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Equinor Exercises Two Well Option for Deepsea Atlantic Rig

Oct 16, 2026

Equinor has exercised options for two additional wells using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig, extending its firm contract into the late fourth quarter of 2027.The additional wells will be drilled in direct continuation of the rig's existing contract…

Taiwan's 1GW Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm Brings All Turbines Online

Oct 16, 2026

The installation of all 73 wind turbines at the 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan has been completed, with every turbine now generating electricity.The milestone brings the project closer to completion, with final permitting approvals still expected in the first half of 2027…

ACCIONA Lands 2GW Offshore Wind Grid Deal in Australia

Oct 16, 2026

ACCIONA has been selected as development partner for a transmission network designed to connect up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity to the electricity grid in Australia's Victoria state.Under a concession agreement, ACCIONA will be responsible for developing…

Türkiye Set to Deploy Osman Gazi Gas Production Platform in Black Sea

Oct 16, 2026

Türkiye will deploy its first floating gas production platform, Osman Gazi, to the Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea on October 17, aiming to more than double domestic gas production to 20 million cubic meters per day, the country's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said…

Inpex-Led Bonaparte CCS Project Gets Australian Offshore Storage Approval

Oct 16, 2026

Australia has declared the West Peron formation suitable for carbon dioxide storage, marking a regulatory milestone for the Inpex-led Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which could permanently store up to 443 million tonnes of CO2 offshore northern Australia…

South Africa Upholds Exploration Approval for TotalEnergies' Offshore Block

Oct 16, 2026

South Africa's environment minister has dismissed a challenge lodged by conservationists against an environmental authorization to allow exploration in TotalEnergies-operated Block 3B/4B off the country's West Coast.The decision by Environmental Affairs Minister David Maynier…

Ithaca Energy Launches Succession Process Ahead of CEO Retirement

Oct 16, 2026

Ithaca Energy said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Luciano Vasques intends to retire from the company by March 31, 2027, with the board beginning a search for his successor.The company said the succession process would allow for an orderly transition of responsibilities…

Eni Advances Coral North Drilling, Eyes Third Mozambique FLNG

Oct 16, 2026

Italian energy firm Eni will start drilling up to six development wells from November that will feed gas to its new Coral North floating liquefied natural gas platform offshore Mozambique, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.The project is on track to start production by 2028…

Eni to Drill Multiple Wells Offshore Mozambique

Oct 15, 2026

Italian energy firm Eni will start drilling up to six development wells from November that will feed gas to its new Coral North floating liquefied natural gas platform offshore Mozambique, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.The project is on track to start production by 2028…

Turkey to Put First Floating Gas Platform in Black Sea

Oct 15, 2026

Turkey will send its first floating gas production platform to the Black Sea on Saturday, a move expected to roughly double output from its largest domestic gas field, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday.The Osman Gazi platform is expected to begin production in early 2027…

HYDRA SUBSEA, Shell to Install Pipelines on Subsea Tie-Ins

Oct 15, 2026

HYDRA SUBSEA announced the execution of a commercial agreement with Shell Offshore Inc. for a standardized deepwater pipeline installation solution for selected short distance subsea tie-ins in the Gulf of America. Shell’s Appomattox gas lift line is the first project proposed…

Subsea7 Hires Worley for Northern Lights CCS Fabrication Job

Oct 15, 2026

Worley Rosenberg has secured a contract from Subsea7 to fabricate subsea structures and spools for the second phase of Norway's Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) development.The contract covers fabrication of key subsea infrastructure…

Seadrill Loses Appeal in $55M Hercules Drilling Rig Dispute with SFL

Oct 15, 2026

SFL Corporation has won a Norwegian appeals court ruling in its contract dispute with Seadrill over the redelivery of the offshore drilling rig Hercules, with the court ordering Seadrill to pay approximately $55 million (NOK 525 million).The…

Angola Plans Faster Oil and Gas Licensing to Boost Investment

Oct 15, 2026

Angola intends to implement faster exploration concessions from next year as part of a new long-term hydrocarbon strategy that aims to attract investment and stimulate oil and gas production, a senior government official said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Cape Town…

Seascape Energy Expands Temaris Gas Acreage Offshore Malaysia

Oct 15, 2026

Seascape Energy has signed a letter of agreement with Petronas for a 547-square-kilometre extension of its Temaris Cluster Small Field Asset production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Malaysia, potentially doubling the gas resources identified in the area…

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