China harasses PTTEP’s exploration activity off Malaysia
The Chinese coast guard has been harassing a drilling rig contracted to Thailand’s PTTEP in Malaysian waters off Sarawak as the company attempts to appraise its biggest ever gas discovery.
E&P
Independent E&P firms that fail to adjust to energy transition will be gone by 2050, analyst says
Independent exploration and production (E&P) firms that fail to adjust to the energy transition face extinction before 2050, an analyst said today.
Maersk Drilling secures £5.4m contract extension for drillship
Brunei Shell Petroleum Company has exercised an option for Maersk Viking to drill a deepwater exploration well.
Philippines greenlights oil exploration in disputed sea without China
The Philippines said oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea can proceed without China, in what could be a further sign of the Southeast Asian nation’s tougher stance against Beijing.