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Petronas Makes New Gas Discovery Offshore Suriname

Jun 24, 2026

Malaysia's state-controlled energy producer Petronas has made another gas discovery at offshore Block 52 in Suriname, the South American country's President Jennifer Simons said on Tuesday, while a company executive said the block's eight discoveries…

TotalEnergies Looks to Prioritize in Gulf Pipelines That Will Bypass Hormuz

Jun 23, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies needs to prioritise the building of pipelines that could export oil and gas from the Middle East without ships going through the Strait of Hormuz, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said at an energy conference in Paris on Tuesday…

TechnipFMC Nets Deepwater Flexible Pipe Deal for Angola's Offshore Field

Jun 23, 2026

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a significant contract from Azule Energy to supply flexible flowlines and risers for the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola, further strengthening its position in one of the world's most active deepwater regions…

DNO Trims Estimates for Giant North Sea Gas-Condensate Discovery

Jun 22, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has reduced its estimate of recoverable resources at the Carmen gas-condensate discovery in the North Sea, a field once hailed as Norway's largest hydrocarbon find in a decade, following the results of an appraisal well…

Aker BP Gets Green Light to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jun 18, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 36/4-2 in production license 1153, operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest.Aker BP’s partners in the license are INPEX Idemitsu Norge with 30%…

Balder Partners Clear Seven-Well North Sea Development Tied to Jotun FPSO

Jun 18, 2026

Partners in the Balder field, Vår Energi and Kistos Energy, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Balder Next New Wells project in the Norwegian North Sea, which entails a seven-well tieback to the Jotun floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)…

US Canceling Four More Offshore Wind Projects Comes with $765M Price Tag

Jun 18, 2026

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would pay $765 million to power project developer Invenergy to terminate four wind leases off the coasts of New York, California and Maine.The Department of the Interior said in a statement that…

McDermott Expects to Deliver QatarEnergy Expansion Project On Time

Jun 16, 2026

McDermott International did not halt work on QatarEnergy’s massive North Field East expansion project during the Iran war, Chief Executive Michael McKelvy said on Tuesday, even as the conflict imposed operational constraints.McDermott is responsible…

Italian Business Lobby Calls to Speed up Roll-Out of Renewables

Jun 16, 2026

Italy's business lobby Confindustria has called for emergency action from the government to speed up the roll-out of renewable energy in the country, which is grappling with much higher power costs than in most of Europe.The recent increase…

Battery Breakthrough: Mining Batteries, in a Microwave

Jun 16, 2026

Microwave-based method to upcycle old lithium-ion cathodesInstead of letting old lithium-ion batteries pile up as waste, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a microwave-based process to recover and remake their cathodes,…

Encomara Nets ABS Design Approval for Floating Wind Installation Tech

Jun 16, 2026

Scottish floating wind technology developer Encomara has received Product Design Assessment (PDA) approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its Squid floating offshore wind installation system, marking a key certification milestone…

Bourbon Secures Subsea Services Contract on Ghana's Jubilee Field

Jun 16, 2026

Offshore services provider Bourbon has secured a multi-month subsea services contract for operations on the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, deploying the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Bourbon Evolution 802 for a campaign covering inspection…

Equinor Drills Dry Wildcat Well in Norwegian Sea

Jun 16, 2026

Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the prospect under the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6507/8-D-4 CH was drilled in production license 124, 240 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen in the ‘Heidrun Cellar SE’ prospect…

Greece Approves Chevron Request to Lead Offshore Gas Exploration

Jun 15, 2026

Greece has approved Chevron's request to take over a 70% stake from Greece's Helleniq Energy in an offshore block southwest of Greece, the Greek energy ministry said on Monday, in a move that further expands the U.S. oil major's presence in the Mediterranean…

Saipem Ships Giant Neptun Deep Jacket from Italy to Black Sea Project

Jun 15, 2026

Saipem has completed the load-out and departure of a giant jacket structure destined for the Neptun Deep gas development in the Romanian Black Sea, marking a major milestone for what is set to become the European Union's largest offshore natural gas project…

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