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Equinor Gets Green Light for Norwegian Sea Well Drilling

Aug 18, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.The consent is for drilling in the production license 1058 for the JDE prospect (Well 6307/1-2 JDE)…

Jadestone Energy Chooses Velesto Drilling Rig for East Belumunt Offshore Drilling Campaign

Aug 16, 2023

Malaysian drilling contractor Velesto Drilling revealed Wednesday it had secured an offshore drilling rig contract with Jadestone Energy. Under the contract, Velesto Drilling is providing a jack-up drilling rig for the East Belumunt field infill drilling program…

Production Starts for Statfjord Øst Life Extension

Aug 25, 2023

Production has started at Equinor’s Statfjord Øst’s life extension project six months ahead of schedule. The project has involved the installation of a pipeline from Statfjord C to Statfjord Øst, where five new wells (sidetracks) will eventually be drilled with gas lift and new Christmas trees…

Hunting Restructures Further Operations; Eyes Energy Transition

Aug 24, 2023

Hunting reported first-half core profit that more than doubled on Thursday and announced plans to slim down its non-core assets as the British oil and gas services firm aims to expand its presence in the energy transition markets.Shares fell by 7% in early trading…

Harbour Energy Tempers Production Outlook

Aug 24, 2023

Harbour Energy narrowed its annual production forecast range on Thursday, pulled down by a halt in sub-sea and platform drilling and a delay in some Beryl oilfield production wells coming online.Shares in Britain's largest North Sea oil and gas producer fell by more than 2% in morning trade…

Mega Machine Deep Driller: JOIDES Resolution

Aug 21, 2023

The JOIDES Resolution embarks on Expedition 395 to understand the impacts of mantle plumes on deep ocean currentsThe world’s oceans, still largely unexplored, remain a treasure trove for scientists and researchers alike. Physical, chemical and…

Exxon Proposes Sixth Oil Project in Guyana for $12.9 Billion

Aug 21, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp and partners plan to spend $12.93 billion to develop their sixth offshore oil project in Guyana, according to a filing published on Monday by the South American country.The floating production platform for the so-called Whiptail…

Equinor Strikes Oil and Gas in North Sea

Aug 18, 2023

Norwegian oil company Equinor has discovered oil and gas in the North Sea, 130 kilometers northwest of Bergen, Norway, while drilling wells 35/11-26 S and 35/11-26 A.According to Equinor, this is the ninth successful well in this area in 12 attempts since 2019…

Boskalis' Offshore Energy Branch Sees 1H Revenue Increase 50%

Aug 18, 2023

Dutch offshore and marine services firm Boskalis said its Offshore Energy division saw its revenue increase by 50%, with an EBITDA increase of almost 70% in the first half of 2023.All business units within the Offshore Energy branch saw increases in both revenue and earnings…

Egypt Finds New Oil Discovery in Gulf of Suez

Aug 22, 2023

Egypt's petroleum ministry on Tuesday announced a new oil discovery in the Geisum and Tawila West Concession in the Gulf of Suez.The new discovery was made by Egypt's Cheiron through exploration well GNN-11, currently producing more than 2,500 barrels a day…

Equinor Set to Drill Wildcat Well 30/4-4 in North Sea, Off Norway

Aug 14, 2023

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit to Equinor for an exploration well to be drilled in the North Sea.The drilling permit is for the wildcat well 30/4-4, located in the production license 043 FS.Equinor will…

Lebanon Grants License to Conduct Seismic Studies in Offshore Block 8

Aug 24, 2023

Lebanon on Thursday granted a license to conduct seismic studies on its offshore Block 8 to the companies Bright Skies and GeoX, caretaker energy minister Walid Fayad said.Lebanon hopes gas and oil discoveries will help it to reverse a crippling…

Shell Delivers First Gas from the Timi Platform in Malaysia

Aug 27, 2023

Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Shell plc, has announced that gas production has started at its Timi platform in Malaysia under the SK318 production sharing contract.Timi features Shell’s first wellhead platform in Malaysia that is powered by a solar and wind hybrid power system…

BP Chooses TWMA for Up To $15M Mediterranean Sea Drilling Waste Management Deal

Aug 14, 2023

UK-based drilling waste management company TWMA said Monday it had secured a contract worth up to $15 million to support a large-scale oil and gas project for BP in Egypt.TWMA will use its RotoMill drill cuttings processing technology to process…

Ithaca Energy Strikes Hydrocarbons at UK North Sea Prospect

Jul 27, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Ithaca Energy said Thursday it had discovered hydrocarbons at its K2 prospect, located in Block 22/14c of the Central North Sea of the UK Continental Shelf.Upon entering the reservoir, Ithaca Energy, acting as the operator…

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