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BP Ousts Chair Albert Manifold

May 26, 2026

BP has ousted Chair Albert Manifold with immediate effect, it said on Tuesday, citing governance and conduct issues, with four sources alleging aggressive and unacceptable behavior towards colleagues.A BP spokesperson declined to give further details…

Occidental Petroleum Acquires 10% Stake in Exxon Block Offshore Trinidad

May 26, 2026

Occidental Petroleum is acquiring a 10% stake in Exxon Mobil’s deepwater exploration block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, according to two people familiar with the matter.Exxon was previously the sole owner of the large offshore block, known as UD(1)…

Strategic Marine Delivers More Supa Swath CTVs to Mainprize Offshore

May 26, 2026

Strategic Marine and Mainprize Offshore have signed a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance (PODA) for the MO15 and MO16 crew transfer vessels (CTVs), extending a multi-vessel offshore renewables vessel program announced in 2024.The agreement follows the earlier delivery of the MO10…

ABL Gets Onboard Australia’s Largest Offshore Decom Campaign

May 26, 2026

ABL has been hired to support Esso Australia Resources as preparations advance for what the company described as Australia’s largest offshore decommissioning campaign in the Bass Strait.The Gippsland Decommissioning Campaign #1 Project is expected…

Reach Subsea, Beacon Offshore Form Australian Subsea Partnership

May 26, 2026

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has signed a memorandum of agreement with Beacon Offshore to establish a strategic partnership targeting subsea projects offshore Australia.Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate exclusively on marketing…

Jumbo Orders Two Next-Gen Heavy-Lift Vessels from Dajin

May 26, 2026

Dajin Heavy Industry, via its subsidiary Tangshan Dajin Offshore Engineering, has signed a contract with a Dutch shipowner Jumbo Maritime to build two next-generation multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels.The contract is valued at approximately $156 million and covers the design…

Karoon Restarts Production at Brazilan Field After FPSO Overhaul

May 26, 2026

Karoon Energy has restarted production from the Baúna project offshore Brazil following a planned 28-day shutdown tied to maintenance and revitalization work on the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The company said production has ramped up to approximately 11…

Well-Safe Expands Into Well Operatorship with First UK North Sea Job

May 26, 2026

Well-Safe Solutions has secured its first contract to provide full well operatorship and asset execution services for an unnamed client in the UK North Sea.The contract expands the company’s service offering into integrated well lifecycle services…

Three Dead After Incident at Petronas' FSO Offshore Malaysia

May 26, 2026

Petronas has confirmed that an incident occurred during lifeboat maintenance work at the Sepat floating, storage and offloading (FSO) unit offshore Malaysia, resulting in three fatalities and one injury.The incident occurred at approximately 12:50 p…

QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure Into Mid-August

May 26, 2026

QatarEnergy has notified one of its biggest European customers that it will cancel five additional LNG cargoes, extending force majeure from early July until mid-August, Italian utility Edison said on Monday.Edison holds a long-term contract with QatarEnergy for the supply of 6…

Planned Strike at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG Facility Called Off as Talks Continue

May 26, 2026

A union group said on Tuesday it had pulled strike action at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in Darwin planned for Wednesday and Thursday due to progress made in bargaining. The Offshore Alliance, made up of the Australian Workers Union and Maritime Union of Australia…

Eni, Partners Take FID on Baleine’s Next Phase off Côte d’Ivoire

May 26, 2026

Eni and its partners Petroci and Vitol have approved the final investment decision (FID) for the Baleine Phase 3 project offshore Côte d’Ivoire, advancing development of what the company described as the country’s largest hydrocarbon discovery…

Santos Targets LNG and Oil Expansion in Alaska, Oceania and Australia

May 26, 2026

Australia's Santos will prioritise LNG and oil growth in three core regions, including Alaska and Papua New Guinea, under a new strategy that also includes reducing net debt by $2.5 billion by 2030.'We are now laser-focused on investment in major oil and LNG production across three regions…

Brent Jumps 2% After US Strikes in Iran Rattle Oil Markets

May 26, 2026

Brent crude futures rose more than 2% on Tuesday after the U.S. military carried out strikes in Iran, keeping markets on edge as a deal to end the war and open up the Strait of Hormuz remained elusive.Brent futures LCOc1 were up $2.36, or 2…

Petrovietnam Invites Bids for Block 17 in South China Sea

May 25, 2026

Vietnam's state energy firm Petrovietnam has invited investors to participate in an open tender for an offshore oil and gas block in the South China Sea, it said on Monday.The invitation is for the Block 17 in the Cuu Long basin, on the country's continental shelf…

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