Offshore news
CNOOC announce a 100 million t oilfield discovery of Qinhuangdao 27-3 in Bohai Sea
CNOOC has announced that the company has made a major oilfield discovery of Qinhuangdao 27-3 in Bohai Sea, which adds over a 100 million t of oil equivalent proved in-place volume.
ExxonMobil Guyana announces new discovery
ExxonMobil Guyana has announced a discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, the company’s first discovery of 2024.
Blackford Dolphin secures drilling contract from Oil India
Dolphin Drilling AS has announced the award of a US$154 million drilling contract from Oil India Limited.
Upstream FIDs to increase in 2024, with focus on deepwater resources
Up to 30 upstream projects larger than 50 million boe could reach FID in 2024, an increase from 22 in 2023, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
Wellvene and Marwell as team up to introduce new well intervention technology to Norway
Wellvene has signed an agreement with integrated completions provider Marwell AS to bolster its significant growth in Norway and bring new products to the region’s growing well intervention market.
United States produces more crude oil than any country
The United States produced more crude oil than any nation at any time, according to the International Energy Statistics, for the past six years in a row.
Liberty lands a pair of offshore blocks in Australia’s Gippsland basin
Liberty Petroleum has been awarded two offshore exploration blocks in Australia’s Gippsland basin.
The President of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi announce a major discovery offshore Côte d'Ivoire
The President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara and the Chief Executive Officer of Eni Claudio Descalzi met in Abidjan to discuss Eni’s activities in the country, including the successful results of the exploration well Murene 1X on the discovery named Calao.
BW Energy production from Hibiscus South field five months after discovery
BW Energy has announced that production has safely started from the DHBSM-1H well in the Hibiscus South field on the Dussafu Licence offshore Gabon five months after the initial discovery was made in November 2023.
Viaro Energy receives NSTA licence approval for acquisition of 15% stake in Bressay
Viaro Energy has announce that it has received regulatory approval from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) for the assignment in the Bressay oil field licence, following the recently completed acquisition agreement with EnQuest.