Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a new multi-client 3D streamer acquisition and processing project in the Goliat area of the Norwegian Barents Sea.The new GeoStreamer survey will span up to 1,600 square kilometers over recent discoveries such as Countach…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 7220/7-CD-1 H in production license 532, which is operated by Equinor with 46.3% working interest…
Guyana and the Dominican Republic are making progress on accords for offshore oil and gas exploration and to build a fertilizer plant and potentially a refinery in the South American country, Dominican President Luis Abinader said on Tuesday…
ADNOC Drilling, a unit of the United Arab Emirates' state oil giant, is looking to refinance debt maturing later this year worth an overall $1.25 billion, its chief financial officer said on Friday.The company will refinance a term loan worth…
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it has granted a liquefied natural gas export license to the Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, the first approval of LNG exports after former President Joe Biden paused them early last year…
French energy major TotalEnergies has started drilling the first of the planned two wells in oil and gas blocks offshore Namibia.On February 3, 2025, the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Mira spud the Marula-1X exploration well within the southern part of Block 2913B…
U.K.-based oil firm Serica Energy has suspended the production at Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the North Sea, following the damage caused by the Storm Éowyn in January 2025.According to Serica Energy, during the storm on January 24…
A consortium led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil plans to produce up to 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 95 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas at its seventh project in Guyana, Hammerhead, according to a document published by the country's environmental agency on Monday…
Specialist provider of offshore support services Interocean Marine Services has secured a three-year contract to provide marine vetting and assurance to the Morgan, Mona and Morven offshore wind projects.The offshore wind farms are being developed…
U.S. oil and gas major Chevron has completed the arm-in agreement with Custos Energy and NAMCOR for PEL 82 in the Walvis Basin offshore Namibia, acquiring an 80% participating interest and operatorship of the development.Following Chevron’s 80% farm-in…
South Korea's hopes for a major oil and gas project off its east coast may not be economically feasible, according to initial drilling results, energy ministry officials said on Thursday.Recent drilling showed some signs of gas prospects but the amount was not believed to be meaningful…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream the first phase of Bozhong 26-6 oil field development project in Bohai Bay, which also features carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) capabilities…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP and its partners have drilled a dry well in the North Sea offshore Norway.The drilling was carried out north of the Gjøa field at the wildcat well 35/6-5 S, located in production license 1110, which was part of the awards in predefined areas (APA) 2020…
ConocoPhillips beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher production helped offset lower crude prices, and expects 2025 to be a peak spending year for its long-term projects.The company expects capital expenditure in 2025 to be $12…
Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras reported on Monday a 10.5% decrease in its total fourth-quarter oil and gas production from a year earlier, while also experiencing lower sales and exports.Petrobras, Latin America's largest oil producer…