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Europe Turns to Offshore Wind to Curb Dependence on US Gas

Jan 27, 2026

European countries have agreed to jointly develop a vast offshore wind network, marking a pivotal step in the region's push to both trim its dependence on U.S. natural gas imports and tackle rising renewable energy costs.At the North Sea Summit on Monday…

Energean Forecasts Lower 2026 Gas Production

Jan 27, 2026

Energean on Tuesday forecast 2026 production of 140-150 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboed), below last year's numbers, as the gas producer looks to expand operations and boost output amid geopolitical disruptions.Shares of the FTSE-250 company were down 2…

Akrake’s Sèmè Field Set for Early February Production Start as Drilling Wraps Up

Jan 26, 2026

Akrake Petroleum, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding, is completing drilling operations on a key production well at the Sèmè field offshore Benin, with oil production expected to begin in early February.The drilling operations…

Gulf Marine Services Lines Up First Fleet Addition in 10 Years

Jan 26, 2026

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has agreed to acquire a new mid-class self-propelled, self-elevating support vessel, marking its first vessel acquisition in a decade.The vessel…

Noble Scoops $1.3B in Drilling Contracts, Enters Norway's Floater Market

Jan 26, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured new contract awards for nine rigs totaling about $1.3 billion in backlog, including a three-year deal that marks its entry into Norway’s harsh-environment floater market.The largest…

EU States Approve Ban on Russian Gas Imports

Jan 26, 2026

European Union countries on Monday gave their final approval to the bloc's plan to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, allowing it to pass into law.The policy makes legally-binding the EU's vow to cut ties with its former top gas supplier…

Libya Inks Long-Term Oil Deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips

Jan 26, 2026

Libya signed a 25-year oil development agreement on Saturday with France's TotalEnergies and U.S.-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than $20 billion in foreign-financed investment, Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said.Signed through Waha Oil Company…

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…

SLB Beats Profit Forecasts, Unveils $4B Return Plan

Jan 23, 2026

SLB beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as the world's top oilfield services provider benefited from the ChampionX acquisition and unveiled plans to return $4 billion to shareholders this year.The company closed the $7…

McDermott Lands EPCI Job at ADNOC’s Al Nasr Field

Jan 23, 2026

McDermott has been awarded a major contract, worth between $750 million and $1 billion, by ADNOC for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for the Nasr-115 Expansion Project.The project is located approximately…

Equinor Cleared for Drilling Ops in Norwegian Sea

Jan 23, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6507/8-D-4 CH in production license 124, which is operated by Equinor with 39.79% working interest.Equinor’s…

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…

Inpex Moves to Accelerate Indonesia’s Abadi LNG Project

Jan 23, 2026

Japan's Inpex is working to advance the start of its Abadi project in Indonesia to meet the government's request to speed up and has seen strong interest from Western majors to buy liquefied natural gas, CEO Takayuki Ueda said.The long-delayed $20 billion project…

MFE Inspection Solutions Launches Offshore Division

Jan 22, 2026

MFE has launched MFE Offshore, a new division dedicated to subsea and offshore operations. Built to serve offshore oil and gas, offshore wind, and other maritime operators, MFE Offshore offers technology, expertise, and hands-on support.“Offshore inspections are incredibly complex…

Viridien, SLB Set to Launch ‘Massive’ OBN Survey Offshore Egypt

Jan 22, 2026

Viridien and SLB have entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to launch a massive multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition and imaging program in Egypt’s Eastern Mediterranean offshore.The largest project of its kind in the region…

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