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Hormuz Crossings Decline as US Renews Iran Blockade

Jul 16, 2026

Fewer vessels travelled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries escalating strikes across the Gulf, shipping data showed.Nine vessels crossed the strait on Wednesday…

TotalEnergies Expects Strong Quarter Despite LNG Trading Fall

Jul 16, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies higher energy prices due to the war in Iran are expected to lift its second quarter profits, though liquefied natural gas income will be sharply down due to weak trading on declining European demand, according to an earnings snapshot published on Thursday…

Australian Inpex Workers Set Industry Precedent With New Pay Deal

Jul 15, 2026

Workers at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant in Darwin have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal that unions hope to replicate across Australia's offshore energy sector.The agreement is the first in what unions describe as a second wave of bargaining across the sector…

ECITB, GWO Launch Wind Turbine Maintenance Cross Skill Program

Jul 15, 2026

Following two successful pilots, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, have officially launched the Wind Turbine Maintenance…

Inpex Australian LNG Workers End Dispute with Landmark Pay Deal

Jul 15, 2026

Workers at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant in Darwin have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal that unions hope to replicate across Australia's offshore energy sector.The agreement is the first in what unions describe as a second wave of bargaining across the sector…

Wärtsilä Secures FSRU Service Agreement with Pardus Energy

Jul 15, 2026

Wärtsilä has signed a five-year lifecycle agreement with Ireland-based Pardus Energy to support the operation of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) TURQUOISE P.The agreement includes contract management, maintenance planning and spare parts support for the vessel…

SMD, Prysmian Advance Power Cable Installation with New Plough

Jul 15, 2026

SMD has delivered the first of two heavy-duty power cable ploughs to Prysmian for deployment on the company's new-generation cable laying vessels (CLVs).The second system is scheduled for delivery later this year. The ploughs will be mobilized…

Principle Power Gets O&M Job at French Floating Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2026

Principle Power has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) support contract for the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind project in the French Mediterranean, operated by Ocean Winds in partnership with Banque des Territoires…

Windcat, Ørsted Extend CTV Partnership

Jul 15, 2026

Windcat has secured long-term contracts with Ørsted to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services supporting the offshore wind developer's operations from Grimsby in northeast England.The agreements, which began in June, have a firm term of five years with options for extension…

Aker BP Profit Surges on Higher Oil Prices

Jul 15, 2026

Norwegian oil firm Aker BP on Wednesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran drove up energy prices.Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to $3.35 billion in the April-to-June quarter from $2…

Shell Targets 2027 Drilling at Venezuela's Dragon Gas Field

Jul 15, 2026

Shell has begun tendering for drilling services for its Dragon offshore gas project in eastern Venezuela, part of a plan to drill four wells there beginning in the second quarter of 2027, according to two people familiar with the process.The…

Oil Rises 2% as Middle East Hostilities Escalate

Jul 15, 2026

Oil extended gains by around 2% on Wednesday as President Donald Trump reimposed a naval blockade on all Iranian ports and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to close 'all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies'…

Strike Ends for Norway Oil Service Workers

Jul 14, 2026

Norway's Safe union and employers have agreed to end a labour dispute in the oil service industry which had disrupted offshore drilling operations and reduced the country's petroleum production, industry group Offshore Norway said on Tuesday…

Celtic Sea Developers Form Floating Wind Forum

Jul 14, 2026

Developers of floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea have established a new forum to support collaboration and help maximize the benefits of offshore wind development across Wales and southwest England.The Celtic Sea Forum brings…

Halliburton Nets Drilling and Completions Deal for TotalEnergies’ GranMorgu Scheme

Jul 14, 2026

Oilfield services firm Halliburton has been awarded integrated drilling and completions contracts for the GranMorgu deepwater development offshore Suriname, operated by TotalEnergies.The long-term agreement covers drilling and completions services for the project…

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