Oil And Gas News


Aker BP Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Feb 06, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP and its partners have drilled a dry well in the North Sea offshore Norway.The drilling was carried out north of the Gjøa field at the wildcat well 35/6-5 S, located in production license 1110, which was part of the awards in predefined areas (APA) 2020…

BP Makes New Oil and Gas Discovery Off Egypt

Feb 06, 2025

Oil major BP has made a new oil and gas discovery in Egypt's King Mariout Block in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday in a televised press conference.Further details about the discovery will be announced soon…

Initial Drilling Results Raise Questions on South Korea’s Offshore Gas Viability

Feb 06, 2025

South Korea's hopes for a major oil and gas project off its east coast may not be economically feasible, according to initial drilling results, energy ministry officials said on Thursday.Recent drilling showed some signs of gas prospects but the amount was not believed to be meaningful…

McDermott Concludes Work at PTTEP’s Kikeh Gas Field Off Malaysia

Feb 05, 2025

McDermott has completed transportation, installation, and commissioning activities for the Kikeh subsea gas lift project, awarded by PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited (PTTEP) in the first quarter of 2024.The project, executed by the company's Kuala Lumpur (KL) based team…

Tango FLNG Tops Guaranteed Production at Eni’s Gas Field Offshore Congo

Feb 05, 2025

The liquefaction of natural gas onboard the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit at Eni’s Congo LNG project has exceeded the guaranteed levels.Following the monitoring of the liquefaction of natural gas onboard the Tango FLNG, the…

Johan Sverdrup Oil Field Goes Back in Production Following Outage

Feb 05, 2025

Norway's Equinor has resumed output at its giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea following a power outage and is working to reach full production, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.Equinor on Tuesday halted all output from Sverdrup…

TotalEnergies Delays FID for Namibian Offshore Oil Discovery to 2026

Feb 05, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies expects to take a final investment decision (FID) on its Namibian offshore oil discovery in 2026, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday at a press briefing.The development would have a production capacity of 150…

Well-Safe Solutions Secures More Decom Jobs for Eni in Dutch North Sea

Feb 05, 2025

Offshore well plug and abandonment specialist Well-Safe Solutions has secured contract extension from Italian energy major Eni Energy Netherlands to decommission selected subsea and platform wells across Eni’s portfolio in the Dutch sector of the North Sea…

TotalEnergies’ Quarterly Profit Goes Down 15%, Still Above Expectations

Feb 05, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies beat expectations for fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as higher trading profits in the gas market helped it offset some of the impact of low oil prices and weak fuel demand.Adjusted net income for the final three months of 2024 was $4…

Equinor Posts Lower Q4 Profit, Cuts Renewable Energy Target

Feb 05, 2025

Norway's Equinor is reducing its ambitions for developing renewable energy capacity by 2030, it said on Wednesday, the latest move by a European energy company to cut green targets as the market for renewables sours.Equinor follows peers BP and Shell…

Vår Energi Pre-Orders Subsea Systems to Accelerate Oil and Gas Developments

Feb 04, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has signed a letter of intent with OneSubsea for the delivery of Subsea Production Systems (SPS) to reduce project development time. The pre-commitment will give Vår Energi the ability to shorten subsea tie-back development time by up to one year…

Shell Puts New FPSO at Penguins Field into Production

Feb 04, 2025

Shell has restarted production at the Penguins field in the U.K. North Sea with a new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The previous export route for the field, operated by Shell with 50% interest, and partner NEO Energy with the remaining 50%…

Petrobras Sees 10.5% Decline in Q4 Oil and Gas Production

Feb 04, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras reported on Monday a 10.5% decrease in its total fourth-quarter oil and gas production from a year earlier, while also experiencing lower sales and exports.Petrobras, Latin America's largest oil producer…

Japan's Mitsui Eyes Alaska LNG Project

Feb 04, 2025

Japanese trading house Mitsui could consider studying a project to liquefy natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. state of Alaska, but no decisions have been made yet, Chief Financial Officer Tetsuya Shigeta said on Tuesday.Japan is considering offering…

ABL to Provide MWS Services to Saipem for Libyan Offshore Gas Field

Feb 04, 2025

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to Saipem, to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) operations relating to Libya’s Bouri Gas Utilisation Project (BGUP)…

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