Europa Oil & Gas has received an extension of its Inezgane Offshore Permit in Morocco, giving it more time to complete the technical work program.The AIM-listed exploration and production company said the Moroccan national oil and gas regulator…
Drilling at the West Bollsta offshore rig, where a 26-ton pipe accidentally dropped on the drill floor last weekend, will not resume until the cause of the incident is identified, oil and gas firm Lundin Energy said.As reported Monday, the incident occurred last Saturday…
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has secured more work for its Maersk Voyager drillship with Total in Angola.The contract is for three development wells, to be drilled at Total's offshore Block 17. According to Maersk Drilling…
The president of the exploration arm of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) said on Tuesday the company aimed to start an energy exploration venture with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) in the South China Sea by 2021.PNOC was…
Chinese oil company CNOOC has signed a contract with offshore drilling rig provider Stena Drilling for the use of the Stena Forth drillship in Canada.CNOOC will use the 228 meters-long drillship to drill one well in the Flemish Pass, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador…
Caspian Sunrise, an oil and gas firm focused on Kazakhstan, has completed the acquisition of the Caspian Explorer drilling vessel, marking the company's step into offshore drilling.The company, mostly focused on onshore oil and gas activities…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has received a listing warning from the New York Stock Exchange after its average closing share price fell below the minimum of $1.00 per share during a consecutive 30 trading-day period. From the date of the formal non-compliance notice…
Turkey has raised the estimated reserves in a gas field off its Black Sea coast to 405 billion cubic meters after finding an additional 85 billion cubic meters, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.Erdogan said in August the field contained 320 billion cubic meters of gas…
Jack-up rig drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has said it has received a suspension notice for one of its jack-up rigs.The Oslo-listed driller said Monday that a customer had sent it a suspension notice for the Main Pass I jack-up drilling unit…
The Philippines energy secretary said on Friday the government's decision to lift a six-year-old moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea was a unilateral move, as China said it hoped the nations could work together on projects…
The U.S. offshore oil and gas regulator BOEM said Thursday it would offer longer terms for the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas exploration blocks in certain depths, in its region-wide offshore lease sale slated for November. The sale will include…
Oilfield services firm Weatherford has said it has helped an unnamed U.S. Gulf of Mexico operator achieve 'an industry first.'Weatherford said that its Shallow Angle QuickCut System successfully achieved the industry’s first 12 ¼-in. casing sidetrack…
Oil major BP has extended the charter deal for Seadrill Partners' ultra-deepwater West Vela drillship.Seadrill said on Thursday that the contract extension was expected to keep the drillship busy with BP in the U.S Gulf of Mexico until early April 2021…
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the moratorium on petroleum exploration in the South China Sea, paving the way for three projects to resume, including a possible joint venture with China.Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won a contract extension for its Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship in India.On Wednesday, Transocean said that its client Reliance had exercised a contract extension option that should see the ultra…