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Vår Energi’s Low Pressure Project Bolsters Production at Gjøa Field

Oct 07, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has achieved increase in both production as well as recoverable volumes from the Gjøa field, following the start-up of the Gjøa low pressure project.The project has modified the compressor systems on the Gjøa platform…

Galp Joins Shell to Explore São Tomé and Príncipe’s Offshore Block 4

Oct 07, 2025

Portugal’s Galp has reached a farm-in agreement with KE STP Company, a Shell affiliate, for the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in São Tomé and Príncipe’s Block 4, forming a joint venture with Shell, Petrobras and ANP-STP.With the agreement, Galp expands its presence offshore São Tomé and Príncipe…

Shell Lifts Third-Quarter Outlook for LNG Production and Gas Trading

Oct 07, 2025

Shell expects a $600 million hit in the third quarter from abandoning its biofuels project in Rotterdam, it said on Tuesday while flagging higher liquefied natural gas production and better gas trading results.Shell had approved development of the 820…

Orsted Plans to Complete Sunrise Wind Project in Second Half of 2027

Oct 07, 2025

Danish offshore wind developer Orsted maintains a plan to complete its offshore Sunrise Wind project in the United States in the second half of 2027, the company's CEO Rasmus Errboe told reporters on Tuesday.Orsted has meanwhile fully resumed work on the 80% complete U…

OPEC+ Output Surge Tests Oil Market’s Shock Absorbers

Oct 06, 2025

OPEC+'s continued oil output increases are eroding the group's spare production capacity, a vital cushion that has helped to mitigate volatility in recent years. Energy traders may therefore face rockier days ahead.The prevailing belief in oil…

Europa Oil & Gas Eyes 2026 Drilling with PSC Extension in Equatorial Guinea

Oct 06, 2025

Europa Oil & Gas has received a one-year extension from the Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development for Equatorial Guinea for the initial two-year period of the EG-08 production sharing contract (PSC), with the plans for drilling of the Barracuda prospect set for 2026…

TotalEnergies Names Senior Vice-President for Oil and Gas Exploration

Oct 06, 2025

TotalEnergies has appointed Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration.Effective November 1, 2025, Nicola Mavilla is replacing Kevin McLachlan, who held this position since 2015.Mavilla has 25 years of experience in the oil and gas…

FET to Deliver Work-Class ROV to DOF for Brazil Ops

Oct 06, 2025

Subsea robotics firm Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract with long-term client DOF for the delivery of a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and supporting tether management system.The equipment will support extensive subsea operations in Brazil conducted by DOF…

First Gennaker Offshore Substation Rolls Out of Smulders Yard (Video)

Oct 06, 2025

The first of the two planned offshore substations for Skyborn Renewables’ 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm has been moved out of the construction hall at the Smulders yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.OSS Darß is the first of the two platforms being developed by HSI consortium…

Shell’s Brazil-Bound FPSO Starts Taking Shape

Oct 06, 2025

MODEC has held a steel strike ceremony for the part of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil.The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking…

ABL to Support Installation of UK’s Offshore ‘Electricity Superhighway’ Link

Oct 06, 2025

Energy and marine consultancy ABL, a subsidiary of ABL Group, has secured a contract by Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), to provide marine warranty survey services to support the installation of the 2 GW Eastern Green Link 2 link between Scotland and England…

Court Rules Biden Ban on Offshore Drilling Illegal

Oct 06, 2025

Former U.S. President Joe Biden exceeded his authority by withdrawing large areas along U.S. coastlines from future offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled on Thursday.U.S. District Judge James Cain in Lake Charles…

QatarEnergy Acquires Interest in Egypt Block

Oct 05, 2025

QatarEnergy agreed with Shell to acquire a 27% participating interest in a block offshore Egypt from the oil and gas major, it said in a statement on Sunday.QatarEnergy has in recent years acquired stakes in oil and gas basins including in Guyana…

Eni Resumes Drilling Northwest of Libya After Five Year Hiatus

Oct 05, 2025

The North African branch of Italian energy company Eni has resumed its exploration drilling in an offshore area northwest of Libya after a five-year hiatus, the Libyan state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Sunday.In 2024, Eni and…

Shell Exec Says Trump Halting Wind Projects is Harmful

Oct 05, 2025

The decision by President Donald Trump administration to halt fully permitted offshore wind energy projects is 'very damaging' to investment, President of Shell U.S. Colette Hirstius told the Financial Times in a report published on Sunday.The…

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