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Energy Transition' Future: Fractured, Bumpy and Long

Nov 17, 2025

As COP30 kicks off its second week in Brazil, much has changed since the landmark Paris climate agreement was penned 10 years ago.The spirit of cooperation that once reigned has been shattered by economic rivalries and a stark divergence in climate policies among the world’s biggest polluters…

Noatum Maritime, Siemens Energy and GPT Team Up for Offshore Renewables

Nov 17, 2025

Noatum Maritime, Siemens Energy and Green Parrot Tech (GPT) have signed a partnership agreement to explore collaboration in the offshore renewable energy sector.Noatum Maritime, an AD Ports Group company, Siemens Energy and GPT plan to combine…

ADNOC L&S Presents UAE’s First Autonomous Offshore Vessels

Nov 14, 2025

ADNOC Logistics & Services has unveiled the UAE’s first remotely operated offshore landing craft vessel, a 60-metre unmanned platform designed to improve safety, efficiency and emissions performance across offshore operations.Developed with SeaOwl and launched during Abu Dhabi Autonomous Week 2025…

BP-ADNOC JV Secures Rights for Harmattan Field Offshore Egypt

Nov 07, 2025

Arcius Energy, a joint venture between ADNOC’s XRG and BP, has secured full production and exploration rights for the Burj offshore concession in the Mediterranean, which includes Harmattan gas field offshore Egypt.The agreement was signed during…

Major Oil and Gas Projects Drive Strong OSV Demand in the Middle East

Nov 04, 2025

The Middle East continues to stand out as one of the most active regions for offshore support vessel activity, underpinned by the strategic expansion plans of national oil companies (NOCs) to boost offshore oil and gas production. A series of…

THREE60 Energy Acquires Total Vision

Nov 03, 2025

THREE60 Energy, a leader in the global energy services sector, has announced a step in its Middle East growth strategy with the acquisition of Total Vision (TV), a multidisciplinary engineering and project management services provider in Abu Dhabi…

Kuwait Oil Company to Invest $3.9B in Exploration by 2030

Oct 30, 2025

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plans to spend 1.2 billion dinars ($3.92 billion) on its exploration drilling program through 2030, its senior executive told Reuters in an interview.The spending is part of a 9.8-billion-dinar budget - the company's…

QatarEnergy Inks 17-Year LNG Supply Deal with India’s GSPC

Oct 29, 2025

QatarEnergy has signed a 17-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) for the supply of up to 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Republic of India.Pursuant to the terms of the SPA…

Valaris Adds $190M in New Offshore Drilling and Wind Contracts

Oct 28, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and extensions worth about $190 million in the North Sea and Middle East regions, lifting its total contract backlog to $4.5 billion.The latest awards include a mix of…

From Regional Champion to Global Powerhouse: Inside ADES and Shelf Drilling Fleet Merger

Oct 24, 2025

ADES is the largest jackup drilling contractor globally, with 44 rigs owned, and four under its management, and a fleet valued at $1.98 - $2.2 billion. Shelf Drilling, also among the TOP 5 jackup drilling contractors, has a modern 32-rig competitive fleet valued at $1…

Malaysia’s Petronas and Oman’s OQEP Strengthen Oil and Gas Ties

Oct 22, 2025

Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oman’s OQ Exploration and Production New Ventures (OQEP) to jointly explore oil and gas opportunities across the Middle East and Southeast Asia.The agreement…

Vantris Energy Dives Deeper in Saudi Oil Market with Aramco Deal

Oct 21, 2025

Malaysian oil-services company Vantris Energy, formerly Sapura Energy, has through its joint venture company Rawabi Sapura (Rawabi JV) secured a seven-year contract to provide diving support services for Aramco in Saudi Arabia, starting from 2027…

Sanctions Force Vantage Drilling to End Platinum Explorer Contract

Oct 20, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has announced the termination of the contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer.The termination, with immediate effect, is for the 260-day campaign the Platinum Explorer drillship was hired earlier in 2025…

Kuwait Makes Third Offshore Oil Discovery

Oct 13, 2025

Kuwait Oil Company said on Monday it made its third offshore discovery with production capacity of more than 29 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, in a boost to the power-squeezed, desert nation's efforts to ramp up output.The Jazza field…

Shelf Drilling Shareholders Clear Merger with ADES

Oct 08, 2025

The shareholders of Dubai-based Shelf Drilling have approved the proposed cash merger with offshore oil contractor ADES International Holding, following the revised offer the Saudi Arabian firm.An extraordinary general meeting was held on October 6…

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