Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy has completed the ramp-up of the four development wells as part of the first phase of its operated deepwater Shenandoah field, reaching the target rate of 100,000 bopd/117…
U.S subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector KOIL Energy has secured a contract to deliver subsea distribution equipment for a project in the Gulf of America.As part of the contract, KOIL Energy will supply six Steel Tube Flying Leads (subsea umbilical) and associated equipment…
Former U.S. President Joe Biden exceeded his authority by withdrawing large areas along U.S. coastlines from future offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled on Thursday.U.S. District Judge James Cain in Lake Charles…
The decision by President Donald Trump administration to halt fully permitted offshore wind energy projects is 'very damaging' to investment, President of Shell U.S. Colette Hirstius told the Financial Times in a report published on Sunday.The…
France's first floating wind farm, the 25 MW Provence Grand Large, located in the Gulf of Fos in the Mediterranean Sea, has officially been inaugurated.The wind farm has been developed by the EDF Group, through its subsidiary EDF Renewables…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contract extensions with BP and Petrobras for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships.In aggregate, the fixtures represent approximately $243 million in firm contract backlog.In the U.S. Gulf of America…
The County Administrative Board of Uppsala has recommended that the Swedish Government grant a permit under the Act on the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (SEZ) for Deep Wind Offshore’s planned offshore wind farm Olof Skötkonung in the Gulf of Gävle…
The consortium of Repsol, LLOG Exploration Offshore, and O.G. Oil & Gas (OG) has achieved first oil at the deepwater Leon-Castile fields, forming Salamanca development project, through a refurbished floating production unit (FPU), offshore Louisiana…
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has signed a new contract with Amni International Petroleum Development Company in Ghana for the Noble Venturer drillship.The contract is expected to start once the rig is released from its current…
BW Energy has started a process to potentially acquire Azule Energy’s non-operated interests in Block 14/14K, offshore Angola.According to BW Energy, the move is part of its continuous consideration of opportunities to acquire assets in line with its stated strategy…
BP has reached a final investment decision (FID) on the Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of America, approving its second new production platform in less than two years in the critical U.S. offshore region.Fully-owned by BP, Tiber-Guadalupe…
Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement to acquire Premium Oilfield Services, a U.S.-based well service provider within fishing and P&A related services.Archer and Premium’s complimentary client base represents more than…
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies.The 76-kilometre pipeline…
French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with Norway’s TGS, has completed the acquisition of the Laconia Phase III ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America.The latest phase spans 151 OCS blocks and expands…
Houston-based company GATE Energy has signed a contract to provide commissioning services for BP’s Kaskida Floating Production Unit (FPU), in close collaboration with Seatrium, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solutions provider for the project…