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Why Big Oil is opening new frontiers

Suriname, South America's smallest and greenest country, is tying its future to a $10.5bn offshore oil development led by TotalEnergies. As energy markets around the world reel from wars with Russia and Iran, the FT looks at why offshore explorations like this have become increasingly important, despite the energy transition


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FT Channels, a partnership destination that combines impactful and enriching multimedia content to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Each vertical brings expert insights from the Financial Times and our Partners into the most pressing issues of our time.


Energy Source is FT's video channel on energy, providing critical news, shrewd analysis and insider intelligence on the world's most indispensable business. The channel combines independent reporting by FT journalists with expert insights from Hitachi.