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Brazil

Petrobras augments oil arsenal as it strikes black gold in Brazilian waters

Petrobras has announced the presence of excellent-quality oil in the pre-salt Campos Basin through an exploration well drilled in the Marlim Sul field, which wa…

Philippines

President announces successsful drill, test of second Malampaya well

President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 26 announced that the Camago-3 well has been successfully drilled and tested, producing up to 60 mill…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equinor starts drilling major gas development in Brazil

Equinor has commenced the drilling phase for the Raia project in Brazil's Campos Basin pre-salt area, a crucial milestone as the project advances toward its…

Egypt

BP and ADNOC’s JV ready to kick off Mediterranean gas hunt with Valaris rig

Arcius Energy, an affiliate of the UK-headquartered BP and the UAE’s ADNOC, has set the stage to embark on a multi-well drilling campaign off the coast of Egyp…

Geothermal Drilling

Croatia looks to expand geothermal drilling campaign and develop drilled sites

From 2025 to 2026, the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency (AZU) undertook a campaign to drill one exploratory geothermal well each at four sites, with local company Cr…

United States

Baker Hughes awarded turbomachinery service contract from Petrobras

Baker Hughes, a US-based energy technology giant, has reached a multi-year agreement with Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned energy giant, to provide critical turb…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equinor makes Arctic Norway oil discovery

Equinor has made an oil discovery that will be tied into the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.The discovery was made in the Polynya Tubåen prospect (722…

Preparation Work for Geothermal Drilling in Radoszyce, Poland, Underway

Preparatory work for drilling the Radoszyce GT-1 geothermal exploration and evaluation well has commenced in the municipality of Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voi…

New Oil and Gas Resources Discovered in the Knockando Fensfjord Exploration Area in the North Sea Brage Region

Norwegian oil and gas operator OKEA and its partners recently made a new oil and gas discovery in the Knockando Fensfjord exploration area within the North Sea …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Turkey Seeks Agreement With Syria on Offshore Energy E&P

Turkey is planning to reach an agreement with the new government of Syria on maritime cooperation and offshore E&P, the nation's minister of energy said in …

Oil&Gas Drilling

UAE Shipyard Welcomes Saudi Arabian Drilling Rig for Maintenance Operations

Abu Dhabi-headquartered Marine Oilfield Integrated Solutions has confirmed that a jack-up drilling rig owned by Saudi Arabia's Arabian Drilling has arrived …

Crude Oil

Egyptian Petroleum Minister Inspects First Exploration Well Operations at New Oil Field in Gulf of Suez

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, recently visited the Gulf of Suez region to inspect the drilling progress of Well No. 133…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Norway’s November Oil and Gas Production Beats Forecast

Norway's combined oil and gas production in November exceeded the official forecast by 0.9%, according to preliminary data released by the Norwegian Offshor…

Metal

First Quantum Introduces Automated Drilling Technology to Zambian Operation

First Quantum Minerals has deployed advanced automated drilling technology at its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila, Zambia, marking the first implementation of this s…

Oil & Gas Trade

Chevron to Join Nigeria Oil Licence Auction, Plans Rig Deployment in 2026

Chevron announced on Friday that it will take part in Nigeria's upcoming oil licensing round and intends to deploy a drilling rig in late 2026 to support fu…