Tag: offshore oil

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 01:29 UTC

  Uruguay approves offshore 3D seismic survey for oil exploration, sets marine safeguards

  

  Uruguay’s Environment Ministry on Friday granted operational authorization for a 3D seismic survey in its jurisdictional waters, in an offshore block operated by Chevron, with a specialized vessel already in position and work planned through the end of April.

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• Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 11:12 UTC

  Offshore oil exploration puts Uruguay at crossroads of investment, courts and conservation

  

  Viridien (CGG Services) has told Uruguay’s Environment Ministry it aims to begin offshore seismic exploration in February, after submitting the environmental management plan required by the National Directorate for Environmental Quality and Assessment (Dinacea) as a precondition to operate in Uruguayan waters, according to local media reporting.

• Monday, February 17th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

  Brazil: Offshore oil platform begins pre-salt operations

  

  Brazilian authorities announced Saturday that the Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7) offshore oil production platform, the largest in the country, began operating in the Búzios Field, in the Santos Basin, around 180 kilometers off Rio de Janeiro. The platform ship can process up to 225,000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Norway awards offshore oil and gas exploration licenses in the Arctic region

  

  This week Norway awarded 53 offshore oil and gas exploration licenses to 20 companies in its latest annual licensing round. Norway has increased offshore oil and gas exploration over the past couple of years as it looks to meet Europe’s surging demand after the continent ditched Russian energy.

• Friday, August 16th 2024 - 18:16 UTC

  Falklands oil development: update on the consultation on Sea Lion offshore field

  

  On Tuesday 2 July 2024 it was announced that Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd (Navitas) issued a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concerning its proposals for the drilling of oil wells and offshore production from the Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area, Phase 1 and 2.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2024 - 08:49 UTC

  Falklands, consultation on Sea Lion offshore oil development has started

  

  Following the approval at an extraordinary sitting of the Executive Council on Monday 17 June, the Falkland Islands Government has begun a public consultation from Monday 24 June to Monday 5 August 2024, on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area, Phase 1 and 2, which Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited have submitted.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:37 UTC

  UK implements a U-turn in climate policy and opens largest oilfields in North Sea to exploration and production

  

  The United Kingdom approved the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in its largest undeveloped field, the North Sea Transition Authority, the responsible regulatory body said on Wednesday.

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:42 UTC

  UK offshore Oil Workers anticipate biggest strike in a generation

  

  Hundreds of oil and gas platforms will stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay and other working conditions. Unite has warned that the standstill by the walkout has been planned for April 24. Industry experts agree that contractors and operators can afford to give the Unite members a decent pay rise.

• Friday, January 27th 2023 - 18:27 UTC

  Federal Court of Appeals okays Mar del Plata offshore oil exploration

  

  The Federal Court of Appeals of Mar del Plata turned down an appeal filed by Mayor Guillermo Montenegro and various environmental organizations to cancel the offshore oil exploration project involving YPF, Equinor, and Shell. The undertaking is expected to yield some US$ 20 billion in exports annually.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentine court okays offshore oil activities

  

  An Argentine court of appeals Monday lifted an injunction order from a lower magistrate, thus clearing the way for offshore oil drilling off Mar del Plata, but it demanded a “maximum level of control in the operations.”