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Equinor Postpones Hammerfest LNG Maintenance Outage

Jun 09, 2026

Norway's Hammerfest LNG export terminal on Monday postponed the start of a planned annual maintenance outage until June 13, a spokesperson for operator Equinor said.Europe's largest export terminal for liquefied natural gas has a daily processing capacity of 18…

Oil Prices Slide as Israel-Iran Suspend Strikes

Jun 09, 2026

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, erasing most of the previous session's gains, after Iran and Israel said they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, though both sides warned they could resume hostilities…

Equinor Picks IKM Ocean Design for Atlantis Subsea Pipeline FEED Study

Jun 08, 2026

IKM Ocean Design has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Equinor for the Atlantis pipeline system, advancing plans for development of the Atlantis gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian North Sea.Atlantis…

Ichthys LNG Strike Intensifies as Union Talks with Inpex Collapse

Jun 08, 2026

Workers will escalate the strike at Inpex's Ichthys LNG facilities in Australia that started last week over a wage dispute, after talks failed to progress with the Japanese operator, the Offshore Alliance union said on Monday.Ichthys accounts for about 10% of LNG supply from Australia…

Aker BP Gains Larger Share in Johan Sverdrup Field off Norway

Jun 08, 2026

Aker BP has increased its ownership interest in the Johan Sverdrup oil field, following the completion of a redetermination process conducted under the field's unit agreement.Aker BP's ownership interest in the Johan Sverdrup Unit will rise to 31…

Eni and Petronas Launch Southeast Asia Gas Joint Venture Searah

Jun 08, 2026

Eni and Petronas have officially established Searah, a new 50/50 joint venture combining selected businesses across Indonesia and Malaysia, creating what has been described as Southeast Asia's largest independent integrated energy company.The…

Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG Pauses Ops for Scheduled Maintenance

Jun 08, 2026

Norway's Hammerfest LNG export terminal halted production on Monday for three days of planned annual maintenance, a spokesperson for operator Equinor said.Europe's largest export terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has a daily processing capacity of 18…

Eni Enters Gambia with Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration License

Jun 05, 2026

Eni has signed a petroleum exploration development and production license agreement with the government of The Gambia for the offshore Block A1.Block A1 covers an area of approximately 1,300 square kilometres in water depths ranging from 1,250 metres to 3…

Norway Oil and Gas Strike Called Off After Wage Settlement

Jun 05, 2026

Norwegian oil companies have agreed to a wage deal with three labour unions, preventing any strike action that would have disrupted output, negotiators for both sides said on Friday.Labour unions had said nearly 8% of Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers planned to strike if wage mediation failed…

Velesto’s Jack-Up Rig Up for Gulf of Thailand Drilling Campaign

Jun 04, 2026

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto Energy has secured a contract from Northern Gulf Petroleum (NGP) for the provision of jack-up drilling rig services offshore Thailand.The contract was awarded to Velesto's wholly owned subsidiary…

Kuwait Sees 70% Oil Output Recovery within Two Months of Hormuz Reopening

Jun 04, 2026

Kuwait could restore nearly 70% of its oil production within six to eight weeks after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation's managing director for international marketing, Shaikh Khaled Ahmad Al-Sabah, said on Wednesday…

TotalEnergies Nears Development Decision on Absheron Phase Two

Jun 04, 2026

TotalEnergies expects to move ahead with the second development phase of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas-condensate field by end-2026, Emmanuel de Guillebon, managing director of TotalEnergies Azerbaijan, said.The project is currently at the tendering stage…

Saipem Completes Key Module Lift for Libya’s Offshore Gas Project

Jun 03, 2026

Saipem has completed the lifting and installation of a gas recovery module for the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (BGUP) offshore Libya using its heavy-lift vessel Saipem 7000.The module, fabricated by Rosetti Marino at its Marina di Ravenna yard on behalf of Saipem…

Norway Faces Initial Production Loss if Offshore Workers Go on Strike

Jun 03, 2026

Norway's oil and gas output could initially fallby about 45,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day from Friday onwards if workers choose to go on strike, industry group Offshore Norway told Reuters on Wednesday.Nearly 8% of Norwegian offshore…

Ichthys LNG Strike Causes Delay to Taiwan-Bound Cargo

Jun 03, 2026

Loading of a Taiwan-bound LNG tanker at the Inpex-operated 1605.T Ichthys plant in Australia has been delayed after a limited strike by workers disrupted operations at the terminal, according to the union and shipping data.The delay highlights…

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