Two Chinese supertankers carrying a combined 4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil are exiting the Red Sea via the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Thursday, shipping data showed, even as a Saudi vessel came under attack in the region.The ships' attempt…
The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz…
Italian energy contractor Saipem's merger with Norwegian peer Subsea 7 may lead to price hikes and less innovation, EU antitrust regulators warned on Wednesday as they opened a full-scale investigation.The deal announced in February last year…
Egypt's parliament approved four oil and gas exploration and development agreements on Wednesday, including a North Sinai project involving Franco-British independent producer Perenco.Egypt is looking to bolster domestic energy production that…
Improving injury rates are masking the continued threat of fatal accidents across the offshore marine contracting industry, according to the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) after its latest Annual Safety Statistics Report…
TGS has launched three seismic data projects offshore Ghana, Norway and Canada, expanding its multi-client data portfolio as explorers seek to unlock frontier and underexplored offshore basins.The company signed an agreement with Ghana's Petroleum…
Velesto Energy has secured a contract worth approximately $51 million from Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron, to provide integrated rig, drilling and completion services for the North Malay Basin Full Field Development Campaign…
Vallourec has secured a contract from Allseas to supply carbon steel seamless line pipes and thermal insulation coating for the Atapu 2 offshore oil project in Brazil, being developed by the Unitized ATAPU consortium operated by Petrobras.The…
PALFINGER has secured a contract from Smulders to supply 64 davit cranes for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the UK, extending its presence in one of Europe's largest offshore wind markets.The order covers one PF 160-5m davit crane for each of the project's 64 wind turbines…
ABL has been awarded a contract by Oil Search (PNG), a subsidiary of Santos, to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for Papua New Guinea's first offshore floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility.The work will support the supply…
Energean has commissioned the second oil train on its Energean Power floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, increasing liquids processing capacity by 72% to 31,000 barrels per day at the Karish and Karish North fields offshore Israel…
Croatian oil and gas company INA, part of MOL Group, has completed the Ana-4 DIR gas well in the northern Adriatic Sea, the first of five new wells planned under a $74 million (€65 million) drilling program aimed at expanding gas production offshore Croatia…
Oil and gas company Sintana Energy has informed that the Uruguay's state-owned energy company ANCAP has approved a one-year extension to the initial exploration period for the AREA OFF-1 offshore block, giving the Chevron-led venture more time…
Sea1 Offshore has launched the Sea1 Diamond, the first vessel in a series of four offshore energy support vessels under construction at COSCO Shipping.The float-out marks a key milestone in Sea1 Offshore's newbuild program, with the company…
Oil prices rose to near six-week highs on Wednesday on mounting concerns about disruptions to key Middle Eastern supply routes because of escalating hostilities between the U.S. and Iran and threats to shipping by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen…