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(WO) – The Vår Energi-operated Cerisa exploration well in production license PL 636 offshore Norway was successful, with estimated gross recoverable resources of between 18-39 MMboe. Deepsea Yantain semi-submersible rig The discovery is […]

(WO) – Transocean Ltd. announced a 365-day contract extension for the Deepwater Asgard with an independent operator offshore the U.S. in the Gulf of Mexico. The program is expected to commence in direct […]

(Bloomberg) – Energy-focused private equity firm Kimmeridge is taking a majority ownership stake in the proposed Commonwealth LNG project and naming a former bp Plc executive to lead the venture, marking a major bet on […]

(WO) – Pytheas Energy, Inc announced the addition of three producing oil and gas properties to its growing portfolio: the Andrews Crane asset, the Bakken asset, and the Minerva-Rockdale asset. These represent both working and […]

(Bloomberg) – The chief executive of Barclays Plc said it would be unrealistic for the bank to heed calls from climate extremists for the finance industry to abandon oil and gas clients. Barclays […]

(WO) – Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract from a major North American ocean research facility to supply an electric observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The Mohican ROV system will be […]

(WO) – The arbitration process to determine whether ExxonMobil can block the $53 billion sale of Hess Corp to Chevron is stalled due to the incomplete appointment of a third arbitrator, according to Reuters. […]

(WO) – According to the Guyana Times, ExxonMobil has started appraisal drilling at its Lau-Lau 2 well site in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where it had previously discovered over 300 ft of oil […]

(WO) – Energean has entered into a binding agreement for the sale of its portfolio in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to an entity controlled by Carlyle International Energy Partners for up to $945 million, of […]

(Bloomberg) – There is no longer a single British bank financing the smaller independent oil and gas producers that account for the bulk of production and investment in the North Sea, according to Neptune Energy. […]