TotalEnergies is fast-tracking development of its Acacia-5 oil discovery offshore Angola, targeting first production just three months after the discovery while expanding its exploration portfolio with two new operated blocks. Acacia-5 was discovered in June 2026 on Block 17, where TotalEnergies holds a 38% operated interest. The discovery will be developed using available capacity on the existing […]
Shell will acquire stakes in two bp-operated exploration opportunities offshore Brazil and in the Gulf of America, expanding collaboration between the majors ahead of planned exploration drilling. Under the agreements, Shell will acquire a 50% interest in the Tupinambá exploration block in Brazil’s offshore Santos basin and a 30% interest in five leases containing the Conifer exploration prospect in the deepwater […]
Two new offshore support vessels will be built for deployment in Saudi Arabia under an agreement between UAE-based shipbuilder Grandweld Shipyards and Bahri Logistics, expanding vessel capacity to support offshore energy operations at Ras Tanura Port.
KONGSBERG has been awarded a contract to provide underwater surveillance and protection technology for critical infrastructure, supporting the security of offshore energy assets and other essential facilities for an undisclosed international customer.
Mature offshore fields in the Republic of Congo are seeing renewed production optimization efforts as independent operators expand investment in brownfield redevelopment projects.
Ned Marine has expanded its non-destructive testing (NDT) capabilities with the launch of drone and subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection services aimed at offshore, marine and industrial assets.
Eni, the Italian major, and its partners in the Sankofa and Gye Nyame fields offshore
Ghana have signed a significant agreement with the government to increase
domestic gas supply by approximately 30%.
Offshore driller Noble Corporation has secured about $565 million in new contract value since its last fleet update, lifting its backlog to $7.5 billion as fleet utilization improved.
In a release sent to Rigzone recently, Eni announced a “significant” gas and condensate discovery offshore Egypt.
TotalEnergies has confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of the Congo, following drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the Moho G structure. The well encountered a hydrocarbon column of approximately 160 m in Albian reservoirs, with data acquisition and fluid sampling completed to support further subsurface evaluation. The results […]