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DNO to Acquire Sval Energi in $1.6B Deal to Boost North Sea Assets

Mar 07, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has reached agreement to acquire Sval Energi from HitecVision for a cash consideration of $450 million, based on an enterprise value of $1.6 billion.The Sval Energi assets are complementary to DNO’s North Sea portfolio…

Constellation Starts Trading on Euronext Growth Oslo Exchange

Mar 06, 2025

Constellation, an offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, has started trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, under the ticker symbol ‘COSH’.Constellation holds about one fifth of Brazil’s country’s offshore drilling market.Constellation…

VAALCO Energy Secures Up to $300M Loan to Grow its Assets

Mar 06, 2025

Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has entered into a new revolving credit facility with an initial commitment of $190 million and the ability to grow to $300 million, which will be used for its investment programs across diversified asset base over the next few years…

CNOOC Discovers ‘Vast Exploration Prospects’ in China’s Beibu Gulf Basin

Mar 06, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a ‘major breakthrough’ in the exploration of Paleozoic buried hills in the Beibu Gulf Basin, identifying ‘vast exploration prospects’ at the site.The…

Noble’s Jack-Up Rig Hired for Work Offshore Suriname

Mar 06, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract for its Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig with an undisclosed operator offshore Suriname.The one-well contract will span approximately 65 days, and is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025…

Fifth FPSO for Petrobras’ Mero Field Reaches Brazil

Mar 06, 2025

Alexandre de Gusmão floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has entered Brazilian waters, and is heading to Petrobras’ Mero field in Santos Basin for commissioning works before being put into production later in 2025.Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO departed China…

BP Finds Gas in Final Well of West Nile Delta Drilling Campaign off Egypt

Mar 06, 2025

BP has completed drilling operations at the El Fayoum-5 gas discovery well in the North Alexandria Offshore Concession, marking the final well in its four-slot drilling campaign in the West Nile Delta.Drilled using the Valaris DS-12 drillship…

Gas Leak at BP’s GTA Project to Have ‘Negligible’ Environmental Impacts

Mar 06, 2025

A gas leak has been detected at a well of the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore Senegal and Mauritania, the British company and Mauritania's environment ministry said on Wednesday.BP said the environmental impact from the leak was expected to be negligible…

UK to Revise Windfall Oil and Gas Tax

Mar 06, 2025

Britain plans to overhaul its windfall tax regime on oil and gas producers once current levies run out in 2030, it said on Wednesday as it vowed to transform the North Sea into a renewables hub.The government is asking industry players and others…

Harbour Energy Reports Annual Loss in 2024 Driven by UK Taxes

Mar 06, 2025

Harbour Energy swung to an annual loss in 2024 as the U.K.'s windfall tax for energy companies wiped out most of its pre-tax earnings, the company said on Thursday.North Sea producers have warned that the UK's windfall tax on the industry, first…

BP Encounters Gas Bubbles at Senegal-Mauritania GTA Project

Mar 05, 2025

BP said on Wednesday it had detected low-rate subsea gas bubbles at a well in its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, situated offshore between Mauritania and Senegal.The British multinational oil and gas firm anticipates the environmental…

McDermott Completes Pipelay Ops at Shell’s Deepwater Whale Development

Mar 05, 2025

McDermott has completed the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) activities at Shell’s deepwater Whale development in the Gulf of Mexico, which started production through new platform in January 2025…

Koil Energy, SubseaDesign Join Forces for Subsea Field Development

Mar 05, 2025

U.S. firm Koil Energy Solutions and Norway-based SubseaDesign have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate advancements in subsea technology.Both companies provide specialty products and services for subsea projects. Driven by the rising demand…

Egypt Launches Bidding Round for Offshore Oil and Gas Blocks

Mar 05, 2025

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt has opened a licensing round, offering seven offshore blocks in the Mediterranean Sea and six exploration areas in the Gulf of Suez and the Western Desert in an effort to attract further investments in the country’s oil and gas industry…

Expro Nets $10M in Contracts for OMV Petrom’s Black Sea Gas Project

Mar 05, 2025

Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has secured major contracts from OMV Petrom, totaling more than $10 million, for the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea.The contracts involve Expro’s subsea landing string (SSLS), SeaCure cementing technology…

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