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Motive Offshore Expands Presence in Norway with New Acquisition

Sep 26, 2025

Motive Offshore Group has acquired Norway-based Weld Integrity Group, a move aimed at strengthening its certification and inspection (C&I) capabilities and boosting its presence in the Norwegian offshore energy market.The acquisition is expected to add $1…

Archer Brings US Well Service Provider Into Its Fold

Sep 25, 2025

Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement to acquire Premium Oilfield Services, a U.S.-based well service provider within fishing and P&A related services.Archer and Premium’s complimentary client base represents more than…

SLB Acquires Reservoir Tracer Specialist RESMAN Energy Technology

Sep 23, 2025

Global technology company SLB has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RESMAN Energy Technology, a specialist in wireless reservoir surveillance solutions.The acquisition enhances SLB’s portfolio with world-class production and reservoir tracer technologies…

Chevron, Westlawn Join Anadarko for Oil and Gas Exploration off Peru

Sep 22, 2025

Chevron, the world’s third-largest oil company, and investment fund Westlawn have joined Anadarko Petroleum in a consortium to explore offshore oil and gas blocks in Peru, in a move officials said could boost energy security and attract further global investment…

Shearwater Gets Seismic Job for Indian Oil Firm

Sep 22, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a seven-month streamer contract by Oil India, starting in the fourth quarter of 2025.The combined 3D and 2D seismic survey will employ two vessels from the Shearwater fleet.The project covers the Mahanadi and…

Viridien, TGS Wrap Up OBN Survey in Gulf of America

Sep 19, 2025

French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with Norway’s TGS, has completed the acquisition of the Laconia Phase III ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America.The latest phase spans 151 OCS blocks and expands…

TGS Kicks Off Second Phase of Equatorial Margin Survey off Brazil

Sep 18, 2025

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has started PAMA Phase II 3D multi-client survey in the Equatorial Margin area offshore Brazil.The first phase covered 19,343 square kilometers and more than 25 future exploration blocks within the Pará-Maranhao Basin…

Trinidad and Tobago Gets Bids for Only Four Out of 26 Oil and Gas Blocks

Sep 18, 2025

An auction of deepwater oil and gas exploration and production blocks in Trinidad and Tobago has failed to attract significant interest from foreign investors, with bids submitted for just four of the 26 areas on offer.The bidding round closed…

Astro Offshore Expands Fleet with Five New Vessels

Sep 17, 2025

Offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has acquired five offshore vessels en bloc, raising its fleet size to 49 ships and strengthening its presence in West Africa.The deal includes four platform supply vessels (PSVs)…

TotalEnergies Secures Four Exploration Permits Offshore Liberia

Sep 17, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed four Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for exploration blocks offshore Liberia, which were awarded following the 2024 Direct Negotiation Licensing Round organized by the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Agency.The agreements were signed for the blocks LB-6…

Petronas to Leverage AI to Expedite Oil and Gas Exploration Activities

Sep 17, 2025

Petronas Carigali, an exploration and production arm of Malaysia’s Petronas, has signed an agreement with Geoteric, an AI-driven seismic interpretation software firm, to expand the use of artificial intelligence in oil and gas exploration activities…

PV Drilling Takes Ownership of Noble Corporation’s Stacked Jack-Up Rig

Sep 16, 2025

Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has officially taken ownership of Noble Corporation’s Noble Highlander jack-up rig, which has been renamed to PV DRILLING IX.The rig has been transferred to PV Drilling’s technical team in Denmark…

Eco Atlantic Extends Namibia Licenses, Farms Out Sharon Block

Sep 16, 2025

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an Atlantic Margin-focused oil and gas exploration company, has signed amendments and secured license extensions across all four of its petroleum exploration licenses in Namibia and agreed to farm out its 85% stake in PEL 98 to Namibian-owned Lamda Energy…

New Joint Venture Sets Eyes on Exploration off São Tomé and Príncipe

Sep 15, 2025

Portugal’s Galp, Brazil’s Petrobras, U.K.’s Shell and Agência Nacional do Petroléo de São Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP) have formed a joint venture focused on early-stage exploration block offshore the African country.Galp has reached a farm-in agreement with KE STP Company…

Chevron Submits Bid for Offshore Gas Exploration in Greece

Sep 10, 2025

U.S. oil major Chevron has submitted a bid to explore for natural gas in four blocks offshore Greece in a consortium with Greece's Helleniq Energy, Greece's Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said on Wednesday.The country launched the tender…

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