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Sunda Reviews Timor-Leste Appraisal Plans as New Zealand Deal Advances

Jun 30, 2026

Sunda Energy has started evaluating options for the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste following discussions with regulators and its joint venture partner, while separately advancing its acquisition of a New Zealand production business…

MODEC Sends Brazil FPSO to Denmark for Recycling After 17 Years in Operation

Jun 30, 2026

Cidade de Niterói MV18 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, owned and operated by MODEC, has arrived at a ship recycling facility in Denmark after completing charter and operations and maintenance services for Petrobras at the Marlim Leste field offshore Brazil…

Vallourec Nets Pipe Supply Deal for Angola's Greater PAJ project

Jun 30, 2026

Vallourec has been awarded a major contract by Azule Energy to supply line pipes for the Greater PAJ offshore development in Angola, one of the largest deepwater projects currently under development in the country.Under the contract, Vallourec will supply more than 26…

Santos Secures Domestic Gas Agreement for South Australian Reserve

Jun 30, 2026

Santos has signed a gas sale agreement with the South Australian government to supply 200 petajoules (PJ) of domestic gas over 10 years from 2030 to 2040 for the state's Strategic Gas Reserve.Under the agreement, Santos will supply 20 PJ of gas annually over the contract term…

Vår Energi Swaps Assets with Equinor to Bolster Gjøa Position

Jun 30, 2026

Vår Energi and Equinor have agreed to swap assets on the Norwegian continental shelf, with Vår Energi increasing its exposure around the Gjøa area and Equinor strengthening its position in the Troll-Fram region.Under the agreement, Vår Energi will acquire a 32…

Shell Forecasts 65% Surge in Global LNG Demand by 2050

Jun 30, 2026

Global liquefied natural gas demand is expected to rise by around 65% by 2050, driven largely by Asia as countries seek lower-emission alternatives to coal and data centres boost power demand, Shell said in an annual report on Tuesday.Global…

Ex-Pemex Chief Investigated for Abuse; Mexican President Sheinbaum Offers No Protection

Jun 29, 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed on Monday that she would not protect anyone after a video appeared to show the former head of state energy company Pemex, Victor Rodriguez, violently abusing his wife.Posted to YouTube on Friday by a woman identifying herself as Maria Felicia Jimenez…

ABS Helps Blaze a Digitization Path, Reshaping Offshore Energy

Jun 29, 2026

The offshore energy industry is in the midst of a new investment cycle, driven by major developments in South America, renewed demand for energy security and an increasing reliance on digital technologies to improve asset performance. For Matt Tremblay…

Eldorado-Vantage Merger Signals Continued Offshore Drilling Consolidation

Jun 29, 2026

On 29 May 2026, Vantage Drilling International and Eldorado Drilling signed a merger agreement under which Eldorado will acquire Vantage, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. As part of the transaction, Vantage shareholders will receive $19 per share in cash…

Duke Energy to Terminate NC Offshore Wind Lease

Jun 29, 2026

Duke Energy will terminate its offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area under a settlement agreement with the U.S. Interior Department and reinvest nearly $129 million in additional power generation capacity in the Carolinas, the department said on Monday.(Reuters)

Dutch Grant Backs SolarDuck's Offshore Solar Power Hub Scheme

Jun 29, 2026

Offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have been awarded a $3.7 million (€3.2 million) subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to advance the development of an offshore…

DOF Extends Charter for MPSV in Australia for One More Year

Jun 29, 2026

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has secured a one-year contract extension for its multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) Skandi Darwin in Australia.The company said the vessel's current client exercised an extension option that will keep the…

Equinor All Set for Drilling Ops in North Sea

Jun 29, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 30/8-7 S in production license 190. Equinor is the operator of the license with 50% stake, while its…

Ocean Installer Lands Major North Sea Contract from Vår Energi

Jun 29, 2026

Ocean Installer has been awarded a major engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Vår Energi for the Balder Next New Wells project in the North Sea.The project forms part of Vår Energi's hub development strategy in the Balder area…

TGS Gets Exclusive Rights for Seismic Survey Offshore Brunei

Jun 29, 2026

TGS has secured exclusive rights from the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam to undertake a multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Brunei.The contract covers the acquisition, processing and marketing of new 3D seismic data under a multi-client model…

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