Drilling & production

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.

Jace Larrison, Vice President – Well Control Engineering, UIS, and Training, Wild Well Control, USA, examines well integrity and the implications on well control events.

Aker BP has successfully completed the Omega Alfa exploration campaign in the Norwegian North Sea, resulting in a significant oil discovery that adds substantial new resources to the Yggdrasil area.

The vessel will be used during the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), scheduled to begin on 24 August.

The field is the largest in the country in reserves and the second in production volume.

Surmont, a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility located about 55 km south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, is currently configured to produce Surmont Heavy Dilbit, which is bitumen diluted with condensate.

Chevron expects Vaca Muerta to play a larger role in its portfolio in the coming years.