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Guyana's Oil Conference Starts as Exxon Mulls Adding More Offshore Blocks

Feb 14, 2023

As oil industry officials from around the world descend on Guyana for a conference to showcase its potential as an oil power, the biggest player in its oil boom still has decisions to make on its future in the South American country.Liam Mallon…

APA, TotalEnergies Strike Oil Offshore Suriname

Feb 09, 2023

U.S. oil producer APA Corp said on Wednesday that it had found oil after drilling the Sapakara South-2 (SPS-2) appraisal well in Block 58, offshore Suriname. Exploration off the South American country's coast has been watched closely as it is…

Stena Drilling Wins Contract for 1983-built Offshore Rig

Feb 03, 2023

Offshore drilling company Stena Drilling said Friday it had signed a drilling contract with the oil and gas company Ithaca Energy in the UK.The contract is for Stena Drilling's Stena Spey midwater semi-submersible drilling rig.Under the contract with Ithaca Energy…

Roc Oil Books Velesto Jack-up Rig

Feb 02, 2023

Malaysian offshore drilling contractor Velesto Drilling has received a letter of award from Rock Oil for the provision of jack-up drilling services. The contract is for Velesto's jack-up drilling rig NAGA 2. The contract is worth $14 million…

Odfjell Drillers Back Strike Action at Two BP Platforms -Union

Feb 09, 2023

Nearly 100 Odfjell offshore drillers working on two flagship BP platforms have backed strike action in a dispute over working rotas and pay, the Unite Scotland trade union said on Thursday.Two of BP's North Sea platforms, the Clair and Clair Ridge…

Longboat Energy Eyes Southeast Asia Expansion

Feb 07, 2023

Oil and gas company Longboat Energy said Tuesday it was 'exploring opportunities to broaden its strategic remit.'The company, which owns stakes in several offshore oil and gas blocks in Norway, said it was responding to 'recent market speculation…

OMV Spuds Eirik Well in North Sea Offshore Norway

Feb 03, 2023

Austrian company OMV said Friday that drilling of the Eirik exploration well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea had begun.As the owner of the production license (PL) 817 where the well is located, OMV is using the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Yantai…

Vela Drillship Starts Beacon Offshore Contract in U.S. GoM

Feb 06, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Diamond Offshore has informed that the Vela drillship has started its contract with Beacon Offshore.'After recently completing operations for Woodside Energy, the Diamond Offshore-managed, Aquadrill-owned 7th Generation…

Transocean's Drillship to be Used for Deep-Sea Mineral Exploration

Feb 10, 2023

Offshore drilling company Transocean has agreed to invest in DEME Group’s subsidiary Global Sea Mineral Resources NV (“GSR”) in exchange for a non-controlling stake in the company. GSR is the deep-sea mineral exploratory company engaged in the…

Shell's Southern North Sea Discovery Could Be "Largest in Over in a Decade"

Feb 08, 2023

Shell's recent discovery at the Pensacola prospect could be 'one of the largest natural gas discoveries in the Southern North Sea in over a decade.' This is according to Deltic Energy, Shell's partner in the project, which said that Deltic pre…

Santos Faces New Delay on Barossa Gas Pipeline Due to Heritage Assessment

Jan 24, 2023

Santos Ltd faces a new delay in developing the Barossa gas project off northern Australia after a regulator ordered it to evaluate environmental risks to underwater indigenous cultural heritage before starting pipeline construction.The Jan. 13 notice…

Indonesia: MedcoEnergi Boosts Capex by Nearly 50%

Feb 09, 2023

Indonesian energy company Medco Energi Internasional MEDC.JK (MedcoEnergi) will raise its capital expenditure by nearly 50% to about $370 million this year, with a bigger portion allocated to oil and gas development, a company director said on Thursday…

Offshore Drilling Rig Completes Recertification, Ready for Nigeria Contract

Jan 30, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling said Monday that its offshore drilling rig Blackford Dolphin had completed a five-year recertification and 'is soon ready' to start its 12-month drilling contract with General Hydrocarbons Limited.The…

Capricorn to Review Business after Shareholders Back New Directors

Feb 02, 2023

Capricorn Energy shareholders on Wednesday voted in favor of six new directors proposed by activist shareholder Palliser, and the British oil and gas company said the new board would conduct a strategic review of its businesses.The shareholder vote comes days after five directors…

Transocean's Backlog Boosted by $392M Ultra-deepwater Drillship Deal

Feb 01, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean said Tuesday it had secured a long-term deal for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships.The contract, awarded by 'a national oil company' for work offshore Brazil, is for the ultra-deepwater drillship, Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2…

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