The upstream majors are forecast to spend less on upstream exploration from 2020-2024 than in the previous four-year period, but are pushing into frontier areas and deeper waters, according to recent research from Rystad Energy
Exploration & Production
Aramco boosts reserves at Jafurah unconventional gas field
Aramco’s gas development ambitions have been further strengthened with the announcement that it has boosted reserves by 15 trillion standard cubic feet (scf) of raw gas and two billion stock tank barrels (STB) of condensate at the Jafurah unconventional gas field
QatarEnergy announces new LNG expansion project
QatarEnergy has announced that it is proceeding with a new LNG expansion project, the 'North Field West' project, to further raise the State of Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 142 mn tons per annum (MTPA) before the end of this decade, representing an increase of almost 85% from current production levels
ADNOC and bp form gas joint venture in Egypt
ADNOC and bp are forming a new joint venture to develop gas assets in Egypt
QatarEnergy awards EPCI contracts worth more than US$6bn for Al-Shaheen field development
QatarEnergy has awarded four Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) contracts worth more than US$6bn for the next development phase of the offshore Al-Shaheen field, which will increase production by around 100,000bpd