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August 11, 2025
Lime Petroleum AS (LPA) has published a production update on the Brage and Yme fields, located in the Norwegian North Sea. According to LPA, for the full month of July 2025, production at the Brage and Yme Fields combined was 11,941 boed.
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August 11, 2025
Tampnet has deployed a Private Multi-Access Edge Compute (PMEC) with 4G/5G capabilities on Vår Energi’s Jotun FPSO, the first installation of its kind on a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO).
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August 11, 2025
Vantage Drilling International Ltd. has completed its sale of the Tungsten Explorer to TEVA Ship Charter LLC, the joint venture entity owned 25% by Vantage Drilling and 75% by TotalEnergies.
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August 11, 2025
Valmet has signed a nationwide agreement with Petrobras (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.) for the supply of spare parts of Neles™ valves, actuators, and positioners across all Petrobras operational units
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August 08, 2025
Teledyne Geophysical Instruments has launched eXtreamer, a small form factor streamer engineered for high-resolution marine seismic surveys. This adaptable system excels in challenging deployments, including large-scale configurations and compact winch systems.
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August 08, 2025
C-Kore Systems recently delivered its subsea testing tool- TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) to Belfast within six hours of receiving the initial request from Vermilion Energy, marking their fastest delivery in the company’s history.
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August 08, 2025
Ammat Global Resources has announced an ambitious growth strategy for exploration and production in the Republic of Congo, aiming to increase the company’s oil and gas output by 70% over the next five years.
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August 08, 2025
ExxonMobil Guyana has started production at Yellowtail, the fourth oil development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. Yellowtail’s ONE GUYANA FPSO brings total installed capacity in Guyana to above 900,000 bopd. 
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August 07, 2025
Golar LNG has secured a 20-year FLNG charter with Southern Energy S.A. in Argentina, generating $400 million per year plus upside tied to LNG pricing. Delivery of the MK II unit is expected in 2028.
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August 07, 2025
Yinson Production has acquired the $409 million FPSO Atlanta loan from Brava Energia in a $257 million cash deal, reinforcing its ownership position following first oil in December 2024.
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August 05, 2025
Perenco Brazil has completed its acquisition of the Cherne and Bagre concessions from Petrobras. The acquisition includes two fixed platforms previously hibernated and scheduled for decommissioning by Petrobras. Perenco is targeting 15,000 bpd mid-term production from the concessions.
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August 04, 2025
bp has successfully started up its Argos Southwest Extension project, the first in a series of new projects planned in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. The project adds 20,000 boed of production at the existing Argos platform.
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August 04, 2025
bp today announced its largest discovery in 25 years at the Bumerangue prospect in the deepwater offshore Brazil. bp drilled exploration well 1-BP-13-SPS and discovered hydrocarbons at the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos basin.
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August 01, 2025
Apus Energy has entered West Africa’s offshore frontier in Guinea-Bissau. With high-impact drilling now underway, the company is set to bring fresh momentum and investor attention to one of the region’s most underexplored hydrocarbon basins.
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July 31, 2025
Ivory Coast and Eni SpA signed a contract for the acquisition of a new offshore oil-exploration block, according to minutes from a cabinet meeting. The deal has a duration of three years in the first phase and includes a minimum $20 million investment.
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July 31, 2025
In a first for both the region and the client, Strohm has completed fabrication of the first 13 water alternating gas injection (WAG) thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumpers for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail field offshore Guyana.
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July 31, 2025
The review comes as Namibia pursues first oil production from its Orange Basin discoveries by 2029 and is geared towards strengthening the competitiveness of investing in the country’s upstream petroleum sector.
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July 31, 2025
EnerMech has been awarded a two-year contract extension by bp Trinidad & Tobago to continue providing crane operations on the operator’s 12 offshore platforms in the Caribbean country.
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July 31, 2025
The ES valves are currently being piloted in live operating conditions at Upper Zakum and Das Island - key production fields with high operational and environmental expectations. Conducted in both onshore and offshore environments, the pilot aims to eliminate fugitive emissions.
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July 30, 2025
Woodside will assume operatorship of ExxonMobil's Bass Strait assets in a historic deal that will unlock additional gas resources in Australia. As operator, Woodside will oversee asset planning, execution and production-boosting strategies.
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July 30, 2025
Petrobras posted a 5% rise in oil and gas production in Q2 2025 compared to Q1, a performance the company attributes to the ramp-up of several FPSOs. This quarter, Petrobras also reported the start-up of 14 new producing in the Campos and Santos basins.
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