Nigeria's two petroleum regulators have announced upcoming licensing rounds within days of each other, together covering the full length of the country's oil and gas sector ...

On Wednesday, Dangote Group and the Kenyan government broke ground on the planned USD 16 billion Lamu refinery ...

Oman's Ministry of Energy and Minerals has awarded OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP) three petroleum concession agreements covering more than 30,000 square kilometres, in a solo award that expands ...

HOUSTON, September 24, 2026 – On Tuesday, Shell completed the sale of its 50% non-operated working interest and 100% tieback in the Na Kika platform, located in the Gulf of Mexico. The assets were ...

MAPUTO & RIO DE JANEIRO, September 24, 2026 – Petrobras and ENH, the national oil companies of Brazil and Mozambique respectively, have signed a memorandum of understanding, establishing cooperation ...

COPENHAGEN, September 23, 2026 – On Tuesday, two majority shareholders of Welltec, the Danish oil and gas technology services provider, accepted an offer from Superior Energy Services for the purchase ...

LONDON, September 16, 2026 – The Energy Year has joined Bridging the Gap: Energy Innovation Deployed as a Media Partner for the 2026 summit, taking place on 29 and 30 September at IET London, Savoy ...

DAKAR, September 16, 2026 – Senegal has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Eni, allowing the Italian integrated energy company to evaluate the potential of five offshore blocks. The ...

Richard Jackson, president and CEO of Occidental ("Oxy"), talks to The Energy Year about the company’s priorities following a decade of portfolio transformation, the role of advanced recovery in its ...

LAGOS, September 15, 2026 – On Monday, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery launched an initial public offering (IPO). It issued 4.1 billion ordinary shares, worth a total USD 1.6 billion (NGN 2.15 trillion ...

LUANDA, September 14, 2026 – On Thursday, a discovery from June, made in the Acacia-5 development of Angola’s offshore Block 17, was announced by TotalEnergies‘ Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné. The ...