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Baker Hughes Reports 11% Jump in Adjusted Quarterly Profit

Jan 26, 2026

Baker Hughes on Sunday reported an 11% rise in adjusted profit for the fourth quarter as demand for its gas technology equipment and services more than offset weakness in its oilfield services and equipment business.The company has banked on demand for equipment and services…

Nigeria Backs Shell’s Bonga South West Oil Project with Fresh Incentives

Jan 23, 2026

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved 'targeted, investment-linked' incentives for Shell's Bonga South West deepwater oil project following a meeting with the company's CEO, Tinubu's office said.The proposed incentives are the latest in…

TMC to Deliver Equipment for Mexico-Bound FSO

Jan 22, 2026

TMC Compressors has secured a contract by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to deliver a complete marine compressed air system to SBM Offshore’s newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit Chalchi.The FSO Chalchi is bound for deployment at the Trion deepwater oil field…

SOCAR Buys Into Baleine Oil and Gas Project with Eni Deal

Jan 22, 2026

Italy's Eni has signed a binding agreement Azerbaijan's state oil and gas company SOCAR for the sale of 10% stake in the Baleine project off Ivory Coast.Eni said the transaction aligns with its strategy of optimizing the upstream portfolio by…

Harbour Energy Forecasts Lower 2026 Output, Omit LLOG Deal Impact

Jan 22, 2026

Britain's Harbour Energy on Thursday forecast 2026 production of 435,000 to 455,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), excluding the impact of planned asset sales and the company's $3.2 billion acquisition of LLOG.The figures are lower than the 474…

AD Ports Strengthens Offshore Wind Push with Spanish Shipyard Acquisition

Jan 21, 2026

Abu Dhabi Ports Group, via its subsidiary SAFEEN Drydocks, has acquired full ownership of Balenciaga Astilleros Shipyard in Spain for a total consideration of $13.1 million, consolidating the group’s operations in Spain and the Mediterranean and supporting its expansion in the offshore wind sector…

Equinor and ORLEN Find Gas, Condensate in North Sea

Jan 20, 2026

Equinor and its partner ORLEN have discovered gas and condensate in an exploration well drilled in the North Sea.The find was made in the Sissel prospect in production license 1137, operated by Equinor with 50% working interest, while its partner ORLEN holds the remaining 50%…

Samos Energy Buys Suksan Salamander FSO from Altera Infrastructure

Jan 19, 2026

Energy assets investment firm Samos Energy has signed an agreement to acquire the Suksan Salamander floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit from Altera Infrastructure, expanding its offshore asset portfolio in Southeast Asia.The Suksan Salamander…

MODEC Hires DOF for Mooring Job at ExxonMobil’s Oil Project off Guyana

Jan 19, 2026

DOF Group has secured a large turn-key contract by MODEC Guyana to carry out mooring pre-lay work for the Hammerhead floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s project offshore Guyana.Under the contract…

Equinor Finds Oil in Norwegian Sea

Jan 19, 2026

Equinor and its partners have proven oil in a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by COSL's COSL Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The wildcat well 6507/8-12 S, in production license 124 B, tested the ‘Othello South’ prospect, 4…

Kazakhstan’s Chevron-led Tengiz Field Halts Production after Fire

Jan 19, 2026

Kazakh oil producer Tengizchevroil, led by Chevron, said on Monday that it had temporarily halted production at the Tengiz and Korolev oilfields after an issue affected power distribution systems.The statement came a day after Kazakhstan's state…

Veolia and SBM Offshore to Develop Floating Desalination Platform

Jan 18, 2026

Veolia and SBM Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and deploy innovative freshwater floating production units (FPUs), combining advanced reverse osmosis desalination technology with proven offshore engineering expertise to offer a sustainable…

Eni Launches Hull for Coral North FLNG Offshore Mozambique

Jan 16, 2026

Eni and its partners have launched the hull of the Coral North floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel, marking a key milestone in the development of Mozambique’s offshore gas resources.Coral North will be the second floating LNG facility…

Vår Energi’s Well Tests Boost Potential of Barents Sea Discovery

Jan 16, 2026

Vår Energi has completed the appraisal well with two production tests on the Zagato structure in the Goliat Ridge discovery in the Barents Sea, confirming reservoir quality and adding recoverable volumes.The well was drilled approximately seven…

Chevron Greenlights Expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Jan 16, 2026

Chevron and its partners in the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.The Leviathan expansion project…

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