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BP to Take Full Ownership of Calypso Offshore Gas Project

Aug 07, 2026

BP has agreed to acquire Woodside Energy's 70% interest in Block TTDAA 14, which contains the Calypso gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago, increasing its stake to 100% and assuming operatorship.The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026…

RWE, Trump Reach $1.22b agreement to Cancel Offshore Wind Leases

Aug 06, 2026

German energy company RWE said on Thursday that it had reached a $1.22 billion agreement with the Trump administration to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters and to direct the funds to LNG and natural gas power plant projects.The arrangement is the fifth…

ExxonMobil Picks Sercel's Marlin for Guyana Offshore Operations

Aug 06, 2026

ExxonMobil Global Projects has selected Sercel's Marlin solution to support the management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) on the Whiptail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Under a one-year contract, Sercel will deploy the Marlin…

Prysmian Acquires Scottish High-Voltage Cable Jointer Training Centre

Aug 06, 2026

Prysmian has acquired a high-voltage cable jointer training facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland, bringing more than 20 apprentice jointers and the centre's training staff into the company as it strengthens workforce capabilities for underground and subsea transmission projects…

Export Cables, Offshore Substation In Place at Fengmiao I Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 06, 2026

The 495 MW Fengmiao I offshore wind project offshore Taiwan has reached two key offshore construction milestones, with Jan De Nul completing installation of the project's export cables and CDWE finishing installation of the offshore substation (OSS) and pin piles…

UK's Greater Buchan Development Plans Progress with License Alignment

Aug 06, 2026

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has approved a roughly six-month extension to the second term of the P2170 Verbier license, aligning it with the duration of the P2498 Buchan Horst (Buchan) license as work continues on the Greater Buchan…

Mermaid Maritime Expands Into US Offshore Market

Aug 06, 2026

Mermaid Maritime is expanding into the U.S. offshore energy market, establishing a wholly owned corporate presence in Delaware as part of a strategy focused initially on opportunities in the Gulf of America.The new U.S. entity will serve as the group's operational and contracting platform…

SBM Offshore Lifts 2026 Outlook After Revenue Surge

Aug 06, 2026

Dutch floating production specialist SBM Offshore raised its 2026 outlook for the second time this year on Thursday after strong contract activity and the sale of its One Guyana vessel helped lift first-half revenue, sending its shares up more than 7%…

Nigeria Aims to Unlock Up to $50B in Offshore Oil and Gas Investment

Aug 06, 2026

Nigeria's upstream oil regulator expects at least 22 offshore projects to start production by 2030, with potential investment of up to $50 billion, as Africa's top oil producer pushes to boost oil and gas output and attract new capital.The NUPRC said reforms…

ONGC Nears Venezuela Operatorship Deals, Regains Russia’s Sakhalin-1 Stake

Aug 06, 2026

India's top explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), hopes to soon sign agreements with Venezuela to operate two oil blocks under the South American nation's new petroleum law, its finance chief said on Wednesday.State-run ONGC, through its overseas investment arm ONGC Videsh…

Sonangol's Appraisal Well off Angola Delivers Strong Test Results

Aug 06, 2026

Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol and concessionaire ANPG said on Thursday that the Katambi-2 offshore appraisal well crossed two productive intervals and confirmed good quality reservoirs.Initial tests recorded a stabilised production…

Harbour Energy Raises Production Forecast After Record First Half Output

Aug 06, 2026

British oil and gas producer Harbour Energy raised its annual free cash flow and production forecasts for the second time this year on Thursday after record first-half output and higher oil and gas prices.The London-listed company raised its free cash flow outlook to $1…

OPA '90 and Deepwater Horizon: A Law That Worked Better than Anyone Could Have Imagined

Aug 05, 2026

A few months ago, I authored an article for Marine News focused on just one of the many successful features of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA 90,” Pub. L. No. 101-380 (1990)) — Alaska’s regional citizen advisory councils (RCACs). The Prince…

Fugro Secures India Deepwater Drilling ROV Contract

Aug 05, 2026

Fugro Survey India has been awarded a three-year contract by Vantage International Management Company to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based deepwater drill support services for ONGC's offshore drilling operations in India.Under the contract…

KOIL Energy Grows Eastern Hemisphere Presence with New Alliance

Aug 05, 2026

KOIL Energy Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance with consultancy Pipeline Network to expand its presence, operational capabilities and customer support across the Eastern Hemisphere.The alliance combines KOIL Energy's subsea technology…

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