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ExxonMobil Buys Guyana FPSO for $2.3B, SBM Offshore Keeps Ops Role

Feb 05, 2026

SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of One Guyana floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The purchase was completed ahead of the maximum lease term which would have expired in August 2027…

Shell Falls Short of Profit Estimates

Feb 05, 2026

Shell missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday with an 11% drop to the lowest level since early 2021 amid weaker oil prices, but kept its share buyback programme steady at $3.5 billion for the next three months.Profits at its integrated…

Chevron Signs Oil Exploration Deal in Syrian Waters

Feb 04, 2026

Chevron has signed a memorandum of understanding, or an initial agreement, with the Syrian Petroleum Company and the Qatari firm UCC Holding to evaluate exploration for oil and gas offshore Syria, a spokesperson for the U.S. major said on Wednesday…

Exploration Well in Black Sea Offshore Block Comes Up Dry

Feb 04, 2026

An OMV Petrom-operated exploration well, drilled at the Vinekh prospect in Black Sea's Han Asparuh block off Bulgaria, has been assessed as dry, after encountering only non-significant natural gas shows, according to NewMed Energy, one of the partners in the license…

Japan’s JERA Agrees Long-Term LNG Supply from Middle East

Feb 04, 2026

Japan’s largest power generation company JERA has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy to secure the supply of 3.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) for 27 years, with deliveries expected to commence in 2028…

QatarEnergy, Petronas Ink 20-Year LNG Supply Agreement

Feb 04, 2026

QatarEnergy signed a 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Petronas for the supply of two million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG ) from Qatar to Malaysia starting 2028.This is the first long-term LNG SPA between QatarEnergy and Petronas…

Floatel Firms Up Accommodation Rig Contract with Brava Energia off Brazil

Feb 04, 2026

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has signed a contract with Brava Energia for its Floatel Victory unit, which will be deployed offshore Brazil.Floatel Victory will provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) services for Brava Energia…

OMV Petrom to Signs More Gas Contracts as Neptun Deep Nears 2027 Start

Feb 04, 2026

Romanian OMV Petrom, majority-controlled by Austria's OMV, is gearing up to sign more contracts to supply clients with gas from its offshore Black Sea project as it nears completion in 2027, board member Franck Neel said on Wednesday, adding the company will not disclose all of them…

Equinor Trims Renewables Spend After Profit Drop

Feb 04, 2026

Equinor has trimmed planned investments in renewables and low-emission energy and flagged heavy cuts to share buybacks, the company said on Wednesday as it posted a 22% drop in fourth-quarter profit.The Norwegian energy group's adjusted earnings…

Chevron Backs Yoyo-Yolanda Gas Development in Africa

Feb 04, 2026

U.S oil major Chevron has renewed its commitment to the development of the Yoyo-Yolanda gas project that straddles the maritime border between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, the company said in a statement.In 2023 the two African countries…

Shell Sells 20% Stake in Brazil’s Orca Deepwater Project to Kuwaiti Firm

Feb 03, 2026

Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has agreed to sell a 20% interest in the Orca deepwater project offshore Brazil to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC).Orca, formerly known as Gato do Mator, is a deepwater development located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin…

Seatrium Wraps Up AmFELS Yard Sale

Feb 03, 2026

Seatrium has completed divested its AmFELS Yard located at Brownsville in Texas to Karpower Valley, a related party of Karpowership.The divestment, first announced in September 2025 and completed on January 30, 2026, will allow Seatrium to enhance capital and operational efficiencies…

Eni Enlists Shearwater for 3D Seismic Survey in Timor Sea

Feb 03, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D seismic acquisition contract by Eni, covering the PSC TL SO 22-23 area in the Timor Sea.The project comprises approximately 1,500 square kilometers and is scheduled to commence late in the first quarter of 2026…

Akrake Completes Drilling of Sèmè Field Production Well Offshore Benin

Feb 03, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding, has completed drilling of the AK-2H horizontal production well at the Sèmè Field offshore Benin.The AK-2H well was drilled with a total horizontal length of 1,405 meters through the reservoir section…

Libya Targets Higher Gas Output to Supply Europe by 2030

Feb 03, 2026

Libya plans to boost its natural gas production in the next five years to have more supply available for export to Europe by early 2030, National Oil Corporation Chairman Massoud Suleman said on Tuesday.The country plans to increase gas production…

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