Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a new multimillion-dollar assignment for its 12-year-old drillship off the coast of Egypt with BP Exploration Delta, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant BP.
Azule Energy, a joint venture between two energy majors, Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, has started drilling the first well in what is said to be Angola’s first non-associated gas development.
Equinor has secured the go-ahead from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with semi-submersible rigs owned by Transocean and COSL Drilling Europe, two offshore drilling contractors.
Vietsovpetro, the Vietnam–Russia joint venture (JV), has brought online a wellhead platform at a field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
Seascape Energy Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southeast Asia-focused E&P company Seascape Energy, has confirmed the green light for the entry into the second exploration phase of a production sharing contract (PSC) for a deepwater block, operated by Japan’s Inpex, enabling the drilling of a pro
UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is expanding its North Sea footprint by setting the wheels in motion to acquire the entire interest the UK-headquartered energy giant BP holds in a natural gas field, which is considered the biggest producing gas asset on the UK Continental Shelf (U
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has lost its arbitration battle against the UK-headquartered energy giant BP over the delay in starting full commercial operations at its LNG facility in Louisiana, United States.
Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S.-based energy giant Chevron, is preparing to embark on drilling activities off the coast of Suriname with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, an American offshore drilling giant.
After the Western Cape High Court’s decision to ax environmental authorization for oil and gas offshore drilling activities planned in Block 5/6/7, Canada-headquartered oil and gas exploration company Africa Energy has embarked on talks to find out what is required for an environmental and social im
The University of Western Australia (UWA) Coastal and Offshore Research Laboratory (CORL) has launched the Ocean Innovation Challenge, offering startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) a chance to access a full week of free testing at its ocean research facilities. According to UWA CORL, the
As a pipeline shutdown saga continues in California, Sable Offshore, a Texas-headquartered oil and gas company, is looking to get hundreds of millions in damages as part of the escalation of its dispute with the California Coastal Commission.
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has brought online an oil and gas field in the North Sea, which is developed as a subsea tie-back to an existing platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Sunfire has been selected by P2X Solutions to conduct the front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the 40 MW hydrogen project in Joensuu, Finland.
Norway’s oil and gas company OKEA has secured the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which is expected to be undertaken using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.
