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Vår Energi Finds Oil Near Goliat Field in Barents Sea

Feb 27, 2025

Vår Energi has made an oil discovery in the operated Zagato exploration well near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, marking a third oil discovery in a row the area.The preliminary estimated gross recoverable resources encountered in the well…

Talos Energy Readies for New CEO

Feb 26, 2025

Talos Energy has announced its fourth quarter and year-end 2024 financial results, reporting a net loss of $64.5 million for the quarter and $76.4 million for the year.Production for the year was 92.6 MBoe/d (71% oil, 80% liquids).Talos Interim CEO…

Fewer Operating Days Sees Seadrill’s Quarterly Revenue Drop

Feb 26, 2025

Seadrill has announced its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results, highlighting a net income of $446 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $378 million in 2024.However, fourth quarter 2024 operating revenues totaled $289 million, compared to $354 million in the prior quarter…

Aker BP Employs DrillDocs’ AI-Enabled Solution to Enhance Wellbore Stability

Feb 26, 2025

Digital shale shaker surveillance technology DrillDocs, working with Aker BP, has employed its AI-enabled computer vision technology to automatically detect cavings on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for the first time.DrillDocs’ CleanSight…

Sapura Energy Nets $720M from Multiple Drilling Services Contracts

Feb 26, 2025

Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy, through its drilling arm Sapura Drilling, has secured multiple contracts for drilling-related services with oil and gas companies, worth over $720 million.Sapura Drilling won two contracts…

Transocean Barents Gearing Up for Drilling Job in Romanian Black Sea

Feb 25, 2025

On a frigid morning on the Black Sea the sun is glaring into the quiet navigation room of the massive semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents, anchored in Romania's Constanta port.In a matter of weeks, the rig - known as the Mighty…

Galp Makes Another Oil and Gas Discovery at Orange Basin Off Namibia

Feb 25, 2025

Galp, together with its partners NAMCOR and Custos, has hit oil and gas in another well drilled at PEL83 license at Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.The Joint Venture partners have drilled, cored and logged the Mopane-3X well (Well #5) which spud on January 2…

Drilling Ops Restart at Zohr Gas Field Offshore Egypt

Feb 25, 2025

Egypt's petroleum minister Karim Badawi said on Tuesday that drilling work for the development of the Zohr gas field resumed in mid-February.Production had been curbed because of arrears owed to foreign oil companies.A drilling ship arrived…

ExxonMobil’s Esso, Mitsui and Woodside to Invest $200M in Gas Project Off Australia

Feb 24, 2025

ExxonMobil’s Australian subsidiary Esso Australia Resources and its partners have announced a nearly $200 million investment in the Kipper 1B project which will bring online additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin.The project, which was approved by Esso Australia…

Constellation Plans Oslo Stock Exchange Listing

Feb 21, 2025

Constellation, a major offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, operating 22% country´s offshore drilling rigs, has outlined its plan to list the company’s shares Euronext Growth Oslo.Constellation, with 1,800 employees and a 45-year track record…

Aker BP’s Norwegian Sea Wildcat Comes Up Dry

Feb 21, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has drilled a dry wildcat well in the Bounty Updip prospect in the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6306/6-3 S was drilled in production license 886, which was part of the awards in predefined areas (APA) 2016…

Environmental Groups File Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans

Feb 20, 2025

Environmental groups on Wednesday moved in court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from allowing offshore oil drilling along broad swaths of U.S. coastline, in what appeared to be the first legal challenges to the Republicans’ efforts to boost fossil fuel production…

Chevron Extends Shelf Drilling Scepter Rig’s Stay Off Nigeria

Feb 20, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year extension with Chevron for its Shelf Drilling Scepter jack-up rig offshore Nigeria.The extension will begin in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract, extending the commitment until July 2026…

Seatrium Wins Saudi Jack-up Contract

Feb 19, 2025

Seatrium Offshore Technology has won an international tender from International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest shipyard in the MENA region, for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super 116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU)…

Borr Drilling Reports Strong Q4

Feb 19, 2025

Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE, OSE: BORR) delivered strong financial performance in the fourth quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $26.3 million, up 171% from the previous quarter, and total operating revenues of $263.1 million, marking a 9% increase…

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