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BP to Boost Azerbaijan Portfolio with Babek Gas Field Operatorship Takeover

May 29, 2026

Energy major BP will become the operator of a large offshore natural gas production project in Azerbaijan - the Babek gas field - three industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday.BP already has significant exposure to oil and gas production in the South Caucasus country…

Bechtel Secures EPC Contract for Sabine Pass LNG Expansion

May 29, 2026

Cheniere Energy Partners has signed a lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel Energy for the first phase of the Sabine Pass LNG Expansion Project in Louisiana and issued a limited notice to proceed…

EU Moves to Ease Methane Rules for Oil and Gas Firms

May 29, 2026

The European Union will ask its member countries to waive penalties for three years for oil and gas companies that breach its methane emissions law, in response to the Iran war's disruption to energy supplies, a draft document seen by Reuters showed…

Petrobras Nears Deal With SBM Offshore for Two Sergipe FPSOs

May 29, 2026

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras' negotiation with SBM Offshore for two floating oil and gas production vessels (FPSO) for its Sergipe deepwater project is done, an executive from the company said on Thursday.The contract for the FPSOs is set to be signed soon…

Mitsui Eyes New LNG Investments to Power Data Center Growth

May 29, 2026

Japanese trading house Mitsui is looking to invest in LNG projects across the Middle East, the U.S. and Australia to meet rising power demand from data centers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing its CEO Kenichi Hori.The company will…

Oil Prices Fall Amid Signs of US-Iran Ceasefire Extension Deal

May 29, 2026

Oil futures fell more than 1% on Friday and were on track for their steepest weekly decline since early April, following reports that the U.S. and Iran had reached a potential deal to extend a ceasefire.Brent crude futures for July LCOc1 fell 1…

SLB, Vår Energi Scale Up Digital Field Development Workflows

May 28, 2026

SLB and Vår Energi have expanded their digital collaboration to scale well planning and integrated field development planning across operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The agreement expands deployment of SLB’s Delfi digital platform…

Equinor Taps DeepOcean for Norwegian Continental Shelf Subsea Work

May 28, 2026

DeepOcean has been awarded a subsea contract package by Equinor covering multiple fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, including projects in the North Sea and Barents Sea, with offshore work planned across the 2027-28 seasons.The contract…

TouchWind Installs Floating Wind Prototype in Dutch Waters

May 28, 2026

TouchWind has installed its floating wind turbine prototype at Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in the Netherlands, moving the POWER project into the in-water testing phase.The POWER project, short for ‘POsitive Wake Effects of turbines with tilted Rotors’…

SeaTwirl, Mooreast Team Up on Southeast Asia Floating Wind Push

May 28, 2026

SeaTwirl has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Mooreast Asia to jointly pursue floating offshore wind opportunities across Southeast Asia.The collaboration combines SeaTwirl’s floating wind technology and engineering capabilities with Mooreast’s offshore mooring expertise…

Chevron Moves to Take Operatorship of Greek Offshore Block

May 28, 2026

U.S. oil major Chevron has filed an official request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy ministry said on Thursday, in a move that would further expand the United States' presence in the Mediterranean…

Orlen Looks for Partner for 1GW Polish Offshore Wind Project

May 28, 2026

Polish oil refiner Orlen is seeking a partner for its planned Baltic East offshore wind project, CEO Ireneusz Fafara told reporters on Thursday.The 1-gigawatt wind farm will neighbour Orlen's most advanced offshore project, the Baltic Power site which the company is currently finishing…

TotalEnergies Advances 1.5GW Normandy Offshore Wind Project

May 28, 2026

TotalEnergies has filed an application for the Single Authorization of its 1.5 GW Centre Manche Energies offshore wind project off the coast of Normandy, marking a key milestone in the development of what the company described as France’s largest renewables project…

Oil Shoots Up After Iran and US Exchange Air Strikes

May 28, 2026

Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Thursday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a U.S. airbase in response to a U.S. attack in the port city of Bandar Abbas.Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose $2.34, or 2.48%, to $96.63 a barrel by 0701 GMT…

Norwegian Oil Firms Lift 2026-2027 Investment Outlook

May 28, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas companies have raised their projected investments for 2026 and 2027 compared to estimates made three months ago, a quarterly statistics office (SSB) survey of industry players showed on Thursday.Norway produces more than 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day…

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