EnQuest PLC has been awarded a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for Block C in Brunei by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam (PABD).
Strohm has successfully completed the first field trials with Petrobras for its thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) pipe design offshore Brazil, at water depths of approximately 1,500 m.
As LNG Canada shipped its first LNG cargo from the newly completed facility in Kitimat, on the northwest coast of British Columbia, activity is ramping up on the East Coast especially offshore natural gas.
African exploration and production company Petralon Energy is on track to boost Nigerian crude production by a further 2,500 barrels per day (bpd), following drilling activities at the Dawes Island field, according to a news release from the African Energy Chamber. The company has recently completed a new well at the field, aligning with plans to maximize output at the field. Operated by Petralon Energy subsidiary Petralon 54 Limited, the field is situated in Petroleum Prospecting License (PPL) 259.
In July 2024 Norway’s majority state-owned Equinor and Texas-based ExxonMobil withdrew from the production sharing contract they signed July 2017 with New York City-based Hess. After 2D and 3D research that involved 6,000 kilometers (3,728.23 miles) and 9,000 square kilometers (3,474.92 square miles) respectively, ExxonMobil and Equinor deemed the risk for drilling an exploration well too high and transferred their stakes to Hess, according to Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV.
Ashtead Technology has signed a collaboration agreement with Ocean Science Consulting Ltd. (OSC) to deliver combined environmental monitoring, mitigation and compliance services for offshore wind and oil-and-gas operators.
“The government recognizes the complexities and high costs associated with the development of the Venus oil field by TotalEnergies,” Kornelia Shilunga, special adviser and head of upstream petroleum unit in the Namibian Presidency, said in a reply to questions.
Subsea7 has secured a substantial contract offshore Norway. Subsea7’s scope includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of pipeline bundles, spools, protection covers and tie-ins using key vessels from Subsea7’s fleet.
The American Petroleum Institute today joined more than 100 other energy trade groups and organizations in urging the Department of the Interior to develop a new five-year offshore leasing program that fully leverages the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf as a secure source of affordable, reliable energy.
Equinor ASA has secured new exploration acreage offshore Brazil in the Santos Basin, awarded under the country’s fifth Open Permanent Concession bidding.