Southern North Sea News

 

North Sea Wildcat Well Fails to Deliver for Vår Energi

Feb 12, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi and its partner Kistos Energy have drilled a dry well in the Balder area in the North Sea.The well 25/8-C-23 D, dubbed Prince Updip, was drilled in production license 027, from the Ringhorne platform, just over 200 kilometers west of Stavanger…

Libya Awards First Oil Blocks Since 2007 to Chevron, Eni, QatarEnergy and Repsol

Feb 11, 2026

Libya on Wednesday awarded oil and gas exploration blocks to foreign oil companies, including Chevron, Eni, QatarEnergy and Repsol, in its first licensing round in nearly two decades as it seeks to revitalise the sector despite ongoing political division…

UK Grants Consent for 1.5GW Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 11, 2026

The UK government has granted development consent for the 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind project in the Southern North Sea, being developed by TotalEnergies, Corio Generation and affiliates, and Gulf DevelopmentThe development consent paves…

ORLEN Acquires Stake in Afrodite Discovery from Vår Energi

Feb 11, 2026

ORLEN Upstream Norway has agreed to acquire a 25% interest in production license PL293 in the North Sea from Vår Energi, which covers the unconventional Afrodite gas discovery.The Afrodite gas discovery has the potential to deliver nearly 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas net to ORLEN…

Logistics News

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Operations Begin at Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

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Concerns Raised by Repeated Chinese Detentions of Panama-Flagged Vessels

CMA CGM Celebrates Maiden Call of New Port Kobe Service

CMA CGM Celebrates Maiden Call of New Port Kobe Service

New Wildlife Trafficking Compendium Released for Singapore

New Wildlife Trafficking Compendium Released for Singapore

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