TotalEnergies, together with its partners Eni and QatarEnergy, have signed an agreement with the Lebanese government to enter Block 8 exploration permit offshore Lebanon.TotalEnergies is the operator of the Block 8 with 35% interest, while Eni holds 35% share…
Italian offshore services firm Saipem has informed that its jack-up rig Perro Negro 7 will resume operations off Saudi Arabia for Aramco, starting January 2026.The contract for Perro Negro 7 was awarded to Saipem in 2011 and extended in June 2023 for 10 years…
Oil major Chevron Corp, global trading houses Vitol and Trafigura, and other firms are competing for U.S. government deals to export crude oil from Venezuela, according to sources familiar with the matter.The competition reflects a desire by…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has extended the previously agree four-year contract with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turquesa.The current Normand Turquesa contract with Petrobras has been extended by one year…
Lebanon will sign a gas exploration deal with a consortium comprising QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies and Italy's Eni in the country's Block 8 offshore area, the Lebanese cabinet said on Thursday.In 2023, Lebanon granted a licence to conduct seismic studies on Block 8 to Bright Skies and GeoX…
Subsea technology and services firm SMD has secured a multi‑vehicle contract in Asia’s emerging offshore wind sector, marking a milestone with the region’s first electric work‑class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) purchase.The deal will see…
Equinor has awarded framework agreements worth around $9.93 billion (NOK 100 billion) to seven supplier companies, laying the groundwork for maintenance and modification work at its offshore installations and onshore plants in Norway over the coming years…
Norway's offshore oil and gas output will remain broadly steady in 2026, but investments are seen falling by 6.6%, signalling a slowdown in activity and declining production towards the end of this decade, the country's regulator said on Thursday…
Oilfield services firm Archer has secured an integrated plug and abandonment (P&A) contract by Equinor covering 30 subsea wells, worth up to $140 million.The contract follows a frame agreement announced in March 2025, under which Archer was…
Artificial intelligence (AI) contributed savings and value creation of about $130 million for Equinor and its partners in 2025, as the Norwegian firm expanded the use of AI across offshore platforms and onshore facilities.The company uses artificial…
Vantris Energy Berhad said it has been awarded offshore transportation and installation work orders in Malaysia by Petronas Carigali under existing long-term contracts.The awards were secured by Sapura Offshore, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Vantris Energy…
U.S subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector KOIL Energy has secured a manufacturing contract with an international offshore installation company.The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, and fabrication of major…
Murphy Oil Corporation has drilled an appraisal well at the Hai Su Vang oil field offshore Vietnam, confirming a larger hydrocarbon column and strengthening the field’s recoverable resource potential.The Hai Su Vang-2X appraisal well was drilled in Block 15-2/17 in the Cuu Long Basin…
Ørsted will file a complaint and seek a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging U.S. government’s lease suspension order issued for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project, after it instigated…
ConocoPhillips has identified probable gas across all targeted Waarre sandstone reservoirs at its Charlemont-1 exploration well in Australia’s Otway Basin, resuming drilling after an earlier pressure-related pause before suspending operations again due to higher-than-anticipated formation pressures…
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