Sanchez, Blackstone team to buy Eagle Ford acreage from Anadarko for $2.3 billion

Sanchez Energy Corp., Houston, and funds managed by private equity firm Blackstone Energy Partners LP have entered a 50-50 partnership and agreed to acquire working interest in 318,000 gross operated acres in the western Eagle Ford shale of South Texas from Anadarko Petroleum Corp., The Woodlands, Tex., for $2.3 billion. Source: News


Energean opts for FPSO scheme for Karish, Tanin fields off Israel

Energean Oil & Gas SA, Athens, has followed its August 2016 commitment to develop deepwater Karish and Tanin natural gas and condensate fields offshore Isreal. It announced a development plan using a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel. Source: News


ExxonMobil unit finds more oil offshore Guyana

Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL) encountered more than 95 ft of oil-bearing sandstone in its Payara-1 well, which was drilled about 10 miles northwest of the Liza-1 discovery. Source: News