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OneSubsea Gets Gullfaks Subsea Compression Upgrade by Equinor

Feb 17, 2026

OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Equinor to upgrade the subsea compression system at the Gullfaks field in the Norwegian North Sea.Under the contract, SLB’s OneSubsea joint venture will deliver two next-generation compressor modules to replace units originally supplied in 2015 as part of the world’s first multiphase subsea compression system…

DOF Group ASA Awarded Contract in Argentina

Feb 16, 2026

DOF Group ASA announced the award of a substantial contract for a project in Argentina. The project is scheduled for offshore operations across two campaigns in Q2 and Q3-Q4 of 2026 and will encompass mooring pre-lay, pipeline end manifold installation/construction management…

ABL Secures Work at Egypt’s Kamose Gas Field

Feb 16, 2026

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to support the offshore construction for the Phase 4 development of the Kamose offshore gas field development in the Mediterranean Sea for North Sinai Petroleum Company (NOSPCO)…

Equinor Finds Oil and Gas in North Sea off Norway

Feb 16, 2026

Equinor and its partners have discovered oil and gas in the exploration well drilled in the North Sea in the Granat prospect near Gullfaks, offshore Norway.Wildcat wells 33/12-N-3 HH and 33/12-N-3 GH were drilled in connection with drilling…

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…

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…

ConocoPhillips Submits $2B Greater Ekofisk Gas Redevelopment Plans

Feb 13, 2026

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia and its partners have submitted two Plans for Development and Operation (PDOs) to Norway’s Ministry of Energy for a combined redevelopment of the Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk and Tommeliten Gamma fields in the Greater Ekofisk Area of the North Sea…

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…

Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin CLV to Get Dedicated Training Simulator

Feb 12, 2026

Tree C, a Dutch virtual and augmented reality specialist for the offshore and remote handling industry, has announced it will develop a training simulator for Fleeming Jenkin, described as the world’s largest cable laying vessel (CLV), owned by Jan De Nul…

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…

North Sea Wildcat Well Fails to Deliver for Vår Energi

Feb 12, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi and its partner Kistos Energy have drilled a dry well in the Balder area in the North Sea.The well 25/8-C-23 D, dubbed Prince Updip, was drilled in production license 027, from the Ringhorne platform, just over 200 kilometers west of Stavanger…

QatarEnergy Receives Offshore Exploration License From Libya

Feb 11, 2026

QatarEnergy has won an offshore exploration licence in Libya, the company said on Wednesday, after Libya’s National Oil Corporation awarded exploration and production rights for offshore block O1 to a consortium led by Eni, the operator with a 60% stake, alongside QatarEnergy holding 40%.(Reuters)

ORLEN Acquires Stake in Afrodite Discovery from Vår Energi

Feb 11, 2026

ORLEN Upstream Norway has agreed to acquire a 25% interest in production license PL293 in the North Sea from Vår Energi, which covers the unconventional Afrodite gas discovery.The Afrodite gas discovery has the potential to deliver nearly 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas net to ORLEN…

US Issues License to Support Oil and Gas Exploration in Venezuela

Feb 11, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a general license to facilitate the exploration and production of oil and gas in Venezuela, a long-awaited step that could help increase output in the country.Washington has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela's energy industry since U…

Egypt Instructs International Oil Companies to Double Production by 2030

Feb 11, 2026

Egypt has directed international oil companies to double production by 2030, Energean International CEO Nicolas Katcharov told Reuters on Tuesday, saying existing contracts must be revised to spur new investment.Katcharov said the low gas prices…

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