North West Shelf Lng News


Eni and Petronas to Establish Company in Indonesia and Malaysia

Nov 04, 2025

Eni and Petronas have signed a binding agreement to establish a new satellite company through the business combination of their upstream assets in Indonesia and Malaysia.The signing follows a framework agreement signed in June 2025.The independent…

ConocoPhillips Begins Drilling Offshore Eastern Australia

Nov 04, 2025

U.S. independent ConocoPhillips began drilling its first exploration well as part of larger campaign searching for natural gas offshore eastern Australia, 3D Energi, its junior partner in the project, said on Monday.Work began over the weekend on the Essington-1 well…

Major Oil and Gas Projects Drive Strong OSV Demand in the Middle East

Nov 04, 2025

The Middle East continues to stand out as one of the most active regions for offshore support vessel activity, underpinned by the strategic expansion plans of national oil companies (NOCs) to boost offshore oil and gas production. A series of…

NOD Issues New CCS guidelines

Nov 03, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has drawn up guidelines explaining how to fulfil the requirements in Section 26 of the regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.The objective…

Output from QatarEnergy's North Field Expansion Slated for 2026

Nov 03, 2025

The CEO of QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest liquefied natural gas producers, told Reuters on Monday that the company's massive North Field expansion project will produce its first LNG in the second half of 2026.The state-owned company said in May that first production at the field…

DESFA Secures €169.3m for Carbon Storage, Pipeline Project

Nov 03, 2025

Greek gas operator DESFA, 66%-owned by a consortium led by Italy's Snam, said on Monday it had secured 169.3 million euros from the European Union's Innovation Fund for its carbon storage and pipeline project.'The project includes a CO2 liquefaction…

Chevron Looks to Expand West African Acreage After Guinea-Bissau Deal

Nov 03, 2025

Chevron is looking to expand its acreage in West Africa, which is a strategic region for the U.S. oil major, a senior executive said on Monday after striking a deal to explore for oil in two offshore blocks in Guinea-Bissau.The blocks are in the Mauritania…

TotalEnergies Sees Quarterly Profit Slide

Oct 31, 2025

TotalEnergies reported a 2.4% drop in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, meeting expectations as the French oil major raised upstream production and achieved improved crude refining margins to help offset lower oil prices.Adjusted net income slipped to $4…

L&T Joins Hitachi Energy to Support TenneT’s 2GW Offshore Wind Grid Scheme

Oct 30, 2025

India’s EPC contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been hired to deliver High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converters in support of the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT’s 2GW offshore wind grid program in the North Sea.Collaborating with Hitachi Energy…

DeepOcean Gets Onboard Western Australian Decommissioning Project

Oct 30, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a contract to support the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at oil and gas fields in Western Australia.DeepOcean’s scope of work includes suspension of subsea trees, removal of flowlines, riser and dynamic umbilical…

Mermaid Subsea Wraps Up North Sea Subsea Recovery Project

Oct 29, 2025

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has completed a fast-track subsea recovery campaign in the North Sea for a major operator.The operation involved the internal and external severance of casing, conductor, guide pipe and cement lines, as well as local…

QatarEnergy Inks 17-Year LNG Supply Deal with India’s GSPC

Oct 29, 2025

QatarEnergy has signed a 17-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) for the supply of up to 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Republic of India.Pursuant to the terms of the SPA…

TenneT Completes Grid Connections for Hollandse Kust (West Beta)

Oct 28, 2025

Grid operator TenneT has completed the standardized 700MW grid connections for the Hollandse Kust (West Beta) offshore wind farm and has received the grid readiness certificate from DNV.The project was completed five months ahead of schedule…

Valaris Adds $190M in New Offshore Drilling and Wind Contracts

Oct 28, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and extensions worth about $190 million in the North Sea and Middle East regions, lifting its total contract backlog to $4.5 billion.The latest awards include a mix of…

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