FourPhase, a specialist in solids and production performance for the oil and gas industry, announced it has secured three new or extended service contracts with international operators, reinforcing its role in maintaining sand-producing wells…
According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's projected scenarios leading up to 2050, the difference between high and low production of oil and gas can amount to nearly an entire government pension fund.Norway still has extensive oil and gas resources on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)…
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has started towing what’s said to be the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind platform, rated at 16.6MW, to the the Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm site in South China Sea.The floater, dubbed OceanX, features…
Early 2024 saw a group of financial deals that have implications, in a broad sense, for how offshore wind projects may be financed. While offshore wind projects might be thought of as being in the ‘utility finance’ basket, they are ultimately…
BP increased its dividend and extended its share repurchasing programme on Tuesday as it reported a forecast beating second-quarter profit of $2.76 billion, with weak refining offset by stronger oil prices and retail.The result will ease pressure…
Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 billion, a drop of 19% from the previous three months, as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts' forecasts.The results were nearly 25% higher than a year earlier…
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, powered by higher demand for its drilling services and equipment in international markets.The results echo those from SLB and Halliburton, as…
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has resumed production from the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating at Atlanta field, offshore Brazil.Atlanta Field’s production resumed on July 26, and the maintenance period…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has made a non-binding offer to buy a major stake in Galp Energia's huge offshore oil discovery in Namibia, Petrobras exploration and production director Sylvia dos Anjos told Reuters on Friday.If accepted…
Oilfield services firm Helmerich & Payne Inc will acquire Britain's KCA Deutag International for $1.97 billion in cash, making the combined company one of the biggest rig providers in the Middle East, the companies said on Thursday.Oilfield…
Singapore's Cyan Renewables, which operates vessels for offshore wind farms, said on Thursday it will buy its Australian peer MMA Offshore for A$1.1 billion ($725.67 million), marking the largest take-private deal in this space in the Asia Pacific region…
Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy has entered into definitive agreement to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Tellurian, including its owned and operated US Gulf Coast Driftwood LNG development opportunity, for a total of $1…
Shell has replaced liquefied natural gas (LNG) volume it lost after exiting Russia in 2022 with a string of deals that underpin CEO Wael Sawan's bet on growing demand for the fuel as he reduces the focus on renewable energy.The new projects…
Global solar deployment to add 3.8 TWac of new project capacity by 2033 compared to 1.6 TW of wind power, while 640% growth is forecast for energy storageFrom 2024 to 2033, developers will bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online…
Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy has achieved first oil production at the Winterfell development in the Green Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Winterfell is a phased development with the initial two…