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Bristow Lands $200M Helicopter Services Deal with Equinor and Vår Energi

Feb 02, 2026

Oil and gas firms Equinor and Vår Energi have awarded Bristow a new, long-term contract for helicopter transportation and search and rescue (SAR) services for their Barents Sea assets.The new helicopter contract, with fixed period for three years and two one-year extension options…

Aker BP Brings North Sea Subsea Tie-Back Project on Stream

Feb 02, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP has started oil production from the Solveig Phase 2 development in the North Sea.The project has been delivered on schedule and within budget, adding approximately 39 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources to the Solveig field…

Chevron Expects Up to 225,000 boepd First Quarter Output Cut

Feb 02, 2026

U.S. oil and gas major Chevron said on Friday turnarounds and downtime are expected to reduce its upstream production by 185,000 to 225,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first quarter.The company added refinery turnarounds and downtime…

Shell Nigeria Starts Maintenance on Bonga FPSO, Trims Oil Exports

Feb 02, 2026

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company has begun planned maintenance on its Bonga deepwater oil vessel, a move that will temporarily cut Nigeria’s oil export capacity by about 225,000 barrels per day but could extend the asset’s lifespan…

Petronas Plans Ramp-Up in Exploration, Production Over Three Years

Jan 30, 2026

Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas said on Thursday it will ramp up exploration and production over the next three years to strengthen domestic energy security.Petronas said it aims to maintain domestic output at close to two million barrels of oil equivalent per day between 2026 and 2028…

France Calls Draft Law on Oil Exploration in Overseas Territories

Jan 29, 2026

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure called a draft law proposing to allow offshore oil and gas exploration in its overseas territories 'anachronistic' during a debate in the country's Senate on Thursday.In a world first, France banned new oil and gas exploration and production licenses in 2017…

Mozambique and TotalEnergies Restart Stalled $20B LNG Project

Jan 29, 2026

Mozambique and TotalEnergies formally restarted the French energy major's $20 billion liquefied natural gas project in the country at a ceremony on Thursday, nearly five years after it was put on hold following a deadly attack by Islamist militants…

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jan 29, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/7-13 in production license 782 S.The license is operated by Equinor with 60% working interest, with partner Aker BP holding the remaining 40%…

Worley Nets Equinor’s Framework Deal for Norway Offshore Assets

Jan 29, 2026

Worley has been selected by Equinor to enter into a framework agreement to provide offshore support services for selected oil and gas facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The framework agreement is expected to cover offshore maintenance…

Petrobras’ Proven Oil and Gas Reserves Climb to 12.1 Bln Boe

Jan 29, 2026

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Wednesday its estimated proven reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas rose to 12.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2025, from 11.4 billion in 2024.In a securities filing, the company…

OKEA Discovers More Petroleum at Brage Field in North Sea

Jan 28, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm OKEA and its partners have discovered petroleum in the North Sea, off Norway.The well was drilled from the Brage installation, and the discovery was made in connection with drilling a development well for oil (31/4-A-15 D) in the Knockando Fensfjord prospect…

BP, Shell Seek US Licenses for Trinidad-Venezuela Cross-Border Gas Fields

Jan 28, 2026

Shell and BP are seeking U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control licenses to extract natural gas from fields in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, the Caribbean country's energy minister Roodal Moonilal said on Wednesday.Shell is seeking a license to develop the Loran-Manatee discovery…

Tanzania to Sign $42B LNG Project Deal by June

Jan 28, 2026

Tanzania expects to sign before June a deal for its stalled project to construct a $42 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, a senior government minister said on Monday, with production set to start in eight years' time.Equinor and Shell are joint operators of the mega gas project…

US to Ease Venezuela Oil Sanctions to Speed Exports

Jan 28, 2026

U.S. officials are working to issue a general license soon that would lift some sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector, four sources familiar with the preparation said on Tuesday, a shift from a previous plan to grant individual exemptions to…

Australia and Timor-Leste Push to Advance Greater Sunrise Gas Field

Jan 28, 2026

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his East Timor counterpart, Xanana Gusmao, on Wednesday said the Greater Sunrise gas project should be developed 'as soon as possible', with Australia pledging a third of its state revenue to its small neighbor…

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