Oil & gas news

The President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met in Abidjan to celebrate production start-up from the Baleine field, situated off the eastern coast of Côte d’Ivoire, and to review Eni's activities in the country.

The volume of CO2 being injected into the North Sea by 2050 will be equivalent to the natural gas currently being extracted from the basin, according to a new report from global energy consultancy Xodus.

Serica Energy has announced the execution of agreements for the acquisition of 30% non-operated interests in the P2498 and P2170 licences (together the Greater Buchan Area (GBA) from Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG).

BW Energy has completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria from Saipem S.p.A. The FPSO is currently producing approximately 10 000 bpd of oil from the Golfinho field offshore Brazil, supported by the Company’s local operating organisation.

Expro has been awarded a corporate frame agreement to deliver well testing services for Equinor in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

McDermott has been awarded a sizeable engineering, procurement, removal and disposal contract by Santos. The offshore decommissioning award is for the full removal and disposal of the Campbell platform structure, which is part of the Varanus Island Hub offshore infrastructure in Western Australia.

The company has announced an agreement to sell the company’s measurement solutions business to One Equity Partners for US$205 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments at the closing of the transaction.

A new report shows that deliveries to exploration, operation and modification of Equinor-operated fields and onshore plants in Norway exceeded 93 billion NOK in 2022, an increase of approximately 13% from the previous year.

MODEC, and Terra Drone Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), for the technical development of inspection drones for FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading system), a typical offshore platform.

The company has announced the award of a sizeable contract by Shell for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure associated with the FPSO Fluminense in the Bijupirá and Salema fields of the Campos Basin.