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South Sudan puts hope in oil and gas production to finance $1.6 billion budget

In the nine months through March, South Sudan produced 150,000 bpd. This plunged 70% in the final three months of the fiscal year after its main export pipeline ruptured in February. Last week, President Salva Kiir’s office signaled progress in plans to restore production after a meeting with Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Juba. View the full article

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BREAKING NEWS: Hess CEO will not join Chevron’s board following $53 billion merger in deal with FTC

To finalize the deal, however, Chevron and Hess still need to prevail in arbitration against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Cnooc Ltd., who claim a right-of-first-refusal on Hess’ biggest asset — a 30% stake in a massive oil field offshore Guyana. The case, currently being administered by the International Chamber of Commerce, is likely to be settled in the third quarter of 2025. View the full article

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Petrobras in talks with ExxonMobil, Shell, others over hot African exploration plays

The discussions are over blocks in nations including Namibia, South Africa and Angola, Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s head of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, said in an interview. Petrobras is studying a total of 10 opportunities to partner with oil majors in Africa as the Latin American company tries to capitalize off its expertise in developing deep-water wells, Anjos said. View the full article

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ExxonMobil enlists Technip Energies, JGC for FEED work on Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG project

The plant design will feature electric-driven LNG trains instead of gas turbines, reducing greenhouse gases emissions compared to conventional LNG projects. It will also include prefabricated and standardized modules to be assembled at the project site in Mozambique, offering cost competitiveness and certainty in delivery schedule. View the full article

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Equinor eyes 2028 start date for $9 billion Raia natural gas development offshore Brazil

The Norwegian oil major has secured suppliers to build a floating production vessel, drill production wells and install sea-bed infrastructure. Valaris earlier this year won a $498 million contract to drill wells for the project, known as Raia. The project will cost an estimated $9 billion and could supply 15% of Brazilian gas demand when it comes online. View the full article

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