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TotalEnergies, EGAS Shake Hands on Oil Exploration off Egypt

May 13, 2026

TotalEnergies and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on exploration activities offshore Egypt.The MoU covers a large area located in offshore north-western Egypt.The agreement establishes…

NextGeo Scores $11.7M Mediterranean Subsea Job

May 12, 2026

Italian offshore services provider Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has been awarded a contract worth about $11.7 million (€10 million) for geophysical survey and unexploded ordnance (UXO) activities linked to a subsea energy infrastructure project in the Central Mediterranean…

Reach Subsea Closing In On Multi-Year IMR Services Deal

May 05, 2026

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has received a letter of intent for a multi-year contract covering inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and light construction services in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.Aside from the letter of intent…

Transocean Secures $158M Drillship Job in Eastern Mediterranean

Apr 16, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a five-well contract for its Deepwater Asgard drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.The estimated 390-day campaign with an undisclosed operator is expected to start in the fourth quarter…

Eni, NOC Find Gas in Offshore Libya Exploration Well

Apr 09, 2026

Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni have made a new gas discovery in Area D, in the offshore area west of Libya.The discovery follows the successful drilling of the 1-16/4 exploratory well in Contract Area 4/16, operated by Eni North Africa…

Israel Orders Restart of Ops at Karish Offshore Gas Platform

Apr 09, 2026

Israel's energy ministry said on Thursday that it had instructed Energean to begin resuming operations at the Karish natural gas platform off Israel's Mediterranean coast following the U.S. ceasefire with Iran.The platform has been closed since February 28…

Eni Makes Gas Discovery Offshore Egypt, Eyes Fast-Track Development

Apr 07, 2026

Eni has made a gas and condensate discovery offshore Egypt, with preliminary estimates indicating about 2 trillion cubic feet of gas in place.The discovery was made at the Denise W-1 exploration well in the Temsah concession in the Eastern Mediterranean…

Energean Warns Prolonged Conflict May Delay $1B Gas Project

Apr 02, 2026

Oil and gas producer Energean is spending about $10 million a month to keep its shut-in Israeli offshore operations on standby, and its more than $1 billion Katlan project will be delayed if the Iran war lasts beyond May, its CEO told Reuters…

Eni Exits Consortium for Oil and Gas Exploration Offshore Israel

Mar 27, 2026

Italian energy giant Eni has withdrawn from a consortium seeking offshore natural gas exploration licenses in Israel, leaving partners to pursue the process under a revised structure.The consortium, which also includes Dana Petroleum and Ratio Energies…

Worley to Deliver FEED, Procurement Services for Chevron’s Aphrodite Gas Field

Mar 13, 2026

Worley has been selected by Chevron Cyprus Limited, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) and procurement services for the Aphrodite Field Development Project offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean…

Shell Sees Encouraging Signs at Sirius-1X Exploration Well Offshore Egypt

Mar 13, 2026

The drilling results from Shell’s Sirius 1X exploratory well in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt have shown encouraging initial indications, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in an update.The well is operated by Shell…

Chevron Hires Hanwha Ocean for Leviathan Expansion Module Fabrication

Mar 05, 2026

Hanwha Ocean has been awarded a module fabrication contract for the Leviathan Expansion Project by Chevron Mediterranean, supporting plans to increase production from the offshore gas field in Israel.The project involves fabrication of additional…

Mubadala Energy Finalizes Nargis Deal with Eni Offshore Egypt

Feb 20, 2026

Mubadala Energy has completed the acquisition from Eni of a 15% participating interest in the Nargis Offshore Area concession in Egypt.Following the transaction, Eni holds 30% of the contractor interest in the block through its subsidiary IEOC…

Turkey Objects to Greece’s Chevron Energy Deal in Eastern Mediterranean

Feb 19, 2026

Turkey said on Thursday it opposed Greece's 'unilateral activities' in energy fields south of Crete with a consortium led by U.S. major Chevron as a violation of international law and good neighbourly relations.Athens responded that its policies abide international law…

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