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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…

Shearwater, TotalEnergies Ink Long-Term Marine Seismic Deal

Mar 05, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices and TotalEnergies have signed a three-year firm capacity reservation agreement (CRA) for worldwide marine seismic streamer acquisition services.The CRA reflects the longstanding relationship between TotalEnergies and Shearwater…

Japan and South Korea Look to Partner Up with US for Alaska Pipeline

Mar 05, 2025

Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a 'gigantic' natural gas pipeline in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, claiming they would invest 'trillions of dollars each.'Trump said in an address to the U…

Tampnet to Help Enable Remote Ops at Woodside’s Trion FPU

Mar 04, 2025

Tampnet, a Norway-based provider of offshore connectivity services, has secured a fibre optic project and long-term service contract for fibre connectivity at Woodside’s Trion deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico.The fibre-based connectivity to shore for Trion will enable remote operations…

Aramco Reports Over 12% Profit Fall in 2024

Mar 04, 2025

Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Tuesday it expects to declare total dividends of $85.4 billion in 2025, nearly 30% less than last year, after reporting a drop in profits as a result of lower sales and higher costs.For the first quarter of 2025…

US Subsea Equipment Firm Sets Up Shop in Brazil

Mar 04, 2025

Houston-based subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector Koil Energy has established a new technology center for manufacturing and service support in Macaé, marking its expansion into Brazil.Macaé is generally considered to…

China's CNOOC Set for Refinery Expansion Startup After $2.7B Upgrade

Mar 04, 2025

China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is slated to launch an upgraded joint-venture refinery complex around June, marking the state-controlled producer's further expansion into refining and petrochemicals, industry sources said.CNOOC aims…

Libya Plans First Oil Exploration Bidding Round in Almost 20 Years

Mar 04, 2025

Libya plans its first bidding round for oil exploration in more than 17 years, Masoud Suleman, acting Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), announced in a televised address on Monday.Libya is Africa's second-largest oil producer and…

Germany Dismisses Talks Over Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Revival

Mar 04, 2025

Germany's energy independence from Moscow is crucial and it is not in talks with Russia over a 'possible pipeline-based supply of Russian gas' via the partly damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the economy ministry said on Monday.The ministry was…

Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream Director to Step Down

Mar 04, 2025

Shell has announced changes to its executive committee and leadership structure, as part of which the company’s Integrated Gas and Upstream Director Zoë Yujnovich will step down end of March 2025.After more than a decade of service with Shell…

Vår Energi Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Mar 04, 2025

Vår Energi and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Kokopelli prospect, south of the Sleipner area, in the North Sea.The wildcat well 7/1-4 S is located in the North Sea in production license 1190. Two exploration wells have previously been drilled within this area…

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