Ratio Petroleum has increased its recommended all-cash offer for Pharos Energy after a competing bid from Serica Energy, with the revised proposal valuing the London-listed oil and gas company at approximately $197 million (£146.4 million).The revised proposal represents a premium of about 29…
Bohai Phase 5 has entered full operation at the Penglai oil field offshore China, expanding production infrastructure through a project delivered by ConocoPhillips and operator CNOOC.The development adds two new wellhead platforms, four platform…
Oil extended gains on Friday amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran, working with Oman, suggested banning vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those which violated the proposed rules.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 85 cents…
BP has agreed to acquire Woodside Energy's 70% interest in Block TTDAA 14, which contains the Calypso gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago, increasing its stake to 100% and assuming operatorship.The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026…
German energy company RWE said on Thursday that it had reached a $1.22 billion agreement with the Trump administration to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters and to direct the funds to LNG and natural gas power plant projects.The arrangement is the fifth…
ExxonMobil Global Projects has selected Sercel's Marlin solution to support the management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) on the Whiptail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Under a one-year contract, Sercel will deploy the Marlin…
Prysmian has acquired a high-voltage cable jointer training facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland, bringing more than 20 apprentice jointers and the centre's training staff into the company as it strengthens workforce capabilities for underground and subsea transmission projects…
The 495 MW Fengmiao I offshore wind project offshore Taiwan has reached two key offshore construction milestones, with Jan De Nul completing installation of the project's export cables and CDWE finishing installation of the offshore substation (OSS) and pin piles…
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has approved a roughly six-month extension to the second term of the P2170 Verbier license, aligning it with the duration of the P2498 Buchan Horst (Buchan) license as work continues on the Greater Buchan…
Mermaid Maritime is expanding into the U.S. offshore energy market, establishing a wholly owned corporate presence in Delaware as part of a strategy focused initially on opportunities in the Gulf of America.The new U.S. entity will serve as the group's operational and contracting platform…
Dutch floating production specialist SBM Offshore raised its 2026 outlook for the second time this year on Thursday after strong contract activity and the sale of its One Guyana vessel helped lift first-half revenue, sending its shares up more than 7%…
Nigeria's upstream oil regulator expects at least 22 offshore projects to start production by 2030, with potential investment of up to $50 billion, as Africa's top oil producer pushes to boost oil and gas output and attract new capital.The NUPRC said reforms…
India's top explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), hopes to soon sign agreements with Venezuela to operate two oil blocks under the South American nation's new petroleum law, its finance chief said on Wednesday.State-run ONGC, through its overseas investment arm ONGC Videsh…
Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol and concessionaire ANPG said on Thursday that the Katambi-2 offshore appraisal well crossed two productive intervals and confirmed good quality reservoirs.Initial tests recorded a stabilised production…
British oil and gas producer Harbour Energy raised its annual free cash flow and production forecasts for the second time this year on Thursday after record first-half output and higher oil and gas prices.The London-listed company raised its free cash flow outlook to $1…