Upstream

Energy, Oil & Gas

QatarEnergy wins seven exploration blocks in Brazil

Thu, 08 Oct 2026

QatarEnergy, in partnership with Brazil’s Petrobras, has won seven offshore exploration blocks in Brazil’s 6th Concession Open Acreage Bid Round, expanding the Qatari energy company’s upstream presence in the country.

Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Petronas, Oman’s OQEP partner to advance upstream

Thu, 23 Oct 2025

OQ Exploration and Production New Ventures, a subsidiary of OQ, and Petronas Carigali International Ventures have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise a strategic cooperation agreement, aiming to collaborate on ventures in the oil and gas exploration and production sector.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Eni agrees to sell Indonesian upstream interests to Pertamina, Medco

Tue, 13 Oct 2026

Eni has signed two binding agreements to sell 10 per cent interests in selected Indonesian upstream assets to state-owned Pertamina and energy company Medco, following the launch of Searah, its 50/50 joint venture with Petronas.

Energy, Oil & Gas

bp starts up its sixth major upstream O&G project in 2025

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

bp has started up its sixth major upstream oil and gas project of 2025 with production from the Murlach field in the UK North Sea. The six projects add around 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) combined peak net production, contributing to bp’s target to deliver an additional 250,000 boed combined peak net production by the end of 2027.