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Petrobras and Shell Raise Stakes in Brazil’s Atapu and Mero Pre-Salt Fields

Dec 05, 2025

Petrobras and Shell have increased their participation in Brazil’s Atapu and Mero pre-salt reservoirs after securing additional equity in an auction held by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA).The consortium formed by Petrobras (80%), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo (20%), acquired 3.500% participation in the production sharing agreement of the Mero shared reservoir, offering a final amount of $1.47 billion…

Vår Energi Makes Oil Find Near Goliat Field in Barents Sea

Dec 04, 2025

Vår Energi has confirmed an oil discovery in the Goliat North exploration well, located close to its operated Goliat field in the Barents Sea.  The exploration well located five kilometers north of the Goliat field encountered hydrocarbons in the Realgrunnen and Kobbe formations…

XOCEAN Secures Five-Year Survey Deal for Six Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

Dec 04, 2025

Ocean data acquisition specialist XOCEAN has secured five-year contract to deliver bathymetric survey services across six Dutch offshore wind farms.The agreements were coordinated by Eneco on behalf of the participating wind farms – Borssele 3&4 (Blauwwind)…

Finder Energy Buys Petrojarl I FPSO for Timor-Leste Oil and Gas Projects

Dec 04, 2025

Finder Energy has agreed to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from Amplus Energy for $15 million in cash and shares, in a move the company said will accelerate development of its Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) oil fields project…

Chevron Targets US, Guyana Output with $19B Spending Plan for 2026

Dec 04, 2025

Chevron said on Wednesday that capital expenditure for 2026 will be between $18 billion and $19 billion as the oil major focuses on production in the U.S. and investments connected to a recently-acquired oil stake in Guyana.The range is at the…

ABS Approves FPSO Remote Control Functions from Hanwha Ocean

Dec 02, 2025

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd. for remote control functions for FPSO units.ABS completed design reviews based on the ABS Requirements for Autonomous and Remote-Control Functions.The project is part of the Offshore…

TGS Secures First OBN Job for 2026 in Europe

Dec 01, 2025

TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, is pleased to announce the award of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe.The company's node-on-a-rope crew is scheduled to mobilize early May 2026, and the contract has a duration of approximately 60 days…

TotalEnergies Inks Farm-Out Deal with Chevron for Two Blocks Offshore Nigeria

Dec 01, 2025

TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a farmout agreement to sell to Star Deep Water Petroleum, a Chevron company, a 40% participation in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses, offshore Nigeria.Located in the prolific West Delta basin…

ADES Nets $63M Contract for Compact Driller Jack-Up off Brunei

Dec 01, 2025

ADES Holding has secured a two-year contract through its subsidiary Shelf Drilling for the Compact Driller standard jack-up with Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint venture between the Brunei government and Shell.The Compact Driller deal mars ADES…

ADES Completes Acquisition of Shelf Drilling

Nov 26, 2025

Saudi Arabian oil and gas drilling contractor ADES International Holding has completed the acquisition of rival rig firm Shelf Drilling.The merger, concluded on November 2025, has created a global offshore drilling powerhouse, with the combined…

TotalEnergies Exits Nigeria's Deepwater Field as Eni and Shell Boost Stakes

Nov 25, 2025

TotalEnergies has completed the divestment of its non-operated interest in the Bonga deepwater field offshore Nigeria, selling its share to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and Eni.SNEPCo, a subsidiary of Shell, completed…

Jifmar Concludes Takeover of 15 Seacontractors Workboats

Nov 24, 2025

Jifmar Group has completed the transfer of Seacontractors’ fleet of 15 workboats, finalizing a deal signed in August and strengthening its presence in the Middle East and Indian Ocean.The vessels and associated teams formally joined Jifmar on November 19…

UK Regulator Grants Multi-Year Extension for Pilot Oil Field License

Nov 24, 2025

The UK North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has approved a three-year extension to the second term of License P2244, which contains the Pilot oil field, pushing the expiry date to December 2028.Orcadian Energy holds an 18.75% carried interest in the license…

Fugro Concludes Surveys for Adriatic Sea Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 20, 2025

Fugro has completed geophysical and archaeological surveys for Energia Wind 2020 to support the development of the Rimini offshore wind farm.As one of Italy’s first fixed-bottom offshore wind initiatives, the 330 MW project represents a major step forward in the country’s energy transition…

DNO Enlists AGR to Assess North Sea Reserves and Resources

Nov 20, 2025

Oil and gas firm DNO Norge has hired AGR, part of ABL Group, to carry out an independent evaluation of reserves and resources for the oil and gas operator’s asset portfolio.AGR will provide DNO Norge, which is the Norwegian operation of Oslo-listed DNO…

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