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TotalEnergies Weighing Up Its Stay in South Africa’s Offshore Block as Partner Heads Out

Jul 01, 2024

TotalEnergies EP South Africa, a subsidiary of French energy giant TotalEnergies, is considering the best way forward regarding its share in the block offshore South Africa, as one joint venture partner withdraws its interest.CNR International (South Africa)…

Scana Sets Up Subsidiary in Namibia Driven by Recent Deepwater Oil Discoveries

Jun 28, 2024

Norwegian company Scana has expanded internationally through the establishment of subsidiary in Namibia, which is emerging as an exploration hotspot followed by recent deepwater oil discoveries.Scana-owned PSW Technology is following key customers…

Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta Semi-Sub Finds Work Off Namibia

Jun 27, 2024

Oslo-listed offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean has secured a contract with a subsidiary of a major oil and gas operator for its Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig, which will be put to work offshore Namibia.The one well contract…

TotalEnergies Nets Exploration License Offshore Sao Tome and Principe

Jun 26, 2024

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest and operatorship in Block STP02, offshore Sao Tome and Principe, from the Agência Nacional do Petroléo de S. Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP).The remaining interest will be held by the existing license holders…

Africa Oil to Buy Out BTG's 50% Stake in Nigeria Joint Venture

Jun 24, 2024

Africa Oil has agreed to buy out BTG Pactual Oil & Gas's 50% holding in their Prime Oil & Gas joint venture in a deal that will see it take on BTG as a major shareholder, it said on Monday.Prime has offshore producing assets in Nigeria and accounts for 100% of Africa Oil's reserves and production…

Chevron, GEPetrol Sign PSCs for Two Equatorial Guinea’s Offshore Blocks

Jun 24, 2024

Oil major Chevron and Equatorial Guinea’s state-owned oil company GEPetrol have signed two production sharing contracts (PSCs), for offshore blocks EG-06 and EG-11 in Equatorial Guinea, representing a $2 billion investment.Situated in close…

Carlyle Creates New Med Oil and Gas Company with $945M Energean Deal

Jun 21, 2024

Carlyle will form a new Mediterranean-focused oil and gas company led by former BP CEO Tony Hayward after the private equity fund agreed to acquire Energean's assets in Egypt, Italy and Croatia for up to $945 million, the companies said on Thursday…

Ponticelli Scoops Major EPC Services Contract with Azule Energy

Jun 20, 2024

Ponticelli Angoil has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services contract by oil and gas company Azule Energy for work offshore Angola.Ponticelli’s UK-based consortium, PBS, will provide expert engineering and procurement services support on this three-year contract…

Converted MOPU Starts Self-Powered Ops at Perenco’s Field Offshore Congo

Jun 20, 2024

UK oil and gas company Perenco has brought online the Tchendo 2 mobile offshore production unit (MOPU), bringing energy independence to Likouala, Emeraude and PNGF fields offshore Congo.Tchendo 2 is a former drilling rig successfully converted into a MOPU by Dixstone…

DeepOcean Gets Subsea Services Job at Woodside’s Sangomar Field

Jun 19, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured frame agreements with Woodside Energy's Senegalese subsidiary to provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services for the Sangomar field, offshore Senegal, West Africa.The scope of work includes project management…

Etu Energias Acquires Galp’s Share in Angola’s Offshore Blocks

Jun 18, 2024

Angolan energy company Etu Energias, formerly Somoil, has acquired Galp’s stake in three blocks offshore Angola, operated by TotalEnergies and Chevron.Etu Energias concluded the acquisition of Galp’s working interests in Block 32 (5%), Block 14 (9%) and in Block 14K (4…

Solstad Offshore’s Two CSVs Remain on Duty for Subsea7

Jun 14, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured contract extensions with Subsea7 for two of its subsea construction support vessels (CSVs) – Normand Subsea and Normand Energy.Subsea7 has exercised the 2025 optional charter period for the Normand Subsea…

NNPC Inks FLNG Deal with Golar LNG to Boost Gas Developments in Nigeria

Jun 12, 2024

Marine LNG infrastructure developer Golar LNG has signed a project development agreement (PDA) with the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the deployment of an FLNG facility offshore Niger Delta.With a capacity of 400-500 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d)…

Woodside Achieves First Oil at Sangomar

Jun 10, 2024

Woodside has achieved first oil from the Sangomar field offshore Senegal, marking the safe delivery of the country’s first offshore oil project.The Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 is a deepwater project including a stand-alone FPSO facility with a nameplate capacity of 100…

Sintana Energy Joins Two Blocks in Orange Basin Offshore Namibia

Jun 10, 2024

Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has completed the acquisition of shares in Giraffe Energy Investments, securing a stake in two blocks in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.Sintana Energy has closed the previously announced acquisition of…

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