Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have been separately considering bids for Santos, Bloomberg News reported, sending shares of the Australian gas producer up 6.5% on Thursday.Both Saudi Aramco and ADNOC have been conducting…
Over 12 oil companies, including Exxon, Shell and Brazil's national oil company, have expressed interest in buying a 40% stake in Galp Energia's major oil discovery offshore Namibia, sources close to the sale process said.Galp's Mopane discovery…
There is a flurry of development underway to cut seafloor seismic and geotechnical survey technologies free from on-site control.The deeper you go, the quieter the ocean becomes. It’s something that Kyrre Tjøm is exploiting in his back-to-basics approach to ocean bottom nodes (OBNs)…
Woodside has revised its leadership structure to deliver the next phase of the company’s strategy to thrive through the energy transition.The revised structure, which will take effect from August 1, 2024, aggregates and elevates core business activities into a simplified operating model…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured frame agreements with Woodside Energy's Senegalese subsidiary to provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services for the Sangomar field, offshore Senegal, West Africa.The scope of work includes project management…
Esgian provides an update on Noble and Diamond Offshore’s announcement of merger plans in its Week 24 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsADES has completed the signing of a drilling contract for a jackup with Suez Oil Company (SUCO) in Egypt…
Woodside has achieved first oil from the Sangomar field offshore Senegal, marking the safe delivery of the country’s first offshore oil project.The Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 is a deepwater project including a stand-alone FPSO facility with a nameplate capacity of 100…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contract extensions for three of its harsh environment semisubmersibles, worth approximately $161 million.In Norway, Transocean Spitsbergen was awarded a three-well contract extension with Equinor…
Australian oil and gas giant Woodside has signed a $1 billion loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support the development of Scarborough gas project offshore Australia.The loan agreement further strengthens Woodside’s balance sheet…
Oil major BP and U.S. shale producer EOG Resources are in discussions to jointly develop a natural gas field off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the British company said.The field holds just under 1 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas…
U.S.-based marine power, data, and services company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is approaching 15MWh of renewable energy production from its family of PowerBuoys, which primarily exploit wave energy to generate power.The recent launch of…
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘significant’ integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract from Woodside Energy to support ongoing production at Pluto LNG project in Australia.TechnipFMC will design…
Australia's Labor government on Thursday laid out a strategy to boost natural gas development even as it remains committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, highlighting demand from key Asian trade partners.Australia is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Australia's resources minister said on Thursday she backs the long-term exploration of potential natural gas projects, setting up a potential clash with opposition lawmakers and some in the incumbent Labor Party that oppose its use.Australia…
Offshore energy is on a growth trajectory. Rystad Energy wrote in February 2024 that upstream oil majors were diving in to deeper waters. “Despite tightened budgets, frontier drilling is fueling optimism for a productive year, particularly deepwater projects in the Atlantic Margin…