Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a $135 million contract for its Valaris DS-15 drillship, which will be put to work offshore West Africa.The five-well contract with an undisclosed client is expected to start in the third quarter 2026…
BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit…
Shell on Friday reported a 28% drop in first-quarter net profit to $5.58 billion, beating analyst expectations, and kept the pace of its share buyback programme steady amid falling oil prices and lower refining margins than last year.It said it would buy back $3…
Chevron on Friday reported first-quarter earnings that met Wall Street estimates, but said it would spend less on share repurchases in the current quarter, reflecting the shaky economic outlook faced by Big Oil.The company's share repurchases this year could be between $11…
China's privately controlled ENN Natural Gas and state-run Zhenhua Oil have each signed a term deal to buy liquefied natural gas from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).ENN Natural Gas said on its official WeChat account on Saturday that…
Shell plans to complete a marine survey at Venezuela's offshore Dragon gas field before a U.S.-set May deadline to wind down all licenses related to energy projects in the country, sources close to the preparations said.Colombia-flagged survey vessel Dona Jose II arrived in U…
Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy, through its Offshore Support Vessel & Geosciences business, has secured multiple vessel contracts in Malaysia and Thailand, worth around $22.6 million.The newly secured contract will keep…
Japanese operator Tokyo Kisen has taken delivery of the first of two new bespoke crew transfer vessels (CTVs), designed by Incat Crowther, which will be put to service Japan’s growing offshore wind energy sector.Constructed by Cheoy Lee shipyard in China…
One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The partnership focuses on joint…
Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has signed an agreement to acquire Havfram, an offshore wind installation contractor based in Norway, in a deal worth $985.5 million.The strategic acquisition aligns with DEME's ambition…
Denmark’s largest offshore gas development, the Tyra hub in the North Sea, has been restarted with full technical capacity achieved on the facilities, following the completion of repairs which impacted the production.BlueNord, the partner in…
The United States has revoked two licenses it had granted in recent years for the development of offshore natural gas projects between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, the Caribbean country's prime minister, Stuart Young, said on Tuesday.Trinidad…
The Tyra II project in the North Sea, Denmark’s largest offshore gas development, is expected to start operating at its full capacity from next week, following the issues with the equipment which have restricted its production.Since March 4…
Danish turbine maker Vestas has secured a firm order for 68 of its 15 MW-rated offshore wind turbines for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 offshore wind project.The agreement is for the supply, installation, and commissioning of the turbines V236-15…
Companies planning a flagship offshore gas project between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago 'have not slowed down' work, Trinidad Prime Minister Stuart Young said on Thursday, despite the United States increasing pressure on sanctioned Venezuela…