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DNO Strikes North Sea Oil Offtake Deals with ExxonMobil and Shell

Dec 18, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas producer DNO has secured new North Sea oil offtake agreements with subsidiaries of ExxonMobil and Shell from January 2026, unlocking up to $410 million in associated financing and strengthening its liquidity amid volatile energy markets.The agreement with ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, covering around half of DNO's North Sea oil output, has a tenor of two years and a related revolving credit facility of up to $185 million…

Trump Targets Venezuelan Oil Exports with ‘Sanctioned’ Tankers Blockade

Dec 17, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a 'blockade' of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro's government, targeting its main source of income.It…

North Sea Gas Platform ‘Goes Green’ with Offshore Wind

Dec 15, 2025

Dutch gas producer ONE-Dyas has started operating the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German North Sea to be powered by offshore wind energy, after completing an electricity cable connection to Germany’s Riffgat offshore wind farm…

Trinidad Seeks Field Plan for Shell’s Aphrodite Gas Project Ahead of Approval

Dec 10, 2025

Trinidad and Tobago's government is waiting for a development plan from energy producer Shell to push forward the Aphrodite offshore gas project, documents seen by Reuters showed.Shell said in June that it had made a positive final investment decision on the discovery…

Equinor Secures Permit for North Sea Drilling Operation

Dec 09, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/11-32 S in production license 090 HS, operated by Equinor with 60% working interest.The other partners in license are Inpex Idemitsu Norge and Vår Energi…

NSTA Names 13 Operators Falling Behind Decom Obligations in North Sea

Dec 03, 2025

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has named 13 operators that have fallen behind on their decommissioning obligations for inactive wells, releasing its first public table on North Sea decommissioning arrears.The table lists companies…

Equinor Cleared for Drilling Job in Barents Sea

Nov 07, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 7220/7-5 in production license 532, operated by Equinor with 46.3% working interest.Equinor’s partners in the license are Vår Energi with 30%…

History Repeats Itself: Energy, Borders and the War Narrative in the Americas

Oct 31, 2025

Oil and gas have not only fueled economies but created rivalries, territorial disputes and wars. In the last one hundred years or so, since petroleum resources have been commercially extracted it is central to numerous armed conflicts. Some notable examples…

Mermaid Subsea Wraps Up North Sea Subsea Recovery Project

Oct 29, 2025

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has completed a fast-track subsea recovery campaign in the North Sea for a major operator.The operation involved the internal and external severance of casing, conductor, guide pipe and cement lines, as well as local…

EnerMech Gets Pipeline Job at Shell’s Manatee Gas Field in the Caribbean

Oct 29, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a pipeline pre-commissioning contract by McDermott in support of Shell Trinidad and Tobago’s Manatee gas development.EnerMech said it will deliver ‘critical services’ across a 115 km, 32-inch offshore pipeline…

Equinor Gets Go-Ahead for Drilling Operation in Barents Sea

Oct 29, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 7018/5-2 in production license 1236.The license is operated by Equinor with 50% stake, with partners…

Seatrium Wins Cruise, Naval, Offshore Repair and Upgrade Contracts

Oct 27, 2025

Seatrium has secured a series of repair and upgrade contracts worth an aggregate of about S$170 million ($131 million). All works are slated for completion by the first quarter of 2026.Seatrium continues to reinforce Singapore’s status as a premier hub for cruise ship upgrades and retrofits…

Funding Dedicated to Improve Access to North Sea Data

Oct 27, 2025

The Regulators’ Pioneer Fund has awarded the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) USD$143,000 (£107,000) for a project intended to make North Sea data easier to access. The funding will be split between two workstreams, one creating an enhanced…

Colombia’s Largest Offshore Gas Discovery Nears Contracting Phase

Oct 17, 2025

Colombia's Sirius project, developed off its Caribbean coast by state oil firm Ecopetrol and Brazil's Petrobras, has completed nearly half of consultations with local communities that could be affected by the development, Petrobras' Colombia chief Alcindo Moritz said on Thursday…

Petrofac Bags $50M Contract Renewal with Ithaca Energy in North Sea

Sep 22, 2025

Provider of services to the global energy industry Petrofac has extended its work in the U.K.’s North Sea with a two-year contract renewal from Ithaca Energy, valued at $50 million.Under the integrated services contract, Petrofac, who has supported Ithaca Energy since 2011…

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