
BW Energy has achieved the first oil from its first well in a multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon.

In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore vessel services providers are certainly the protagonists in the whole decarbonization story. However, although we are seeing an increasing number of initiatives, we still have a long way to go.

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. slipped down to 17 units this week, based on Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report.

Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs was on the rise in March 2023, surging upward by 6 units.

Norwegian regulator has given Vår Energi consent to deploy one of Floatel’s semi-submersible support vessels at a field in the North Sea.

DNO has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using one of the Odfjell Drilling-managed rigs.

DNO has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Island Offshore’s mobile offshore units (MOU) for work on a field.

A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought last month by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) from Euronav, as part of UNDP’s coordinated operation to remove oil from decaying FSO Safer, has set sail from Zhoushan, China heading for the Red Sea. The Nautica was in drydock in Zhoushan, China for r

Eni has attended a sail away ceremony for an FPSO, which is destined to work on its offshore oil and gas field in Côte d’Ivoire.

Ipsos has asked respondents in 28 countries around the world to complete a ranked ballot of eight oil-producing nations.

Spanish oil company Repsol has implemented a well construction solution from Halliburton in order to automate and streamline its well design process. According to Halliburton, the Landmark DecisionSpace 365 Well Construction Suite and Digital Well Program will help Repsol standardize its well design

Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.

Brazil’s Karoon Energy has stopped production from assets connected to an FPSO after running into an issue.

Eserv will boost Neptune’s portfolio of digitised assets to 14 by creating digital twins of two offshore platforms in the Dutch North Sea.