Ezra Holdings News


Pre-FEED Work Begins for CCS Project Off Australia

Apr 17, 2025

The Bonaparte CCS joint venture, involving Inpex Corporation, TotalEnergies and Woodside Energy, has started pre-fronte-end engineering design (pre-FEED) work to support the development of the Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Australia…

Australian Oil Firm Makes Move to Acquire Share in Namibia’s Offshore Block

Apr 14, 2025

Australia-based oil exploration and production company Grand Gulf Energy has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire 100% of Wrangel, which is an applicant for a 70% working interest in a license at Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia…

BP, Chevron Make Deepwater Oil Discovery in Gulf of America

Apr 14, 2025

BP and its partner Chevron have made an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America.BP drilled the exploration well in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) off the coast of Louisiana in 4…

Havila Acquires Polarsyssel Offshore Supply Ship

Apr 11, 2025

Havila Holding, through its subsidiary Havila Skipsinvest, has acquired the Polarsyssel offshore supply ship from Fafnir Norway.Polarsyssel serves as the Governor of Svalbard’s service vessel and plays a key role in safety and emergency preparedness in the region…

Sunda Energy Starts Environmental Consultation for Chuditch-2 Well Drilling Plans

Apr 11, 2025

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia, has submitted environmental impact drafts for the drilling of Chuditch-2 appraisal well off Timor-Leste for public consultation.Sunda Energy…

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Completes Acquisition of Terna Energy

Apr 10, 2025

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has completed the acquisition of 100% shares in Greece’s Terna Energy.The acquisition follows the successful completion of an all-cash mandatory tender offer (MTO) and squeeze-out process for the remaining 30% shares of the company at a price of $22…

DEME to Buy Havfram in $985M Deal

Apr 09, 2025

Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has signed an agreement to acquire Havfram, an offshore wind installation contractor based in Norway, in a deal worth $985.5 million.The strategic acquisition aligns with DEME's ambition…

ADES Signs Long-Term Deal for One of its Suspended Offshore Jack-Ups

Apr 08, 2025

Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has signed a 10-year contract renewal for one of its standard offshore jack-up rigs, which was among the suspended rigs previously operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The standard jack-up is currently fulfilling a medium-term contract in Egypt…

Woodside Sells Louisiana LNG Stake to Stonepeak for $5.7B

Apr 07, 2025

Woodside Energy Australia’s top gas producer, said on Monday it agreed to sell a 40% stake in its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant to U.S. infrastructure investor Stonepeak for $5.7 billion.The deal reduces Woodside's capital spending needs…

INEOS Wraps Up Acquisition of CNOOC’s US Oil and Gas Assets

Apr 02, 2025

INEOS Energy has completed the acquisition of CNOOC’s oil and gas assets in the Gulf of America, increasing its global oil production to over 90 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. The completion of the deal marks the third major investment by INEOS Energy in the United States…

NYK, Partners to Develop Renewable Energy-Powered Floating Data Center

Apr 02, 2025

NYK Line, NTT FACIITIES, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, MUFG Bank, and the city of Yokohama have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a demonstration project of an offshore green data center, utilizing a mini-float installed as a disaster countermeasure…

Constellation-Operated Jack-Up Rig Up for Petrobras Job

Mar 31, 2025

Constellation, an offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, has secured a new contract with Petrobras for the deployment of Admarine 511, a jack-up drilling rig owned by its commercial partner ADES Holding.The rig, operated by Constellation…

NEO Energy and Repsol to Merge UK Oil and Gas Assets

Mar 27, 2025

NEO Energy and Repsol Resources UK have entered into strategic merger, creating one of the largest U.K. North Sea independent oil and gas companies under the name of NEO NEXT.Under the terms of the transaction, the combined business will be…

Wildcat Well in Norwegian Sea Fails to Deliver for Aker BP

Mar 27, 2025

Aker BP and its partners have completed drilling on the Kongeørn prospect in the Norwegian Sea without making a discovery as the wildcat well proved to be dry.Wildcat well 6507/2-8 is situated in production license 942, which was part of the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2017…

Vattenfall Makes FID for Nordlicht Offshore Wind Cluster, Buys Back BASF Share

Mar 26, 2025

Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany, and has agreed to buy back 49% share BASF is holding in the project.Construction of the Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms is planned to begin in 2026…

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