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OEG Orders Three More Offshore Wind CTVs from Diverse Marine

15 hours ago

OEG Marine Services has ordered three additional crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from Diverse Marine, expanding its offshore wind support fleet under a newbuilding program scheduled for delivery throughout 2027.The vessels will be built to the BREVITY SL Class design developed by Chartwell Marine…

North Sea Subsea Decom Campaign Wraps Up with Two Wells Abandoned

16 hours ago

Perenco UK has completed the decommissioning of the Leman South and Durango subsea assets in the UK Southern North Sea, using Petrodec's HAEVA jack-up vessel to plug and abandon the wells and remove associated subsea infrastructure.The two projects…

Perenco Brings Congo's Foukanda Offshore Oil Field Back Online

16 hours ago

Oil and gas company Perenco has restarted production at the Foukanda field offshore Congo following the installation of new infrastructure connecting the field directly to its own facilities.Production resumed on September 15 at a rate of 2…

TechnipFMC, BP Team Up on 20K Subsea Systems for Gulf Oil Projects

17 hours ago

TechnipFMC and BP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore cooperation on the supply of high-pressure subsea production systems for BP's Paleogene oil developments in the U.S. Gulf.The agreement, announced on October 20, establishes…

Chevron, Egypt Ink Fiscal Agreement for Aphrodite Gas Project

18 hours ago

Egypt and Chevron have signed an agreement establishing the fiscal framework for developing and connecting Cyprus’ offshore Aphrodite gas to Egyptian gas infrastructure, marking another step towards transporting gas from the Eastern Mediterranean field to Egypt…

Woodside Cuts Production Outlook, Scales Back US Ammonia Investment

19 hours ago

Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday trimmed the top end of its annual production forecast and said it would scale back its investment in a lower-carbon ammonia project in the US due to slower demand.The country's top independent oil and…

Vaar Energi Doubles Third Quarter Profit

19 hours ago

Norway's Vaar Energi raised its cash dividend for a second consecutive quarter on Wednesday and reported a doubling of its third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, supported by higher oil and gas prices.The company reported its July-September earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) at $2…

Shell-Equinor Joint Venture Gets UK Approval for Jackdaw Gas Field

19 hours ago

The U.K. government has approved the Jackdaw offshore gas field operated by Adura, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor, clearing the way for the project to begin supplying gas within weeks.The decision, announced by Adura on October 21…

Japan Clears DNV for Floating Wind Classifications

Oct 20, 2026

DNV has become the first non-Japanese recognized organization authorized by Japan's Flag Administration to apply floating offshore wind classification rules in the country.The authorization allows DNV to apply its floating offshore wind rules within Japan's regulatory framework…

DemoSATH Floating Wind Project Enters New Phase with Japanese Partner

Oct 20, 2026

Saitec Offshore Technologies and Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) have agreed to extend operations at the 2 MW DemoSATH floating offshore wind demonstrator in Spain through 2027, with Japanese construction company Kumagai Gumi joining the project as a new partner…

Union Vega Offshore Orders Two Breeze-Designed PSVs, Options Four More

Oct 20, 2026

Union Vega Offshore has ordered two battery-hybrid platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Fujian Mawei Shipyard, with options for four additional vessels, under a design contract awarded to Breeze Ship Design.The vessels will be based on Breeze Ship Design's next-generation Z 4409 PSV design…

Oil Giants Face Spending Dilemma as Iran War Profits Soar

Oct 20, 2026

Oil majors are set to post a big jump in third-quarter profit as the US-Israeli war on Iran has boosted refining and trading results, while investors will monitor how wisely they use their cash piles and whether they resist a spending spree…

Sunda Energy Gets Chuditch License Extension After Termination Warning

Oct 20, 2026

Sunda Energy has secured a 12-month extension to the current phase of its Chuditch gas licence offshore Timor-Leste, following an earlier warning from the country's upstream regulator that the production sharing contract (PSC) could be terminated over unmet drilling obligations…

Finder Energy Selects Eneos’ Rig for Drilling Job off Timor-Leste

Oct 20, 2026

Finder Energy has signed a contract worth an estimated $42.3 million with Eneos Drilling for the Hakuryu-5 semi-submersible rig to drill three development wells at the Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) offshore oil project in Timor-Leste.The agreement covers the provision of the rig…

Current News

Masirah Oil Starts Yumna Offshore Drilling Ops After Months of Delays

OEG Orders Three More Offshore Wind CTVs from Diverse Marine

North Sea Subsea Decom Campaign Wraps Up with Two Wells Abandoned

Perenco Brings Congo's Foukanda Offshore Oil Field Back Online

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