Ophir Energy plc was an oil and gas exploration and production company based in London.

The company was founded by Alan Stein and Jonathan Taylor in 2004[2] with backing from Tokyo Sexwale.

[6] In 2017, the company conducted massive layoffs with addition to restructure the organization due to harsh market conditions.

[7] In 2018, Ophir agreed to acquire a package of Southeast Asian assets from Santos for $205 million.

This step further reflected Ophir's previous objective to be more focused on Asian Producing Assets as well as minimizing exposure to high risk exploration portfolios.