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Brava Energia to Buy Petronas Stake in Campos Basin Assets for $450M

Jan 16, 2026

Brazil’s Brava Energia has signed an agreement to acquire Petronas’ 50% equity interest in the Tartaruga Verde field and in Module III of the Espadarte field in the Campos Basin, in a transaction valued at $450 million.The assets are located…

DNV Approves ModuSpec’s BOP Monitoring Tech for Offshore Use

Jan 15, 2026

ModuSpec, MR Group’s rig and well control equipment solutions business, has received Technology Qualification from classification society DNV for its blowout preventer (BOP) real-time monitoring capabilities, clearing the way for wider deployment…

US Extends Talks on Possible $22B Sale of Lukoil Assets

Jan 15, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday extended a license by more than a month - until February 28 - for companies to talk with Russian energy company Lukoil about buying its foreign assets.President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft…

TotalEnergies Makes Nigeria Asset Sale, Launches Middle East Trading JV

Jan 14, 2026

TotalEnergies has agreed to sell its interests in Nigerian asset, while launching a new petroleum products trading joint venture in the Middle East, as the French energy major continues to reshape its portfolio and expand its downstream trading activities…

ABS and AMOG to Advance Offshore Mooring Digital Twin Technology

Jan 13, 2026

ABS and AMOG Consulting have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on an offshore mooring digital twin.The agreement combines AMOG’s monitoring technology with ABS’ classification and certification capabilities to deliver…

HD Hyundai Gets ABS Clearance for Next-Gen Floating Offshore Substation

Jan 13, 2026

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued approval in principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for its new design of a floating offshore substation to support deepwater wind farms.The substation concept received a SMART (SHM) Tier 3 AiP from ABS…

Vantris Energy Sells Heavy-Lift Vessel Interest to Larsen & Toubro

Jan 12, 2026

Vantris Energy, formerly known as Sapura Energy, has divested its 40% equity stake in L&T-Sapura Shipping to joint-venture partner Larsen & Toubro for total consideration of about $30.5 million, as part of a broader portfolio optimization strategy…

DeepStar Enlists 4Subsea for Polyester Mooring Line Monitoring Task

Jan 09, 2026

4Subsea, a provider of tech solutions for the offshore energy industry, has been awarded a project under the DeepStar consortium to develop an industry guideline for monitoring polyester mooring lines used in deepwater floating systems, the company said…

Ulstein Verft Launches First of Two JP Morgan’s CSOV Newbuilds

Jan 09, 2026

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has launched first of the two offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) under construction at its yard for J.P. Morgan.On January 2, Ulstein Verft towed the CSOV yard number 322 from the dock hall to the outer dock…

Saipem’s Jack-Up Rig Goes Back to Work with Aramco off Saudi Arabia

Jan 09, 2026

Italian offshore services firm Saipem has informed that its jack-up rig Perro Negro 7 will resume operations off Saudi Arabia for Aramco, starting January 2026.The contract for Perro Negro 7 was awarded to Saipem in 2011 and extended in June 2023 for 10 years…

Bhagwan Marine Christens Stern Landing Vessel

Jan 08, 2026

Australia- based Bhagwan Marine has christened the Bhagwan Micah, a 38m state-of-the-art Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) designed from the ground up for the exacting requirements of modern offshore energy and subsea operations – particularly oil…

Chevron, Quantum Energy Eye Lukoil’s Global Assets in $22B Bid

Jan 07, 2026

U.S. oil major Chevron and private equity group Quantum Energy Partners are teaming up to bid for the international assets of Russian oil major Lukoil, which are valued at $22 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.“Chevron has a…

Halliburton Launches Shankless Matrix-Body Drill Bit to Cut Well Time

Jan 06, 2026

U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton has introduced the HyperSteer MX directional drill bit, a shankless matrix-body bit designed to improve durability, enhance directional control, and reduce well construction time.The new bit delivers longer drilling runs…

Chevron Delivers First Oil from New Platform Offshore Angola

Jan 06, 2026

Chevron has delivered first oil from its South N’dola platform offshore Angola, marking a major project milestone just over two years after construction began.Located in Block 0, which accounts for around 12% of Angola’s daily energy output…

Trump: US Oil Majors to Spend Billions in Venezuela to Restore Output

Jan 05, 2026

President Donald Trump said that American oil companies were prepared to tackle the difficult task of entering Venezuela and investing to restore production in the South American country, an announcement that came just hours after Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed by U…

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