Tagged With Simon Ferrie
15 November 2024
With Chevron and AIM-listed Challenger Energy having completed their Uruguayan farm-out deal, Challenger CEO Eytan Uliel updates Petroleum Economist on the firm's progress in the frontier basin
13 November 2024
IOCs are focused on the next wave of exploration activity in Namibia and are keen to learn from one another’s results
6 November 2024
The crumbling of the country’s postwar political consensus may bolster the country’s LNG demand outlook by stymieing planned nuclear restarts
4 November 2024
The country’s offshore basin remains highly competitive and attractive to IOCs, despite the presence of some geological challenges
31 October 2024
The country is nearing a tipping point as its domestic needs continue to grow
21 October 2024
For the tanker market, recent escalation in the Mideast conflict has largely been offset by soft fundamentals
27 September 2024
A sanctions-defying ‘shadow fleet’ is being assembled, but it remains unclear where Russia will sell the liquefied gas while Arctic LNG 2 remains strangled by sanctions
23 September 2024
The country’s stalled liquefaction projects are inching forward, even as upcoming elections and persistent security problems in the resource-rich north continue to pose significant hurdles
20 September 2024
A profound shift is occurring in the global refining sector, one which might help redefine Africa’s place in worldwide trade networks
16 September 2024
The third part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil takes the story of gas to the present day with the rise of LNG and the creation of a truly global market
16 September 2024
Gas is difficult to move compared with oil, requiring additional infrastructure. The second part of our history of gas examines how expanding pipeline networks made it possible to monetise the fuel
16 September 2024
The first part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil looks at the origins of gas and LNG—once considered a nuisance, now a fuel of the future
11 September 2024
But the young nation may have to go through a fallow period before that project comes online as the Bayu-Undan field nears exhaustion
2 September 2024
Nuclear availability in Japan and South Korea will also be an important factor in determining overall LNG requirements
29 August 2024
The country’s hunger for energy will continue to compete with its LNG exports, even as more gas projects progress and new liquefaction capacity comes online
19 August 2024
The AIM-listed independent is pushing ahead with developments in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, CEO Paul Blakeley tells Petroleum Economist
19 August 2024
Uncertainty persists in South Sudan’s oil sector, potentially threatening the viability of the young nation itself
9 August 2024
Upstream projects may not benefit from Russia’s involvement, but South Africa might be seeking to become an importer of Russian molecules
7 August 2024
Without a pipeline of developments in place, the country’s energy crisis is poised to worsen
6 August 2024
Ifeanyi Onyegiri, senior analyst for sub-Saharan Africa at consultancy Welligence, talks to Petroleum Economist about the latest controversies surrounding Nigeria’s Dangote refinery
31 July 2024
United is seeking farm-out partners for the large Caribbean block
11 July 2024
But regulatory and feedstock issues continue to hinder the pace of progress
8 July 2024
But the commissioning process is ongoing and initial gasoline output may be limited
2 July 2024
The Italian IOC sharpens focus on gas but sees ‘no one solution’ to the energy transition
27 June 2024
The independent is keen to supply feedgas for Angola LNG and is assessing opportunities both in and beyond the southern African nation
26 June 2024
Exploration efforts are increasingly spreading into South African and even South American waters
18 June 2024
This will be a transformative year for the West African nation, as first LNG is also expected before the end of 2024
17 June 2024
The company is also working to sustain output from its Thai-focused portfolio into the 2030s
10 June 2024
Tokyo and Japan’s utilities continue to back LNG projects, even as the country’s demand declines
30 May 2024
Woodside, BP and Shell are among the companies actively pursuing gas developments in the country’s waters
29 May 2024
Kaminho deepwater FID raises hopes of reigniting much-needed further investment in ailing sector
21 May 2024
With just a small presence from the oil and gas industry, the World Energy Council’s biennial congress gave a stark reminder of Europe’s energy priorities
17 May 2024
The latest drought crisis is passing, but longer-term solutions are in motion, explains Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez Morales
14 May 2024
But there is still plenty of appetite for the country’s LNG in the Asia-Pacific region
13 May 2024
But optimism about island nation checked by competition around African upstream investment and history of false dawns
10 May 2024
The US’ contentious LNG permitting pause has prompted criticism from CEOs and wildly differing interpretations from politicians
7 May 2024
Ample stocks and a soft demand outlook will limit how much LNG Europe can import this year
24 April 2024
But even planned exploration activity is unlikely to reverse declining output from mature fields
19 April 2024
Cairo’s currency problems have hindered investment, but Pharos sees considerable potential as Egypt emerges from crisis
18 April 2024
The Norwegian energy company is concentrating its efforts on specific regions and assets that meet strict cost and carbon criteria
12 April 2024
CEO Meg O’Neill believes operating environment in Australia has stabilised and sees a bullish outlook for LNG demand
10 April 2024
Fears that left-leaning President Petro’s government would signal the end for Colombia’s oil industry appear unfounded
8 April 2024
Even diesel cracks may be poised to narrow, although other factors—such as attacks on shipping in the Red Sea—could buck the structural trends
28 March 2024
Whether OPEC+ starts to unwind its oil production cuts from June will depend on heavily debated unfolding supply-demand balances
22 March 2024
And the outlook for the country’s upstream appears to have improved following legal setbacks in 2023
14 March 2024
Houthi actions in the Red Sea are compounding the market dislocations stemming from sanctions
29 February 2024
But the crude, product, LNG and tanker markets are all still facing significant disruption
23 February 2024
The once-pariah nation could become a regional exporter in energy-starved southern Africa, according to MD Scott Macmillan
22 February 2024
Recent elections and on-going LNG developments highlight the importance of domestic gas demand in the sprawling island nation
