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Valeura Stops Wassana Field Production in Gulf of Thailand

Jun 27, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has suspended production at its fully-owned Wassana field, offshore Thailand, due to the damage on mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) identified during routine inspection.During a scheduled…

BP Halts Hiring, Pauses New Offshore Wind Projects to Win Over Investors

Jun 27, 2024

BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy, sources at the company said.The moves…

TotalEnergies Sells West of Shetland Assets, Including Six Offshore Gas Fields

Jun 27, 2024

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to sell to the Prax Group its entire interest in West of Shetland assets in the United Kingdom, which includes six offshore gas fields, the onshore Shetland Gas Plant and nearby exploration licenses.The six offshore fields sold to Prax Group include Laggan…

China’s CNOOC Starts Production at South China Sea Oil Field

Jun 27, 2024

China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at its Enping 21-4 oilfield development project, located in eastern South China Sea.The field, located at a site with an average water depth of approximately 89 meters…

Longitude to Assess Condition of Warda Platform Offshore Egypt

Jun 27, 2024

Engineering consultancy Longitude Engineering, a branch of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has been appointed by Egypt’s PETROSAFE to deliver a Fitness for Future Service assessment on the Warda platform offshore Egypt.The Warda platform is a four-leg…

Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta Semi-Sub Finds Work Off Namibia

Jun 27, 2024

Oslo-listed offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean has secured a contract with a subsidiary of a major oil and gas operator for its Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig, which will be put to work offshore Namibia.The one well contract…

Vår Energi Strikes Oil North of Duva Field Offshore Norway

Jun 27, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has made an oil and gas discovery just north of the Duva field in the North Sea, using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in well 36/7-5 S Cerisa and sidetracks 36/7-5 A…

Eni Sells Two Offshore Oil and Gas Assets in Alaska

Jun 27, 2024

Italian energy giant Eni has signed a binding agreement with Hilcorp, one of the largest U.S. private companies, for the sale of its upstream offshore assets Nikaitchuq and Oooguruk in Alaska.This transaction is consistent with Eni's strategy…

TotalEnergies Nets Exploration License Offshore Sao Tome and Principe

Jun 26, 2024

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest and operatorship in Block STP02, offshore Sao Tome and Principe, from the Agência Nacional do Petroléo de S. Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP).The remaining interest will be held by the existing license holders…

Archer and Equinor Agree Extension of North Sea Ops

Jun 26, 2024

Oilfield services firm Archer has secured extension of frame agreement for well services with Equinor in the North Sea.The two-year extension contract covers plug and abandonment, fishing and downhole mechanical isolation equipment. Based on current activity levels…

Transocean’s Deepwater Asgard on Extended Stay in US Gulf of Mexico

Jun 26, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured another contract extension for its Deepwater Asgard drillship with Hess Corporation for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The $188 million contract extension is for one full year, Transocean said…

Guyana Selects Former Exxon Exec's Firm to Engage with Exxon in Gas Project

Jun 26, 2024

A newly formed company headed by a former Exxon Mobil executive was selected to support the Guyana government and Exxon to create a new independent natural gas development in the country, Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources said.Fulcrum LNG…

Majority of Oil & Gas Industry Leaders Optimistic on Sector Growth, DNV Survey Finds

Jun 25, 2024

Despite unprecedented energy challenges, 68% of oil and gas industry leaders have expressed optimism for sector growth in the coming year, according to the most recent survey by DNV.The latest DNV survey, The Paradox of Petroleum - How the oil and gas sector is transforming through uncertainty…

Ocean Installer Scoops Major Subsea Contract for Equinor’s Troll Gas Field

Jun 25, 2024

Ocean Installer has secured the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) scope from Equinor and its partners for the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 gas development offshore Norway…

Wison Secures $1B Contract from Genting to Build Indonesia’s First FLNG Unit

Jun 25, 2024

Malaysia’s Genting has awarded a contract to China’s Wison New Energies to construct a 1.2 mtpa floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit to be deployed offshore Indonesia, under a deal worth over $1 billion.Genting’s engineering, procurement…

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