Offshore Middle East News


Oil Caught Between Trump's Russia Supply Push and Middle East Risks

Oct 12, 2026

Oil prices oscillated on Monday as the market considered possible further supplies after US President Donald Trump hailed fresh Russian diesel exports against supply-constricting signals after major attacks on Saudi Arabia.Retracing earlier losses…

Riyadh Attacks Disrupt Oil Majors' Summit Plans

Oct 12, 2026

Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with the event despite deadly attacks on the capital claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.The chief executives of ExxonMobil…

Iran Weighs US Response as Hormuz Reopening Talks Stall

Oct 12, 2026

Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries when the review is over, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.Baghaei…

Lamprell Picks IMI for Offshore Platforms and Jackets Fabrication

Oct 08, 2026

Lamprell has signed an agreement with International Maritime Industries (IMI) to fabricate several offshore structures, including a production platform and jackets, at IMI's Ras Al-Khair facility in Saudi Arabia.The fabrication work forms part of an offshore engineering…

KBR to Support Aramco’s Marjan Offshore Field Upgrade

Oct 06, 2026

KBR has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco to provide engineering and project execution services for upgrades to offshore facilities at the Marjan oil and gas field in the Arabian Gulf.The scope covers key offshore processing, gas compression…

Iran Set to Keep Hormuz Shut Until Seven Demands Are Met

Oct 05, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday.Iran presented a proposal…

LNG Flows Through Hormuz Hit Seven-Month High

Oct 02, 2026

The number of liquefied natural gas cargoes exiting the Strait of Hormuz rose in September to its highest monthly level since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, data from analytics firms show, despite persistent security worries and uncertainty…

Qatar's UCC Eyes Expansion into Venezuelan Oil and Gas

Sep 30, 2026

Qatari producer UCC Oil and Gas Holding is in talks for its possible entrance into new fields in Venezuela, the company's head of Upstream, Erik Keskula, said on Tuesday at a conference in Caracas.UCC, British BP and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC…

Sponsored: ADIPEC 2026 set to Welcome record Asian Participation

Sep 29, 2026

Senior leaders from China, India, Japan, Malaysia and across Asia among more than 1,800 confirmed speakers  353 Asian companies and six country pavilions confirmed across ADIPEC’s 2,250-exhibitor global marketplace ADIPEC connects Asia’s growing energy needs with the global supply…

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…

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…

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…

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