Offshore
Policy & Regulations , Lease Sales , Wind
US Interior Department Releases Offshore Wind Lease Schedule
The U.S. Interior Department’s schedule includes up to a dozen lease sales through 2028 for offshore wind, compared to three for oil and gas lease sales through 2029.
Field Development , Emerging Plays
Rhino Taps Halliburton for Namibia Well Work
Halliburton’s deepwater integrated multi-well construction contract for a block in the Orange Basin starts later this year.
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Ithaca Energy to Buy Eni's UK Assets in $938MM North Sea Deal
Eni, one of Italy's biggest energy companies, will transfer its U.K. business in exchange for 38.5% of Ithaca's share capital, while the existing Ithaca Energy shareholders will own the remaining 61.5% of the combined group.
Deepwater , Field Development
Deepwater Roundup 2024: Americas
The final part of Hart Energy E&P’s Deepwater Roundup focuses on projects coming online in the Americas from 2023 until the end of the decade.
Exploration & Production , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Galp Seeks to Sell Stake in Namibia Oilfield After Discovery, Sources Say
Portuguese oil company Galp Energia has launched the sale of half of its stake in an exploration block offshore Namibia.
Field Development
Aker BP’s Hanz Subsea Tieback Goes Onstream
AKER BP’s project marks the first time subsea production systems have been reused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Discoveries
Vår Energi Hits Oil with Ringhorne North
Vår Energi’s North Sea discovery de-risks drilling prospects in the area and could be tied back to Balder area infrastructure.
Crude Oil , Exploration & Production
BP Starts Oil Production at New Offshore Platform in Azerbaijan
Azeri Central East offshore platform is the seventh oil platform installed in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field in the Caspian Sea.
Field Development , Subsea
Exxon Mobil Guyana Awards Two Contracts for its Whiptail Project
Exxon Mobil Guyana awarded Strohm and TechnipFMC with contracts for its Whiptail Project located offshore in Guyana’s Stabroek Block.
Deepwater , Field Development
Deepwater Roundup 2024: Offshore Europe, Middle East
Part three of Hart Energy’s 2024 Deepwater Roundup takes a look at Europe and the Middle East. Aphrodite, Cyprus’ first offshore project looks to come online in 2027 and Phase 2 of TPAO-operated Sakarya Field looks to come onstream the following year.