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Energean Nets $4B in New Israeli Gas Offtake Deals

Sep 11, 2025

Eastern Mediterranean focused gas producer Energean secured $4 billion worth of new Israeli gas offtake contracts in the first half of the year, the group said on Thursday, bringing its contract pipeline to $20 billion over the next two decades…

Tekmar Gets $10M Subsea Cable Protection Contract off UAE

Sep 11, 2025

Offshore services firm Tekmar has secured a contract, worth more than $10 million, to supply advanced subsea cable protection systems for an offshore energy project in the United Arab Emirates.The contract, awarded by major international Engineering…

Energean Lowers Annual Output Forecast for Second Time

Sep 11, 2025

British gas producer Energean cut its annual production forecast for the second time in nearly four months on Thursday, hurt by the temporary suspension of production in Israel in June.Production for 2025 is now expected at 145,000 to 155,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd)…

Vantage Drilling Confirms Deal for Platinum Explorer Drillship

Sep 10, 2025

UAE-based offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has signed the contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer.Operations with an undisclosed client for the approximately 260-day campaign, inclusive of mobilization and demobilization time…

Astro Offshore Enters West Africa with Acquisition of Two New PSVs

Sep 05, 2025

Offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has acquired two modern platform supply vessels (PSVs) and entered the West African market, expanding its global footprint.The vessels, Astro Rastaban (built 2020) and Astro Rigel (built 2023)…

ADES’ Jack-Up to Remain with QatarEnergy Under New Multi-Year Deal

Sep 03, 2025

Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has signed a multi-year contract extension for its jack-up rig Aquamarine Driller with QatarEnergy.The estimated value of the contracts is $215 million, including the firm and optional extensions…

EnerMech Bags Maintenance Contract Extension with Middle East Operator

Aug 27, 2025

EnerMech has secured a two-year contract extension with Dubai Petroleum to continue providing the Middle East operator with crane maintenance services across its offshore assets. Originally awarded in 2022, Dubai Petroleum has automatically extended the contract…

Santos Grants More Time for Finalization of $18.7B ADNOC-Led Takeover Offer

Aug 26, 2025

Australian gas producer Santos on Monday agreed to further extend the exclusivity period for an $18.7 billion takeover bid from a group led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), and reported a better-than-feared 22% drop in first-half profit…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig Extends Stay with Chevron off West Africa

Aug 25, 2025

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig with Chevron’s subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) for drilling operations offshore West Africa.The extension will begin in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract…

Oceaneering Announces Renewal of Inspection Services Contract in West Africa

Aug 19, 2025

Oceaneering International has announced today that its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions segment has renewed its contract with a major operator for inspection services in West Africa.Oceaneering’s scope of work includes non-destructive testing…

Aize Enters Middle East Collaboration with McDermott

Aug 17, 2025

Digital twin technology company Aize has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with McDermott to strengthen its presence and collaboration in the Middle East.The MoU spans the entire project lifecycle - from EPC through pre-operations to full operations…

AIQ, SLB Partner Up to Deploy AI Tool Across ADNOC’s Subsurface Ops

Aug 07, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB and AIQ, the Abu Dhabi-based AI champion for the energy sector, have teamed up to advance AIQ’s continued development and deployment of its ENERGYai agentic AI solution across ADNOC’s subsurface operations…

Shelf Drilling Lands New Jack-Up Contract in Vietnam, Extends Egypt Deal

Aug 07, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured short-term contract for the Shelf Drilling Enterprise and a contract extension for the Trident 16 jack-up drilling rigs.The Shelf Drilling Enterprise has been hired for one firm well operation in Vietnam…

Israel’s Leviathan Partners Expand Egypt Gas Deal with $35B Supply Boost

Aug 07, 2025

The partners in Israel’s Leviathan gas field have signed an amendment to their existing export agreement with Blue Ocean Energy, significantly increasing natural gas volumes destined for Egypt.Under the revised deal, total contracted volumes…

Libya's NOC, ExxonMobil Restart Oil and Gas Collaboration

Aug 05, 2025

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil after decade of activity halt in the north African country.In its statement, NOC said the MoU focuses on conducting…

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