Oil and gas exploration is off to a flying start in 2019, with majors taking a bigger role of the conventional resources discovered in the first quarter, according to Rystad Energy

The world’s publicly listed oil and gas companies saw their free cash flow (FCF) for public exploration and production (E&P) companies soared to almost US$300bn last year and 2019 could turn out to be another blockbuster year, according to an analysis by Rystad Energy

His Excellency Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Nigerias minister of state for petroleum, held a press conference at APPO Cape VII, in which he gave an update on the progress of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Following incumbent president Muhammadu Buhairis win in this years elections, Kachikwu confirmed that the bill was with the president and could receive assent by June, when the ninth assembly of the Nigerian parliament convenes

Oil major Total announced that production has started on Kaombo Sul, the second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit of the Kaombo project offshore Luanda in Angola