Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won two contracts which, in aggregate, contribute approximately $55.5 million in the backlog.
Oil major ExxonMobil has made an oil discovery at Whiptail well off Guyana, which could form the basis for future development.
Norwegian authorities have granted consent for the start-up of the Neptune Energy-operated Duva field in the North Sea off Norway.
Malaysian energy giant Petronas has awarded Block SK437 offshore Sarawak to Petronas Carigali, Shell, and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros).
BW Energy has completed the final horizontal production well in Gabon and is now working to tie in two wells for the first oil production.
UK oil and gas company Hurricane Energy has resumed production operations from its Lancaster field following an annual maintenance shutdown on the Aoka Mizu FPSO.
Australia’s Santos has started production from the Phase 3C infill drilling program at the Bayu-Undan field with the company reporting a better than anticipated outcome from the first well.
Dutch floater provider SBM Offshore has signed contracts with Petrobras for the 26.25 years lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré.
Eni’s attempt to suspend the execution of a recent court ruling in Ghana has been dismissed in a case brought on by Springfield.
Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas will conduct a decommissioning program for seven platforms no longer used to support upstream oil and gas operations.
Brazilian contractor Etesco has been awarded a contract extension for a drillship with the state-owned Petrobras for operations off Brazil.
The OGA has fined BP and served it with a sanction notice for breaching a licence condition by failing to report on two extended well tests.
Equinor will start drilling a well off Norway in late August. This is the first of seven wells planned to be drilled by Longboat following three farm-in deals.
Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of oil major Royal Dutch Shell, has made a final investment decision (FID) for Whale, a deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
