Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with client for its Normand Tonjer construction support vessel (CSV).According to Solstad Offshore, area of operation for the vessel will be Asia-Pacific. The contract has a duration of 225 days…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has acquired a 42.5% stake in Block 2613, offshore Namibia.The transaction was carried out in partnership with TotalEnergies, which also acquired 42.5% and will act as the operator of the block.TotalEnergies…
ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it aims to cut capital and operating costs by $1 billion in 2026, after the U.S. oil and gas producer missed Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit due to weaker crude prices.Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 prices averaged at $63…
Equinor and Eneco have signed a five-year agreement for the supply of natural gas to the Netherlands, with deliveries of up to 0.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year.Under the agreement, gas deliveries to the Dutch gas grid began on February 1 this year…
Shell missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday with an 11% drop to the lowest level since early 2021 amid weaker oil prices, but kept its share buyback programme steady at $3.5 billion for the next three months.Profits at its integrated…
Chevron has signed a memorandum of understanding, or an initial agreement, with the Syrian Petroleum Company and the Qatari firm UCC Holding to evaluate exploration for oil and gas offshore Syria, a spokesperson for the U.S. major said on Wednesday…
Chevron and TotalEnergies are among the oil majors snapping up offshore blocks in West and Southern Africa as compelling geology, regulatory reforms, and the need to restock spur a hunt for the next Brazil.Companies are restocking their oil…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, today announced another major step toward expanding offshore energy development pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. BOEM released the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2)…
Equinor has trimmed planned investments in renewables and low-emission energy and flagged heavy cuts to share buybacks, the company said on Wednesday as it posted a 22% drop in fourth-quarter profit.The Norwegian energy group's adjusted earnings…
U.S oil major Chevron has renewed its commitment to the development of the Yoyo-Yolanda gas project that straddles the maritime border between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, the company said in a statement.In 2023 the two African countries…
Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has delivered the second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, named Windward Paris.The naming ceremony was held at the delivery yard, Vard Brattvaag in Norway on January 28…
Libya plans to boost its natural gas production in the next five years to have more supply available for export to Europe by early 2030, National Oil Corporation Chairman Massoud Suleman said on Tuesday.The country plans to increase gas production…
Kuwait's prime minister Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Tuesday that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation plans to invite international oil companies to assist Kuwait Oil Company in developing recently announced offshore oil and gas discoveries…
Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm Seabird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has signed a contract extension for OBN source work for its Eagle Explorer vessel.The three-month extension for the vessel is related to the work in the Western Hemisphere…
MOL Group has entered into a new strategic partnership with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), setting the foundation for cooperation in hydrocarbons exploration, technological innovation and crude trading.The companies signed a memorandum…