BP is advancing appraisal planning for its Bumerangue offshore discovery in Brazil after laboratory analysis confirmed a large hydrocarbon column in the pre-salt Santos Basin, and CO2 levels in the reservoir that the company believes can be managed.BP said tests following its August discovery indicate a roughly 1,000-metre gross hydrocarbon column, including around 100 meters of oil and about 900 meters of liquids-rich gas-condensate…
French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a contract with TechnipFMC to supply line pipes for the Orca project, formerly known as Gato do Mato, a major Shell-operated deepwater development in Brazil’s Santos Basin.The integrated contract covers more than 20…
Shell has applied to gain the right to appeal against the decision of a South African court to block exploration in the offshore block 5/6/7, a Shell spokesperson said on Wednesday.'Shell has filed an application for leave to appeal alongside…
Viridien, in partnership with Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), a unit of Petronas, is finalizing an integrated geological study aimed at uncovering new exploration opportunities in the underexplored Langkasuka Basin in the Malacca Strait…
BP on Monday confirmed an oil and gas discovery in Namibia’s Orange basin as reported by African energy explorer and operator Rhino Resources earlier this month.Petroleum Exploration License 85, where the well was drilled, is operated by Rhino Resources with a working interest of 42…
Australia's Santos narrowed its annual output forecast for a second time this year on Thursday after a technical issue delayed the ramp-up of its key Barossa oil and gas project and inclement weather hampered recovery at its Cooper Basin project…
Pakistan’s state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has agreed to acquire a 20% interest in the Eastern Offshore Indus-C Block, joining forces with Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC), part of Türkiye’s TPAO…
Ports across the U.S. are learning a critical lesson: depending solely on government grants or an increasingly unstable electric grid is no longer enough to keep operations running smoothly. There’s a smarter, more cost-effective solution already proving its worth on the ground - propane…
Vietsovpetro, the Vietnamese-Russian joint venture, has started commercial oil production from its BK-24 wellhead platform at the Bach Ho (White Tiger) oil field, more than two months ahead of schedule.On October 11, 2025, Vietsovpetro achieved…
Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S. oil major Chevron, is about to start drilling the Korikori-1 exploration well in Block 5, offshore Suriname.The drilling operation, planned to start later in October, will be conducted with Noble Corporation’s Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig…
United Oil & Gas has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TDI-Brooks to secure a specialist survey vessel for a campaign offshore Jamaica.The work is related to the planned piston coring and surface geochemical program on the company’s Walton Morant Licence…
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has racked up 180 million reais ($33.7 million) in costs to keep a drillship on standby in the Foz do Amazonas basin, a company source and a local union said, as it awaits a regulator's decision on a drilling request…
The shareholders of Dubai-based Shelf Drilling have approved the proposed cash merger with offshore oil contractor ADES International Holding, following the revised offer the Saudi Arabian firm.An extraordinary general meeting was held on October 6…
Portugal’s Galp has reached a farm-in agreement with KE STP Company, a Shell affiliate, for the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in São Tomé and Príncipe’s Block 4, forming a joint venture with Shell, Petrobras and ANP-STP.With the agreement, Galp expands its presence offshore São Tomé and Príncipe…
Europa Oil & Gas has received a one-year extension from the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development for Equatorial Guinea for the initial two-year period of the EG-08 production sharing contract (PSC), with the plans for drilling of the Barracuda prospect set for 2026…
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