The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that vessel strikes related to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are likely to jeopardize the existence of the endangered Rice's whale…
Global energy technology company SLB has launched Retina at-bit imaging, which enables identification of formation characteristics to optimize drilling efficiency, formation evaluation and safety.This first-of-its-kind solution provides precise…
U.K. oil and gas company Ithaca Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Spirit Energy, increasing its stake for 46.25% in the Cygnus gas field for $154 million.The transaction, which is subject to NSTA consent, will increase Ithaca Energy's operated interest in Cygnus field to 85%…
Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured a drilling contract by Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC) for its NAGA 4 jack-up drilling rig, which will be put to work off Vietnam.Under the long-term contract, Velesto’s NAGA…
MMA Offshore, a subsidiary of Cyan Renewables, has secured a multi-year contract from Chevron Australia for its platform supply vessel (PSV) MMA Plover.The vessel has been contracted to provide marine logistics support to Chevron’s Barrow Island and Wheatstone assets…
Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured four long-term charter and service contracts with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, worth approximately $480 million.As part of the new contracts, Skandi Iguaçu…
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its design of a multi-purpose liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating facility for deep water (MLF-O).Called MLF-O, the next-generation…
TotalEnergies has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the future liquefaction plant, subject to the final investment decision of the project.In parallel, TotalEnergies has acquired a 5% stake in Western LNG…
Aker BP and its partners have made an oil discovery near the Skary field in the Norwegian Sea, using Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig.The oil discovery was made in the so-called E prospect near the Skary field, in wells 6507/5-13 S and 6507/5-13 A…
Subsea7 has secured a contract by the operator ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) development project, offshore Norway.The project is granted under a new framework agreement between ConocoPhillips and Subsea7…
Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has signed a contract renewal with Aramco for one of its previously suspended offshore jack-up.The unit was among the suspended rigs that were previously operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
ADNOC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Tubacex, a global leader in advanced tubular solutions, securing exclusive rights to use Tubacex’ tubular joint connection technology which is critical for completing oil and gas wells…
Guyana's parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages caused by oil spills, including from vessels.The bill, which passed with a majority of votes cast in a simple voice vote, is expected to soon be signed into law by President Irfaan Ali…
Turkey has discovered a new reserve of 75 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas during drilling works in the Black Sea, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.'With this discovery, we will meet the natural gas needs of homes in Turkey for 3…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6406/11-2 S in production license 586.The license is operated by Vår Energi with 75% working interest…
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