BW Energy has signed a long-term lease agreement for the Maromba drilling and wellhead platform, converting a short-term lease for the Super Gorilla class jack-up rig BW MAROMBA B into a project lease with Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL).The…
Fugro has secured a large contract with Mubadala Energy to deliver advanced soil investigation services for the South Andaman Deepwater Development, located offshore Indonesia.The strategic project will inform the Front-End Engineering Design Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) award…
Britain’s Serica Energy has agreed to acquire a portfolio of Southern North Sea gas assets from Spirit Energy and affiliates for $74 million, expanding its U.K. upstream footprint and lifting reserves and production.The deal, signed through…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a major oil discovery in the Bohai Sea, dubbed Qinhuangdao 29-6, adding over a 100 million tons of oil equivalent in-place.The oil property at the Qinhuangdao 29-6 oil field is medium-heavy crude…
The North Sea Boulevard and Maasvlakte Boulevard are reopened to traffic as TenneT's cables for connecting two offshore wind farms are now buried in the seabed along the road. The high-voltage cables for the future IJmuiden Ver Beta and IJmuiden…
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron were the top winners on Wednesday at the U.S. government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023.The auction, which ended with $279.4 million in high bids, was the first of 30 mandated by U…
Shell has booked Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig for a drilling campaign offshore Namibia.The Odfjell Drilling-managed rig has been scheduled to start operations in Namibia in April 2026.The contract covers one firm well and includes one optional well…
Saipem has obtained ISO 55001:2024 certification, the international standard for asset lifecycle management, marking a significant milestone in its journey towards operational excellence and offshore sustainability.The certification, issued by DNV…
Dutch gas producer ONE-Dyas has started operating the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German North Sea to be powered by offshore wind energy, after completing an electricity cable connection to Germany’s Riffgat offshore wind farm…
Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has started its phase three drilling program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on the Etame platform.As previously announced, the company secured a drilling rig in December…
Shell is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in the PEL 39 exploration block offshore Namibia from April 2026 with its partners QatarEnergy and Namibia's national oil company Namcor.Shell's Namibia country chair Eduardo Rodriguez said…
BP has delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project in the U.S. Gulf of America, two months ahead of plan.The project is expected to add 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) gross peak annualized average production at the existing Atlantis platform…
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a multi-year contract with Shell for its VALARIS DS-8 drillship, which will be put to work offshore Brazil.The contract is expected to start in the first quarter of 2027, with an estimated duration of approximately 800 days…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/11-32 S in production license 090 HS, operated by Equinor with 60% working interest.The other partners in license are Inpex Idemitsu Norge and Vår Energi…
Senegal plans to nationalise the Yakaar-Teranga gas project, operated by Kosmos Energy and estimated to be one of the world's largest discoveries in recent years, with a view to meeting domestic gas needs, its energy minister said.Kosmos Energy…