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DOF Nears Large Contract for I-Class Vessel

Oct 02, 2026

DOF Group has received a letter of intent for a contract valued at between $50 million and $100 million that would secure work for one of its I-class vessels in the first half of 2028.The scope includes DOF's in-house project management and engineering…

LNG Flows Through Hormuz Hit Seven-Month High

Oct 02, 2026

The number of liquefied natural gas cargoes exiting the Strait of Hormuz rose in September to its highest monthly level since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, data from analytics firms show, despite persistent security worries and uncertainty…

Venture Global Signs 20-Year LNG Deal with ConocoPhillips

Oct 02, 2026

ConocoPhillips has agreed to buy 1 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venture Global under a 20-year sales and purchase agreement starting in 2030, the companies said.The agreement adds ConocoPhillips as a long-term customer of Venture Global…

Höegh Evi, PETROS to Develop Kuching LNG Terminal in Malaysia

Oct 01, 2026

Höegh Evi and Petroleum Sarawak (PETROS) have agreed to jointly develop, own and operate a proposed LNG import terminal in Kuching, Malaysia, targeting first gas by the end of 2029.The Kuching LNG Terminal will comprise a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)…

South Korea's $200B US Investment Plan Leaves Alaska LNG Uncertain

Oct 01, 2026

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans on Wednesday for South Korea to invest some $200 billion in US projects, but Seoul quickly suggested one key element, a $54 billion pipeline for an LNG project in Alaska, was not yet set in stone.The…

Petrobras Signs Long-Term LNG Supply Deal with Cheniere

Sep 30, 2026

Petrobras has signed a 22-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere for 0.8 million tonnes per annum of LNG.The Brazilian state-run company signed a deal with Cheniere Marketing, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy…

Hammerfest LNG Probe Highlights Working Environment Challenges

Sep 29, 2026

Norwegian offshore safety regulator Havtil has identified four non-conformities at Equinor's Hammerfest LNG facility following an investigation into chemical exposure incidents, while finding that measured exposure levels were relatively low…

Shell Takes FID to Double LNG Canada Capacity

Sep 29, 2026

Shell Canada Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) on LNG Canada Phase 2, an expansion that will double the Kitimat facility's production capacity to 28 million tonnes per annum.Phase 2 will add two LNG processing trains to the existing facility in British Columbia…

Qatar-Linked LNG Tankers Resume Hormuz Transits

Sep 28, 2026

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last week despite the US-Iran conflict.In August, Kpler data showed no visible transits by Qatar-linked LNG vessels or vessels carrying cargoes from the Ras Laffan gas terminal…

Omega Subsea to Deploy ROVs on NKT’s Cable Laying Vessels

Sep 25, 2026

Omega Subsea has secured a five-year agreement to provide ROV services for NKT's newbuild cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, expanding a partnership that already covers the NKT Victoria.The agreement follows a separate five-year contract announced in June for NKT Victoria…

SLB Secures Aramco Well Construction Work for 450 Wells

Sep 25, 2026

SLB has been awarded four integrated well construction contracts by Aramco covering more than 450 oil and gas wells across Saudi Arabia over an initial three-year period.Each contract includes an option to extend the work by up to two years…

LD Armateurs Adds Multi-Purpose Vessel to its Fleet

Sep 25, 2026

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs) has taken delivery of the DP2 multipurpose support vessel TVO Mariner for its LD TravOcean subsidiary, expanding its capacity for subsea cable installation, repair and protection work.The vessel, delivered to the group in mid-September…

Inpex Takes Additional Stake in Ichthys LNG

Sep 25, 2026

Inpex has agreed to acquire Jera's 0.735% participating interest in Australia's Ichthys LNG project, increasing its subsidiaries' combined stake in the development to 68.555% from 67.82%.The acquisition covers Jera's interest in blocks WA-50-L and WA-51-L…

Eni and Petronas JV Extend Drilling Backlog for Ventura Offshore’s Semi-Sub Rig

Sep 25, 2026

Ventura Offshore has agreed a contract amendment with two subsidiaries of Eni and Petronas joint venture Searah for an additional well offshore Indonesia, adding about $21.7 million to the firm backlog of its SSV Catarina semi-submersible drilling rig…

Van Oord Names Next-Generation Fallpipe Vessel Pair

Sep 24, 2026

Van Oord has named its two next-generation flexible fallpipe vessels Vindnes and Vestnes, with the 35,000-tonne-capacity ships scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029.The purpose-built vessels, currently under construction at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore in China…

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