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Petrobras Extends Tupi Field FPSO Stay, Lines Up System Upgrades

15 hours ago

Petrobras, on behalf of the Tupi field consortium, has extended charter and service agreements for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Angra dos Reis, announcing also the upgrades to the vessel.The amendments to the charter and service agreements have been signed with Tupi Pilot MV 22 and Modec Serviços de Petróleo do Brasil, extending the charter period of the unit by an additional five years…

EnQuest to Acquire Harbour Energy's Vietnamese Assets

15 hours ago

British energy group EnQuest is to acquire Harbour Energy's business in Vietnam, it said on Wednesday, as the North Sea-focused company moves to expand further outside its home market in response to higher UK taxes.The deal is valued at $84 million including debt…

Cybersecurity Moving Up Priority Lists for Energy Firms, DNV Finds

17 hours ago

The latest Energy Cyber Priority report from DNV Cyber has found that energy companies have started to boost investment in cybersecurity to manage the ‘greatest risk’ to the industry today as the importance of securing businesses from cyber threats reaches highest company levels…

Orlen Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea

18 hours ago

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)…

Aker Solutions Inks Long-Term Offshore Maintenance Deal with Vår Energi

18 hours ago

Aker Solutions has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Vår Energi to deliver maintenance and modification services for its operated assets and projects offshore Norway.The partnership also includes Honeywell and StS-ISONOR and builds…

Kuwait Strikes Oil and Gas at Al-Jlaiaa Offshore Field

19 hours ago

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…

First Gas Flows to FLNG Gimi from BP’s GTA FPSO

Jan 21, 2025

The full commissioning of Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has started with the injection of first gas from the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.Ahead of first gas injection to Gimi FLNG…

Trump Revokes Biden's Oil Drilling Block on US Coasts and Arctic

Jan 21, 2025

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…

GMS Brings Backlog to $483M with Latest Jack-Up Contract Extension

Jan 21, 2025

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels for the global energy industry, has secured a contract extension for one of its large-class vessels operating in the Persian Gulf region.The latest extension to an existing contract is for 171 days…

OMV Gets North Sea Drilling Permit

Jan 21, 2025

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%)…

US LNG Export Permit Applications Back on Table under Trump’s Order

Jan 21, 2025

President Donald Trump issued an order on Monday for the U.S. to resume processing export permit applications for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, part of an effort to raise U.S. energy output and dismantle his predecessor's climate policies…

Dorado Oil and Gas Projects Stalls as Santos Delays FID

Jan 21, 2025

Santos has effectively stalled plans for a Western Australian oil and gas project worth over A$3 billion ($1.87 billion), sending minority partner Carnarvon Energy's, shares tumbling on Tuesday.Carnarvon's shares closed about 23% lower, ending…

Serica Energy Set for 2025 Production Increase

Jan 21, 2025

U.K. North Sea-focused oil and gas company Serica Energy expects a 15.6% increase in 2025 production, helped by improved reliability of its assets, it said on Tuesday.Serica has expanded production through acquisitions and investments in the last few years…

Chevron Eyes Oil and Gas Exploration Off Greece

Jan 20, 2025

U.S. oil producer Chevron has expressed an interest in exploring for hydrocarbons in Greece, southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula and up to the west of the island of Crete, the Greek energy ministry said on Monday.The ministry added in a statement…

ExxonMobil Makes Gas Discovery Offshore Egypt

Jan 20, 2025

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…

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