UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is engaged in talks with Dana Petroleum to come up with a way to improve the performance of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is being prepared to resume limited production from Serica’s North Sea asset on the UK Co
Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has turned a letter of intent (LoA) into a multimillion-dollar rig deal with Repsol, a Spanish multinational energy and petrochemical co
SLB has signed on the dotted line to pool resources with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) for the redevelopment of two oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea to augment production from these mature assets off the coast of Azerbaijan.
Norwegian upstream oil and gas player Vår Energi has ramped up its production and reserves from a field in the North Sea by bringing online a new low-pressure project off the coast of Norway.
Equinor has received the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for a new gas export solution, which will create an alternative path for gas exports from a platform in the North Sea to bolster Norway’s energy security.
Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy has set the wheels in motion to get a stake in an exploration block off the coast of Egypt.
The Grand Port Maritime of Martinique (GPMLM) has partnered with French offshore solar developer SolarinBlue to develop Soley Blé, the first offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) project in the Caribbean Arc. According to SolarinBlue, the project will be located near the Pointe des Grives container te
Eni North Africa, the affiliate of Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni, has resumed its offshore exploration activities northwest of Libya.
With the United Kingdom’s government currently at a crossroads as it faces a critical decision over banning new North Sea exploration licenses or embracing a so-called science-backed approach that curbs emissions, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that such a decision cou
The production mode at two oil-producing assets off the coast of Brazil is weeks away from being switched off, enabling operators to undertake planned maintenance activities in their chosen Campos Basin fields.
While emphasizing that oil and gas companies are among Australia’s largest corporate taxpayers, Australian Energy Producers (AEP), representing the country’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, has highlighted that the hydrocarbon industry will drive additions to taxes and roya
Voltai, a Canadian cleantech company focused on ocean and renewable energy solutions, has closed an oversubscribed $1.83 million pre-seed financing round. Invest Nova Scotia led the round, with additional participation from an angel investor group headed by Mahir Sahin, former advisor to Alphabet’s
Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist EnerMech has secured a contract it describes as major for the delivery of pre-commissioning and specialist services for an offshore gas development in Australia. The scope of work includes the provision of riser and umbilical services for the se
A semi-submersible rig from Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, is staying longer off the coast of Indonesia with Eni Indonesia, a subsidiary of Italy’s energy giant Eni.
