Neptune and partners start subsea construction of North Sea project
Oil exploration and production company Neptune Energy, alongside its joint venture (JV) partners BP and JAPEX, has started subsea construction…
24 Sep 2020
Petrobras discovers hydrocarbons in Campos Basin block offshore Brazil
Brazilian state-owned firm Petrobras has discovered hydrocarbons in Block C-M-657, in the ultra-deep waters of the Campos basin offshore Brazil. The 1-BRSA-1376D-RJS (Naru) exploration well is located 308km from Rio…
23 Sep 2020
BP receives all regulatory approvals for drilling Ironbark-1 well
Oil major BP has received all the required regulatory approvals for drilling the Ironbark-1 exploration well offshore north-west Australia. The Ironbark prospect is located in exploration permit WA-359-P, which is…
21 Sep 2020
Danish rig operator Maersk Drilling to cut CO2 emissions in half by 2030
Danish offshore drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling has announced to cut the 'intensity' of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its drilling operations in half by 2030. The latest move comes…
21 Sep 2020
Inpex and Chevron cut jobs in Australia amid Covid-19 crisis
Japanese oil and gas major Inpex and American multinational energy firm Chevron are reportedly set to trim their workforces in Australia as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Inpex plans…
21 Sep 2020
CNOOC starts production at Liuhua oilfield joint development project
China’s state-owned offshore oil and gas firm CNOOC has announced the commencement of production at the 16-2 oilfield / 20-2 oilfield joint development project. Located in the Eastern South China…
17 Sep 2020
Eni and BP make new gas discovery offshore Egypt
Italian oil and gas firm Eni and its partner BP have announced the discovery of new gas in the Great Nooros area, in the Abu Madi West Development lease, offshore…