Pakistan approved a new offshore exploration consortium on Tuesday, clearing Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company to take over operatorship of the Eastern Offshore Block-C as part of a push to revive drilling, the adviser to the finance ministry said…
DNO and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Page prospect in the southern part of the North Sea, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Intrepid jack-up rig.The wildcat well 2/6-8 S and technical sidetrack 2/6-8 ST2 were drilled in production license 1086…
The semi-submersible tender-assist drilling rig GHTH, owned by SED Energy Holdings’ subsidiary Energy Drilling, has started operations with Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP).The rig started operating after completing preparatory work in Singapore…
Brazil’s Petrobras has identified the presence of 'excellent quality' oil in the post-salt section of the Campos Basin, following the drilling of an exploratory well in the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block.The 4-BRSA-1403D-RJS well lies 108…
MODEC has outlined plans merge its wholly owned subsidiaries MODEC America and SOFEC from the start of 2026, bringing SOFEC fully into the group as a new Mooring Solutions Business Unit.SOFEC, known for its permanent mooring systems and fluid transfer technologies…
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has signed a $480 million deal to acquire Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig from Northern Ocean, while securing also securing a job for its Deepsea Aberdeen rig.Deepsea Bollsta has been…
ConocoPhillips Australia has confirmed a natural gas discovery at its Essington-1 exploration well in the Otway Basin, marking the first find in the basin since 2021.The well, located in permit VIC/P79 about 53 km offshore Port Campbell and 12 km from existing production infrastructure…
Oilfield services firm Archer has secured a five-year contract extension for platform drilling and maintenance services in the U.K. with an estimated contract value of $110 million.The extension will start on May 1, 2026 in direct continuation of the current contract…
Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol expects to execute about $6.3 billion in investments in 2025, equivalent to 90% of its target, executives from the company told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, adding it could close the year with five additional exploratory wells drilled…
Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has signed two significant contracts with Petrobras-led consortia, to deliver seismic data acquisition and monitoring services in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The projects will run consecutively…
Vår Energi has confirmed its Zagato oil discovery in the Barents Sea following successful results from appraisal well 7122/8-4 S, drilled just north of the Goliat field.The well, located in production license 229, about 90 kilometers from Hammerfest…
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean and oil and gas firm Rhino Resources have signed a contract extension for Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig for work offshore Namibia.The contract for Deepsea Mira with Rhino Resources, signed in July 2025…
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Snorre area in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The wildcat well 34/6-9 S, or Avbitertang, was drilled in production license 554, 35 kilometers northeast of the Snorre field and 125 kilometers west of Florø…
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling is seeking to recover $105 million awarded in arbitration against Nigeria’s General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), after the country’s debt recovery agency appointed a receiver to take control of the company…
Aker BP and its partners have drilled a well in the Yggdrasil area in the North Sea, which proved to be dry.The well 30/11-16 S, or ‘Natrudstilen’, was drilled in production license 873, just over one kilometer east of Fulla and 155 kilometers west of Bergen…