Masirah Oil has started operations on the first well of its infill drilling campaign at the Yumna oil field offshore Oman, following several delays to the development program earlier in 2026.The company announced the start of operations on October 21, with production from the new well expected to begin in November 2026.'We expect production from the new well to start in November 2026,' said Mike Hopkinson…
Perenco UK has completed the decommissioning of the Leman South and Durango subsea assets in the UK Southern North Sea, using Petrodec's HAEVA jack-up vessel to plug and abandon the wells and remove associated subsea infrastructure.The two projects…
Egypt and Chevron have signed an agreement establishing the fiscal framework for developing and connecting Cyprus’ offshore Aphrodite gas to Egyptian gas infrastructure, marking another step towards transporting gas from the Eastern Mediterranean field to Egypt…
DNV has become the first non-Japanese recognized organization authorized by Japan's Flag Administration to apply floating offshore wind classification rules in the country.The authorization allows DNV to apply its floating offshore wind rules within Japan's regulatory framework…
Saitec Offshore Technologies and Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) have agreed to extend operations at the 2 MW DemoSATH floating offshore wind demonstrator in Spain through 2027, with Japanese construction company Kumagai Gumi joining the project as a new partner…
Union Vega Offshore has ordered two battery-hybrid platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Fujian Mawei Shipyard, with options for four additional vessels, under a design contract awarded to Breeze Ship Design.The vessels will be based on Breeze Ship Design's next-generation Z 4409 PSV design…
Sunda Energy has secured a 12-month extension to the current phase of its Chuditch gas licence offshore Timor-Leste, following an earlier warning from the country's upstream regulator that the production sharing contract (PSC) could be terminated over unmet drilling obligations…
Finder Energy has signed a contract worth an estimated $42.3 million with Eneos Drilling for the Hakuryu-5 semi-submersible rig to drill three development wells at the Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) offshore oil project in Timor-Leste.The agreement covers the provision of the rig…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contracts worth approximately $550 million for two ultra-deepwater drillships in the U.S. Gulf, covering a combined 15 wells and adding to the company's firm contract backlog.The contracts…
SSE Renewables has selected Subsea7's Seaway7 as preferred supplier for offshore wind turbine foundations and subsea inter-array cables at its 1.4 GW Berwick Bank B offshore wind project in Scotland, under an agreement expected to support 465 UK jobs…
Oilfield service companies including Weatherford International, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB are advertising dozens of jobs in Venezuela, according to company websites, an early sign that a Washington-backed plan to rebuild the country's energy industry is gaining traction…
Abu Dhabi-based Ocean Oilfield Integrated Solutions has completed the acquisition and taken ownership of the former Noble Resolve jack-up drilling rig, now renamed Ocean MVM, from Noble Corporation.The GustoMSC CJ50-X100 MC jack-up arrived in Malta on October 13…
EirGrid has completed its 2026 marine and coastal survey campaign for Ireland's Powering Up Offshore – South Coast program, with Fugro carrying out investigations to support the development of grid infrastructure for approximately 900 MW of offshore renewable energy…
Vår Energi and Equinor have made a gas and condensate discovery at the Lakris prospect in the Norwegian Sea, with preliminary estimates indicating recoverable resources of between 1.3 million and 5.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe).The…
Woodside Energy has suspended pre-commissioning activities at its Scarborough gas project's floating production unit (FPU) offshore Western Australia following a Greenpeace protest that saw two activists occupy the facility for two days before being taken into police custody…
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