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Vietnam Mulls Second LNG Term Contract After Deal with Shell

8 hours ago

State-controlled Petrovietnam Gas is sounding out suppliers for a possible tender to procure liquefied natural gas under a five-year contract, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.If agreed, it would be Vietnam's second term contract after a deal with Shell earlier this year…

Borr Drilling Q2 Hit by Rig Transitions, Refinancing Charge

10 hours ago

Borr Drilling reported lower revenue and adjusted earnings for the second quarter of 2026 as rig transitions, higher operating costs and delays getting the Odin to work weighed on results.The jack-up drilling contractor reported Q2 operating revenue of $232…

Wouter Pattynama Appointed as LR Executive Client Solutions Manager, Offshore

Aug 11, 2026

Lloyd's Register (LR) has appointed Wouter Pattynama as Executive Client Solutions Manager, Offshore, strengthening its offshore energy expertise and expanding support for clients across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region…

Oil Spill, Weak Science: Fifth Circuit Tightens Causation in Ruffin v. BP

Aug 10, 2026

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Ruffin v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc., offers important guidance on expert testimony in toxic tort cases – particularly those arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…

Wild Well Control, Oil Spill Response Alliance to Dissolve

Aug 10, 2026

Wild Well Control has provided formal notice to conclude its Strategic Alliance Agreement with Oil Spill Response (Capping) Limited (OSRL), originally established in July 2020. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the alliance will formally end on November 4…

ConocoPhillips Announces CEO Succession and CFO Appointment

Aug 07, 2026

ConocoPhillips has appointed Andy O'Brien as president and chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Ryan Lance, who will retire from the role and assume the position of executive chair of the board in a transitional capacity.The company also…

Saipem, Subsea 7 Merger Could Rise Prices, Lower Market Competition

Jul 22, 2026

Italian energy contractor Saipem's merger with Norwegian peer Subsea 7 may lead to price hikes and less innovation, EU antitrust regulators warned on Wednesday as they opened a full-scale investigation.The deal announced in February last year…

Australian Inpex Workers Set Industry Precedent With New Pay Deal

Jul 15, 2026

Workers at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas plant in Darwin have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal that unions hope to replicate across Australia's offshore energy sector.The agreement is the first in what unions describe as a second wave of bargaining across the sector…

ECITB, GWO Launch Wind Turbine Maintenance Cross Skill Program

Jul 15, 2026

Following two successful pilots, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, have officially launched the Wind Turbine Maintenance…

Strike Ends for Norway Oil Service Workers

Jul 14, 2026

Norway's Safe union and employers have agreed to end a labour dispute in the oil service industry which had disrupted offshore drilling operations and reduced the country's petroleum production, industry group Offshore Norway said on Tuesday…

Norway Oil Service Strike Deepens Output Losses

Jul 10, 2026

Norway's oil and gas production has been reduced by 2.4 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) so far this year as a result of an ongoing pay strike by oil service workers, industry group Offshore Norway said on Thursday.Norway produced about 1…

Norway Averts Offshore Drilling Workers Strike with New Wage Deal

Jul 06, 2026

Norway's unions representing workers on drilling rigs and floating production platforms reached a wage deal on Thursday evening, ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a strike, labour unions and the employers' association said.The unions had…

Shell Enlists AGR for Workforce Resourcing off Norway

Jul 02, 2026

Norske Shell has awarded AGR a frame agreement for the provision of specialist workforce to its onshore and offshore operations in Norway.The agreement covers the supply of project and long-term personnel and consultants for areas including drilling and wells…

Norway Seeks to Avert Offshore Strike Through Mediation

Jul 02, 2026

Norwegian unions representing offshore drilling rig and floating platform workers entered state-mediated wage talks on Wednesday, aiming to avert a strike from Friday that could affect parts of the country's oil and gas sector.The three unions…

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