Finder Energy has secured the principal environmental approval for its Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) oil development in Timor-Leste, clearing a key regulatory hurdle as the project moves towards a final investment decision.Timor-Leste's Autoridade…
Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a three-year ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition contract by an undisclosed oil and gas company for work offshore South America, with operations set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.The contract…
Noble Corporation has secured a contract by Tullow Oil for the Noble Faye Kozack drillship for a drilling campaign offshore Ghana.The work will include up to 10 wells off Ghana, with the campaign expected to start in mid-2027.“This award reflects…
TotalEnergies, SOCAR and XRG have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the full-field development of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas and condensate field, targeting an increase in gas production to 6 billion cubic meters per year from 2029.TotalEnergies…
The world's biggest energy companies are poised to deliver another quarter of bumper profits, fuelled by record refining margins. Flush with cash, Big Oil now needs to chart a course for future growth in a world reshaped by the Middle East crisis…
AQO, a new subsea equipment provider, has launched to offer cost-efficient deployment systems.Powered by SMD, AQO has been created to serve a broader range of operators by introducing a proposition for customers seeking reliable technology,…
Omega Subsea has secured a five-year agreement to provide ROV services for NKT's newbuild cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, expanding a partnership that already covers the NKT Victoria.The agreement follows a separate five-year contract announced in June for NKT Victoria…
SLB has been awarded four integrated well construction contracts by Aramco covering more than 450 oil and gas wells across Saudi Arabia over an initial three-year period.Each contract includes an option to extend the work by up to two years…
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs) has taken delivery of the DP2 multipurpose support vessel TVO Mariner for its LD TravOcean subsidiary, expanding its capacity for subsea cable installation, repair and protection work.The vessel, delivered to the group in mid-September…
Inpex has agreed to acquire Jera's 0.735% participating interest in Australia's Ichthys LNG project, increasing its subsidiaries' combined stake in the development to 68.555% from 67.82%.The acquisition covers Jera's interest in blocks WA-50-L and WA-51-L…
Aker BP and partners Equinor and DNO have increased the estimated size of the Verdandi and Lillefix discoveries in the North Sea following an appraisal well that encountered both oil and gas.Preliminary estimates following drilling put the discoveries at between 1…
Ventura Offshore has agreed a contract amendment with two subsidiaries of Eni and Petronas joint venture Searah for an additional well offshore Indonesia, adding about $21.7 million to the firm backlog of its SSV Catarina semi-submersible drilling rig…
Ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman for Middle Eastern oil from inside the Strait of Hormuz have reached their limits after Saudi Arabia diverted exports from the Red Sea, adding to shipments from other producers, trade sources and analysts said…
Crude oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz reached 33.7 million barrels so far in the week starting September 20, preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler showed on Friday, putting exports roughly on track with the previous week's levels.The traffic comprised 19 tankers…
The US Senate is nearing a deal to reform laws to speed up permitting of large infrastructure projects after the White House compromised on how renewable energy is treated, though a vote is uncertain before the midterm elections, a top Senate Democrat said on Thursday…