
The world’s oil and gas industry’s production will peak lower and earlier than expected before the 2020 market crisis, a Rystad Energy analysis shows.

ADNOC has signed an exploration concession agreement, awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 4 to Japan’s Cosmo Energy.

Drilling of high-impact wells in 2020 suffered at the hands of the pandemic, but the overall results were nevertheless positive, Rystad Energy reveals.

Oil and gas company Masirah Oil has started production from the second development well drilled in the Yumna field, which is located offshore Oman.

The Covid-19 pandemic caused the value of 2020’s awarded contracts to slump to a 16-year low, according to Rystad Energy.

Mubadala Petroleum has signed a concession agreement for the Shell-operated Block 4 located in the Red Sea offshore Egypt.

The UK offers operators best profit conditions to develop big offshore fields and Kuwait and Canada follow, according to Rystad Energy.

Energean has taken a Final Investment Decision on the Karish North gas development, offshore Israel, 21-months after the announcement of the discovery.

Rystad Energy has conducted a comprehensive company-level analysis of the world’s upstream industry, identifying the top carbon-intensity performers.

Westwood has reported that 72 high-impact wells were drilled in 2020, which is below 2019 level when 99 wells were drilled. In 2021, Westwood’s projections indicate that activity could at least reach 2020 levels with the potential to reach up to 100 wells.

An international consortium led by Total and EGAS have signed an exploration and production agreement a block located offshore Egypt

The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated crude and condensate demand, creating massive supply surpluses and filling up inventories, according to Rystad.

Eni has signed a concession agreement for the acquisition of a 70% stake in a block off Abu Dhabi, leading a consortium including Thailand’s PTTEP.

Energean has completed its acquisition of Edison E&P. Energean has also entered into new gas sales agreements to supply the gas in Israel.