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March 25, 2025
Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) has outlined its forthcoming Gas Master Plan (GMP) designed to promote gas utilization and attract foreign investment while reducing dependency on oil revenues and expanding the country’s power grid.
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March 2025
While still the dominant player, Petrobras may see its market share decrease as new companies enter the country. Brazil's oil production should increase, due to development in subsalt regions and new acreage. Ethanol will gain market share from gasoline in Brazil, with significant growth in ethanol demand anticipated. 
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March 25, 2025
Tullow Oil will pump as much as it can from mature assets in West Africa this year as part of plans to bring debt below $1 billion. "In the year ahead, our priorities are to progress our refinancing plan and optimize our production activities," Tullow said in a statement.
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March 20, 2025
OPEC+ nations that have persistently exceeded production quotas provided updated plans to make additional cutbacks in compensation. The pledged reductions should — in theory — offset the group’s plans to revive halted output through to the end of next year.
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March 20, 2025
The Trump administration is poised to extend Chevron Corp.’s deadline to halt its Venezuela operations for at least another 30 days, following lobbying efforts by the Texas-based oil giant, people familiar with the matter said.
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March 19, 2025
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) recent forecast states that two new oil developments in Alaska — the Nuna and Pikka projects — are expected to boost crude oil production in the state after decades of decline.
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March 18, 2025
MOL has discovered a new oil field near Somogysámson in Western Hungary. During the exploration drilling carried out in December 2024, oil was found at a depth of 1,250 meters. According to the results, the well has potential to produce 1,200 bpd. 
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March 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with top oil executives at the White House next week as he charts plans to stoke domestic energy production, even as the industry grows uneasy about falling crude prices and tariff uncertainty.
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March 13, 2025
(WO) - With the general sense of excitement about U.S. production carrying over from panels earlier in the week, ExxonMobil’s panel on operations in the Permian basin convened with great enthusiasm during day three of CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global.
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March 13, 2025
Venezuelan oil contractors are continuing their work with Chevron Corp. and have not been warned of an impending shutdown despite a U.S. government deadline to stop producing oil there by early April.
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March 12, 2025
CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global maintained momentum into the middle of the week with a panel discussing some of the long-term challenges facing the upstream.  Featuring executive representatives from bp, Repsol, Baker Hughes and Cairn Oil & Gas, the panel presented a range of perspectives from upstream production and exploration to upstream services and emerging markets.
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March 12, 2025
OPEC+ crude production surged last month as Kazakhstan further breached its agreed limit. OPEC+ has said it can “pause or reverse” the scheduled series of output increases depending on market conditions, and has just under a month to consider the next hike.
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March 11, 2025
Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure re-election. Since striking a deal last year to hand Ecuador’s Sacha field to Sinopetrol, Noboa has faced mounting criticism over his handling of the deal.
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March 10, 2025
Egypt will launch a new licensing round, offering 13 exploration and production opportunities in a bid to further develop its hydrocarbon resources. With the government’s commitment to boosting E&P activities, Egypt is positioning itself as a leading player in the region’s energy landscape.
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March 07, 2025
Norweigan oil company DNO has reached an agreement to acquire Sval Energi from HitecVision for a cash consideration of $450 million (USD) based on an enterprise value of $1.6 billion. The Sval Energi assets will enable DNO to quadruple its North Sea production.
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March 07, 2025
By strengthening their balance-sheets through partial privatization, transferring their regulatory roles to independent entities and acquiring more assets, African NOCs are emerging as strong partners for foreign firms. 
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March 07, 2025
Vitesse Energy announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Lucero Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $222 million. The addition of Lucero’s operations will enable Vitesse to expand its assets across the Bakken shale region.
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March 06, 2025
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has ordered a consortium seeking to take over the nation’s top oil asset to pay an entry fee of $1.5 billion by March 11, moving up the deadline by more than three weeks. Noboa has warned he will cancel the deal without the early payment. 
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March 04, 2025
The U.S. Treasury followed through on President Trump’s pledge to stop Chevron's operations in Venezuela, delivering a major blow to Nicolas Maduro’s autocratic regime. Chevron has ramped up production in recent years to supply about 20% of Venezuela's overall output.
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March 03, 2025
OPEC+ will proceed with plans to revive halted oil production after repeated delays, amid pressure from President Donald Trump to lower oil prices. The group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will go ahead with the increase of 138,000 bpd in April, a delegate said.
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February 28, 2025
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) recently met with Equatorial Guinea’s National Council for Economic and Social Development (CNDES) to explore strategic cooperation aimed at maximizing the country’s oil and gas sector development.
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