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Chevron Set to Drill Exploration Well off Suriname Later in October

Oct 13, 2025

Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S. oil major Chevron, is about to start drilling the Korikori-1 exploration well in Block 5, offshore Suriname.The drilling operation, planned to start later in October, will be conducted with Noble Corporation’s Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig…

Equinor Scraps Offshore Electrification Plans as Costs Mount

Oct 13, 2025

Equinor has scrapped plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by connecting several offshore platforms to Norway's onshore power grid, the company told the government on Friday, citing soaring costs.The oil and gas sector is Norway's largest source of climate emissions…

Beacon Offshore’s Shenandoah FPS Marks Deepwater Production Milestone

Oct 10, 2025

Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy has completed the ramp-up of the four development wells as part of the first phase of its operated deepwater Shenandoah field, reaching the target rate of 100,000 bopd/117…

Nigeria Commissions its first FSO Vessel to Boost Oil Output

Oct 08, 2025

Nigeria has commissioned its first wholly owned Floating Storage and Offloading vessel near its Bonny export terminal, one of the companies which developed it said, as Africa's biggest oil producer seeks to improve its crude export infrastructure…

Serica Energy Cuts Production Outlook Once More as Triton FPSO Goes Offline

Oct 08, 2025

U.K.-based oil and gas firm Serica Energy has decreased its annual production forecast following the temporary suspension of operations at Triton floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit due to technical issues.Serica Energy informed that he production from the Triton FPSO…

Galp Joins Shell to Explore São Tomé and Príncipe’s Offshore Block 4

Oct 07, 2025

Portugal’s Galp has reached a farm-in agreement with KE STP Company, a Shell affiliate, for the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in São Tomé and Príncipe’s Block 4, forming a joint venture with Shell, Petrobras and ANP-STP.With the agreement, Galp expands its presence offshore São Tomé and Príncipe…

QatarEnergy Acquires Interest in Egypt Block

Oct 05, 2025

QatarEnergy agreed with Shell to acquire a 27% participating interest in a block offshore Egypt from the oil and gas major, it said in a statement on Sunday.QatarEnergy has in recent years acquired stakes in oil and gas basins including in Guyana…

Eni Greenlights Mozambique’s Coral North FLNG Project

Oct 03, 2025

Eni and its partners China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPH), Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and XRG have reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) to develop the Coral North deepwater FLNG project…

Rhino Resources Makes ‘High Liquid-Yield’ Gas Discovery off Namibia

Oct 02, 2025

Oil and gas firm Rhino Resources has made a gas condensate discovery off the coast of Namibia in a well spudded by Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made as part of a drilling campaign in Block 2914A, in the Orange Basin…

Eni Signs New Exploration License for Block Offshore Ivory Coast

Oct 01, 2025

Eni and the Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy have signed the exploration contract for the CI-707 offshore block in Ivory Coast.The license covers an area of approximately 2,926 square kilometers in the Ivorian sedimentary basin…

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