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Norway prepares first major oil, gas licensing round in years

Monday, August 11 2025

Fossil Energy – Norway

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy said last Friday that it is preparing to launch a new licensing round for oil and gas exploration in the Norwegian continental shelf.

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Filed Under: Exploration, International projects, Licenses, Norway, Oil and Gas Tagged With: exploration, licensing round, norway, Oil and Gas

BP announces largest global oil and gas find in 25 years

Sunday, August 10 2025

Fossil Energy – Brazil

BP has made its largest global oil and gas discovery in 25 years on the deepwater Bumerangue prospect in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.

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Filed Under: BP, Brazil, Bumerangue, Discovery, International projects, Oil and Gas Tagged With: BP, Brazil, Bumerangue, discovery, Oil and Gas, santos basin

Contract award for CSV Normand Commander

Wednesday, August 6 2025

Fossil Energy – Petrobras

Solstad Offshore announced a contract award for the CSV Normand Commander with Petrobras.

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Filed Under: Contract, CSV, International projects, Oil and Gas, Petrobras, Solstad Offshore Tagged With: Brazil, contract, CSV, Oil and Gas, Petrobras, Solstad Offshore

New Zealand reverses its ‘ill-fated’ oil and gas ban

Friday, August 1 2025

Fossil Energy – Politics

New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday passed legislation to reopen the country for offshore oil and gas exploration, lifting a ban imposed by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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Filed Under: ban, International projects, Legislation, New Zealand, Oil and Gas, Politics Tagged With: ban, Legislation, New Zealand, Politics, shutting down

BW Energy contracts rig to drill offshore Namibia

Tuesday, July 29 2025

Fossil Energy – Namibia

BW Energy, together with NAMCOR E&P, has contracted Odfjell’s Deepsea Mira semisubmersible rig for the drilling of the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu license (PPL003) offshore Namibia in the Orange Basin, scheduled for the second half of 2025.

[Read more…] about BW Energy contracts rig to drill offshore Namibia

Filed Under: BW Energy, Drilling, drilling rig, International News, Odfjell Drilling, Oil and Gas, semi submersible vessel Tagged With: BW Energy, drilling, Kharas, odfjell, Orange Basin, semi submersible vessel

Dutch consortium awarded gas pipeline project in Taiwan

Tuesday, July 29 2025

Fossil Energy – Taiwan

Boskalis and Allseas have been awarded a large contract by CPC Corporation Taiwan for the second offshore gas pipeline from Yongan to Tongxiao (YT2).

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Filed Under: Allseas, Boskalis, Consortium, Construction, Design, Energy Transition, Installation, installation vessel, International News, Oil and Gas, Pipeline, Pre-commissioning, Taiwan Tagged With: Allseas, BosKalis, Consortium, construction, CPC Taiwan, Design, energy transition, Oil and Gas, pipeline, pre-commissioning, taiwan

Milestone achieved on Australian Crux Project

Sunday, July 27 2025

Fossil Energy – Australia

Recently the substructure of the Crux platform, located approximately 190 km off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia, set sail

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Filed Under: Australia, Crux, International News, Jacket, McDermott, Oil and Gas, Shell, Transport Tagged With: australia, Crux, jacket, mcdermott, oil and gas blocks, Shell, transport

Chevron emerges as winner in ExxonMobil dispute over Guyana Oil Field

Saturday, July 19 2025

General – Legal Battle

Chevron will proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after it prevailed in a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the largest oil discovery in decades.

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Filed Under: Acquisition, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Guyana, Hess, International projects, legal battle, Oil and Gas Tagged With: acquisition, chevron, ExxonMobil, Guyana, Hess, legal battle

Equinor and Wellesley swap field interests

Saturday, July 19 2025

Fossil Energy – Field Swap

Equinor has exchanged stakes in several offshore discoveries with Wellesley Petroleum in a strategic move to accelerate development and boost future production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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Filed Under: Equinor, field swap, International News, Norway, Oil and Gas, Wellesley Petroleum Tagged With: Equinor, field interest, norway, Oil and Gas, Wellesley

CNOOC announces breakthrough in Metamorphic Buried-Hill Exploration

Wednesday, July 16 2025

Fossil Energy – Exploration

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a significant breakthrough in deep metamorphic buried-hill exploration in the South China Sea, marking China’s first offshore discovery of metamorphic sandstone and slate buried hills

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Filed Under: CNOOC, Discovery, Exploration, exploratory drilling, International projects, Oil and Gas, South China Sea, Weizhou oilfield Tagged With: Beibu Gulf, CNOOC, discovery, exploration, Oil and Gas, South China Sea, Weizhou

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