Malaysia's state-controlled energy producer Petronas has made another gas discovery at offshore Block 52 in Suriname, the South American country's President Jennifer Simons said on Tuesday, while a company executive said the block's eight discoveries…
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) has deployed its proprietary Hercules tethered blowout preventer (TBOP) system to bring a shut-in well in the Gulf of America back into production, enabling a deepwater drilling rig to carry out a shallow-water workover operation…
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a significant contract from Azule Energy to supply flexible flowlines and risers for the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola, further strengthening its position in one of the world's most active deepwater regions…
Australian energy company Woodside Energy has signed a new agreement to supply natural gas to Alcoa of Australia from 2027 to 2030, extending a long-standing commercial relationship and supporting domestic gas supply for one of Western Australia's largest industrial sectors…
Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has reduced its estimate of recoverable resources at the Carmen gas-condensate discovery in the North Sea, a field once hailed as Norway's largest hydrocarbon find in a decade, following the results of an appraisal well…
The shareholder in offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling have approved its proposed merger with Norway-based Eldorado Drilling, advancing a transaction that values Vantage's equity at approximately $258 million.The approval was secured at a special general meeting held in Bermuda on June 18…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is wellbore 16/4-14 in production license 1174 S.The license is operated by Equinor with 80% stake, with partner Petoro holding the remaining 20% working interest…
Equinor and its partners have approved a new subsea gas development at the Troll field in the Norwegian North Sea, investing just over $410 million (NOK 4 billion) in a project aimed at increasing gas production and supporting exports to Europe…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 36/4-2 in production license 1153, operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest.Aker BP’s partners in the license are INPEX Idemitsu Norge with 30%…
Partners in the Balder field, Vår Energi and Kistos Energy, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Balder Next New Wells project in the Norwegian North Sea, which entails a seven-well tieback to the Jotun floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)…
U.S. liquefied natural gas producer (LNG) Venture Global and German utility EnBW have signed new binding agreements for the supply of approximately 0.82 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG over a period of about five years beginning in 2026…
EnerMech has completed an offshore cleaning and preparation campaign on the Bass Strait pipeline system in Australia's Gippsland Basin, supporting offshore assets operated by Esso Australia Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts for two of its harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rigs, adding approximately $185 million in firm backlog.The largest award was for the Transocean Norge, which received…
Microwave-based method to upcycle old lithium-ion cathodesInstead of letting old lithium-ion batteries pile up as waste, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a microwave-based process to recover and remake their cathodes,…
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the prospect under the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6507/8-D-4 CH was drilled in production license 124, 240 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen in the ‘Heidrun Cellar SE’ prospect…