Offshore drilling contractor Valaris on Monday announced that Matt Lyne has commenced his role as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, having been appointed to the role in late May.Lyne previously served as chief commercial and strategy officer at rival Seadrill…
Brazilian oil company Petro Rio has signed a deal with TotalEnergies for the acquisition of a 40% interest in the BM-C-32 Block (“Itaipu Field” or “Itaipu”).Together with the 60% interest in Itaipu acquired from BP in July 2021, this transaction…
Offshore drilling firm Stena Drilling has secured a drilling contract with China's CNOOC for its drillship Stena IceMax in Gabon.The contract is with CNOOC's subsidiary CNOOC Africa Holding Ltd. (CNOOC).According to Stena Drilling, the two-well program is scheduled for Q1 2023…
Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling and oil and gas company Petrogas E&P Netherlands have signed a five-well deal for the Maersk Resolute jack-up drilling rig.The duo has agreed to an amendment of the previously signed contract for the supply of the Maersk Resolute…
The Biden administration on Wednesday revealed plans to hold an auction of oil and gas drilling rights for up to 1 million acres in the Cook Inlet off the coast of Alaska in December.The sale is among the concessions to the oil and gas sector included in U…
Offshore drilling rig contractor Dolphin Drilling has confirmed that it will be activated on the Euronext N-OTC list as of Thursday, September 15, 2022.The listing is the first step towards a public listing of the Company on Euronext Growth Oslo by the end of October…
VAALCO Energy said Monday that the Government of Equatorial Guinea has approved the Venus - Block P Plan of Development (“POD”). VAALCO has an 80% participation interest in the project and is the operator. Upon the execution of final documents…
Kazakhstan's vast Kashagan oilfield, where production sharply declined following an emergency gas release last month, will resume output at usual levels 'in October at best', Kazakh Energy Minister Bulat Akchulakov told Reuters on Friday.Production at Kashagan…
Oil and gas companies Equinor and ConocoPhillips have recently drilled dry wells in the North Sea, offshore Norway, targeting the Poseidon and Lamba prospects, respectively, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.Equinor, the operator of production licence 1104…
France-based clean hydrogen producer Lhyfe has launched the world’s first offshore renewable green hydrogen production demonstrator.The pilot was launched yesterday (September 22) in Saint-Nazaire, France, which will now begin an 18-month wind-powered pilot…
Serica Energy has hit a snag with the drilling of a high-impact North Eigg exploration well off the UK due to rig equipment failure, and the operations are now expected to take six weeks longer than originally expected. According to Serica,…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP has received a Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) consent to use the jack-up drilling rig Maersk Invincible for drilling activities on the Ivar Aasen field, offshore Norway. The consent includes plugging…
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has failed to unearth hydrocarbons at its Copernicus exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, Longboat Energy, a partner in the offshore license has informed.The company said that the Copernicus exploration well…
Bursa Malaysia-listed firm Ranhill Utilities said Wednesday that its affiliate firm Perunding Ranhill Worley had won a contract with the Thai oil firm PTTEP to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for offshore facilities for SK410B Lang Lebah development project…
Lamprell has signed a contract, worth over $200m, and received a full notice to proceed from the developer of the 882MW Moray offshore wind project, off Scotland.The work, first reported March 22 as a capacity reservation agreement, was confirmed by Lamprell on Thursday…