Following the global energy crisis in 2022, energy security reigned supreme on countries’ energy agendas during 2023.
Woodside has submitted an environment plan (EP) for drilling and subsea installation activities off the coast of Australia.
Arabian Drilling has provided an update on the upgrades to its new offshore rigs, which have been hired for drilling ops by Aramco.
The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online.
Subsea interconnectors open new opportunities for sharing the access and use of renewable energy between countries while upping the decarbonization ante and strengthening the security of electricity supply.
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is set to acquire stakes in three exploratory blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa through a competitive process conducted by Shell. Petrobras reported on December 27 that its Board of Directors had approved the company’s operations in São Tomé
Offshore hydrogen project PosHydon is entering its final stage with the first hydrogen expected to be produced in the second half of 2024, René van der Meer, Head of New Energy Development at Neptune Energy, revealed during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023. PosHYdon, an initia
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility destined for Woodside Energy’s Sangomar project, Senegal’s first offshore oil development, is on its way to its final destination. MODEC announced that FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor departed Singapore and commenced its voyage towards Senega
UK-based oil and gas company Baron Oil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Timor Gap for the farm-up of the Chuditch production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Timor-Leste. Baron Oil announced a proposed assignment of a 15% working interest in the TL-SO-19-16 PSC offshore Timor-Leste
Petronas Carigali, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas, has signed multiple agreements with Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) related to the development of two blocks offshore Malaysia. Petronas Carigali and PTTEP sig
Akrake Petroleum, a joint venture company of Singapore’s Rex International Holding, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for operatorship and a working interest in a field offshore West Africa. The plans include redeveloping the field and restarting production. Akrake Petroleum, a wholly-o
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has signed a contract with QatarEnergy Brasil for the acquisition of a stake in oil fields located in the Campos Basin for $150 million. Enauta reported that it was set to acquire the entire 23% stake held by QatarEnergy Brasil in the oil fields of Abalone, Ostra
Seadrill has found long-term assignments for two drillships with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant, Petrobras.
Petrobras has embarked on drilling operations at a well, which marks the resumption of the company’s search for oil and gas in the Equatorial Margin.
