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OMV Petrom to Signs More Gas Contracts as Neptun Deep Nears 2027 Start

Feb 04, 2026

Romanian OMV Petrom, majority-controlled by Austria's OMV, is gearing up to sign more contracts to supply clients with gas from its offshore Black Sea project as it nears completion in 2027, board member Franck Neel said on Wednesday, adding the company will not disclose all of them…

Equinor Trims Renewables Spend After Profit Drop

Feb 04, 2026

Equinor has trimmed planned investments in renewables and low-emission energy and flagged heavy cuts to share buybacks, the company said on Wednesday as it posted a 22% drop in fourth-quarter profit.The Norwegian energy group's adjusted earnings…

Chevron Backs Yoyo-Yolanda Gas Development in Africa

Feb 04, 2026

U.S oil major Chevron has renewed its commitment to the development of the Yoyo-Yolanda gas project that straddles the maritime border between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, the company said in a statement.In 2023 the two African countries…

Shell Sells 20% Stake in Brazil’s Orca Deepwater Project to Kuwaiti Firm

Feb 03, 2026

Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has agreed to sell a 20% interest in the Orca deepwater project offshore Brazil to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC).Orca, formerly known as Gato do Mator, is a deepwater development located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin…

Seatrium Wraps Up AmFELS Yard Sale

Feb 03, 2026

Seatrium has completed divested its AmFELS Yard located at Brownsville in Texas to Karpower Valley, a related party of Karpowership.The divestment, first announced in September 2025 and completed on January 30, 2026, will allow Seatrium to enhance capital and operational efficiencies…

Strategic Marine Delivers CTV for Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Sector

Feb 03, 2026

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a 27-meter crew transfer vessel (CTV) to a Taiwanese company for offshore wind operations in Taiwan.The vessel is based on Strategic Marine’s StratCat 27 design, which was developed in collaboration with BMT…

Eni Enlists Shearwater for 3D Seismic Survey in Timor Sea

Feb 03, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D seismic acquisition contract by Eni, covering the PSC TL SO 22-23 area in the Timor Sea.The project comprises approximately 1,500 square kilometers and is scheduled to commence late in the first quarter of 2026…

Windward Offshore Takes Delivery of Vard-Built CSOV

Feb 03, 2026

Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has delivered the second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, named Windward Paris.The naming ceremony was held at the delivery yard, Vard Brattvaag in Norway on January 28…

TotalEnergies Hires Fugro for North Sea Offshore Wind Survey

Feb 03, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm being developed by TotalEnergies in the German North Sea.The surveys will assess seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and along inter-array cable routes…

Akrake Completes Drilling of Sèmè Field Production Well Offshore Benin

Feb 03, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding, has completed drilling of the AK-2H horizontal production well at the Sèmè Field offshore Benin.The AK-2H well was drilled with a total horizontal length of 1,405 meters through the reservoir section…

US Federal Court Allows Ørsted to Resume Sunrise Wind Construction

Feb 03, 2026

A U.S. Federal Court has granted the preliminary injunction sought by Ørsted for the suspension order issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), allowing the restart of the construction of an offshore wind project in New York.The…

TGS Gets Streamer 4D Contract Offshore Norway

Feb 03, 2026

Provider of energy data and intelligence TGS has secured a 4D streamer acquisition contract in the North Sea, offshore Norway.A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the second quarter of 2026, with the contract expected to run for approximately 65 days…

RWE, Amazon Sign Offshore Wind Power Deal in Germany

Feb 03, 2026

RWE and Amazon have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) covering 110 MW of electricity from RWE’s Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in the German North Sea.The agreement builds on a strategic framework agreement signed by the two companies in June 2025…

Libya Targets Higher Gas Output to Supply Europe by 2030

Feb 03, 2026

Libya plans to boost its natural gas production in the next five years to have more supply available for export to Europe by early 2030, National Oil Corporation Chairman Massoud Suleman said on Tuesday.The country plans to increase gas production…

Kuwait to Tap International Oil Firms for Offshore Fields

Feb 03, 2026

Kuwait's prime minister Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Tuesday that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation plans to invite international oil companies to assist Kuwait Oil Company in developing recently announced offshore oil and gas discoveries…

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