U.K.-based Pharos Energy, an independent energy company with assets in Vietnam and Egypt, has started a six-well drilling campaign offshore Vietnam designed to lift production from two of its existing fields and open new development opportunities.The fully funded program, with total capital expenditure of around $36 million, will run through mid-2026 and target both the Te Giac Trang (TGT) and Ca Ngu Vang (CNV) fields…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea field.The permit is for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D in production license 027.Vår Energi is the operator of the license, with 90% working interest…
Equinor has awarded new contracts for crew transportation services to CHC Helikopter Service and Lufttransport RW, to serve its oil and gas installations offshore Norway.The two companies will operate a total of five helicopters, serving such as Troll…
Egypt and Cyprus have signed a series of agreements to transfer natural gas from Cyprus’ Cronos offshore field to Egypt, marking a significant step toward linking Cypriot gas resources to Egypt’s infrastructure and boosting energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean…
U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton has secured multiple contracts from Petrobras to provide completion and stimulation services for its deepwater fields offshore Brazil.The contracts entail vessel stimulation, intelligent completions…
Equinor and its partners has started production from the large Bacalhau field in Brazil, whose recoverable reserves exceed 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).Bacalhau is located in the pre-salt region of Brazil's Santos Basin in ultra-deep water of over 2…
Energean Italy, a subsidiary of London-based Energean, has restarted production at the Rospo Mare field in the Adriatic Sea.The Rospo Mare field, which was shut down since January 2025, has restarted production on October 12, 2025, with full…
Vietsovpetro, the Vietnamese-Russian joint venture, has started commercial oil production from its BK-24 wellhead platform at the Bach Ho (White Tiger) oil field, more than two months ahead of schedule.On October 11, 2025, Vietsovpetro achieved…
Serica Energy has signed an agreement to acquire the entirety of BP’s stake in the P111, which contains the Culzean gas field, and P2544 licenses in the U.K. Central North Sea, in a deal valued at $232 million, marking a major expansion of its gas portfolio…
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…
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted OKEA a consent to use Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for production drilling on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.Draugen is a field in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea…
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has achieved increase in both production as well as recoverable volumes from the Gjøa field, following the start-up of the Gjøa low pressure project.The project has modified the compressor systems on the Gjøa platform…
MODEC has held a steel strike ceremony for the part of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil.The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking…
Oner and developer of large-scale midstream oil and gas infrastructure North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has received first gas from Shell’s Victory field in the UK North Sea.The start-up of the Victory field marks the first new gas from the…
Saipem has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s Uaru field, marking a key milestone in the development of the country's industrial capabilities in the subsea sector.This is the Pipeline End Termination (PLET)…