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Norway Grants Permit for Equinor’s Drilling Op in North Sea

Jan 16, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in production license 120, which is operated by Equinor with 53.2% working interest.The partners in the license include Petoro with 30% stake…

Vår Energi’s Well Tests Boost Potential of Barents Sea Discovery

Jan 16, 2026

Vår Energi has completed the appraisal well with two production tests on the Zagato structure in the Goliat Ridge discovery in the Barents Sea, confirming reservoir quality and adding recoverable volumes.The well was drilled approximately seven…

ADNOC Considering Entry Into Venezuela Gas Sector

Jan 16, 2026

Abu Dhabi state oil firm ADNOC is weighing entering Venezuela's energy industry and could seek a partnership with another international producer to participate in the nation's gas projects, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter…

Petrobras Oil Output Rises 11% in 2025

Jan 16, 2026

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras produced 2.40 million barrels of oil per day in 2025, up 11% from the previous year and surpassing the upper limit of the company's own target by 0.5 percentage points, it said on Thursday.Total oil and gas production reached 2…

Chevron Greenlights Expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Jan 16, 2026

Chevron and its partners in the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.The Leviathan expansion project…

Empire Wind Granted Preliminary Injunction, Construction to Resume

Jan 15, 2026

The underlying lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s December 22, 2025 suspension order will continue to proceed.Empire Wind will now focus on safely restarting construction activities that were halted during the suspension period…

EnBW Incurs $1.4B Impairment Charge After Exiting UK Wind Farms

Jan 15, 2026

German utility EnBW said on Thursday it was taking a 1.2 billion euro ($1.4 billion) impairment charge after pulling out of two wind projects in Britain, a direct consequence of losing out in a landmark UK offshore tender.The two offshore wind…

DNV Approves ModuSpec’s BOP Monitoring Tech for Offshore Use

Jan 15, 2026

ModuSpec, MR Group’s rig and well control equipment solutions business, has received Technology Qualification from classification society DNV for its blowout preventer (BOP) real-time monitoring capabilities, clearing the way for wider deployment…

TotalEnergies, Mitsui, Nordsøfonden Get CO2 Storage Permit in North Sea

Jan 15, 2026

The Danish Energy Agency has issued a permit for exploration and potential storage of CO2 in the North Sea off Denmark to consortium comprising TotalEnergies, Mitsui and state-owned Nordsøfonden.The agency awarded the six-year exploration permit…

MODEC Picks Everllence Compression Systems for Brazil FPSO

Jan 15, 2026

MODEC has commissioned Everllence to supply five compressor trains for its new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for the Gato do Mato - Orca Project offshore Brazil.The FPSO will be moored in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin…

NSTA Fines Two North Sea Operators for Emissions, Decom Breaches

Jan 15, 2026

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has fined two offshore operators, NEO and CNR International, a total of $470,000 (£350,000) for breaches related to emissions limits and well decommissioning, as the regulator continues to tighten enforcement of industry rules…

Strategic Marine Delivers CTV Newbuild to Taiwanese Customer

Jan 15, 2026

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the second 27-metre Z-Bow Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) to Taiwan for an undisclosed customer.With the delivery, Strategic Marine completed the two-vessel program for the client.Purpose-built for offshore wind farm duties…

ExxonMobil Enlists Shearwater for 3D Seismic Survey in South America

Jan 15, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a contract for a large 3D seismic acquisition program for ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater.The deepwater survey offshore Trinidad and Tobago will cover approximately 6…

TGS Embarks on OBN Multi-Client Survey in Gulf of America

Jan 15, 2026

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has embarked on next-generation multi-client long-offset Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) acquisition campaign, dubbed APEX 1, in the Gulf of America.Node deployment for APEX 1 started in December 2025, and acquisition…

Woodside to Supply LNG to JERA During Japan's Winter Peak

Jan 15, 2026

Woodside Energy Trading Singapore has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Japan’s JERA for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during Japan’s peak winter period, strengthening long-term LNG supply arrangements between the two companies…

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