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Borr Drilling Confirms Fourth Death in Gabon Rig Sinking, One Missing

2 hours ago

Borr Drilling has confirmed the recovery of a fourth body following the sinking of its Prospector 5 jack-up rig offshore Gabon, with search operations continuing for one person still missing.The company said on November 2 that the body of a…

Tullow Oil Taps DeepOcean for Subsea Riser Job off Ghana

Oct 29, 2026

DeepOcean has secured a contract from Tullow Ghana to carry out subsea gas lift riser retermination work at the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, using its recently upgraded Orient Adventurer subsea construction vessel.The project involves a gas…

Three Bodies Found in Sunken Borr Drilling Rig Off Gabon, Two Still Missing

Oct 29, 2026

Three bodies have been located inside the wreck of Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 jack-up rig, which sank offshore Gabon on October 24, with search and rescue operations continuing for two people still missing.The bodies were discovered during…

Tanzania Eyes Gas Reserves Boost After Mnazi Bay Offshore Discovery

Oct 27, 2026

French oil company Maurel & Prom (M&P) has confirmed a natural gas discovery in Tanzania's Mnazi Bay license, with preliminary estimates indicating approximately 200 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas in a reservoir reached by drilling from onshore to a target 4…

TotalEnergies Sells Renaissance JV Oil Interest for $800M

Oct 27, 2026

TotalEnergies has completed the sale of its 10% non-operated oil interest in Nigeria's Renaissance joint venture (JV) licenses to Vaaris for $800 million, while retaining its economic interests in three gas licenses.The completion of the transaction…

Eni Completes Sale of Nigerian Oil and Gas Unit to APEX

Oct 26, 2026

Italian energy company Eni has completed the sale of its Nigerian subsidiary Agip Energy and Natural Resources (Nigeria) (AENR) to Apex Global Energy Limited (APEX), divesting its interests in onshore and shallow-water oil and gas operations in the country…

Chevron Encounters More Gas at Nargis-2 Well Offshore Egypt

Oct 26, 2026

Chevron's Nargis-2 appraisal well offshore Egypt has confirmed the extension of previously discovered gas-bearing formations and encountered an additional gas-bearing layer, supporting further evaluation of the undeveloped Nargis gas discovery in the Mediterranean Sea…

Borr Drilling Rig Sinks Off Gabon, 110 Rescued as Search for Five Missing Continues

Oct 26, 2026

Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 jack-up rig has sunk offshore Gabon after experiencing a punch-through event during preload operations that caused it to lose stability, leaving five people missing and 110 safely accounted for among the 115 personnel on board…

Saipem and MDC Join Forces to Expand Offshore Drilling Activities

Oct 23, 2026

Saipem and Egypt's Modern Drilling Company (MDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore offshore drilling opportunities in Egypt, with the potential to extend their cooperation to other countries.The non-exclusive agreement…

ADNOC's XRG Eyes Stake in Eni's Libya Oil and Gas Business

Oct 23, 2026

XRG, the international investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), is in talks with Eni about potentially buying a stake in the Italian company's oil and gas business in Libya, two people familiar with the matter said.Negotiations…

DOF Gets Deepwater Subsea Installation Job in Africa

Oct 22, 2026

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a subsea installation contract in Africa, with its Skandi Acergy construction support vessel (CSV) scheduled to undertake the offshore campaign in early 2027.The contract, valued at between $15 million and $25 million…

Perenco Brings Congo's Foukanda Offshore Oil Field Back Online

Oct 21, 2026

Oil and gas company Perenco has restarted production at the Foukanda field offshore Congo following the installation of new infrastructure connecting the field directly to its own facilities.Production resumed on September 15 at a rate of 2…

Chevron, Egypt Ink Fiscal Agreement for Aphrodite Gas Project

Oct 21, 2026

Egypt and Chevron have signed an agreement establishing the fiscal framework for developing and connecting Cyprus’ offshore Aphrodite gas to Egyptian gas infrastructure, marking another step towards transporting gas from the Eastern Mediterranean field to Egypt…

Bouri Gas Project Offshore Libya Set for October Start-Up

Oct 20, 2026

Eni has completed the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (GUP) offshore Libya, with start-up procedures underway for infrastructure designed to recover associated gas previously flared at the field and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1.5 million tonnes annually…

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