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Sunda Energy, Timor-Leste Gov Plan Accelerated Chuditch Gas Development

Dec 12, 2024

Sunda Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Timor-Leste government and state-owned companies, setting out the framework for joint evaluation of a development concept for gas resources on the Chuditch PSC, including pipeline…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Production System for Shell’s Nigerian Deepwater Project

Dec 18, 2024

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a contract with Shell’s subsidiary, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) to supply its Subsea 2.0 production systems for the Bonga North development offshore Nigeria…

Shell Settles Lawsuit with Greenpeace Over Vessel Boarding Incident

Dec 11, 2024

British oil and gas major Shell on Tuesday settled a London lawsuit it brought against environmental group Greenpeace after activists boarded a Shell oil production vessel last year.Greenpeace said it had agreed to pay 300,000 pounds ($382,650) to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI)…

Petrobras Hires Constellation’s Drillship for Work Offshore Brazil

Dec 17, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a contract with Petrobras for its ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star, which will operate offshore Brazil, covering remote areas of frontier exploration, such as the Equatorial Margin and Pelotas Basin…

Kosmos Energy Cancels Tullow Oil Takeover

Dec 17, 2024

U.S. oil and gas firm Kosmos Energy walked away from its pursuit of West Africa-focused Tullow Oil on Tuesday, without specifying any reason for the decision, prompting a 10% drop in Tullow's shares.Kosmos' announcement comes less than a week…

Vår Energi Makes Oil Discovery in Barents Sea Near Goliat Field

Dec 12, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has made an oil discovery in the operated Countach appraisal well near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, confirming the potential to unlock significant additional resources in the Goliat ridge area…

Shell Makes FID for Deepwater Oil Project Off Nigeria

Dec 16, 2024

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell, has made a final investment decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deepwater project off the coast of Nigeria.Bonga North will be a subsea tie-back to the Shell…

SLB OneSubsea to Deliver Production-Boosting Systems for Petrobras' Búzios Field

Dec 12, 2024

Global energy technology company SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the delivery of two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase production at the Búzios field, offshore Brazil…

Exxon Wants to Keep Option for Hess Guyana Assets

Dec 16, 2024

Exxon Mobil wants to preserve its right of first refusal in Hess Corp's sale of its Guyana oil production assets because of the work it has put into developing the country's offshore fields, two of its top executives said on Wednesday.A three…

Aker BP Bites Dust Offshore Norway

Dec 13, 2024

Aker BP and its partners have drilled a wildcat well in the northern part of the North Sea, which proved to be dry.The well 34/6-7 S was drilled with Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible rig, about 40 kilometres north of the Visund field…

Viridien, TGS Deliver High-Res Data for Sleipner Area in North Sea

Dec 12, 2024

Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partner TGS, has delivered the final processed data from the multi-client Sleipner Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) project.The Sleipner OBN survey, the second of two dense multi-client OBN surveys acquired in the North Sea in 2023…

Equinor Starts Production at Åsgard’s Satellite Field in Norwegian Sea

Dec 04, 2024

Equinor has started oil and gas production at Smørbukk North, a satellite to the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.The Smørbukk North has been developed as a subsea tie-in to the Åsgard field, utilizing its already existing infrastructure.According to Equinor…

Brazil's PPSA to Auction 78 Million Barrels in Mid-2025

Dec 06, 2024

Brazil's state-run Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) will hold an oil auction on June 25 for an estimated 78 million barrels, the firm's head of finance Samir Awad said on Thursday.The volume to be auctioned off next year will be more than double what was auctioned off this year…

Sunda Energy Closing in on Jack-Up Deal for Chuditch-2 Appraisal Well

Dec 09, 2024

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia formerly known as Baron Oil, has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unnamed drilling contractor for the use of its…

Lloyd’s Register Clears Vard’s Two Methanol-Ready Offshore Wind CSOVs

Dec 02, 2024

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard, part of Fincantieri Group, has secured Lloyd’s Register’s Approval in Principle (AiP) of the methanol fueling system for two offshore wind Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built for North Star…

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