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Unity Wins North Sea Decom Contracts, Expands Overseas

May 22, 2026

Unity has secured more than $8 million (£6 million) in new contracts, including a multi-million-dollar North Sea well decommissioning project, as the Aberdeen-based well integrity specialist expands internationally.The company said the North…

Borr Drilling’s First Quarter Profit Takes Hit as Odin Rig Start-Up Lags

May 22, 2026

Borr Drilling has reported a wider first-quarter loss as delayed start-up work for the Odin jack-up rig and contract transitions weighed on earnings, while the offshore driller continued expanding its fleet and contract backlog.The company posted…

Archer Bolsters P&A Portfolio with isol8 Acquisition

May 22, 2026

Oilfield services firm Archer has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire isol8, a well technology company specializing in alloy-based barrier solutions and advanced materials used in well completions, intervention and plug and abandonment (P&A) operations…

Eni CCUS Holding Secures $670M Financing for CCS Projects

May 22, 2026

Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock and strategic partner in Eni CCUS Holding, said the company has secured a financing facility of more than $670 million (£500 million) to support its carbon capture and storage project platform…

UK Moves to Close Tax Loophole Used by Oil and Gas Firms

May 22, 2026

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday she would stop multinationals, including oil and gas firms, from reducing their tax liability by using corporate structures that involve foreign branches.Reeves made the announcement in…

QatarEnergy, ExxonMobil Explore Cyprus Gas Exports via Egypt’s Infrastructure

May 21, 2026

QatarEnergy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian government and ExxonMobil to study the potential development and commercialization of gas discoveries in Cyprus through Egypt’s existing gas and LNG export infrastructure…

EnerMech Teams Up with Optilift for Smart Offshore Crane Ops

May 21, 2026

Energy services firm EnerMech has signed a multi-year global collaboration agreement with Norway-based technology company Optilift to expand technology-enabled crane and lifting operations across the offshore energy sector.The agreement combines…

DeepOcean Lines Up North Sea FPSO Decom Job

May 21, 2026

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been engaged to support the subsea decommissioning and disconnection of an undisclosed floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit currently located in the U.K. sector of the North Sea.DeepOcean’s…

Sea Lion Partners Eye Major Offshore Expansion with Second FPSO

May 21, 2026

Rockhopper Exploration has informed that the operator Navitas Petroleum is studying an accelerated expansion of the Sea Lion offshore oil development north of the Falkland Islands after signing a memorandum of understanding for a second floating production…

Panoro Targets Higher Output After Equatorial Guinea's Block G Deal

May 21, 2026

Panoro Energy has reported first-quarter performance to be in line with expectations as the company advanced a series of offshore development and exploration projects across Equatorial Guinea and Gabon while progressing what it dubbed 'a transformational'…

TGS Secures OBN Survey Contract off Norway

May 21, 2026

Energy data and intelligence specialist TGS has secured of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in the Norwegian North Sea.Mobilization will start in June, and the contract has a duration of approximately 25 days.'We are very pleased to secure…

Saipem, Petrobras Partner Up on Decom Ops in Brazil

May 21, 2026

Saipem and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to initiate a technical dialogue aimed at assessing and potentially developing integrated solutions for decommissioning activities in Brazil, with reference to oil and gas fields…

Oil Prices Rise as Iran Talks Stall and Inventories Shrink

May 21, 2026

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, as investors monitored peace talks between the United States and Iran, while supply tightness and U.S. inventory drawdowns provided some support.Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 40 cents, or 0.4%, to $105.42 a barrel by 0809 GMT…

Equinor and Aker BP Swap Stakes in Norwegian Offshore Fields

May 21, 2026

Equinor and Aker BP have agreed to swap stakes in several oil and gas fields offshore Norway, as part of a strategic collaboration aimed at increasing production and value creation across selected areas.The companies said the agreement focuses initially on the Troll-Fram…

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