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NEWS | Saipem signs onshore drilling deals in Middle East and South America

Italian energy services group Saipem said on Tuesday it had signed onshore drilling contracts in the Middle East and in South America worth a total of $70 million.

NEWS | ConocoPhillips terminate Valesto rig contract

Velesto Drilling’s contract with ConocoPhillips in Malaysia for the NAGA 7 jack-up rig is considered terminated following an incident earlier this year in which the rig tilted and submerged, resulting (...)

NEWS | Norway 2021 licensing round attracts bids from 31 oil firms

A total of 31 oil companies have submitted bids for exploration acreage offshore Norway in a so-called predefined areas (APA) licensing round, the country's energy ministry said on Wednesday.

NEWS | TotalEnergies signs contracts worth $27bn for oil, gas and solar in Iraq

French energy group TotalEnergies has signed contracts worth $27bn for the production and exploitation of gas, oil and solar energy in Iraq, the country’s government announced on Sunday.

NEWS | Hess Completes Sale of Interests in Denmark

Hess Corporation announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary Hess Denmark ApS, which holds a 61.5% interest in the South Arne Field, to Ineos E&P AS for a tot (...)

NEWS | Valvetec Services Expand Product Range with MODEC Portable Valve Actuators & Drivers

Valvetec Services Ltd is delighted to announce the company is expanding and now offer a range of MODEC Portable Valve Actuators and Drivers, through becoming a Strategic Partner of Essex based company (...)

NEWS | Transocean Reels In Two Deepwater Drillship Deals in Gulf of Mexico

Offshore drilling firm Transocean said Wednesday it had secured contracts for two offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. The contracts are worth $55.5 million in total.

NEWS | USA Rig Count Rises

The total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States increased to 491 last week, according to Baker Hughes Co.’s latest rotary rig count, which was released on August 6.

NEWS | Equinor completes divestment of onshore asset in Venezuela

Equinor and state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) have completed a transaction whereby Equinor will transfer its 9.67% non-operated interest in the Petrocedeño project onshore Venezuela to Corpor (...)

NEWS | TotalEnergies hits another oil target offshore Suriname

TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have encountered oil in the Sapakara South-1 well on Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.

NEWS | Industry Digital Training Alliance Gathers Pace as More Operators Join

A new collaboration that increases access to digital well integrity training is gaining momentum after two energy companies today, Wednesday 7 July, announced they are joining the initiative.

NEWS | TotalEnergies expands its presence with two new shallow water exploration licenses in Suriname

TotalEnergies and its partner Qatar Petroleum have been awarded Block 6 and Block 8 in the Suriname SHO Bid Round 2020/2021. TotalEnergies shall operate these blocks, situated in shallow water with de (...)

NEWS | ISS to manage Equinor’s office facilities

Equinor has awarded a contract for facility management at its Norwegian office locations to ISS. The total contract value is estimated at slightly more than NOK 5.5 billion over the 10-year contract p (...)

NEWS | Developing Lavrans and Kristin Q in the Norwegian Sea

Equinor and the partners Petoro, Vår Energi and Total E&P Norge have decided to develop the Lavrans discovery and the Kristin Q-discovery which is a part of the Kristin field.

NEWS | Total E&P Uganda awards contracts for Tilenga project

Total E&P Uganda (TEPU) has conditionally awarded contracts for the development of the Tilenga oil fields project in the Lake Albert region of Uganda.

NEWS | Valaris Wins West Africa Drilling Contract

Total E&P Cote d’Ivoire B.V. has awarded Valaris Limited a one-well contract offshore Ivory Coast, Valaris reported Tuesday.

NEWS | Total rebrands as TotalEnergies to reflect energy transition goals

At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders approved, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strat (...)

NEWS | Bilfinger awarded €40 million inspection contract by Total E&P Denmark

Bilfinger will perform inspection services on the offshore assets of Total E&P Denmark (Exploration & Production).

NEWS | Total Starts Production at Angolan Oil Project

French energy group Total has started production at its Angolan Zinia Phase 2 project, which has estimated resources of 65 million barrels of oil, the company said May 6.

NEWS | TOTAL Cray Valley and Gevo to Further Scale Up Development of Renewable Isoamylene from Fusel Oil

TOTAL Cray Valley and Gevo, Inc. announced today the successful completion of Phase 1 of their Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to upgrade fusel oils into renewable isoamylene.

NEWS | Total to defer drilling application for offshore block in South Africa

Oil major Total has reportedly decided to delay application for drilling work at the block 11B/12B offshore South Africa.

NEWS | Total keen to participate in bid for entering North Field East (NFE) project with QP: Matthieu Bouyer

French broad energy company Total, which has been present in Qatar since 1936, looks forward to participate in the bid for entering the multi-billion dollar North Field East (NFE) project with QP, sai (...)

NEWS | Total, CNOOC reach final agreements on Uganda, Tanzania projects

French major Total said on Monday and its partners have concluded final agreements to launch the Lake Albert resources development project in Uganda and Tanzania.

NEWS | Iranian firms awarded €165m deals to capture flared gas

Persian Gulf Bidboland Gas Refinery has signed three contracts valued at a total of €165 million with local firms for the manufacture of a plant to capture flared gas and convert it into usable fuel.

NEWS | INEOS Energy acquires Hess' Danish upstream subsidiary

INEOS E&P AS, which is a part of INEOS Energy, has entered into an agreement to acquire the subsidiary Hess Denmark ApS. for a total consideration of US$150 million, effective 1 January 2021.
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