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Chevron Eyes Exploration Well Drilling off Namibia

Apr 25, 2025

Chevron is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia in 2026 or 2027, the U.S. oil major said on Thursday.Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited said it is maturing its prospect portfolio offshore Namibia…

Capricornus Prospect in Namibia’s Orange Basin Delivers Oil Discovery

Apr 24, 2025

Rhino Resources, the operator of the petroleum exploration license (PEL85), and its partners have found oil in the Capricornus 1-X well in Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.The Capricornus 1-X well, spudded on February 17, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Venturer drillship…

Chevron Starts Production at Ballymore Subsea Tieback Project in Gulf of America

Apr 21, 2025

Chevron has started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback project in the deepwater Gulf of America.Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300…

Pre-FEED Work Begins for CCS Project Off Australia

Apr 17, 2025

The Bonaparte CCS joint venture, involving Inpex Corporation, TotalEnergies and Woodside Energy, has started pre-fronte-end engineering design (pre-FEED) work to support the development of the Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Australia…

BW Energy Takes FID for Golfinho Boost Project off Brazil

Apr 14, 2025

BW Energy has made final investment decision (FID) for the Golfinho Boost project, aiming to increase uptime, reduce operating expenses and add approximately 3,000 barrels per day of incremental oil production from 2027 at the Golfinho field offshore Brazil…

Australian Oil Firm Makes Move to Acquire Share in Namibia’s Offshore Block

Apr 14, 2025

Australia-based oil exploration and production company Grand Gulf Energy has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire 100% of Wrangel, which is an applicant for a 70% working interest in a license at Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia…

CNOOC Puts Into Production New Oil Field in South China Sea

Apr 14, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream Wenchang 9-7 oil field development in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin in South China Sea.The main production facility is a new drilling and production platform…

Mozambique Approves Eni's Coral Norte FLNG Plan

Apr 08, 2025

Mozambique on Tuesday approved the development plan for Eni's second floating liquefied natural gas platform, Coral Norte, paving the way for a final investment decision.According to a government statement, the plan will see the production of 3…

Vietnam to Open Bidding Round for Three Offshore Oil Blocks

Apr 04, 2025

Vietnam's state oil firm PetroVietnam will invite oil companies to bid to develop three offshore oil blocks, the government said on Friday.They include Block 17 in Cuu Long Basin and Block 10/11 and Block 10&11-1 in Nam Con Son Basin, all on Vietnam's continental shelf…

BW Energy Gets Golfinho Production Extension Off Brazil Until 2042

Apr 02, 2025

Oil and gas company BW Energy has been granted extension to the Golfinho license production phase to 2042 by the Brazilian oil and gas regulator ANP.The production phase under the Golfinho concession contract has been extended to 2042 from previously 2031…

Constellation-Operated Jack-Up Rig Up for Petrobras Job

Mar 31, 2025

Constellation, an offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, has secured a new contract with Petrobras for the deployment of Admarine 511, a jack-up drilling rig owned by its commercial partner ADES Holding.The rig, operated by Constellation…

CNOOC Makes Major Oil and Gas Discovery in South China Sea

Mar 31, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a major oil field discovery of Huizhou 19-6 in the deep and ultra-deep plays of the South China Sea, which adds over a hundred million tons of oil equivalent in-place…

Dolphin Drilling Appoints Permanent CEO and CFO

Mar 28, 2025

Oslo-listed offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling has appointed Jon Oliver Bryce as permanent chief executive officer (CEO) and Ingolf Gillesdal as chief financial officer (CFO).Jon Oliver Bryce has been appointed permanent CEO, effective immediately…

ADNOC’s XRG Acquires Galp's Share in Mozambique Offshore Block

Mar 28, 2025

XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has completed the acquisition of Galp’s 10% interest in the Area 4 concession in Mozambique's Rovuma Basin.The Rovuma Basin, one of the largest gas discoveries in the past 15 years…

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…

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