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TotalEnergies Sells Bonga Field Stake to Shell for $510M

May 29, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Shell for the sale of its non-operated interest in the Bonga field, offshore Nigeria, for $510 million.TotalEnergies, through its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria, agreed the sale of its 12.5% interest…

Valeura Concludes Eight-Well Drilling Campaign in Gulf of Thailand

May 29, 2025

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an eight-well drilling campaign in license B5/27 in Gulf of Thailand with Borr Drilling’s Mist jack-up drilling rig.At its 100%-operated B5/27 license, Valeura conducted drilling operations at Jasmine C…

Report: Gas Investments in Australia Stalling

May 27, 2025

Australia is losing its competitive edge in attracting investment in natural gas exploration and production, threatening the nation’s energy security, economic growth and emissions reduction targets, a new report by Wood Mackenzie has found…

World Energy: Tariffs Reshape the Future

May 27, 2025

A new report from Wood Mackenzie, 'Trading cases: Tariff scenarios for taxing times', presents three futures for the global energy landscape, highlighting the far-reaching implications of ongoing trade tensions for the energy and natural resources sectors…

Equinor's Troll Gas Field Outage Extends to end of May

May 27, 2025

Equinor has extended a partial outage at Norway's Troll natural gas field until May 31 due to a compressor failure, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday, pushing European gas prices higher.Norway in 2022 overtook Russia as Europe's…

Keyfield Ventures into Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Market with New Partner

May 23, 2025

Malaysia-based fleet owner of self-propelled accommodation workboats Keyfield International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s PT Elnusa Trans Samudera (ETSA) to explore joint marine services opportunities in the oil and gas sector…

EU: 44 Oil and Gas Firms Asked to Provide CO2 Storage Solutions

May 23, 2025

The European Commission said on Thursday it had asked 44 oil and gas companies to contribute to the EU's collective target of storing at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030, as part of the bloc's aim to achieve climate neutrality…

Fire Contained at Vietnamese Oil Platform Undergoing Decommissioning (Video)

May 23, 2025

A fire incident that occurred at a platform undergoing decommissioning operation offshore Vietnam has been contained, the operator Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) has informed.The incident took place at Song Doc field…

Velesto’s Jack-Up Rig Set for Drilling Job off Indonesia

May 23, 2025

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured a new drilling contract for its NAGA 8 jack-up drilling rig offshore Indonesia.The contract has been awarded by PC Ketapang II, PC North Madura II, and PETRONAS North Ketapang, and is set to begin in July 2025…

New Zealand to Financially Support New Offshore Gas Projects

May 22, 2025

New Zealand will co-invest in new gas fields in the country, the government announced in its budget on Thursday, as it looks to attract investments into the sector after lifting a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration.The government has set aside a contingency of NZ$200 million ($118…

Petronas, Inpex Secure Oil and Gas Exploration Rights off Indonesia

May 22, 2025

Petronas Energy Serpang, in association with Inpex and EO Serpang (EOS), have jointly been awarded rights to explore the Serpang Working Area located offshore Eastern Java in Indonesia.The award comes as part of the second Indonesia Petroleum…

One Person Missing After Fire on Chevron’s Deepwater Platform off Angola

May 21, 2025

One person has been reported missing following the fire incident that occurred on May 20 at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) deepwater platform off Angola, that left 17 people injured.The report about the missing person was shared by Angola’s National Agency for Oil…

Fire Breaks Out at Chevron’s Platform off Angola, Injuring 17

May 21, 2025

Seventeen people have been injured, four seriously, after a fire broke out at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT), located in Block 14, offshore Angola.According to an update from Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG)…

Norway’s Oil Drillers Seek Wage Negotiations to Avoid Strike

May 21, 2025

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'…

Endangered Gulf of Mexico Whale Threatened by Oil and Gas Vessel Strikes

May 21, 2025

The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that vessel strikes related to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are likely to jeopardize the existence of the endangered Rice's whale…

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