Wage talks involving some 7,000 oil drilling workers in Norway broke down early on Wednesday, two labour unions said, raising the risk of strike action later this year that could disrupt exploration.The talks between the Norwegian Shipowners'…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured a drilling contract by Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC) for its NAGA 4 jack-up drilling rig, which will be put to work off Vietnam.Under the long-term contract, Velesto’s NAGA…
Namibia expects French oil major TotalEnergies to take a final investment decision (FID) on its Venus discovery in the African country in the fourth quarter of 2026, the country's petroleum commissioner said on Tuesday.Maggy Shino said at a…
U.K.-based oil and gas company Viaro Energy has appointed Exceed as well operator for over 190 wells which will comprise Viaro’s One Gas West assets following completion of the acquisition from Shell and ExxonMobil.Exceed will manage all aspects of late life well operations…
Shell, the top U.S. offshore producer, said this week that two of its wells to boost production at the Perdido offshore development were delayed to the end of the year, while one was brought online in March.All three wells, part of Perdido's Great White unit…
Petrobras has identified the presence of high-quality oil with no contaminants in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, in an exploratory well in Aram block, offshore Brazil.Well 3-BRSA-1396D-SPS is located 248 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1…
Shell and Google have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the electricity produced at 108 MW NoordzeeWind project, extending the lifespan of Netherland’s first offshore wind farm.The agreement will extend the lifespan of the NoordzeWind…
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an Atlantic Margin-focused oil and gas exploration company, has moved forward in the process of formalizing the operatorship of the recently acquired block offshore South Africa.As announced in 2024, Eco has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Azinam South Africa…
The Panna-Mukta and Tapti (PMT) joint venture partners, consisting of Shell (through BGEPIL), Reliance Industries (RIL), and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), have completed India's first offshore facilities decommissioning project…
Shell on Friday reported a 28% drop in first-quarter net profit to $5.58 billion, beating analyst expectations, and kept the pace of its share buyback programme steady amid falling oil prices and lower refining margins than last year.It said it would buy back $3…
Shell Offshore and Shell Pipeline Company (SPLC), subsidiaries of Shell, have completed the previously announced agreement to increase their stake in the Ursa platform in the Gulf of America through the acquisition of working interest from ConocoPhillips…
CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has secured a contract with Shell for the supply of crushable foam wrap (CFW) for the Whale deepwater development in the Gulf of America.The initial order is for one well-set, with additional orders for four more well-sets expected throughout 2025…
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and ExxonMobil have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the collaboration for Mediterranean Sea oil and gas exploration.The MoU was signed to establish the necessary foundations for developing the agreements system if ExxonMobil Egypt…
Akrake Petroleum, Rex International's indirect subsidiary, has signed contracts for a Mobile Production Unit (MOPU) and an Aframax tanker to be used as a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) unit for its Seme field, off Benin.The MOPU will be converted from a medium-sized drilling rig…
Noble Corporation has reported that its contract drilling services revenue for the first quarter of 2025 totaled $832 million compared to $882 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the sequential decrease driven primarily by the benefit…