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November 11, 2025
VAALCO Energy is advancing major operational projects across Africa, including a late-2025 drilling campaign in Gabon, the Baobab FPSO refurbishment in Côte d’Ivoire, and new well completions in Egypt. The company also continues progress on the Venus development offshore Equatorial Guinea.
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October 2025
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November 03, 2025
Liberty Petroleum plans to begin drilling in 2026 across its 20-million-acre position in Australia’s Officer basin—one of the country’s largest untapped oil prospects. The U.S.-based firm’s project underscores deepening U.S.–Australia energy cooperation.
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October 2025
NOV’s low thermal conductivity internal pipe coating and two-stage mud chiller extend BHA service life and reduce NPT.
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October 31, 2025
Buccaneer Energy has selected a drilling rig for the Allar #1 development well in the Pine Mills Field, Texas, with drilling set to begin in late October. The company plans to produce oil at up to 124 bopd and use associated gas from the Fouke area to power a future Bitcoin mining operation.
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October 30, 2025
Sunda Energy is advancing preparations for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste, targeting drilling in early 2026, while expanding its Southeast Asian upstream portfolio with two new offshore licenses in the Philippines.
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October 28, 2025
ADNOC Drilling reported record financial performance for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, underscoring its role as ADNOC’s upstream growth engine and a key contributor to Abu Dhabi’s long-term energy strategy.
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October 28, 2025
Odfjell Technology has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver fishing services for drilling and workover operations with a major oil and gas company in Kuwait, marking a continued expansion of its well services portfolio in the Middle East.
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October 2025
This advancement ushers in a new era in drilling performance and flexibility.
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October 2025
This article explores how innovative drilling waste management is reshaping offshore sustainability. By treating waste onsite and leveraging technologies like TWMA’s electric, automated RX series, operators can significantly reduce emissions, enhance safety, recover valuable materials, and align offshore operations with global net-zero ambitions.
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October 24, 2025
Baker Hughes has won a multi-year contract from Aramco to expand coiled tubing drilling operations across Saudi Arabia’s gas fields, increasing its fleet from four to ten units. The project will enhance gas recovery and support the Kingdom’s drive to accelerate natural gas production.
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October 23, 2025
The Trump administration has reopened Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden-era ban and paving the way for a winter lease sale. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the move will expand U.S. fossil fuel production across 1.56 million acres of the Arctic coastal plain.
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October 21, 2025
Halliburton reported $5.6 billion in Q3 2025 revenue, led by North America growth and steady international results. Adjusted earnings rose to $496 million as the company emphasized cost discipline, technology leadership and shareholder returns.
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October 21, 2025
Brazil’s state-run Petrobras has received environmental approval to begin drilling its first exploration well in the Foz do Amazonas basin after years of regulatory delay. The project could open a new offshore frontier comparable to Guyana’s oil-rich plays, as Brazil seeks to sustain output beyond 2030.
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October 10, 2025
U.S. geothermal lease bids have surged to record highs, driven by data-center energy demand and advances in drilling and completions technology. Oilfield methods such as fracing and high-temperature well design are powering geothermal’s next growth phase.
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October 07, 2025
ReconAfrica is drilling ahead into the Otavi carbonate reservoir at its Kavango West 1X exploration well in Namibia. The company expects to reach total depth in November, followed by a full evaluation of the reservoir section.
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October 03, 2025
Unit Corporation has sold its Unit Drilling Company subsidiary to Cactus Drilling in a $120 million all-cash transaction, marking a strategic exit from the contract drilling business. The divestiture allows Unit to sharpen its focus on upstream oil and gas operations and pursue new drilling opportunities.
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September 2025
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September 29, 2025
Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso has secured a $1.99 billion contract with Pemex to drill 32 wells at the Ixachi gas and condensate field in Veracruz. The project affirms Pemex's efforts to boost output amid mounting debt and a push for energy self-sufficiency by 2027.
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September 2025
It’s been a tumultuous year for the Canadian oil patch—weakening markets have tempered expectations that the new federal government is open to discussing, and possibly changing, some of its most damaging and punitive policies and legislation.
