis, inked an agreement on Wednesday for future gas…

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Bulgaria ramps up its energy portfolio
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Bulgaria - February 23, 2016

Shell signed an agreement at the Bulgarian Council of Ministers to explore an offshore field in the Black Sea.

Bulgarian Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova signed…

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