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Equinor Gets Go-Ahead for Drilling Operation in Barents Sea

Oct 29, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 7018/5-2 in production license 1236.The license is operated by Equinor with 50% stake, with partners Vår Energi and Petoro holding 30% and 20% working interests, respectively.The well will be drilled with COSL Drilling’s COSLProspector semi-submersible drilling rig…

Mermaid Subsea Wraps Up North Sea Subsea Recovery Project

Oct 29, 2025

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has completed a fast-track subsea recovery campaign in the North Sea for a major operator.The operation involved the internal and external severance of casing, conductor, guide pipe and cement lines, as well as local…

Funding Dedicated to Improve Access to North Sea Data

Oct 27, 2025

The Regulators’ Pioneer Fund has awarded the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) USD$143,000 (£107,000) for a project intended to make North Sea data easier to access. The funding will be split between two workstreams, one creating an enhanced…

Malaysia’s Petronas and Oman’s OQEP Strengthen Oil and Gas Ties

Oct 22, 2025

Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oman’s OQ Exploration and Production New Ventures (OQEP) to jointly explore oil and gas opportunities across the Middle East and Southeast Asia.The agreement…

OPEC+ Output Surge Tests Oil Market’s Shock Absorbers

Oct 06, 2025

OPEC+'s continued oil output increases are eroding the group's spare production capacity, a vital cushion that has helped to mitigate volatility in recent years. Energy traders may therefore face rockier days ahead.The prevailing belief in oil…

Equinor Cleared for Norwegian Sea Drilling Operation

Sep 11, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6507/8-12 S in production license 124 B, operated by Equinor with 25.69% working interestOther partners in the license include Petoro with 36…

Iran’s Top Security Body to Weigh In on Strait of Hormuz Closure

Jun 23, 2025

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. bombing raids, Iran's Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure.Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait…

Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition Opens in Tokyo

Jun 18, 2025

Opening Ceremony sets the tone for a pivotal three-day event focused on global cooperation,  diversified supply, and pragmatic climate solutions  Global CEO Panel featuring JERA, TotalEnergies, and Woodside underscores LNG’s role in energy  security…

Commodity Report: Meeting Oil Demand a Challenge if Israel Hits Iran Oil

Jun 13, 2025

Oil market participants have switched to dreading a shortage in fuel from focusing on impending oversupply in just two days this week.After Israel attacked Iran and Tehran pledged to retaliate, oil prices jumped as much as 13% to their highest…

DNO Quadruples North Sea Production with Sval Energi Acquisition

Jun 12, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has completed the acquisition of Sval Energi Group from HitecVision, picking up 16 producing fields in Norway and quadrupling its North Sea production to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd).DNO…

Equinor Gets Green Light for Drilling Job in Barents Sea

Jun 12, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7117/4-1 in production license 1238.The license is operated by Equinor with 40% working interest…

Norway Grants Permit for Equinor’s Drilling Plan in North Sea

May 23, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor Energy and its partners a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/11-31 S in production licence 090, operated by Equinor with 45% working interest…

Indonesia's Medco Starts Production at Natuna Sea Fields

May 16, 2025

Indonesian energy company Medco Energi Internasional on Friday started production at its Forel and Terubuk fields in the Natuna Sea, officials said.The two fields are part of the South Natuna Sea Block B and will increase its production by 20…

Equinor Gets Permit for Barens Sea Drilling Ops

May 16, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7220/5-4 in production license 532, operated by Equinor with 46.4% working interest.Equinor’s partners in the license are Vår Energi and Petoro…

TotalEnergies, OQEP Start Construction of Marsa LNG Plant in Oman

May 01, 2025

French energy giant TotalEnergies and OQ Exploration and Production (OQEP), Oman's national oil company, have held the ground breaking ceremony for the Marsa LNG plant, marking the start of construction of the Marsa LNG plant in the port of Sohar…

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