TotalEnergies has decided to bump a final investment decision (FID) to next year for its giant oil discovery in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia. However, the firm has lined up drilling activities at two prospects in the African country for 2025.
With preparations one of the semi-submersible rigs, owned by Transocean, is undergoing in Constanta drawing to a close, a start-up date for a long-term drilling campaign on a natural gas project in the Black Sea is fast approaching.
Hartshead Resources has made changes to the gas offtake route for natural gas development in the UK sector of the North Sea and submitted the revised concept select report addendum (CSRA) to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on its own behalf as its joint venture (JV) partners did not back t
A court order is bringing a legal battle over an alleged contract breach to a close by instructing Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill to pay a multimillion-dollar compensation to the owner of a semi-submersible rig, which was hired under the contract that sparked the dispute
U.S.-headquartered offshore engineering and construction player McDermott has completed offshore installation and commissioning activities for a project offshore East Malaysia ahead of schedule. The contract, awarded by PTTEP Sabah Oil (PTTEP) in early 2024, involved deepwater work at approximately
U.S.-headquartered privately owned exploration and production company LLOG Exploration has started the ball rolling on development studies for two hydrocarbon-bearing wells in its three-well exploration/appraisal campaign. The wells are located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which is being renamed the
Chevron Mediterranean Limited, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered oil major Chevron, is getting a new partner at its gas field off the coast of Israel, as Union Energy has decided to sell its stake to the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). SOCAR is continuing to implement i
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has received a further contract extension from Italy’s energy giant Eni to decommission selected subsea and platform wells across a portfolio of projects in the Dutch North Sea. Eni recently exercised another 90-day option for the
Exmar has revealed that an FLNG it sold to Eni has surpassed production expectations and guaranteed levels while working on the Italian player’s LNG project off the coast of Congo, Africa.
India’s Seamec Limited has entered into a charter hire with a Saudi Arabian company under which its multipurpose diving support vessel (DSV) will be deployed in the Middle East. Seamec entered into a Bimco charter party with Safeen Al Behar Limited Company, Saudi Arabia, for the charter hire of Seam
Australia’s Karoon Energy has engaged in negotiations to take possession of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel working on its project off the coast of Brazil with the FPSO’s current owner and operator, Altera & Ocyan (A&O).
Staatsolie is taking action to secure the money required to cover its part of the development costs for the first-ever offshore oil field in Suriname, which is operated by TotalEnergies.
Baker Hughes has received a new order to deploy its integrated digital production optimization solution for offshore operations in Nigeria, which marks the first adoption of its system in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Technological advancement, supportive policy regulations, and integration of greener and cleaner power innovations are a bedrock of an equitable energy transition age for Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, which has set its cap on growth and expansion by dipping its toes into robotics and eyeing potential d
