Oil & gas news
ModuSpec secures DNV Technology Qualification for BOP real-time monitoring
DNV approval validates ModuSpec’s integrated Argus well control assurance platform, paving way for deployment in the Norwegian offshore market.
First oil at new platform is major milestone for Chevron in Angola
Chevron’s South N’dola Platform in Angola delivered first oil in December. The milestone comes just over two years after construction on the platform began.
Petrobras surpasses 2025 production targets
Petrobras announces that, in 2025, its oil production reached 2.40 million bpd, exceeding the upper limit of the target (+4%) set in its 2025 - 2029 Business Plan by 0.5 percentage points.
The International Gas Union releases 'The Role of Gas in Powering AI-Driven Energy Demand' Report
Electricity demand growth is surging as data centres are becoming the new 'industrial load' of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy, and their electricity consumption is projected to double to 800 - 1000 TWh by 2030.
Equinor awarded 35 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf
Equinor has been awarded 35 new production licenses by the Ministry of Energy in this year's APA, Awards in Predefined Areas.
FARO and Creaform combine to form two new business units
Purpose-built for customers: FARO CREAFORM, turning portable and automated dimensional measurement into strategic advantage for manufacturers, and FARO INSIGHT, transforming captured reality into trusted insight for construction, public safety, and geospatial professionals.
TotalEnergies enters Block 8 offshore exploration permit
TotalEnergies (35%, operator) and its partners Eni (35%) and QatarEnergy (30%) have signed an agreement with the Lebanese government to enter Block 8 exploration permit offshore Lebanon.
What the Venezuela regime change means for oil production, crude and product markets
Venezuelan production recovery faces decade-long timeline despite near-term supply gains, Wood Mackenzie finds.
INEOS Energy announces new Norphlet oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
The Nashville exploration well was drilled more than five miles beneath the seabed and confirmed high-quality oil in one of the Gulf’s most promising deepwater formations.
A Q&A with Elemental Energies and Oilfield Technology: decommissioning oil and gas assets
Julie Copland, Head of Wells, Elemental Energies, and Iain Farrow, Elemental Archer JV Manager, answer questions regarding decommissioning oil and gas assets.