The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies showing interest in new exploration areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) as part of this year’s Awards in predefined areas (APA) licensing round. APA 2026 was announced on May 5, with applications closing on Septe
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh-environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has received a proposal from Lagos-based General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) to resolve their long-running arbitration dispute through a
Mexican offshore services company Cotemar has launched an enforcement action in New York seeking $59.4 million from ABSG Consulting, a U.S. government contractor and subsidiary of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), after two court victories in Mexico ordering ABSG to pay for work completed more than
Adura, an incorporated joint venture (IJV) between the UK-headquartered Shell and Norway’s Equinor, has confirmed the end of a public consultation period on the development of an oil and gas field in the North Sea. This project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is now awaiting the UK government’s f
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has hit a dead end in its plans for oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s Wild Coast, after the Constitutional Court overturned a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) order that had kept the project alive, delivering a major victory for environmental groups and loca
UK-headquartered energy giant BP and its partners, ADNOC’s XRG and UCC Oil and Gas Holding, have secured a key license off the coast of Venezuela in a push to unlock 4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of proven gas resources.
Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), as the project promoter of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) that will connect Cyprus and Israel, has submitted an investment approval request to the regulatory authorities of both countries. This is the nec
A giant multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in South America is laying the groundwork for a final investment decision (FID) by the end of 2026, with the submission of its application to join Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), bringing the country closer
Nigeria is targeting a revival of deepwater investment with new tax incentives designed to unleash up to $50 billion in delayed oil and gas projects.
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
A planned multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on the Texas Gulf Coast has taken a significant regulatory step toward development after submitting a request to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin the pre-filing review process for the proposed export termin
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 have made progress in advancing their proposed business combination with a U.S. antitrust milestone; however, the merger’s fate remains uncertain pending the review of potential offshore market
Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS) has entered into a lease with The Crown Estate for its CO2 transportation and storage project offshore the UK, the country’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to repurpose existing infrastructure. The Liverpool Bay CCS project will operate as the backbo
A proposed merger between Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem and the Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 is facing deeper scrutiny in the European Union (EU) over offshore market concentration due to subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) and carbon capture and s
