Oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are slowly returning to their offshore facilities following an evacuation due to Hurricane Laura.
French oil major Total has started drilling the Luiperd-1X well, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa.
Shearwater GeoServices has received an award for a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and fast track processing project by Total in Mauritania.
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) expects to award a contract for a drilling rig for its Core Project located in the Southern North Sea (SNS) “in the coming weeks”.
Malaysia’s DNeX has entered into a head of agreement (HOA) with Ping Petroleum to make an offer to acquire the remaining equity interest in Ping not currently owned by DNeX. Ping Petroleum is an upstream company focused on shallow-water offshore production and development opportunities in the North
FAR Limited has decided not to object Cairn Energy’s proposed sale of a working interest in the RSSD Contract Area, offshore Senegal, to Russia’s Lukoil.
Norwegian oil production has risen above predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) after June’s numbers were below expectations.
KrisEnergy’s minimum facilities wellhead platform for the Apsara oil development offshore Cambodia Block A has been completed and the topsides and jacket are being transported to Cambodian waters in the Gulf of Thailand for installation.
Melbana Energy has reported a modest increase in the best estimate prospective resource of the Beehive Prospect, located in WA-488-P offshore Australia.
Shell has completed a farm-in agreement with Egdon Resources in respect of two offshore licences, which contain the Resolution and Endeavour gas discoveries off the UK.
Oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have evacuated over 40 per cent of production platforms as a result of Tropical Storm Marco and ahead of the arrival of a second storm – Tropical Storm Laura.
A gas discovery of the scale of Turkey’s Tuna-1 find in the Black Sea, if developed, would be transformational for the country, given its overwhelming reliance on imports and crippling energy import bill, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Africa Energy has signed definitive agreements to increase its effective interest in the Total-operated Block 11B/12B, located offshore South Africa.
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. stayed unchanged over the course of last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
