SLB has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the geoscience and petroleum engineering software business portfolio of S&P Global Energy, a provider of subsurface software widely used by US onshore and unconventional operators.
Kistos, an independent energy company, has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 5 per cent working interest in Block 9 and a 20% interest in Blocks 3 & 4 from Mitsui E&P Middle East, all located onshore in Oman.
Dana Gas announced a major gas discovery at the North El-Basant 1 well in Egypt’s onshore Nile Delta. Initial results estimate 15–25 bcf of reserves, with production expected to surpass 8 mmscfd once the well is linked to the national gas network.
NMDC Group, through its subsidiary NMDC Infra, and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) have formed NMDCCC, a strategic joint venture. The new company will deliver full-spectrum engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to the UAE’s onshore oil and gas sector.