Somalia to Announce Winners of First Offshore
Somalia expects to announce the winners of its first oil and gas licensing round early next year,…
Drilling
Vantage Posts 2Q Loss. Cuts Workforce, Salaries
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling reported a net loss attributable to controlling interest of approximately…
Spirit Energy’s North Sea Wildcat Comes Up Dry
Offshore oil and gas company Spirit Energy has drilled a dry well in the North…
ST Engineering Uprades Diamond Offshore Drillship
Image Credit: ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore…
Indonesia to Offer More Flexibility to Oil and Gas
For Illustration only – Floating Production Unit at Chevron’s Indonesian Deepwater Development project (Photo:…
ST Engineering Upgrades Diamond Offshore
Image Credit: ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore ST Engineering Halter Marine and Offshore…
UOG Takes Tullow’s Stake in Walton Morant Block
AIM-listed oil and gas company United Oil & Gas has been assigned Tullow’s interest in…
Transocean’s 20k PSI Newbuild Drillships to Cost
Offshore drilling company Transocean expects its two ultra-deepwater drillships under construction in Singapore to cost…
Apache, Total Make Major Oil Find Offshore
Block 58 Suriname Map (courtesy Apache Corp. and Total S.A.) Apache Corp and its…
Transocean Posts $487M Loss on Impairments.
Deepwater drilling company Transocean reported a second-quarter net loss of $487 million, mostly on impairment…
Murphy Oil to Take Pacific Drilling Rig on a
Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling has lost a two-well contract for its Pacific Sharav drillship…
Petrobras to Pay $184M to Pension Fund to Settle
Illustration; A drilling rig in Brazil – Image by lazyllama/AdobeStock Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petrobras has…
Lundin: Offshore Activities Returning to
Swedish oil firm Lundin Energy, a partner in Norway’s giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield, reported worse-than-expected operating profit in…
Danish Offshore Driller Investing in
Danish offshore oil and gas drilling company Maersk Drilling is stepping up its efforts to…
OMV Reduces Hades Discovery Size Estimate
Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig – Credit:Kristian Endal/MarineTraffic Oil and gas company OMV has…
Spain Hopes Turkey Overture on Offshore Drilling
Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu – Credit:…
India’s Deepwater Gas Output Pressured by Low Spot
India’s new deepwater gas production could be under pressure from low spot LNG prices, says…
Petrofac Implements Training Software for Valaris
(Image: Petrofac) Services firm Petrofac says it has implemented its SkillsVX learning and competency software…
COVID-19 Cuts New Drilling Offshore Norway Around
Illustration – Drilling rigs in Norway – Credit: Ruslans Oil firms are expected to drill…
BP Cleared to Drill at Ironbark
Oil major BP has received regulatory approval for the planned drilling of the Ironbark prospect…
Number of Drilled Wells in 2020 to Hit
The number of drilled oil and gas wells this year is expected to reach about…
Odfjell Drilling Takes Over Drilling and
Ekofisk area – Credit: ConocoPhillips Norwegian drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has taken over platform drilling…
Equinor Makes Minor Oil Find off Norway. Eyes
Transocean Norge – Credit: Equinor Norway’s Equinor has made a minor, but potentially commercial, oil…
LEKOIL, GEIL Sign Otakikpo Drilling Services Deals
Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) and LEKOIL, the companies comprising Otakikpo JV which operates the…
Side-track Well Planned at Neptune’s Dugong
Deepsea Yantai, a new semi-submersible rig – Credit: Odfjell Drilling Neptune Energy last week made…
Talos, Pemex Told to Seek Deal on Shared Offshore
The rig Talos used to drill at Zama – Image by Talos Mexico’s state oil…
Fraser Well Management Launches Well Operatorship
Image Credit: FWM UK-based well engineering firm Fraser Well Management (FWM) has launched a new…
Congressman Pallone: Atlantic Offshore Drilling
For illustration – Image by Alexandre/AdobeStock U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., the representative for New…
Equinor Finds Gas and Condensate at Atlantis Well
The West Hercules drilling rig in the Barents Sea. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland) Norwegian oil…
Total Wins Woodmac’s ‘Most Admired Explorer’
French major Total has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer, an accolade awarded in…
Eni to Pay $185M to Settle Transocean Drilling Rig
Offshore drilling company Transocean and Italian oil and gas firm Eni have settled a long-standing…
Safety Regulator Approves Three Drilling Projects
Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig – Image by Antonio RODRIGUEZ/MarineTraffic The Norwegian offshore safety regulator PSA…
Deepsea Stavanger Rig Sets Off to Drill for Total
Deepsea Stavanger – Image by Per Johny Stranden – MarineTraffic Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible…
Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Event Delayed for
Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition (APDT) originally scheduled for September 1-2 2020 in…
Eni Charters Vantage Jack-Up to Drill Offshore
Topaz Driller – Credit: Vantage Drilling Italian energy company Eni has chartered Vantage Drilling’s Topaz…
Eni Strikes Gas at Bashrush Well Offshore Egypt
Eni logo – Image by Boggy/AdobeStock Italian energy company Eni has made a gas discovery…
CNOOC Makes ‘Significant’ Discovery Offshore
Illustration only; Image Credit: xmentoys / Adobe Stock Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC has…
Norway Plans Large Expansion of Arctic Oil
Offshore rigs in Norway – Illustration; Credit:mariusltu/AdobeStock Norway plans to offer up to 136 new…
Lukoil Spuds Caspian Sea Well
Image Credit: Lukoil Russian oil company Lukoil has kicked off drilling operations at the Shirotno-Rakushechnaya…
Equinor Gets OK for North Sea Pilot Well
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has received regulatory approval to drill a pilot hole…
Norway Offers 36 Offshore Blocks to E&P Firms
Image Credit: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Energy companies can apply to explore for oil and gas…
Neptune Energy Spuds Dugong Well Offshore Norway
Yantai drilling rig – Credit: Odfjell Drilling Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started…
New Zealand Raises Oil Spill Insurance
New Zealand’s maritime safety authority has greatly increased the insurance cover or other financial security…
TEMS Inks Two Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Deals
Bill Walkingshaw, TEMS International managing director Aberdeen-based oilfield services company TEMS International focused on improving…
SapuraOMV Applies for Survey at Kanga Well Site
Oil and gas company SapuraOMV has filed an application to Australian regulators for permission to…
Greece, Italy to Sign Accord on Maritime Zones
Greece and Italy will sign an agreement on maritime boundaries during a visit by Italy’s…
No Change to Rosneft Sanctions Despite Ownership
Russia lowering its direct stake in top oil producer Rosneft will not alter its exposure…
Keppel, Borr Drilling Agree on Jack-Up Deliveries
Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling has reached agreements with Keppel and its creditors to defer…
Hokchi Terminates Grupo R Jack-Up Rig Deal Early
Cantarell III – Image: Grupo R Hokchi Energy, a subsidiary of Argentina’s Pan American Energy,…
Norway Oil Companies Slash Investment Plans
Norwegian oil and gas investment, a key economic driver, is expected to decline sharply in…
Empyrean Gets More Time to Drill at 29/11
London AIM-listed oil and gas explorer Empyrean Energy has been given more time to drill…
Nigeria Launches Licensing Round for Marginal
Image by Jan / AdobeStock Nigeria has launched its first licensing round for marginal oilfields…
PSA Norway OKs Neptune’s Gjøa Drilling Plans
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has been given a regulatory consent to use the…
Turkey May Begin Drilling Under Libya Deal in 3-4
© muratart / Adobe Stock Turkey may begin oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean within…
Melbana Gets More Time for Find Beehive Drilling
Image Credit: Melbana Australian oil and gas company Melbana Energy has been given more time…
US Proposal Would Allow Oil and Gas Drillers to
© Roman Krochuk / Adobe Stock The U.S. Department of Interior has proposed allowing oil…
BPC Hires Stena Drillship for Bahamas Drilling
Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has signed an offshore drilling rig contract with Stena Drilling. BPC…
North Field Works Going Full Steam Ahead.
Qatar in in March started an 80-well drilling campaign at the North Field East project…
Shelf Drilling Posts $185M 1Q Loss. Cuts
Shelf Drilling, one of the world’s largest jack-up rig contractors has reduced headcount and executive…
Eni Suspends SSV Catarina Offshore Drilling Rig
Italian oil and gas company Eni has suspended works carried out by the SSV Catarina…
West Polaris Drillship Contract Cut
West Polaris – Credit: Celso Hdez/MarineTraffic Offshore drilling firm Seadrill Partners has said it has…
NEO Energy, Total Revise Terms of UK North Sea
HitecVision’s NEO Energy company has renegotiated the terms of the acquisition of Total’s UK North…
Angola’s Oil Exploration Evaporates
The coronavirus pandemic has done in a handful of months what even a 27-year civil…
Shell Begins Drilling Saturn Block Offshore
Royal Dutch Shell has begun drilling the Saturn block in the Santos pre-salt basin, the…
Borr in Talks with Lenders, Shipyards to Adjust
Jack-up drilling company Borr Drilling has started talks with creditors and shipyards to defer certain…
National Oil Companies to Cut Over a Quarter of
National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter…