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MISC Secures Long-Term Charter for Papua New Guinea's First FSO

Feb 19, 2026

Malaysia’s MISC has secured long-term bareboat charter and operations and maintenance contracts with ExxonMobil PNG (EMPNG) for Papua New Guinea’s first floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.The contracts comprise a firm 15-year charter with extension options of up to an additional 15 years. The FSO will be deployed at the Kumul Marine Terminal as part of the Kutubu Pipeline System and will support storage and offloading of liquid hydrocarbons…

Mammoet Completes Record Module Loadout at Khalifa Port for Gas Project

Feb 17, 2026

Mammoet has completed the weighing, transport and loadout of 24 process modules for a major gas development project in the United Arab Emirates, in what the company said was the largest outward shipment in Khalifa Port’s history.The modules…

Santos Prevails in Legal Challenge Over Climate Claims

Feb 17, 2026

An Australian court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit against gas producer Santos that alleged the company misled the public on its plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions.The lawsuit was launched in 2021 by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility…

MISC, PTSC Extend Ruby II FPSO Operations Offshore Vietnam

Feb 16, 2026

MISC, through its joint venture Vietnam Offshore Floating Terminal (Ruby) (VOFT), has secured a contract for the Ruby II floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit with Petrovietnam, extending the unit’s lease, operation and maintenance until the end of 2027…

Azule Energy Makes Significant Oil Discovery Offshore Angola

Feb 16, 2026

Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has made an oil discovery at the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06 offshore Angola, with initial estimates pointing to approximately 500 million barrels of oil in place.The well, located in the offshore Lower Congo Basin…

AF Offshore Secures North Sea Decom Job

Feb 13, 2026

AF Offshore Decom, a company within AF Gruppen, has signed a contract with Ithaca Energy for the engineering, receipt, cleaning, dismantling, and recycling of a floating storage unit (FSU) from the U.K. sector of the North Sea.The vessel has a total weight of approximately 24…

Island Offshore’s Hybrid OECV Hits Water at Vard Yard in Romania (Video)

Feb 13, 2026

Island Offshore’s new hybrid Ocean Energy Construction Vessel (OECV) has been launched to the water at Vard Shipyards Romania in Brăila.The 120-meter vessel, labeled NB 977, is designed to support offshore operations with reduced environmental impact…

Jumbo Offshore Wraps Up Errea Wittu FPSO Mooring Pre-Lay in Guyana

Feb 13, 2026

Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre-installation activities for the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Uaru Field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.The work, carried out on behalf of MODEC…

BW Offshore, McDermott Unveil Blue Ammonia FPSO Concept (Video)

Feb 12, 2026

BW Offshore has unveiled a floating blue ammonia FPSO concept developed in collaboration with McDermott International, combining offshore production, carbon capture and direct export to convert surplus natural gas into lower-carbon fuel.The floating production…

NOV’s GustoMSC to Design Korea’s Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Feb 12, 2026

GustoMSC, through its parent company NOV, has secured contracts for the design and supply of critical equipment for Hanwha Ocean’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), based on the GustoMSC NG-16000X design, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2028…

Petrobras’ P-79 FPSO Arrives to Brazil to Support Búzios Growth Plan

Feb 12, 2026

Petrobras has welcomed its P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to the Búzios field in Brazil’s Santos Basin pre-salt, in line with the planned schedule.The unit, capable of producing 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compressing 7…

Elemental Energies Expands Subsurface Expertise with APT Buy

Feb 11, 2026

Elemental Energies has acquired Norway-based geoscience specialist Applied Petroleum Technology (APT), expanding its subsurface and geochemistry capabilities as operators seek deeper technical insight across the well lifecycle.APT provides petroleum geochemistry…

Seatrium Unit Launches Arbitration Against Petrobras over FPSO Contract

Feb 10, 2026

Seatrium, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard, has started arbitration proceedings against Petrobras Netherlands in connection with a legacy contract for the conversion of the P-54 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)…

BP Profit Climbs 32% as Company Suspends Buybacks

Feb 10, 2026

BP posted quarterly profit in line with analyst expectations on Tuesday and suspended its share buyback programme as it wrote down around $4 billion in its renewables and biogas businesses.BP, whose new CEO Meg O'Neill will start in April, said…

ADNOC, RWE Explore LNG Supply Deal as Germany-UAE Deepen Ties

Feb 09, 2026

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and RWE Supply & Trading have agreed to explore potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies of up to 1 million tonnes per annum to Germany and other European markets under a new strategic collaboration framework…

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