Oil & gas news
Qatar Petroleum signs agreement to enter twelve exploration blocks in Morocco
The company has entered into an agreement with Eni to acquire a 30% participating interest in the Tarfaya Shallow Exploration Permit, a series of 12 neighbouring offshore blocks along the Atlantic coast of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Eni announces a major oil discovery offshore Angola
The discovery opens new opportunities for oil exploration in the north-west part of the prolific Block 15/06.
Oceaneering secures integrity services contract extension from Equinor
The company has secured a contract renewal from Equinor which covers the provision of maintenance, reliability and integrity management.
Interior proposes region-wide oil and gas lease sale 253 for Gulf of Mexico
In support of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, it has been announced that BOEM proposes to offer 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for August 2019.
Medfit sets the new standard for employee health and wellbeing in the offshore industry
Seadrill Limited has announced the full-scale utilisation of its ground-breaking Medfit program across its drilling fleet.
i-Tech 7 appoints new Asia Pacific director
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, has appointed a new regional director to help strengthen and grow its life of field business in the Asia-Pacific region.
Drillinginfo predicts decade-long continued growth in oil & gas production
Latest interim report focuses on Appalachian, Permian and STACK upstream activity over next ten years.
GlobalData: Raised forecast adds to improved outlook for UK upstream production
Following the latest forecast from the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the UK’s offshore sector, Jonathan Markham, Senior Upstream Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, offers his insight on the future of the UK’s upstream sector.
Rystad Energy: Oil majors are preparing for a greener future through shale
Oil majors are readying themselves for the energy transition by investing in shale and waiting for renewable technology to be economical, according to Rystad Energy.
Emerson and Repsol to form alliance on advanced, cloud-based exploration and development software
Industry leaders collaborate to help energy producers execute digital transformation, achieve fastest first oil with leading subsurface technologies.