945 results found for 'sea lion'

945 results found for 'sea lion'
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  • Sea Lion roars into Falklands expansion as Navitas reels in second FPSO

    25 August 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Navitas Petroleum, an Israeli oil and gas producer and developer that operates a project under development in the North Falkland Basin, is stepping up plans to expand its oil field project in the Falkland Islands through the acquisition of a second floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that could boost daily oil output capacity by thousands of barrels.

  • $2.1 billion Sea Lion project on track for first oil despite Falklands tensions

    4 September 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Navitas Petroleum, an oil and gas company with exploration and production interests in several regions, is continuing with planned development activities and does not expect the recent political developments over the Falkland Islands to affect the development timetable for its offshore oil project in the North Falkland Basin.

  • Sea Lion eyes bigger bite with second FPSO deal to speed up oil uptick

    20 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    With the first phase on track for start-up in 2028, an oil project in the North Falkland Basin (NFB) is looking into expediting a capacity boost through the development of subsequent phases in the Falkland Islands.

  • Eco Atlantic augments oil & gas portfolio with new acquisition

    11 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Atlantic Margin, has sealed a deal to bring into its fold the issued and to be issued shares it does not already hold in JHI Associates (JHI).

  • Navitas signs off on Falkland Islands oil & gas portfolio expansion

    3 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Israel’s Navitas Petroleum has locked in the increase of its oil and gas footprint off the coast of the Falkland Islands by firming up a deal to get a lion’s share in a license within the North Falkland Basin.

  • Navitas widens its South African oil & gas arsenal

    20 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Israel’s Navitas Petroleum has signed on the dotted line to get a stake in a block off the coast of South Africa by exercising an option to farm into the block with Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Atlantic Margin.  

  • Murphy closing in on first oil from Southeast Asian offshore project

    6 August 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Murphy Oil is making inroads in developing an oil field off the coast of Vietnam, with the start-up on schedule for the next quarter. The firm is also pursuing other hydrocarbon projects not just in Southeast Asia, but also in other regions of the world.

  • Murphy Oil edging closer to bringing online projects in US Gulf and Vietnam

    7 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Houston-headquartered oil and gas company Murphy Oil has made progress across multiple onshore and offshore exploration and production projects, with two on track to achieve first oil this year in the Americas and Asia.

  • TenneT, National Grid ink joint development agreement for LionLink interconnector

    2 April 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    Transmission system operators (TSOs) TenneT and National Grid Ventures (NGV) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to advance LionLink, a hybrid interconnector linking the UK and the Netherlands via a future offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The agreement sets out how the two partners will jointly develop LionLink towards a final […]

  • Partnership set up in Norway to accelerate deployment of innovative OBN tech

    13 July 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS and compatriot geophysical technology and service company Allton have signed a strategic collaboration agreement focused on accelerating the deployment of innovative deepwater ocean-bottom node (OBN) technology. The parties have agreed on exclusive rights and priority access to Allton A1 units, establishing a foundation to work together in bringing the […]

  • Viridien starts multi-client OBN survey in Central North Sea

    22 May 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    French geophysical services company Viridien has begun a multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Central North Sea, spanning the UK and Norwegian sectors. The dense multi-client OBN survey covers 645 km2 in the Frigg area, with the final processed deliverables to be available in the third quarter of 2027. It is supported by […]

  • BP tasks Baker Hughes with production enhancement across UK North Sea assets

    4 September 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    UK-headquartered energy giant BP has hired U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes to support new well development and production optimization across its North Sea operations on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • Third Northern Lights LCO2 carrier blessed, now preparing for service

    9 April 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Storage, Vessels

    Northern Phoenix, the third liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier for the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway, has officially been blessed and will now start final preparations and commissioning ahead of operations. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), delivered the LCO2 carrier to the Northern Lights joint venture (JV), […]

  • Viridien, Aker BP forge OBN seismic pact to advance exploration in Norwegian waters

    9 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, has joined forces with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP to bolster hydrocarbon search by enhancing multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic data acquisition, imaging, and technology development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Navitas expanding its oil & gas footprint in Falkland Islands

    12 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Israel’s Navitas Petroleum has taken steps to bolster its oil and gas portfolio off the coast of the Falkland Islands with a non-binding deal to get a majority stake in a license within the North Falkland Basin.  

  • Golden Sea Lion roars with appraisal success at oil discovery offshore Southeast Asia

    7 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Houston-based oil and gas company Murphy Oil has achieved a new appraisal milestone related to an oil find in the Cuu Long Basin approximately 40 miles off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia. This move is perceived to have unlocked significant resource upside.

  • Oil & gas duo in talks with Guyana over exploration and appraisal work at offshore block

    14 January 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, an AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Atlantic Margin, and its partner, Israel’s Navitas Petroleum, are engaged in discussions with Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to enable the continuation of the appraisal and exploration program in an offshore block. 

  • 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.

  • Southeast Asia richer for its ‘biggest’ black gold find in two decades and third largest since 2000

    7 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    With the appraisal insights regarding an oil find offshore Vietnam coming to light, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has labeled this hydrocarbon exploration success as “the biggest oil discovery in Southeast Asia of the last 20 years,” perceived to offer a potential lifeline to Vietnam’s declining oil production.

  • 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.

  • Throwback: Top oil & gas final investment decision picks

    1 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    As the global oil and gas story expands with new discoveries and projects, many operators have been laying the groundwork to make final investment decisions (FIDs) for the undeveloped assets in their portfolios. Since many companies decided to sanction their existing developments in 2025, Offshore Energy has made a collection featuring some of these moves.

  • 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 […]