China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream two oil and gas projects offshore China, which feature 'intelligent technologies' for improved efficiencies and reduced carbon footprint.The first project, Caofeidian 6-4 Oilfield Comprehensive Adjustment Project…
Shell has completed the sale of its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to Renaissance as part the $1.3 billion agreement announced early in 2024.The divestment of SPDC aligns with…
BW Offshore has signed an agreement for the sale of the FPSO BW Pioneer for $125 million to a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, the operator of the Cascade & Chinook field.The transaction includes an initial payment of $100 million upon…
Brunei Shell Petroleum, a subsidiary of Shell, has awarded a contract to Noble Corporation for its Noble Viking drillship.Noble Viking drillship has been hired on a one firm well plus one option well contract for work offshore Brunei.According to Noble…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a ‘major breakthrough’ in the exploration of Paleozoic buried hills in the Beibu Gulf Basin, identifying ‘vast exploration prospects’ at the site.The…
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract for its Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig with an undisclosed operator offshore Suriname.The one-well contract will span approximately 65 days, and is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025…
Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has secured major contracts from OMV Petrom, totaling more than $10 million, for the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea.The contracts involve Expro’s subsea landing string (SSLS), SeaCure cementing technology…
Libya plans its first bidding round for oil exploration in more than 17 years, Masoud Suleman, acting Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), announced in a televised address on Monday.Libya is Africa's second-largest oil producer and…
Digital shale shaker surveillance technology DrillDocs, working with Aker BP, has employed its AI-enabled computer vision technology to automatically detect cavings on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for the first time.DrillDocs’ CleanSight…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Luda 5-2 North Oilfield Phase II Development Project in the central part of Bohai Sea.The main production facilities at the project…
Enefit Green and Sumitomo Corporation have signed an agreement which outlines the start of strategic partnership for developing the first offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea.Under the agreement, Enefit Green will sell 50%…
Rhino Resources has completed the drilling of the Sagittarius 1-X well at PEL85 license in Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, encountering a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir.The Sagittarius 1-X well was spud on December 18, 2024 using Noble’s drillship Noble Venturer…
Eco Wave Power Global has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), marking a first step for the introduction of wave energy into India’s renewable energy strategy.The collaboration aligns with…
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…