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Arabian Drilling Inks $533M Deal for Four Jack-Up Drilling Rigs

Sep 29, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a four-year contract worth about $533 million (SAR 2 billion) with Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) to provide four high-specification offshore jack-up drilling rigs.The contract will support KJO's offshore drilling operations…

Oil Rises for Second Day as Middle East Supply Risks Persist

Sep 29, 2026

Oil prices rose for a second successive session on Tuesday as lingering concern over Middle East supply disruption brought about by the US-Israeli war on Iran outweighed signs of recovering crude exports from the region.Brent crude futures for November LCOc1 rose $1…

Dajin Picks Ulstein Design for Offshore Installation Vessel

Sep 28, 2026

Dajin Heavy Industry has selected Ulstein's ULSTEIN HX122 design for an offshore installation vessel capable of installing future 4XL monopiles, expanding the offshore wind foundation supplier's activities into offshore installation.The vessel…

Fugro Completes Ultra-Deepwater Survey for Petronas

Sep 28, 2026

Fugro has completed an ultra-deepwater geohazard site survey for Petronas Carigali's Megah and Limbayong fields off Sabah, East Malaysia, using autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology.The offshore campaign ran from June to August 2026…

Qatar-Linked LNG Tankers Resume Hormuz Transits

Sep 28, 2026

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last week despite the US-Iran conflict.In August, Kpler data showed no visible transits by Qatar-linked LNG vessels or vessels carrying cargoes from the Ras Laffan gas terminal…

Finder Energy Clears Environmental Hurdle for Timor-Leste Oil Project

Sep 28, 2026

Finder Energy has secured the principal environmental approval for its Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) oil development in Timor-Leste, clearing a key regulatory hurdle as the project moves towards a final investment decision.Timor-Leste's Autoridade…

TotalEnergies, SOCAR, XRG Greenlight Absheron Field Expansion in Caspian Sea

Sep 28, 2026

TotalEnergies, SOCAR and XRG have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the full-field development of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas and condensate field, targeting an increase in gas production to 6 billion cubic meters per year from 2029.TotalEnergies…

Big Oil Faces Strategy Rethink as Iran War Reshapes Energy Markets

Sep 28, 2026

The world's biggest energy companies are poised to deliver another quarter of bumper profits, fuelled by record refining margins. Flush with cash, Big Oil now needs to chart a course for future growth in a world reshaped by the Middle East crisis…

SLB Secures Aramco Well Construction Work for 450 Wells

Sep 25, 2026

SLB has been awarded four integrated well construction contracts by Aramco covering more than 450 oil and gas wells across Saudi Arabia over an initial three-year period.Each contract includes an option to extend the work by up to two years…

Inpex Takes Additional Stake in Ichthys LNG

Sep 25, 2026

Inpex has agreed to acquire Jera's 0.735% participating interest in Australia's Ichthys LNG project, increasing its subsidiaries' combined stake in the development to 68.555% from 67.82%.The acquisition covers Jera's interest in blocks WA-50-L and WA-51-L…

Eni and Petronas JV Extend Drilling Backlog for Ventura Offshore’s Semi-Sub Rig

Sep 25, 2026

Ventura Offshore has agreed a contract amendment with two subsidiaries of Eni and Petronas joint venture Searah for an additional well offshore Indonesia, adding about $21.7 million to the firm backlog of its SSV Catarina semi-submersible drilling rig…

Saudi Oil Surge Pushes Gulf of Oman Transfers to Capacity

Sep 25, 2026

Ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman for Middle Eastern oil from inside the Strait of Hormuz have reached their limits after Saudi Arabia diverted exports from the Red Sea, adding to shipments from other producers, trade sources and analysts said…

Hormuz Crude Oil Flows Reach 33.7 Million Barrels This Week

Sep 25, 2026

Crude oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz reached 33.7 million barrels so far in the week starting September 20, preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler showed on Friday, putting exports roughly on track with the previous week's levels.The traffic comprised 19 tankers…

Dong Fang Offshore Orders Another CSOV from Vard

Sep 24, 2026

Fincantieri's Norwegian subsidiary Vard has signed a contract, worth between $76 million and $86 million, to build a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Dong Fang Offshore, marking the fifth vessel ordered by the Taiwan-based marine contractor from the shipbuilder…

Eni Confirms Sapukala Deepwater Block Award in Indonesia

Sep 24, 2026

Eni has confirmed it was awarded a 100% participating interest in Indonesia's deepwater Sapukala exploration block, adding acreage adjacent to its existing portfolio and the future North Hub developments in the Kutei Basin.The award, previously…

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