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Dutch Bank ING Ends Financing for New Oil and Gas Projects

Mar 23, 2022

ING Groep NV will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, its energy chief said, one of the first major global banks to commit to such a step in the fight against climate change.The move by the Dutch financial services firm raises pressure…

Petronas Signs PSCs for Five Offshore Exploration Blocks in Malaysia

Mar 23, 2022

Malaysia's Petronas has signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for five offshore exploration blocks, namely SB412, 2W, and X located off the coast of Sabah, and SK439/SK440 situated off the coast of Sarawak.  Block SB412 in Sabah was signed between Petronas…

Equinor Drills Dry Well Near Snorre Field Offshore Norway

Mar 11, 2022

Norwegian oil company Equinor Energy AS, the operator of production licence 057 (part of the Snorre Unit), has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/4-18 S and the well is dry.The well was drilled about 7 kilometers north-west of the Snorre…

Name Change for Northern Ocean's Offshore Drilling Rig Duo

Mar 10, 2022

Oslo-listed drilling contractor Northern Ocean on Thursday said Thursday that it would change the names of its two semi-submersible drilling rigs West Bollsta and West Mira.The two 6th generation offshore drilling rigs, used for drilling operations offshore Norway…

First Gas Flows from Mubadala Petroleum's Pegaga Offshore Field in Malaysia

Mar 21, 2022

UAE-based oil and gas company Mubadala Petroleum has announced first gas production from the Pegaga gas field in Block SK 320, offshore Malaysia.Mubadala Petroleum is the Operator of Block SK 320 containing the Pegaga field, with a 55 percent interest…

Equinor Spuds Kveikje Well Off Norway. Targets 36 Million Barrels

Mar 09, 2022

Equinor has started drilling operations on its Kveikje exploration well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, its partner in the license, Longboat Energy, said Wednesday.Equinor is using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the prospect…

AGR Assists Emperor Energy with Preps for Judith Well Drilling (Australia)

Mar 10, 2022

AGR’s Well Management division has secured a new contract, of an undisclosed value, with Emperor Energy on its Judith-2 appraisal well off the coast of Victoria, Australia.'AGR’s Well Management experts in Perth will progress the preparation…

German Finance Minister Open to New Oil, Gas Drilling in North Sea

Mar 14, 2022

Germany should rethink its ban on allowing new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as it tries to reduce its dependence on Russian energy due to the invasion of Ukraine, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday.Under the coalition…

Israel's Delek Drilling Changes Name. Shares New Strategic Plan

Feb 22, 2022

Israel's Delek Drilling, a company that owns a stake in the giant Leviathan gas field offshore Israel, and in the undeveloped Aphrodite gas field offshore Cyprus, is changing its name to NewMed Energy. Apart from changing the name, the company…

Empyrean Energy: Jade Prospect Site Survey Complete. Drilling Rig Talks Underway

Mar 07, 2022

Empyrean Energy, a company gearing up to start drilling at its Jade prospect, offshore China, said Monday that China Oilfield Services Limited ('COSL') had successfully completed the well site survey required over the Jade Prospect drilling location…

Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling Select Board Members of Merged Company

Mar 10, 2022

Offshore drilling companies Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling, which are set to merge, on Wednesday announced Board of Directors for the combined company, to be effective upon the closing of the business combination announced on November 10…

Bridge Petroleum Taps Fraser for Bardolino Field Services

Mar 09, 2022

Bridge Petroleum has awarded Fraser Well Management (FWM) and Fraser Integrity Management (FIM) a contract to supply well and pipeline operator services for its Bardolino field in the UK North Sea.Bridge Petroleum has recently increased its…

BP to Buy All IOG's Gas from UK North Sea Saturn Banks Project

Mar 11, 2022

UK-based oil and gas firm IOG said Friday it had struck a new gas sales agreement ('GSA') with BP Gas Marketing Limited ('BPGM'), for the gas to be produced from its gas fields in the southern North Sea, offshore the UK.The deal covers its equity…

Worley Wins Offshore Wind Substation Engineering Gig with Keppel O&M

Mar 18, 2022

Australian engineering firm Worley has won awarded a contract with Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine for engineering services for the construction of two offshore substation platforms (OSS) for a wind farm project.'We'll provide detailed…

Frontera to Lend $35M to CGX for Guyana Drilling

Mar 11, 2022

Guyana-focused oil companies Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy, joint venture partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, said Friday they'd entered into a $35 million loan deal that will enable CGX to continue to finance part of its share of costs related to the Corentyne Block…

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