
UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is setting the stage to ink a rig deal for its planned multi-well drilling program in the UK sector of the North Sea to achieve high-impact organic production growth.

As the UK regulator has decided to prolong a license in alignment with another one in the area to pave the way for an integrated development plan, Aberdeen-based full-cycle energy business NEO NEXT Energy and its partners, Serica Energy and Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), are expected to contemplate all ava

Beacon Offshore Energy, a Texas-based exploration and production company, is preparing to begin drilling the second development well at a field in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico), with first oil targeted for year-end 2026.

Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has added to South America’s energy riches with a fresh gas discovery off the coast of Colombia.

United Arab Emirates-based energy heavyweight Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB have deployed a platform running on artificial intelligence (AI) across a fleet of more than 120 rigs to cut downtime and improve drilling performance at onshore and

German energy player Uniper has signed off on a two-decade-long liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with a multibillion-dollar LNG project being developed on Canada’s northwest coast to export lower-carbon LNG to energy markets.

The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has strengthened its hold on a giant oilfield in the Caspian Sea by acquiring Itochu Corporation’s participating interest, increasing its ownership in the oil and gas project off the coast of Azerbaijan as the Japanese trading and investmen

Israel’s Navitas Petroleum has enlarged its footprint in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) by acquiring interests in two oil discoveries.

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has fitted one of its drillships with new equipment, reflecting its confidence in a strengthening offshore drilling market and busier years ahead for the global rig fleet.

Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has confirmed the completion of its assignment with the UK-headquartered energy giant BP off the coast of Trinidad before the expected timeline.

India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has begun drilling the first deepwater well in Mahanadi Basin off the Asian country’s coast to unlock the nation’s offshore hydrocarbon potential.

Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has disclosed the return to work of its 17-year-old semi-submersible, following repairs in the wake of an equipment-handling incident that ended rig activity earlier this year.

Subsea7 has secured a contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a joint venture company between the Brunei government and the UK-headquartered Shell, covering subsea installation for a pipeline replacement project offshore Brunei. Subsea7’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, cons

UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has reached an agreement with Hungarian multinational oil & gas company MOL Group for the sale of its 100%-owned subsidiary BG Cyprus Limited for up to $720 million. BG Cyprus holds a 35% non-operated interest in the Cyprus Offshore Block 12, containing the Aphrod