African oil and gas company Rhino Resources plans to drill an appraisal well on a Namibian prospect next year and take a flow test on another as it races TotalEnergies to first oil in the southern African nation, its chief executive said.The appraisal well…
Greece has formally selected a consortium of U.S. oil major Chevron and domestic firm Helleniq Energy as the preferred bidder for four offshore gas exploration areas - one in the Ionian Sea and three south of the Peloponnese and Crete - the country’s energy ministry said…
Shell has applied to gain the right to appeal against the decision of a South African court to block exploration in the offshore block 5/6/7, a Shell spokesperson said on Wednesday.'Shell has filed an application for leave to appeal alongside…
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras and Norway's Equinor were the big winners in a Wednesday auction for areas in Brazil's offshore pre-salt region, acquiring one oil block each and partnering to develop a third.Australia's Karoon Energy also acquired one block…
U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry, suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in lost government support, vanishing vessel orders…
Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oman’s OQ Exploration and Production New Ventures (OQEP) to jointly explore oil and gas opportunities across the Middle East and Southeast Asia.The agreement…
Egypt and Cyprus have signed a series of agreements to transfer natural gas from Cyprus’ Cronos offshore field to Egypt, marking a significant step toward linking Cypriot gas resources to Egypt’s infrastructure and boosting energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean…
U.K.-based Pharos Energy, an independent energy company with assets in Vietnam and Egypt, has started a six-well drilling campaign offshore Vietnam designed to lift production from two of its existing fields and open new development opportunities…
Petrobras has received the environmental license from Brazil’s environmental agency Ibama to drill an exploratory well in block FZA-M-059, located in deep waters off Amapá, near the mouth of the Amazon river.The well is located in 500 km from the mouth of the Amazon river and 175 km from the coast…
U.S. based engineering and construction firm McDermott has completed its activities for TotalEnergies' Begonia field development, offshore Angola.Under the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning contract…
Pakistan’s state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has agreed to acquire a 20% interest in the Eastern Offshore Indus-C Block, joining forces with Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC), part of Türkiye’s TPAO…
Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S. oil major Chevron, is about to start drilling the Korikori-1 exploration well in Block 5, offshore Suriname.The drilling operation, planned to start later in October, will be conducted with Noble Corporation’s Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig…
Greece is working hard to finalize a contract with U.S. oil major Chevron and its Greek partner Helleniq Energy for energy exploration offshore Greece by the end of the year, the country's energy minister said on Friday.Chevron and Greece's…
Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has agreed to acquire Challenger Energy, which holds interest in two blocks offshore Uruguay as well as other assets in broader region.The all-share transaction, valued at about $60 million, will create a combined…
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