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Oxy Makes Oil Discovery at Bandit Prospect in Gulf of America

Apr 09, 2026

Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) has made an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America.The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680 about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast, encountered oil-bearing Miocene sands.Occidental said the well found high-quality hydrocarbons across the full reservoir interval, with further evaluation underway to determine development options.The company operates the prospect with a 45…

ConocoPhillips Assessing Oil Opportunities in Venezuela

Apr 10, 2026

ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it is sending a small evaluation team to Venezuela this week to evaluate oil and gas opportunities.The U.S. oil producer left the South American country in 2007 after its assets there were nationalized. The company…

Eni, NOC Find Gas in Offshore Libya Exploration Well

Apr 09, 2026

Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni have made a new gas discovery in Area D, in the offshore area west of Libya.The discovery follows the successful drilling of the 1-16/4 exploratory well in Contract Area 4/16, operated by Eni North Africa…

Russia’s Yamal LNG Resumes Shipments to China After Months-Long Gap

Apr 07, 2026

Yamal LNG, controlled by Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek, has sent its first cargo to China since last November, LSEG data showed on Tuesday, weeks before the gradual enforcement of Europe's ban on Russian LNG imports…

SLB Expands Digital Operations Partnership with Azule Energy off Angola

Apr 06, 2026

SLB has signed a three-year agreement with Azule Energy to expand the use of its enterprise digital platform across the company’s operations in Angola.The platform is expected to support execution reliability, accelerate decision-making and…

Seadrill’s West Polaris Drillship on Prolonged Stay with Petrobras off Brazil

Apr 06, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured a 1,095-day contract extension for the West Polaris drillship with Petrobras offshore Brazil, adding about $480 million to its backlog.The extension will see the ultra-deepwater drillship continue operations at the Búzios field in the Santos Basin…

Borr Drilling Secures New Drilling Rig Contracts Across Four Regions

Apr 02, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured new contract commitments and extensions for four of its premium jack-up rigs across Africa, the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia.In West Africa, the Prospector 5 rig has received a binding…

Subsea7 Awarded Contract Offshore Equatorial Guinea

Apr 01, 2026

Subsea7 has been awarded a contract by Noble Energy EG Ltd (a Chevron Company) for the subsea installation scope on the Aseng Gas Monetisation Project, offshore Equatorial Guinea.The project involves a single-well tieback connecting Aseng field to the existing Alen platform…

Fugro to Conduct Site Investigation for South America’s First Offshore Wind Project

Mar 31, 2026

Petrobras has selected Fugro to deliver a geotechnical site investigation for the Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process.The…

Petrobras Taps Fugro for Brazil’s First Licensed Offshore Wind Survey

Mar 31, 2026

Petrobras has selected Fugro to carry out a geotechnical site investigation for its Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process.The…

Oil Rises as Widening Conflict Endangers Red Sea, Hormuz Flows

Mar 30, 2026

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, with Brent headed for a record monthly rise, after Yemeni Houthis launched their first attacks on Israel over the weekend, widening the U.S.-Israel war with Iran in the Middle East.Brent crude futures LCOc1 jumped $3…

Mubadala Energy Secures Southwest Andaman Exploration Block off Indonesia

Mar 26, 2026

Mubadala Energy has been awarded the Southwest Andaman exploration Production Sharing Contract in Indonesia, expanding its position in the Andaman Sea.The Abu Dhabi-based company will hold a 100% participating interest and operate the block…

Iran War Sends LNG Prices Soaring, Curbing Asia Demand

Mar 26, 2026

The Iran war is upending the global LNG outlook as soaring prices, damage to major supplier Qatar's export infrastructure and potential delays to new supply raise doubts about previously expected demand from price-sensitive Asian buyers.Before the war…

Iran Fires Missiles at Qatar Energy Hub

Mar 18, 2026

Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge South Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and retaliated by vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gulf…

Iranian Oil Facilities Under Attack, Site Evacuations Advised

Mar 18, 2026

Iranian gas facilities in the Gulf came under attack on Wednesday, state media reported, prompting Tehran to say it would target a range of energy installations across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar 'in the coming hours'.Oil prices jumped on the news…

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