Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded two one-well contracts for one of its drillships by oil major Shell.
Woodside Petroleum and BHP Group have entered into a merger commitment deed to combine their respective oil and gas portfolios via an all-stock merger.
Australian energy company Woodside has promoted its acting chief executive officer (CEO) to a permanent role, effective immediately.
Consortium members have agreed to back Phase 2 of the Greensand carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot project, in support of Denmark’s ambitious 70 per cent CO2 reduction targets by 2030.
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has created a strategic partnership with Roll Group to strengthen its turnkey integrated logistics offering.
Challenger Energy, the company formerly known as Bahamas Petroleum, is trying to extend its license periods for offshore blocks in the Bahamas, regardless of the first well there being a disappointment.
Italian oil major Eni has started production of the Cuica field, in Block 15/06 of the Angolan deep offshore, via the Armada Olombendo FPSO vessel.
Russian independent oil company Lukoil has started drilling its first exploration well at Block 12 located in the southern area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Australia’s energy major Woodside has admitted that it was ‘engaged in discussions’ with compatriot BHP for the acquisition of its entire petroleum business.
The Gambia’s A1 offshore block is once again free for licensing only days after BP agreed to a $29.3 million settlement for failing to meet its drilling obligations in the block.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged for the second week in a row, according to rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Summit Exploration and Production has farmed out its P.2382 (Block 22/14c) UK Central North Sea license to Dana Petroleum E&P Limited.
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has completed the topside removal of the Brae Bravo platform, one of the largest topside removal projects of its kind in the North Sea.
Even more pressure is being put on Australia’s energy major BHP to announce a firm stance on the future of its oil and gas business when it announces its results next Tuesday.
