ESG/Investment
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November 03, 2025
Shell will invest about $1 billion on new oil blocks in Angola as the southern African nation seeks to boost production that’s dwindled over the years, the chairman of the oil regulator said.
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October 03, 2025
U.S. political momentum and African regulatory reforms are converging to create what leaders at African Energy Week 2025 described as a strategic opening for U.S. investment in Africa’s upstream oil and gas sector.
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September 30, 2025
Equatorial Guinea and Chevron have signed an agreement for the development of the Aseng Gas Project in Block I. The Aseng project represents an initial investment of $690 million, and underscores the country's long-term strategy to become a premier hub for natural gas in Africa.
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September 24, 2025
With Africa requiring up to $240 billion annually to meet its energy and climate goals, attracting investment is more crucial than ever. A consistent theme emerging across the continent is the need for stable and transparent regulatory frameworks to foster investor confidence and drive sustainable development.
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September 19, 2025
Nigeria’s NNPC Ltd. is accelerating upstream oil and gas growth with new production sharing contracts alongside TotalEnergies, crude supply agreements and gas pipeline progress. The company aims to attract $60 billion in upstream investment by 2030.
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September 12, 2025
Kuwait Petroleum Corp. is considering leasing $7 billion worth of pipelines to fund its $65 billion investment program, with $33 billion focused on boosting upstream oil production capacity to 4 million bpd by 2035.
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September 04, 2025
Equatorial Guinea will launch its EG Ronda 2026 licensing round later this month. The licensing round forms part of the country’s broader strategy to revitalize its upstream sector, attract new investment and unlock offshore E&P opportunities.
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August 29, 2025
Kazakhstan is preparing to channel some of its national wealth into artificial intelligence infrastructure, joining a global rush where venture capital firms and energy-rich states are betting billions on the sector despite volatility and surging valuations.
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August 18, 2025
Shares of Raízen SA soared on Monday, posting their biggest intra-day gain on record, after the newspaper O Globo reported that state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is considering investing in the sugar and ethanol producer.
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August 14, 2025
Gabon is laying the groundwork for a new phase of growth, with recent upstream momentum being fueled by the Bourdon discovery in the offshore Dussafu License in March 2025, alongside production increases led by Perenco, BW Energy and VAALCO Energy.
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July 31, 2025
The U.S. sealed a trade deal with Pakistan as their officials wrapped up talks in Washington, agreeing to develop oil reserves. The pact involves a reduction of the so-called reciprocal tariffs, especially on Pakistani exports, according to a statement.
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July 25, 2025
Angola’s upstream regulator the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) is pushing a $60 billion investment drive across its upstream oil and gas industry between 2025 and 2030, led by a series of ambitious E&P projects.
Article
July 2025
"It’s interesting how the 45Q program, which has been around since 2008, started to gain opposition from the environmental groups, not because they were against CCUS but because it was benefitting oil and gas."
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July 22, 2025
ExxonMobil was recently denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claims it breached a Contingent Resource Payment Agreement (CRPA) it held with InterOil, a company with natural gas interests in Papua New Guinea whom Exxon acquired in 2017.
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July 21, 2025
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo said he expects to soon conclude talks with TotalEnergies SE over the restart of a $20 billion natural-gas project that halted four years ago because of an Islamic State-linked insurgency.
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June 24, 2025
Diversified Energy and global investment firm Carlyle have announced a strategic partnership to invest in up to $2 billion in existing proved developed producing (PDP) natural gas and oil assets across the U.S.
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June 17, 2025
Petrobras, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. have won exploration rights in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, betting that the nation’s environmental regulator will finally open the promising offshore oil region for drilling after years of delay.
Article
May 2025
So, you may be asking yourself, “what do data centers and ESG in the oil field have in common,” and why am I talking about data centers in an oil and gas ESG column? Well, believe it or not, it’s all related, but first let me give you some background.
News
June 10, 2025
ADNOC Gas has reached final investment decision (FID) and awarded $5 billion in contracts for the first phase of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) Project, marking a key milestone in the company’s largest-ever capital investment.
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June 05, 2025
“This decline in oil investment is driven by economic uncertainties, lower demand expectations and lower prices,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in an interview as the agency published its annual World Energy Investment report.
