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Colombia’s Largest Offshore Gas Discovery Nears Contracting Phase

Oct 17, 2025

Colombia's Sirius project, developed off its Caribbean coast by state oil firm Ecopetrol and Brazil's Petrobras, has completed nearly half of consultations with local communities that could be affected by the development, Petrobras' Colombia chief Alcindo Moritz said on Thursday…

Equinor Starts Production at Bacalhau Field Offshore Brazil

Oct 16, 2025

Equinor and its partners has started production from the large Bacalhau field in Brazil, whose recoverable reserves exceed 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).Bacalhau is located in the pre-salt region of Brazil's Santos Basin in ultra-deep water of over 2…

Aker BP’s Yggdrasil, Valhall-Fenris Costs Surge

Oct 16, 2025

The cost of Aker BP's major ongoing oil and gas development projects, Yggdrasil and Valhall-Fenris, has risen by 32% and 25% respectively from nominal estimates a year ago, Norway's budget proposal showed on Wednesday.The Yggdrasil project,…

Offshore Drilling Gains Momentum in US as Onshore Fades

Oct 16, 2025

Rigs drilling beneath the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico will drive U.S. oil industry growth this year and next as onshore production slows due to lower prices and maturing shale fields, and analysts and consultants expect the trend to continue…

Santos Trims 2025 Output Target as BW Opal FPSO Faces Technical Issues

Oct 16, 2025

Australia's Santos narrowed its annual output forecast for a second time this year on Thursday after a technical issue delayed the ramp-up of its key Barossa oil and gas project and inclement weather hampered recovery at its Cooper Basin project…

Azule Energy Spuds First Well at Angola’s Offshore Gas Field

Oct 15, 2025

Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, has spudded the first well at Angola’s inaugural non-associated offshore gas development.The spudding of the QUI-Q-GP01 well was done with Valaris’ jack-up drilling rig Valaris V-144, marking the first well of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) project…

Kombi-II MOPU Sets Sail for Congo After Conversion Job in Netherlands

Oct 15, 2025

Kombi-II mobile offshore production unit (MOPU), converted from a jack-up drilling rig by Dixstone, has started its journey to Congo for deployment at Perenco-operated Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit.Dixstone, a sister company of oil and gas firm Perenco…

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