
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States kept its upward movement last week.

IOG is continuing to drill the second Blythe production well, which is expected to be brought on stream by the end of 2Q 2023.

TotalEnergies has increased its presence in Suriname thanks to the inking of production sharing contracts (PSCs) for two offshore blocks.

Viaro’s RockRose has wrapped up a farm-in agreement with Hartshead Resources for a stake in the Southern North Sea redevelopment project.

Norway has launched APA 2023 round for further exploration activity, encompassing the predefined areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has awarded two contracts for its recently sanctioned oil and gas project in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.

Transocean has secured a new contract in Australia for a semi-submersible rig, which has been in idle mode since October 2022.

Enauta has initiated a scheduled maintenance shutdown for an FPSO, which is currently working on a field offshore Brazil.

Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of stability and marine systems on one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

MODEC has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Equinor to supply an FPSO, which will work at a recently sanctioned project off Brazil.

Afentra plc has completed the acquisition of interests in two blocks offshore Angola from Croatia’s INA-Industrija Nafte. This marks the UK player’s entry into Angola.

European Parliament’s landslide plenary vote shows the EU is ready to step up efforts to curb the methane footprint from the energy sector.

Diamond Offshore has secured new contracts and extensions with higher day rates for several rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the UK North Sea.

Velesto has secured work with an estimated combined contract value of $128 million for three jack-up drilling rigs with Petronas Carigali.