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Galp Spuds New Appraisal Well Offshore Namibia

Oct 25, 2024

Portuguese oil company Galp has started second exploration and appraisal campaign at Orange Basin block, offshore Namibia.The appraisal campaign is being conducted at blocks 2813A and 2814B, part of PEL 83 license, where Galp is the operator with 80% stake…

DNO Concludes Acquisition of Stakes in Five Norne Area Oil and Gas Fields

Sep 02, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has completed the acquisition of stakes in five oil and gas fields, including an operatorship, in the Norne area in the Norwegian Sea from Vår Energi.Following the closing of the transaction, DNO’s wholly-owned…

BlueNord Spuds Harald East Well in Danish North Sea

Jun 17, 2024

Norway-based oil and gas company BlueNord has started drilling operations at the Harald East Middle Jurassic well (HEMJ), which could start delivering gas by the end of 2024, set to be exported through the Tyra East facilities.The HEMJ was spudded in the Harald East area…

Perenco Marks First Exploration Success Offshore Congo in Three Decades

May 21, 2024

Muanda International Oil Company (MIOC), Perenco’s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) subsidiary, has drilled two exploration wells to date in 2024, making the first exploration discovery offshore the country in almost thirty years.Using…

LLOG Spuds Who Dat East Well in US Gulf of Mexico

May 03, 2024

Oil company LLOG has started drilling the Who Dat East exploration/appraisal well in U.S. Gulf of Mexico, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Valiant drillship.The drilling operations on the Who Dat East well started on April 27, 2024, according to Karoon Energy…

LLOG Approves Who Dat East and South Drilling Campaign in Gulf of Mexico

Apr 09, 2024

Oil company LLOG has approved the drilling of Who Dat East and Who Dat South appraisal and exploration wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Who Dat East lies approximately 27 kilometers east of the Who Dat Floating Production System (FPS).The Who Dat East well…

Perenco Spuds Appraisal Well Offshore Gabon

Feb 22, 2024

Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon (POGG) has started drilling an appraisal well in the vicinity of the Hylia South West discovery offshore Gabon, using Dixstone’s BANBA jack-up rig.The field was discovered in December 2022 through the exploration well…

TDI-Brooks Completes Seismic Program Off Trinidad

Dec 07, 2023

TDI-Brooks, a company specializing in geotechnical and offshore survey projects, said Thursday it has completed multiple shallow hazard surveys off the East Coast of Trinidad for independent hydrocarbon producer Perenco T&T Limited. TDI-Brooks’…

BMS Unveils Pipe Mill Barge Concept Design

Nov 17, 2023

Covington, La. based marine engineering and services firm Baker Marine Solutions (BMS) has unveiled a new pipe mill barge concept design targeting uptake in the U.S. offshore wind industry.BMS describes its new 1888 Mobile Pipe Mill Barge concept…

Non-Commercial Hydrocarbon Find at Velocette Offshore Exploration Well in Norway

Sep 20, 2023

OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Austrian oil firm OMV, has made a minor, non-commercial discovery at the Velocette offshore exploration well in Norway, Longboat JAPEX Norge, a partner in the PL1016 offshore license, has informed.The exploration well 6607/3-1 S in the Norwegian Sea…

TDI-Brooks Adds 75m DP2 Ship to its Fleet

Aug 10, 2023

TDI-Brooks increases its vessel capacity by adding a 75-meter DP2 vessel,  R/V NAUTILUS to its fleet, a ship that can offer a variety of offshore assistance with subsea services, construction aid, exploration, production, ROV and diving support…

Longboat Energy, JAPEX Establish Norwegian JV

Jul 17, 2023

Oil and gas exploration and production company Longboat Energy said Monday it had completed its transaction with Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd ('JAPEX') to establish a joint venture in Norway, with the initial investment of US$16 million received by the renamed entity Longboat JAPEX Norge AS…

Semi-submersible Drilling Rig Assigned for Kjøttkake Exploration Well Offshore Norway

May 30, 2023

Oil and gas company Longboat Energy said Tuesday that a semi-submersible drilling rig had been assigned for the drilling of the Lotus (Kjøttkake) exploration well in Norway. Longboat Energy has a 30% stake in the DNO-operated project.The Lotus…

TotalEnergies Hires Semi-submersible Drilling Rig for Lebanon’s Offshore Block 9

May 03, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies, in agreement with its partners ENI and QatarEnergy, announced on Tuesday that they signed a firm contract with Transocean to hire the drilling rig that will drill an exploration well on Block 9 offshore Lebanon…

Trillion Energy Spuds Bayhanli-2 Well at SASB Offshore Gas Field in Turkey

Apr 11, 2023

Trillion Energy International, an oil and gas firm focused on the Turkish section of the Black Sea, said Tuesday it had started drilling the Bayhanli-2 well at the SASB offshore gas field.Bayhanli-2 is the fifth gas well in the company's multi-well drilling program at the SASB gas field development…

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