Offshore – Oil & Gas 360

U.S. deal ends TotalEnergies offshore wind plans, accelerates LNG investment

March 24, 2026

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has agreed to relinquish its U.S. offshore wind leases under a settlement with the Department of the Interior, redirecting capital toward LNG, gas production and export infrastructure. The company will exit the Carolina Long Bay and New York Bight leases, both awarded in 2022, effectively ending its offshore wind development plans in the United States. Under the agreement,

Baker Hughes secures Petrobras turbomachinery services deal for Brazil offshore operations

March 18, 2026

(World Oil) – Baker Hughes has secured a 60-month services agreement with Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery across Brazil’s offshore production system and refining operations. The contract covers maintenance, repair and engineering advisory services for up to 64 aeroderivative gas turbines, including LM2500 and LM6000 units deployed across approximately 19 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, as well as at the Replan refinery

Eni discovers more than 1 Tcf of gas offshore Libya near Bahr Essalam field

March 16, 2026

(World Oil) – The discoveries were made at the Bahr Essalam South 2 (BESS-2) and Bahr Essalam South 3 (BESS-3) structures, located about 85 km offshore in roughly 650 ft of water and approximately 16 km south of the Bahr Essalam gas field. The wells—B2-16/4 and C1-16/4—encountered gas-bearing intervals within the Metlaoui Formation, the main producing reservoir in the area. According

ExxonMobil, Halliburton deploy closed-loop automated drilling in Guyana

March 16, 2026

(World Oil) – ExxonMobil and Halliburton have completed what the companies describe as the industry’s first fully automated closed-loop geological well placement system during offshore drilling operations in Guyana. The project integrated rig automation, automated subsurface interpretation and geosteering, and real-time drilling optimization into a single digital workflow designed to improve well placement accuracy and operational efficiency. Halliburton deployed its LOGIX™ orchestration platform alongside

TotalEnergies launches Lapa South-West project offshore Brazil

March 11, 2026

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has started production from the Lapa South-West project in Brazil’s Santos basin, about 300 km (186 miles) offshore, adding new output to the company’s existing Lapa field operations. The development consists of three wells tied back to the Lapa floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit and is expected to increase production from the field by

War flips LNG surplus narrative, Morgan Stanley says

March 9, 2026

(Oil Price) – The Middle East war and the resulting production halt at the world’s second-largest LNG exporter, Qatar, are erasing the projected glut of the fuel that was expected before the region was set on fire, according to Morgan Stanley. Qatar’s state energy firm QatarEnergy last week halted LNG production at its Ras Laffan hub, the world’s largest LNG complex,

Energy Advisors: Offshore, Two Rig Ghosts Become a “Rate Reaper”

February 18, 2026

(Oil and Gas 360) – Energy Advisors examines the strategic implications of Transocean’s $5.8 Bn all-stock acquisition of Valaris. Click here to download the report. Still counting? Transocean + Valaris means there’s one less number to call. Devon + Coterra was the recent icebreaker onshore, where 1 + 1 targets 3, and everyone nods about “synergies” and dreams of “big and lean.”

Eni makes major gas, condensate discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire

February 18, 2026

(World Oil) – Eni has announced a significant gas and condensate discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire with the Murene South-1X exploration well in Block CI-501, confirming the potential of the Calao channel complex. The discovery, named Calao South, is estimated to contain up to 5 Tcf of gas and 450 MMbbl of condensate, making it the country’s second-largest discovery after the Baleine field. The well encountered

Guyana advances second gas-to-shore project to diversify beyond oil

February 17, 2026

(World Oil) – Guyana is preparing a second pipeline that will bring natural gas from its deepwater oil fields to the shore where it will be used for power and other industrial development. The project at Berbice, in the east of the South American country, will be finalized “very soon,” President Irfaan Ali told the Guyana Energy Conference in Georgetown on Tuesday. It

Namibia refuses to recognize TotalEnergies oil acquisition

February 9, 2026

(Oil Price) – The Namibian government will not recognize an asset acquisition deal involving TotalEnergies and Petrobras because they did not follow procedure. In a statement on Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy said, as quoted by Reuters, that TotalEnergies and Petrobras had not notified it of their intentions to acquire a 42.5% each in the PEL104 offshore license and

TotalEnergies pushes deeper into Namibia’s offshore oil boom

February 6, 2026

(Oil Price) – TotalEnergies is expanding its exploration portfolio offshore Namibia with acreage north of a block where a major oil discovery has been made, as the supermajor looks to boost activity in the new global exploration hotspot. TotalEnergies on Friday announced it had signed agreements to buy a 42.5% operated interest in the PEL104 exploration license offshore Namibia from Eight Offshore Investments

Africa set to lead global high-impact exploration drilling in 2026

January 28, 2026

(World Oil) – Africa is expected to remain the world’s most active region for high-impact oil and gas exploration drilling in 2026, driven by continued interest in ultra-deepwater and frontier basins, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy. Global high-impact wildcat drilling activity carried strong momentum into 2025, with discovery success rates rising to 38% from 23% in 2024. Total discovered volumes

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