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Gimi FLNG Enters Commercial Ops at BP’s GTA Project off Western Africa

Jun 23, 2025

Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has reached the Commercial Operations Date (COD) for its 20-year lease and operate agreement for the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The announcement of COD for Golar FLNG marks a significant milestone for the project partners, as LNG production volumes have successfully been ramped up to a level equivalent to the annual contracted volumes of approximately 2…

US Delays Rule on Gulf of Mexico Whale Protection

Jul 14, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered Rice's whale in the oil and gas drilling region of the Gulf of Mexico, according to an agreement with environmental groups filed in a federal court…

Jadestone Energy Ups Montara Field Volume Expectations

Jul 14, 2025

Jadestone Energy, an Asia-Pacific focused oil and gas company, has increased production rates expectations from the Montara field offshore Australia, as the drilling operation with Valaris’ Valaris 247 jack-up rig nears completion.The Skua-11ST well at the Montara field has reached target depth…

Technip Energies Bags ‘Large Contract’ for FLNG Unit in Africa

Jul 11, 2025

Technip Energies has secured a large contract to perform ‘preliminary activities’ for a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit in Africa.The contract, valued between $290 million and  $584 million, will be effective until September 30, 2025…

Australian Engineering Firm Gets Work on Shell’s Crux Gas Platform

Jul 10, 2025

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project.Monadelphous signed a contract with Technip Energies…

Staatsolie Takes Back Offshore Oil Block in Suriname as Hess Exits

Jul 09, 2025

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname's offshore Block 59, the South American nation's state oil firm Staatsolie said on Tuesday, adding the block would now return to Staatsolie.'Hess has fulfilled its minimum work…

Floatel Secures Longer Stay for Accommodation Rig off Australia

Jul 03, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has secured another contract offshore Australia for its Floatel Tirumph accommodation rig.The assignment is for approximately 35 days with an option for the client to extend. The expected start date is in the fourth quarter of 2026…

Bonaparte CCS Project Awarded Major Project Status

Jul 02, 2025

The Bonaparte CCS project has been awarded Major Project Status by the Australian Government. It is the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to receive the status in Australia.The Bonaparte CCS Assessment Joint Venture is…

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Pauses Output At West India Oilfield

Jun 27, 2025

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company said on Friday it has temporarily suspended production at one of its oilfields in western India due to adverse weather and is monitoring the situation to resume output when the weather improves.The floating…

ADNOC-Led Consortium Closing in on Santos Takeover

Jun 27, 2025

Australia's Santos said on Friday it had granted exclusive due diligence for a period of six weeks to an international consortium led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC), which had offered $18.7 billion for the gas producer.ADNOC's investment arm XRG…

TotalEnergies Hires Shearwater for 3D Survey in Africa

Jun 26, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D marine seismic acquisition contract by TotalEnergies in Sao Tome & Principe on the STP-02 Block.The two-month exploration survey off the coast of Western Africa will start early in the third quarter of 2025 using the SW Empress…

BOEM Looks to Open 80 million Acres for Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Jun 25, 2025

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the publication of a Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America.As directed by Secretary of the Interior and outlined in the PNOS, Lease Sale 262 will offer approximately 15…

Woodside Wraps Up Louisiana LNG Stake Sale to Stonepeak

Jun 25, 2025

Woodside has completed the sell-down of a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure to Stonepeak, a global investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets.The completion follows Woodside’s announcement on 7 April 2025 that it had signed an agreement with Stonepeak…

Iran’s Top Security Body to Weigh In on Strait of Hormuz Closure

Jun 23, 2025

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. bombing raids, Iran's Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure.Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait…

BW Opal FPSO Arrives to Santos' Barossa Gas Field off Australia

Jun 19, 2025

BW Opal floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, operated by BW Offshore, has arrived at Santos’ Barossa gas field, marking a critical milestone on the path to first gas in the third quarter of 2025.Since its arrival, on June 15…

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