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Brava Energia Appoints Offshore Operations Director

Apr 25, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas firm Brava Energia has appointed Carlos José do Nascimento to the position of Offshore Operations Officer.Travassos holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Management in Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy…

Shell to Exit Three Gas Projects Offshore Colombia

Apr 25, 2025

Oil giant Shell will pull out of three offshore gas projects in Colombia's Caribbean, it owns together with Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol, the groups said on Thursday.Shell had acquired a 50% operating stake in Col 5, Purple Angel and Fuerte Sur deepwater blocs in 2020…

Cerulean Winds Wraps Up Ecological Survey for Floating Wind Farms

Apr 24, 2025

Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has completed Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) for the projects planned to be built in the Central North Sea.The ecological data has been collected across an area of 2…

Vantage Drilling Lines Up $80M Job for Platinum Explorer Drillship

Apr 23, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has received a conditional letter of award (CLOA) for the Platinum Explorer ultra-deepwater drillship, valued at approximately $80 million.The CLOA, with an undisclosed client and 90-day validity period…

Hanwha Drilling’s Tidal Action Drillship En Route to Petrobras’ Roncador Field

Apr 22, 2025

Tidal Action ultra-deepwater drillship has embarked on a voyage from South Korea to Brazil to start its maiden job at Petrobras’ Roncador field.The drillship has been officially handed over by its owner Hanwha Ocean to its subsidiary Hanwha Drilling…

Vallourec Gets Line Pipes Supply Contract for Petrobras’ Buzios Field

Apr 22, 2025

French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a contract with Allseas to supply line pipes for Búzios 10 offshore project located at the Búzios field, operated by Petrobras.The contract represents nearly 18,000 tons of subsea seamless premium carbon steel line pipes…

Chevron Starts Production at Ballymore Subsea Tieback Project in Gulf of America

Apr 21, 2025

Chevron has started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback project in the deepwater Gulf of America.Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300…

BP, Chevron Make Deepwater Oil Discovery in Gulf of America

Apr 14, 2025

BP and its partner Chevron have made an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America.BP drilled the exploration well in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) off the coast of Louisiana in 4…

Delfin Secures Key Permits for First Offshore LNG Export project in US

Apr 11, 2025

U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure development company Delfin Midstream has secured key permits and approvals for the construction of LNG projects, under development in Louisiana and offshore in the Gulf of America…

Petrobras Eyes Exploration Opportunities in India

Apr 10, 2025

Brazil's Petrobras is weighing opportunities from an oil block auction set to take place this year in India, said the state-run oil firm's head of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, on Thursday.Petrobras has already collected data…

Sercel Launches DFU-3C Node, Extending WiNG Range

Apr 10, 2025

Sercel has launched the WiNG DFU-3C, a three-component version of its field-proven WiNG land seismic nodal solution. The WiNG DFU-3C supports a growing need for high-end seismic applications for the energy and mineral E&P sectors.The new integrated…

Hanwha Ocean Marks Entry into Deepwater Drilling Market with First Drillship

Apr 08, 2025

Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry.The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary design and is…

NOIA: Joe Leimkuhler Elected as Chair, Eric Zimmermann Appointed as Vice Chair

Apr 04, 2025

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Board of Directors has elected Joe Leimkuhler, Chief Operating Officer of Beacon Offshore Energy, as the NOIA Chair for the 2025-2026 term. Eric Zimmermann, Chief Operating Officer of LLOG, was elected as the 2025-2026 Vice Chair…

Subsea7 to Transport and Install Shell’s Sparta FPS off US

Apr 04, 2025

Subsea 7 has secured a sizeable contract by Shell for the Sparta deepwater development in the United Stats.The project involves the transportation and installation of a floating production system (FPS) at Garden Banks block 959, which is located…

INEOS Wraps Up Acquisition of CNOOC’s US Oil and Gas Assets

Apr 02, 2025

INEOS Energy has completed the acquisition of CNOOC’s oil and gas assets in the Gulf of America, increasing its global oil production to over 90 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. The completion of the deal marks the third major investment by INEOS Energy in the United States…

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