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PE Live: OFSE sector should embrace the transition
22 May 2020
As the pace of the energy transition accelerates, oilfield companies are increasingly applying their engineering expertise to a more diverse range of applications
Petrobras issues stark warning on oil
21 May 2020
Brazilian heavyweight announces huge losses on assets it believes are no longer commercially viable
PE Live: OFSE consolidation needed to attract capital
21 May 2020
Creating larger companies with a greater reliance on technology could provide the stable and larger returns that investors seek
US indies batten down the hatches
19 May 2020
The sector is largely relying on balance sheet resilience to outlast the downturn. But without an imminent oil price recovery the threat of bankruptcy looms large
Muscat's oil plans in disarray
15 May 2020
The sultanate’s upstream development projects have taken short and longer-term hits
Opec+ creates Central Asian headache for IOCs
22 May 2020
Foreign companies tapping large fields in and around the Caspian Sea face tricky decisions on production cuts
Exploration & Production
Opec+ creates Central Asian headache for IOCs
22 May 2020
Foreign companies tapping large fields in and around the Caspian Sea face tricky decisions on production cuts
PE Live: OFSE sector should embrace the transition
22 May 2020
As the pace of the energy transition accelerates, oilfield companies are increasingly applying their engineering expertise to a more diverse range of applications
Petrobras issues stark warning on oil
21 May 2020
Brazilian heavyweight announces huge losses on assets it believes are no longer commercially viable
PE Live: OFSE consolidation needed to attract capital
21 May 2020
Creating larger companies with a greater reliance on technology could provide the stable and larger returns that investors seek
US indies batten down the hatches
19 May 2020
The sector is largely relying on balance sheet resilience to outlast the downturn. But without an imminent oil price recovery the threat of bankruptcy looms large
Muscat's oil plans in disarray
15 May 2020
The sultanate’s upstream development projects have taken short and longer-term hits
Licensing Rounds
Latest licensing rounds
13 May 2020
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licenses
Liberia perseveres with licensing round
4 May 2020
West African country presses ahead with plans to auction offshore acreage
Licensing rounds update
28 April 2020
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licenses
Licensing rounds announcements and developments
29 March 2020
The industry's most comprehensive list of current and recent rounds for onshore and offshore licenses
Colombian bid round: old and new challenges
24 January 2020
A combination of social disputes and competition from Guyana and Suriname is hampering Bogota’s efforts to attract further investment
Senegal prepares to repeat licensing success
22 January 2020
Hot on the heels of FID for its Sangomar oil project, the West African country is heavily promoting a promising licensing round
Technology
AspenTech enters hybrid modelling era
3 March 2020
CEO Antonio Pietri discusses his lighthouse pilot for hybrid modelling capabilities
Trading braces for digital transformation
Opinion
27 February 2020
The age of big data is transforming not just the upstream but energy’s spot markets
Firms embracing digitalisation set to thrive
26 February 2020
Climate change and regulatory intervention are combining to create unprecedented opportunities across the energy sector
Demystifying digitisation
13 February 2020
Designing a digital transformation strategy can be easy, if firms choose the right partner and take a pragmatic approach
AI takes aim at shale margins improvement
7 February 2020
Poor levels of profitability in shale are prompting a search to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of production and improve the bottom line
No killer app for Asia’s transition
19 December 2019
Japan's government is seeking to get as close as possible to carbon neutral by 2050