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Profit Drop Prompts Woodside Exploration Cut

Aug 19, 2025

Woodside Energy WDS.AX said on Tuesday it will scale back exploration efforts and prioritise its $39 billion project pipeline to strengthen its balance sheet, after depreciation and decommissioning costs led to a slump in first-half profit.Woodside…

Talos Energy Makes Three Leadership Appointments

Aug 14, 2025

Talos Energy has appointed Zachary B. Dailey as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 18, 2025.In addition, the company has appointed William R. Langin as Executive Vice President – Exploration and Development…

Court Quashes TotalEnergies Oil Exploration Permit

Aug 14, 2025

A South African court has rescinded an environmental authorisation granted to TotalEnergies and its joint venture partner Shell to explore for oil in a block off the Cape coast, a court judgment seen by Reuters showed.However, the court said…

Trinidad Awards Deepwater Blocks to Exxon

Aug 12, 2025

Exxon Mobil could invest as much as $21.7 billion in Trinidad and Tobago if the U.S. energy major finds reserves in a large deepwater area it was awarded on Tuesday to explore for oil and gas in the Caribbean country, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said…

Johan Castberg Pivotal to Future Development of Barents Sea

Aug 10, 2025

The Johan Castberg field is important to the further development of the Barents Sea, says the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, as it will be producing oil for many years to come, and new discoveries can be incorporated.The Johan Castberg oil field came on stream in March…

Trinidad, ExxonMobil Strike Deal for Seven Deepwater Blocks

Aug 05, 2025

Trinidad and Tobago's government has agreed to award U.S. oil major ExxonMobil acreage in an ultra-deep area that includes seven blocks to explore for oil and gas, two senior government officials told Reuters.The parties began negotiations earlier…

Brazil: BP Makes Largest Oil and Gas Discovery in Decades

Aug 04, 2025

BP has made an oil and gas discovery at the Bumerangue prospect in the deepwater offshore Brazil, its largest discovery in 25 years.BP drilled exploration well 1-BP-13-SPS at the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin, 404 kilometers (218 nautical miles) from Rio de Janeiro…

Deepsea Mira Spuds Third Well in Orange Basin License off Nambia

Aug 01, 2025

Oil and gas firm Rhino Resources and its partners have spudded the Volans-1X exploration well in PEL85 license, offshore Namibia, using Odfjell Drilling-managed Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig.Drilled by the Deepsea Mira in water depths of around 1…

Egypt Inks Mediterranean Oil and Gas Exploration Deals with Eni and BP

Aug 01, 2025

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt has signed an agreement with Eni and BP to launch oil and gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean Sea.The agreement includes the drilling of an exploration well in the Temsah concession area in the coming months…

BP, ONGC, Reliance Industries Ink Deal for Offshore Exploration in India

Jul 30, 2025

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), BP Exploration (Alpha), and Reliance Industries (RIL) have signed a joint operating agreement (JOA) to explore offshore Block GS-OSHP-2022/2 in India’s Saurashtra Basin.The agreement, formalized at ONGC’s headquarters in New Delhi on July 28…

Arabian Drilling Books First Offshore Contract Outside Saudi Arabia

Jul 29, 2025

Arabian Drilling, Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor by fleet size, has signed a contract with a GCC-based company for its first offshore operation outside Saudi Arabia.The deal, signed with an undisclosed GCC-based energy company, is primarily for offshore exploration drilling…

Valeura Energy, PTTEP Partner Up on Gulf of Thailand Blocks

Jul 25, 2025

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has signed a farm-in agreement with Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP to acquire a 40% interest in offshore Blocks G1/65 and G3/65 in the Gulf of Thailand, marking a major expansion of its regional footprint…

Sapura Scoops Over $118M for Chevron, PTTEP Subsea Ops off Thailand

Jul 25, 2025

Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has secured two contracts from its long-term clients Chevron and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company (PTTEP) for offshore work in Thailand, worth over $118 million.The contracts were…

Carnarvon Wraps Major Seismic Project off Australia Ahead of 2026 Drilling Ops

Jul 24, 2025

Carnarvon Energy has completed a major seismic reprocessing project across the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Australia, in collaboration with its joint venture partners, delivering one of the most advanced seismic datasets in the region to date…

Exxon Looking to Explore Trinidad and Tobago For Offshore Oil

Jul 22, 2025

Exxon Mobil has begun negotiations with the Trinidad and Tobago government to explore for oil and gas in up to seven deepwater blocks off the East Coast of the Caribbean country, which the top U.S. oil producer left more than two decades ago…

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