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30 Apr 25	Norway: SLB announces progress with Norwegian Competition Authority on ChampionX acquisition SLB has announced that it expects to finalize proceedings with the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) in connection with the ChampionX acquisition, concluding the NCA’s Phase 2 review.
30 Apr 25	Wood announces suspension of listing and trading of shares On 31 March 2025, Wood announced that, given the timing of the conclusion of the independent review commissioned by Wood and the extensive work needed to conclude the audit for the year ended 31 December 2024 ('FY24'), it was expected that the Company would not publish its FY24 accounts by 30 April 2025. Wood thas confirmed that there will be a delay in publishing its FY24 accounts beyond the required deadline of 30 April 2025.
30 Apr 25	US: SBM Offshore signs installation contract for bp’s Kaskida project in US Gulf SBM Offshore has signed a contract with BP Exploration and Production Inc (bp) for the wet tow and installation of the Kaskida semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU). The Kaskida field is a greenfield Paleogene development located approx. 250 miles southwest of New Orleans, in the Keathley Canyon area in the deepwater US Gulf.
30 Apr 25	China: CNOOC Limited achieves steady production growth and stable profit in Q1 2025 CNOOC Limited has announced its operating results for the first quarter of 2025. In the first quarter, net production grew steadily, while its cost advantage continued to consolidate, demonstrating profitability resilience faced with oil price changes.
30 Apr 25	Norwegian Offshore Directorate - Annual report: Helping develop the Norwegian shelf The annual report outlines how the Norwegian Offshore Directorate carried out its tasks and its civic mission last year. 2024 was characterised by a global landscape fraught with political unrest and conflict. There was a great demand for energy in Europe due to the sharp reduction in imports from Russia.
30 Apr 25	Hess reports estimated results for Q1 2025 Net income was $430 million compared with $972 million in the first quarter of 2024; adjusted net income in the first quarter of 2025 was $559 million. Oil and gas net production was 476,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in the first quarter of both 2025 and 2024. E&P capital and exploratory expenditures were $1,085 million, compared with $927 million in the prior-year quarter
30 Apr 25	Namibia: Pancontinental initiates farmout process to secure a JV partner to fund exploration drilling within PEL 87, offshore Namibia Pancontinental has initiated a farmout process to secure a joint venture partner to fund exploration drilling within PEL 87, offshore Namibia, at the earliest opportunity. The licence contains The Saturn Complex, comprising two main prospects and six additional leads.
30 Apr 25	Mexico: Woodside's Trion development on track for first oil in 2028 The Trion project off the Mexican coast is charging ahead as it targets first oil in 2028, with all major contracts awarded and key regulatory steps completed.
30 Apr 25	US: Woodside signs gas supply agreement for Louisiana LNG Woodside has signed an agreement with bp for the integrated energy major to supply natural gas to the Louisiana LNG project. Under the agreement, Louisiana LNG Gas Management LLC (GasCo) has committed to purchase on a long-term basis up to 640 billion cubic feet of gas from bp for an ultimate delivery to Line 200 beginning in 2029.
30 Apr 25	TotalEnergies has announced its Q1 2025 results TotalEnergies has announced its Q1 2025 results. In a price environment globally similar to the fourth quarter 2024, TotalEnergies delivered strong results in the first quarter 2025 that are in line with the positive results of the fourth quarter 2024, reporting $4.2 billion of adjusted net income and $7.0 billion of CFFO.
30 Apr 25	Brazil: Solstad Offshore announces multiple contract awards with Petrobras Solstad Offshore has announced multiple contract awards with Petrobras, subject to board approval, for two large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels and one Construction Support Vessel (CSV).
30 Apr 25	Denmark: RWE installs first foundation at Thor offshore wind farm RWE has taken an important step in the construction of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea: the first of 72 monopile foundations has been successfully installed.
30 Apr 25	Belgium: Vioneo appoints Wood to design world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics facility Vioneo has awarded Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, a multi-million dollar FEED contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol. Based in Antwerp, Belgium, the renewably powered and energy efficient plant will be the first facility in the world capable of achieving this at industrial scale.
30 Apr 25	US: Helium One Global announces Jackson-27 flow test results and gas analysis update Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA, has provided an update following the Blue Star Helium announcement issued today regarding the Galactica Project.
30 Apr 25	US: Helium One announces spudding of Jackson-2 development well at the Galactica helium project Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA, has provided an update following the Blue Star Helium announcement issued today regarding the Galactica Project.
30 Apr 25	US: Zephyr Energy announces Paradox project update Zephyr Energy has announced that the ongoing production test on the State 36-2 LNW-CC-R well, at its project in the Paradox Basin, Utah, U.S., is expected to conclude in the coming days with initial test results available shortly thereafter.
30 Apr 25	Equinor announces first quarter 2025 results Equinor delivered adjusted operating income of USD 8.65 billion and USD 2.25 billion after tax in the first quarter of 2025. Equinor reported net operating income of USD 8.87 billion and net income at USD 2.63 billion. Adjusted net income was USD 1.79 billion, leading to adjusted earnings per share of USD 0.66.
30 Apr 25	Aker Solutions announces first quarter results Aker Solutions has delivered high revenue growth and a strong order intake in the first quarter of 2025. The company continues to have a solid order backlog and high tender activity.
29 Apr 25	Brazil: Petrobras production grows 5.4% and reaches 2.8 million barrels in the 1st quarter of 2025 In 1Q25), Petrobras had a 5.4% increase in average production of oil, NGL and natural gas, which reached 2.77 MMboed, mainly due to the lower volume of losses due to maintenance shutdowns; improved operational efficiency in the Santos Basin; the entry into production of the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, in the Búzios field; and the ramp-up of the FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias, in the Mero field, factors partially offset by the natural decline in production.
29 Apr 25	Africa Energy announces corporate update Africa Energy, a Canadian oil and gas exploration company focused on South Africa, has announced a corporate update. The Company is planning to move Block 11B/12B, located in the Outeniqua Basin approximately 175 kms off the southern coast of South Africa, to the development phase.
29 Apr 25	Brazil: Petro-Victory Energy and BlueOak Investments complete acquisition of Capixaba Energia, strengthening Brazil onshore position Petro-Victory Energy Corp, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on onshore Brazil, has announced the successful closing of its previously announced acquisition of Capixaba Energia, a producing oil and gas asset, generating substantial free cash flow, in the Espírito Santo Basin.
29 Apr 25	Trinidad: Subsea7 and SLB OneSubsea awarded EPCI contract for bp's Ginger project Subsea 7 has announced the award of a substantial engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by bp to Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA) for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
29 Apr 25	UK: NSTA chief executive's speech at Innovation Zero: Turning ambition into reality in the North Sea NSTA Chief Executive Stuart Payne delivered a keynote speech titled, 'Turning ambition into reality in the North Sea', at the Innovation Zero conference in London, highlighting the permits issued for the UK’s first two carbon storage projects and discussing the role of CCS in helping oil and gas workers transfer their skills to clean-energy jobs, supporting communities and anchoring the offshore supply chain in the UK.
29 Apr 25	UK’s energy transition ambitions much more than a pipe dream, NSTA chief says The go-ahead for a major carbon storage project shows the UK is turning its climate change ambitions into reality, NSTA Chief Executive Stuart Payne told hundreds of energy conference attendees. Speaking at Innovation Zero in London, Mr Payne said last week’s award of carbon storage permits for HyNet was the latest example of 'real action' on net zero from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).
29 Apr 25	US: BOEM revises Outer Continental Shelf planning areas to address jurisdictional changes The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made modifications to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning areas used for managing the oil and gas program, increasing the total number of planning areas from 26 to 27. This change includes the establishment of a new High Arctic Planning Area and updates to other planning areas, reflecting recent changes in U.S. OCS jurisdictional limits.