The shareholder in offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling have approved its proposed merger with Norway-based Eldorado Drilling, advancing a transaction that values Vantage's equity at approximately $258 million.The approval was secured at a special general meeting held in Bermuda on June 18…
Valeura Energy has completed an eight-well drilling campaign at the Nong Yao field in the Gulf of Thailand, increasing production and successfully delivering its first multi-lateral development well.The campaign at the offshore field included…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is wellbore 16/4-14 in production license 1174 S.The license is operated by Equinor with 80% stake, with partner Petoro holding the remaining 20% working interest…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 36/4-2 in production license 1153, operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest.Aker BP’s partners in the license are INPEX Idemitsu Norge with 30%…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts for two of its harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rigs, adding approximately $185 million in firm backlog.The largest award was for the Transocean Norge, which received…
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the prospect under the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6507/8-D-4 CH was drilled in production license 124, 240 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen in the ‘Heidrun Cellar SE’ prospect…
Vaalco Energy has reported strong initial results from its ongoing drilling campaign offshore Gabon, highlighted by the successful completion and startup of the Ebouri-5H development well and the mobilization of the drilling rig to its next target…
The French energy ministry announced that it will open on Friday the long-awaited tenders for 10 gigawatts worth of offshore wind project, mainly located on France's westcoast.Some companies have scrapped their offshore wind development plans…
Energy data and intelligence TGS has secured an offshore wind site characterization contract in Europe.The Ramform Vanguard is scheduled to commence data acquisition in early August, and the contract has a duration of approximately three weeks…
King Charles III's Crown Estate said on Monday it would start a competitive tender next month for the Morgan offshore wind site in the Irish Sea.The site in the Irish Sea has the potential to produce up to 1.5 gigawatts of electricity and was…
Conrad Asia Energy, via its subsidiary West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), has signed a binding contract with PT Pertamina Drilling Services Indonesia through the PDSI–ADES Consortium for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig to support development of the Mako gas field offshore Indonesia…
Masirah Oil has announced that the start date for a planned three-well development drilling program at the offshore Yumna field in Oman's Block 50 will be updated at a later date.The company did not provide a revised timeline for the campaign…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy has secured a contract from Northern Gulf Petroleum (NGP) for the provision of jack-up drilling rig services offshore Thailand.The contract was awarded to Velesto's wholly owned subsidiary…
TotalEnergies expects to move ahead with the second development phase of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas-condensate field by end-2026, Emmanuel de Guillebon, managing director of TotalEnergies Azerbaijan, said.The project is currently at the tendering stage…
Dolphin Drilling has announced the contract fixture of its semi-submersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin with an undisclosed operator in the UK, which represents approximately $239 million in firm contract backlog.The contract is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2027…