926 results found for 'sea lion'

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  • 15 years in the making: Falkland Islands’ Sea Lion ready to move forward to first oil

    10 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    A final investment decision (FID) has been taken for a giant oil project in the North Falkland Basin (NFB), where $1.8 billion will be needed to foot the bill to first oil and $2.1 billion to project completion. This FID comes 15 years after the original oil discovery was made.

  • Sea Lion’s roar unlocks the funding vault: Falkland Islands’ $2.1B oil project stands at development threshold

    22 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    With the final investment decision (FID) out of the way, a financial close is now in place for a giant oil project in the North Falkland Basin (NFB), which will require a $1.8 billion investment to pave the way to first oil and $2.1 billion to project completion.

  • $25.6M acquisition expanding Serica’s North Sea footprint

    30 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Prax Upstream from Prax Exploration & Production.

  • Sea Lion runs into setback as financing delays Falkland Islands’ $1.4B oil project

    30 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Israel’s Navitas Petroleum has put off a final investment decision (FID) for its giant Sea Lion oil project in the North Falkland Basin (NFB), pushing it to the second half of the year for Phase 1 to put a financing plan in place.

  • BP’s dash for gas: Five-well drilling campaign on Mediterranean’s horizon

    9 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    BP has taken steps to expand its natural gas arsenal in the Mediterranean Sea by striking a deal with Egypt for a multi-well drilling campaign, which is expected to yield new finds that will prolong the lifespan of existing production facilities in the West Nile Delta.

  • ABS: Advanced battery technologies could support alternative fuels, reduce fuel costs

    3 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The latest advances in battery technologies have the potential to not only support direct electrification and the integration of alternative fuels but also offer pathways to enhance operational efficiency and reduce fuel costs, according to the latest analysis from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

  • OKEA strikes oil at North Sea license

    25 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s oil and gas company OKEA has made oil discoveries at a production license it operates in the North Sea.

  • Tampnet powers LLOG’s deepwater oil project in US Gulf with digital infrastructure

    23 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, IT & Software, Technology

    Tampnet, a Norway-headquartered provider of offshore high-capacity and low-latency connectivity services, has been tasked with the provision of high-capacity digital infrastructure for a deepwater project in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) that uses a refurbished floating production unit (FPU).

  • More black gold for Murphy offshore Vietnam

    8 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Houston-based oil and gas company Murphy Oil has found oil in the Cuu Long Basin offshore Vietnam.

  • Catalina Express commissions Incat Crowther for new low-emission ferry design

    11 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Australia-based shipbuilder Incat Crowther has been commissioned by Los Angeles operator Catalina Express to design a new low-emission, renewable diesel-powered passenger ferry.

  • Latin America’s first electric tugboat en route to Chile

    30 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Latin America’s first electric tugboat, built by Sanmar Shipyards for Enap and SAAM, has embarked on a voyage to Chile.

  • Cable milestone reached for world-first offshore solar-wind integration at HKN1

    14 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The dynamic subsea power export cable for the HKN1 offshore solar project at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm, the first of its kind connected to an offshore wind grid, has been tested and delivered. Oceans of Energy and CrossWindHKN confirmed the completion of the factory acceptance test (FAT) at NKT’s production facility […]

  • Anchoring system in place for solar integration with Dutch offshore wind

    20 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Offshore installation works have been completed for the anchoring system of the first offshore solar farm that is to be installed within the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm, according to Oceans of Energy. The floating solar array, supplied by Oceans of Energy, will be moored within the HKN wind farm in the Dutch […]

  • MMA vessel finds work on Chevron’s Western Australian assets

    20 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Australian offshore vessel player MMA Offshore, an affiliate of Singapore-based Cyan Renewables, has won a multi-year contract with Chevron’s Australian subsidiary for a high-specification platform supply vessel (PSV) from its fleet.

  • Falkland Islands’ $1.4. billion oil project remains on track for FID in mid-2025

    24 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Israel’s Navitas Petroleum is still anticipating a final investment decision (FID) for Phase 1 of its giant oil project in the North Falkland Basin (NFB) mid-year.

  • Plug and sail: A closer look at Norway’s electric maritime turn

    16 May 2025
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Transition, Vessels

    With a seafaring legacy stretching back to the age of the Vikings, Norway is no stranger to charting a firm course ahead. This time, the ships are sailing toward a zero-emission future. As the nation continues solidifying its role as a front-runner in sustainable maritime operations, momentum keeps building around autonomous shipping, electric propulsion and […]

  • Trump administration hit with lawsuit over oil platform trio’s restart off California

    3 April 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    A new legal battle is on the U.S. energy horizon as part of an attempt to challenge and foil the allegedly outdated plans for three aging oil platforms off the coast of California.

  • Activity heats up at Britain’s port in support of giant oil & gas development project

    7 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Lerwick Harbour, situated at the crossroads of the North Sea and Northeast Atlantic, has confirmed an uptick in preparations for servicing Equinor’s first development phase of a controversial oil and gas field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • Transocean, Noble, Valaris, Seadrill, ADES, and Shelf Drilling get hold of $31 billion backlog: Is rig demand tapering off?

    13 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Transocean, Noble Corporation, Valaris, Seadrill, Shelf Drilling, and ADES have reported a combined total backlog of $31.17 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

  • Oil, gas, and LNG weaving energy security web

    2 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    The winds of change are still gathering speed as they blow across the global energy industry, but they have not managed to dislodge oil and natural gas from their top spots in the energy mix. These fossil fuels, alongside LNG, are still keeping their finger on the pulse of the worldwide energy security lifeforce as vital signs of strength in countries’ energy flows.

  • New Sea Lion well spuds

    14 January 2011

    Rockhopper Exploration has spudded a new South Atlantic exploration well off the Falkland Islands targeting an extension of the Sea Lion oil discovery. Drilling on the 14/10-3 commenced at 17.00 hours on 13 January, Rockhopper said, and is located 8 kilometres (5 miles) northwest of the 14/10-2 Sea Lion discovery in licence PL032.

  • Hibiscus set to spud Sea Lion (Australia)

    16 October 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad is closing to spudding its Sea Lion-1 exploration well, offshore Victoria, Australia, following several delays. The company on Friday said that its subsidiary, Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd (CHPL) would take over the West Telesto drilling rig soon, as the rig was demobilized from its previous assignment. The spud date for the CHPL operated Sea Lion-1 […]

  • AMEC catches Sea Lion FEED

    11 July 2014

    Rockhopper Exploration has confirmed that Premier Oil, operator of the Sea Lion field in the North Falkland Basin in which Rockhopper holds a 40 per cent interest, has now formally awarded the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract to AMEC. As Premier confirmed in its recent IMS, pre-development activities on […]

  • RDS Secures ‘Sea Lion’ FEED Contract

    2 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    RDS has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by AMEC for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the North Falklands Basin. RDS is the rig design and engineering subsidiary of international drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag. The FEED work is part of AMEC’s overall FEED contract for the Sea Lion development and […]

  • Hibiscus hopeful about Sea Lion prospect

    9 November 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Hibiscus Petroleum has found indications of hydrocarbons at its Sea Lion prospect, offshore Australia.  According to 3D Oil Limited, a partner in the project, the Sea Lion-1 exploration well has intersected the target zones and has reached a total depth of 1672 metres. The company says that current operation is pulling out of the hole prior to […]