Brazilian state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has commenced production from the eighth floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Búzios field offshore Brazil earlier than planned. Located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, the P-79 platform began production on May 1,
As Southeast Asia’s second wave of deepwater gas projects targets a 28 trillion cubic feet (tcf) supply, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has shed light on the way operators can navigate what it describes as ‘fragile economics’ to unlock this new deepwater gas supply across the region.
Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has secured an expansion of its work scope at a gas project in North Africa under a contract awarded by compatriot engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem at the end of 2025. NextGeo announced today, May 4, that the contract awarded by Saipem
Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has provided insight into its fleet utilization for the first quarter of 2026 and its future expectations.
Australian Energy Producers, representing Australia’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, has applauded a commitment to stable policy settings for the energy future, as encouraging investment in early-stage exploration helps bolster efforts to unlock the next generation of supp
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor is extending key supplier agreements for drilling and well services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion (approximately €1.56 billion), set to employ around 2,500 people. Equinor reported today, May 4, that
Australian energy giant Woodside has received a blessing for its environmental plan (EP) from the country’s offshore regulator for permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) of multiple subsea exploration wells off the coast of Australia.
Given the supply shock that hit the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets as a result of the Middle East conflict, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that this disruption, which led to a gas price surge, failed to rattle Europe thanks to its investment in diversified
As global exploration and production (E&P) players are facing a 40% output drop, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that oil and gas companies are increasing high-impact exploration investment to address the 300-billion-barrel supply gap and energy security priorities by 2
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has been served with an order from Norway’s offshore safety regulator, which investigated an incident that resulted in an injury at a semi-submersible rig deployed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured three new assignments for rigs deployed in the Black Sea, the Netherlands, and Norway.
Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), comprising SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7, has been tasked by U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil with the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) scope of work at an oil project in Block 15 off the coast of Angola.
Australian Energy Producers (AEP), representing the country’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, has pointed out that the findings of a recent report reinforce the benefits of Australia’s existing fiscal framework, including the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT), with the spi
DNV has been selected as the independent certifier for Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, and will verify that the project’s construction and operation comply with the carbon dioxide transport and storage licence (CO2 T&S license)
