Orlen Upstream Norway has drilled a dry well as part of exploration campaign in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6305/10-1 was the first exploration well in production license 1055, which was awarded in 2020 (Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2019).Orlen Upstream Norway is the operator of the license with 60% stake, with partner Norske Shell holding a 40% working interest.The drilling operation was carried out by the Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig…
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has made a discovery of hydrocarbon resources with large commercial quantities at the Al-Jlaiaa offshore field, estimated at 800 million of medium-density oil barrels and 600 billion standard cubic feet of associated gas…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday repealing former President Joe Biden's efforts to block oil drilling in the Arctic and along large areas off the U.S. coasts, according to the White House.Biden this month banned new offshore oil and gas development along most U…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/6-6 in production license 1109.OMV (Norge) is the operator of the license with 30% interest, with partners DNO Norge (30%)…
National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement regarding the inauguration of President Donald Trump:'American offshore energy stands as a cornerstone of our nation's greatness. We are committed to…
ExxonMobil Egypt, a subsidiary of U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil, has made a gas discovery as part of a drilling campaign in the North Marakia Block offshore Egypt.The drilling of the Nefertari 1 well at an area with at a water depth of 1,720 meters…
Rex International Holding Limited (Rex International Holding Group) announced that its subsidiary Lime Petroleum AS (LPA) has been offered a 33.8434 per cent participating interest in a new offshore licence in the 2024 Awards in Predefined Areas (“APA 2024”) round in Norway…
Oil prices fell back slightly on Thursday, a day after settling at multi-month highs on U.S. President Joe Biden's latest sanctions targeting Russia and a larger than forecast fall in U.S. crude stocks.Brent crude futures were down 12 cents…
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO), a developer of innovative solutions for the offshore industry, has engaged Finlay Johnston, through 4C Global Consultancy, to lead business development efforts for TVO in the UK.“We recently appointed a country…
BP will cut over 5% of its global workforce, it said on Thursday, as part of CEO Murray Auchincloss' efforts to reduce costs and rebuild investor confidence in the energy giant.Around 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractor positions will be cut this year…
Aker BP and its partner Concedo have drilled a dry well near the Bøyla field in the North Sea.The well, 24/12-8 S or ‘Rumpetroll South’, is a follow-up to the discovery made in well 24/9-13 – ‘Rumpetroll’, in 2019.Both wells are located in production license 869…
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a final rule that implements the 2025 inflation adjustments for the maximum daily civil monetary penalties contained in BOEM regulations in accordance with Federal law.The Federal…
You just might get it.In the waning days of the Biden administration, the executive orders and such that get announced seemingly on a daily basis signal countless victories for that side of the equation. And, no matter which side of that great divide that you reside on…
TotalEnergies will start drilling an exploration well on Suriname's Block 64, the company's country manager Artur Nunes da Silva said on Wednesday, adding final costs and further well operations were still being organized.Suriname is working to build its offshore oil and gas industry…
Shell will write down around $400 million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in a blow to the southern African country's efforts to become a crude producer.Shell told Reuters that discovered oil and gas…