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NEO Energy and Repsol to Merge UK Oil and Gas Assets

Mar 27, 2025

NEO Energy and Repsol Resources UK have entered into strategic merger, creating one of the largest U.K. North Sea independent oil and gas companies under the name of NEO NEXT.Under the terms of the transaction, the combined business will be…

TechnipFMC Awarded Major Contract for Gato do Mato

Mar 25, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded a major integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract worth over $1 billion by Shell for its Gato do Mato greenfield development offshore Brazil.In addition to integrated execution…

Petrobras Finds Hydrocarbons in Campos Basin Exploratory Well

Mar 25, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Campos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Norte de Brava block.The hydrocarbons have been found in the well 1-BRSA-1394-RJS, located 105 km from the state of Rio de Janeiro…

MODEC Gets Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO Ops and Maintenance Job

Mar 25, 2025

MODEC has signed an agreement with Shell for the operations and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be deployed at Gato do Mato deepwater field off Brazil, for a period of 20 years.The agreement follows…

Shell Makes FID for Deepwater Gato do Mato Project off Brazil

Mar 21, 2025

Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Gato do Mato, a deepwater oil and gas project in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The Gato do Mato Consortium includes Shell (operator with a 50% stake)…

Floatel International Sells Laid Up Accommodation Rig

Mar 19, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016.The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in…

Petrobras Finds Hydrocarbons in Aram Block Off Brazil

Mar 18, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has identified presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Aram block, offshore Brazil.The well, 4-BRSA-1395-SPS, is located 245 km from the city of Santos-SP…

Woodside Drops Farm-In Plans for Namibia’s Orange Basin Block

Mar 17, 2025

Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy has decided not to exercise its option for the farm-in to the PEL 87 block offshore Namibia, operated by Pancontinental Energy’s subsidiary.Pancontinental has received notification from Woodside…

ExxonMobil, Woodside Take FID for $221M Gas Project Off Australia

Mar 17, 2025

ExxonMobil's Australian unit said on Monday that its Gippsland Basin joint venture with Woodside Energy has approved its final investment decision to develop the Turrum Phase 3 project, targeting underdeveloped gas resources.The approval is for the A$350 million ($221…

Israel Issues Offshore Licenses to BP, Socar and NewMed for Gas Exploration

Mar 17, 2025

Israel awarded licences to BP, Azeri national oil firm Socar and local company NewMed Energy NWMDp.TA on Monday to explore for natural gas in Israeli waters as the country seeks to boost domestic gas reserves and expand exports.In 2023 the trio…

CNOOC Starts Production at Two New Oil and Gas Projects

Mar 17, 2025

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream two oil and gas projects offshore China, which feature 'intelligent technologies' for improved efficiencies and reduced carbon footprint.The first project, Caofeidian 6-4 Oilfield Comprehensive Adjustment Project…

Woodside’s FID for Louisiana LNG Plant Up for Potential Delay

Mar 11, 2025

Australia's Woodside may push a final investment decision on its Louisiana liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant into the second quarter of 2025 as talks to sell half of the project drag on, CEO Meg O'Neill told Reuters on Monday.Woodside wants to sell as much as 50% of the project…

Petrobras’ Test at Sirius-2 Well Offshore Columbia Proves 'Good Productivity'

Mar 10, 2025

Petrobras has informed that a Drill Stem Test (DST) in the Sirius-2 well, located in deep waters of the Gujaira Basin offshore Colombia, proved ‘good productivity’.The DST assessed to approximately 100 meters reservoir interval, which demonstrated good productivity…

CNOOC Discovers ‘Vast Exploration Prospects’ in China’s Beibu Gulf Basin

Mar 06, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a ‘major breakthrough’ in the exploration of Paleozoic buried hills in the Beibu Gulf Basin, identifying ‘vast exploration prospects’ at the site.The…

Fifth FPSO for Petrobras’ Mero Field Reaches Brazil

Mar 06, 2025

Alexandre de Gusmão floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has entered Brazilian waters, and is heading to Petrobras’ Mero field in Santos Basin for commissioning works before being put into production later in 2025.Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO departed China…

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