Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Offshore Committee Chairman Ron Neal, the President of Houston Energy L.P. and CEO of HEQ Deepwater, issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Biden Administration’s plan to remove millions of acres of U.S. oceans from potential oil and gas drilling, barring the sale of new […]

Boskalis announces the latest addition to its versatile fleet: a groundbreaking subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 metric tons. This state-of-the-art vessel will stand as the largest SRI vessel in the industry, significantly bolstering Boskalis’ position in this specialized niche market, which currently includes three existing SRI vessels. With the […]

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year’s Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow’s dominance over Europe’s energy markets. The gas had kept flowing despite nearly three years of war, but Russia’s gas firm Gazprom said it had stopped at 0500 GMT after Ukraine refused […]

Northern Ocean Ltd has announced that a subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE has extended the deep offshore drilling contract of Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig in West Africa exercising the previously announced option. The firm term of this contract has, as a result, been extended by approximately 65 to 93 days. This extension provides approximately USD 27 […]

Baker an energy technology company, has secured an order from Bechtel Energy to supply gas technology equipment for two liquefaction plants with a total capacity of approximately 11 MTPA for Phase 1 of Woodside Energy Group Ltd’s Louisiana LNG development opportunity. The order marks a significant milestone as Woodside targets final investment decision (FID) readiness […]

Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC), Chevron’s Angola subsidiary and Block 0 partners, have successfully achieved the first gas on the Sanha Lean Gas Connection (SLGC) project. CABGOC operations export 300 Million Standard Cubic Feet (MMSCF) daily to ALNG through the Congo River Crossing Pipeline (CRX). The first stage of SLGC will deliver an additional […]

…Applaud Bold Transformation Former Group Managing Directors (GMDs) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) have praised the current management team of NNPCL, led by Mr. Mele Kyari, for the impressive rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery. After an on-site inspection of the facility, they described the transformation as “magic.” The former GMDs were […]

Aradel Holdings Plc has entered into an agreement to acquire 5.14% equity interest in Chappal Energies Mauritius Limited. Chappal is an energy company focusing on investments in deep value and brownfield upstream opportunities within Africa. On the 6th of December, 2024, Chappal announced the acquisition of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company Limited (ENEC), which holds a […]

TotalEnergies has announced the sale to EPUKI, the UK subsidiary of EPH, of 50% of its shares in West Burton Energy, a company wholly acquired in June 2024 with the announced intention to resale one-half. West Burton Energy owns a 1.3 GW gas-fired power plant and a 49 MW battery storage system in the United Kingdom. […]

Nigeria’s maritime agency has said that the crude oil pipeline rupture was believed to have led to an oil spill that occurred at the Shell loading terminal in Nigeria’s Delta region. NIMASA added that it was also working with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other stakeholders to assess the extent of the spill and […]