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Australia Readies Changes to Offshore Safety Regulations

Sep 09, 2024

Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009.These regulations will sunset (cease to be law) on April 1, 2026…

South Africa’s Offshore Block Granted More Time for Environmental Application

Sep 09, 2024

Canadian oil and gas exploration company Africa Energy has confirmed the extension of deadline for the submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) for the Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, following the exit of three partners from the development announced earlier this year…

US Launches $50M Offshore Wind R&D Call

Jul 26, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6 million for projects that address several major areas of need for offshore wind…

Jadestone Energy Secures Four Shallow Water Fields Offshore Malaysia

Jul 26, 2024

Asia-pacific focused oil and gas company Jadestone Energy has been awarded a 100% participating interest in a Small Field Asset Production Sharing Contract (SFA Cluster PSC) offshore Malaysia by Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management…

ADIPEC Technical Conference Receives Record-breaking 5,977 Submissions

Jul 12, 2024

The ADIPEC 2024 Technical Conference has received a record 5,977 submissions, a 16% increase over last year, with major submission growth seen in the AI and Digital Transformation and Energy Transition and Decarbonization categories, and increased submissions from African and Arab states…

Blackford Dolphin Sets Sail for Drilling Ops with Oil India

Jul 02, 2024

Oslo-listed offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling has informed that its Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig is on transit to India to start the contract with Oil India, following the termination of contract with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria due to payment issues…

DOE Awards $7.4 Million for Sandia National Laboratories Energy Projects

Jun 30, 2024

The Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions has awarded $7.4 million to develop seven projects at Sandia National Laboratories aimed at advancing clean energy technologies.In total, DOE’s OTT announced $41.4 million in federal…

Philippines Files UN Claim to Extended Continental Shelf in South China Sea

Jun 18, 2024

The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China.'Today we secure our future by making…

Fugro Gets Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Survey Job

Apr 26, 2024

RWE and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) have appointed Fugro to conduct geotechnical seabed survey on 3 GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm.The findings will give a detailed and accurate picture of the ground conditions, which will…

Orcadian Divests Major Share in North Sea Field to Ping Petroleum

Apr 02, 2024

Orcadian Energy has completed the previously announced farm-out of an 81.25% interest in license P2244 in Central North Sea, which contains the Pilot field, to Ping Petroleum UK, which became the operator of the license.Ping is focused on shallow…

Baron Oil Surrenders License in Once Promising North Sea Block

Mar 29, 2024

UK oil and gas company Baron Oil has decided to surrender the UK license P2478 to North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) following delays with the acquisition of 3D seismic data for the block, located in the Inner Moray Firth area of the North Sea…

Developers Submit EIA for Italian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 14, 2024

Renantis and BlueFloat Energy have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Kailia Energia floating wind farm, the second offshore wind project being developed in Italy by the partners.Kailia Offshore Wind Project will be located off the coastline between Brindisi and San Cataldo…

Bangladesh to Invite Bids for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration

Mar 05, 2024

Bangladesh will invite international bidding for oil and gas exploration in 24 blocks in the Bay of Bengal on March 10 in an effort to boost domestic energy production, the chairman of state-owned Petrobangla told Reuters on Tuesday.Bangladesh has been battling with energy shortages…

RWE and Masdar Form 3GW Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Pact

Mar 04, 2024

Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has acquired a 49% stake in the UK Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects as part of the agreement with RWE.The partners will now jointly forge ahead with the delivery of these flagship projects…

Baron Oil Schedules Site Survey at Timor-Leste Gas Field

Feb 12, 2024

Baron Oil, through its fully owned subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, has awarded contracts for the site survey at the planned drilling location for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste.Site survey operations at the gas field…

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