Drilling & production

CNOOC Ltd has announced its 2025 interim results.

Wildcat well 7117/4-1 was drilled in production licence 1238, 135 km west of the Snøhvit field and 260 km northwest of Hammerfest.

TotalEnergies (50%, operator), together with its partners QatarEnergy (35%) and the national company SNPC (15%), has been awarded the Nzombo exploration permit in the Republic of the Congo.

Aminex, the oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Tanzania, has provided an update to operations.

The find could add more than 50 million boe net proved reserves; preliminary prospect valuation suggests peak production could reach 65 000 bpd.

Rex International Holding Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, is pleased to share that new commercial oil discoveries have been made in the Talisker exploration well in the Brage Field, in which Rex’s indirect subsidiary Lime Petroleum AS (LPA) holds a 33.8434% interest.

The West Gemini secured a contract with Sonangol Exploração & Produção, S.A. for work in Angola with an estimated duration of 284 days, expected to begin in late 2025 or early 2026.

Equinor and partners have struck oil and gas in the Fram area, nine kilometres north of the Troll field in the North Sea.

Serica Energy plc has announced the first lifting of oil from the Triton FPSO since the resumption of production is underway.

Shelf Drilling, Ltd has announced that it has secured a 1 year contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig for drilling operations offshore West Africa.

Putting the mine into commercial exploitation on schedule contributes to maintaining and increasing production output, consolidating Vietsovpetro's core role in the value chain of oil and gas exploration and exploitation in Vietnam.

The discovery well was drilled to a total vertical depth of 33 228 ft utilising the West Vela deepwater drillship and encountered oil pay in multiple high-quality, sub-salt Miocene sands.

This transformational acquisition marks Kent’s strategic expansion in the fast-growing global decommissioning market, delivering on its aim to become a full-service partner across the energy lifecycle, including late-life operations through to the safe and successful decommissioning of customer assets.

Oil and gas exploration and production company Indonesia Energy Corp. (IEC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil's Aguila Energia e Participações (AEP) to explore potential energy opportunities in Brazil.

Jafurah is the largest non-associated gas development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, estimated to contain 229 trillion ft3 of raw gas and 75 billion bbls of condensate.