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Borr Drilling Bags Three New Assignments for its Jack-Up Drilling Rigs

Apr 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured new contract commitments for three of its premium jack-up rigs, with other rigs in its fleet also preparing for drilling jobs across the world.Borr Drilling secured new contract awards for the rigs Thor…

Borr Drilling’s Rig Up for 120-Day Drilling Campaign off West Africa

Apr 07, 2025

Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Rex International, has signed a contract with Borr Drilling’s affiliate Borr Gerd Limited for a jack-up drilling rig, which will be used in a campaign offshore Benin in West Africa.Lime Petroleum signed up the…

GHD Gets FEED Contract for 2GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

Engineering specialist GHD has been selected to provide the electrical front-end engineering design (FEED) for the initial phase of the Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, a new development by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDPR.The…

Valaris Wins Drillship Contract in West Africa

Mar 31, 2025

Valaris has been awarded a two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-10 that is expected to commence late in the second quarter or in the third quarter 2026.The total contract value for the firm term is $352 million, excluding the provision of additional services…

Glamox to Light Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 24, 2025

Lighting specialist Glamox has secured a contract from ProCon Wind Energy to supply its LED marine lighting solutions for Thor offshore wind farm, being constructed by RWE offshore Denmark.The contract from ProCon Wind Energy will see lighting…

Eni to Sell Stakes in West African Oil and Gas Assets to Vitol for $1.65B

Mar 19, 2025

Vitol will acquire interests in certain assets owned by Eni, including including the Baleine project in Cote d’Ivoire and Congo LNG project in the Republic of Congo, for $1.65 billion.According to the agreement between the parties, Vitol will…

EU-Backed Project to Unlock Tidal and River Energy Potential

Mar 13, 2025

A new EU-funded project has brought together 14 partners across Europe to unlock the potential of harnessing tidal and river energy in the North-West Europe.The SHINES project, short fo Showcasing Hydrokinetic energy Innovations for Northwest European Energy Sovereignty…

TMC to Deliver Equipment for Genting’s FLNG Unit

Mar 12, 2025

TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured a contract to deliver a large capacity marine compressed air system to the large floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit that Wison New Energies is building for Malaysia-based Genting.TMC will deliver its scope as a subcontractor to Jereh Offshore…

BP Finds Gas in Final Well of West Nile Delta Drilling Campaign off Egypt

Mar 06, 2025

BP has completed drilling operations at the El Fayoum-5 gas discovery well in the North Alexandria Offshore Concession, marking the final well in its four-slot drilling campaign in the West Nile Delta.Drilled using the Valaris DS-12 drillship…

TDI-Brooks Adds to Africa Project List with Nigerian Survey

Mar 04, 2025

TDI-Brooks recently secured a contract with Compass Survey Limited to conduct a series of 2D Ultra High-Resolution (2DUHR) seismic site surveys and pipeline route assessments for SPDC offshore Nigeria.These projects involve the acquisition of…

VAALCO Energy Takes Operatorship of West African Oil and Gas Block

Mar 03, 2025

Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has farmed into the CI-705 block offshore Côte d’Ivoire, becoming the operator of the block with ‘significant prospectivity’.VAALCO will become operator of the block with a 70% working interest…

Xodus Delivers Jobs Guide for Australia’s Marinus Link Interconnector

Feb 28, 2025

Global energy consultancy Xodus has delivered a future-looking guide on the jobs that will be required to deliver a major Australian interconnector project to connect North West Tasmania with Victoria, known as the Marinus Link.Marinus Link…

Talos Energy Readies for New CEO

Feb 26, 2025

Talos Energy has announced its fourth quarter and year-end 2024 financial results, reporting a net loss of $64.5 million for the quarter and $76.4 million for the year.Production for the year was 92.6 MBoe/d (71% oil, 80% liquids).Talos Interim CEO…

Fewer Operating Days Sees Seadrill’s Quarterly Revenue Drop

Feb 26, 2025

Seadrill has announced its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results, highlighting a net income of $446 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $378 million in 2024.However, fourth quarter 2024 operating revenues totaled $289 million, compared to $354 million in the prior quarter…

NNPC, Stena Bulk and Caverton Launch new Shipping Venture

Feb 25, 2025

Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC announced a joint venture with Swedish tanker giant Stena Bulk and Nigerian offshore logistics leader Caverton Marine to overhaul maritime transportation in West Africa.The newly formed company will streamline crude oil…

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