The United States and French energy major TotalEnergies said on Monday they would redirect nearly $1 billion from offshore wind leases to U.S. oil and natural gas production.The agreement marks a new strategy in the Trump administration's wide-ranging effort to stymie development of U.S. offshore wind projects, which President Donald Trump has said he finds ugly, costly and inefficient.His administration…
A Massachusetts judge on Friday blocked GE Vernova from abandoning work on the largest offshore wind farm in New England after developer Vineyard Wind refused to pay over $300 million the turbine supplier says it is owed for the $4.5 billion project…
A pipeline between neighbors Guyana and Suriname to transport gas from their offshore projects would be of 'high interest' to increase the availability of the fuel, said on Wednesday the managing director of Suriname's state-run Staatsolie, Annand Jagesar…
A strike at Brazil's Petrobras has reached workers in refineries and offshore oil platforms, according to local union FUP, as the state-run oil firm said the mobilization has had no impact on output so far.The firm said on Monday that it has…
TotalEnergies has agreed to merge its U.K. upstream operations with NEO NEXT Energy in a transaction that will create NEO NEXT+, expected to become the largest independent oil and gas producer in the United Kingdom.Under the deal, TotalEnergies will hold a 47…
Exxon Mobil said on Thursday it has lifted force majeure on a large liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique called Rovuma LNG.The company paused work after French oil major TotalEnergies also declared force majeure on its separate LNG project…
Offshore workers employed by TotalEnergies have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal successfully negotiated by Unite, U.K.-based workers' union.Around 50 Unite members based on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms agreed to an enhanced offer which amounts to a 2…
The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would begin taking public input for a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that could include new zones in the Arctic and elsewhere to maximize energy development.President Donald…
NEO Energy and Repsol Resources UK have entered into strategic merger, creating one of the largest U.K. North Sea independent oil and gas companies under the name of NEO NEXT.Under the terms of the transaction, the combined business will be…
The government of Trinidad and Tobago and Woodside Energy have reached an initial agreement on the commercial terms for developing the company's Calypso deepwater gas discoveries, moving the project one step closer to a final investment decision…
CFE Engineers Asia, a subsidiary of provider of rigging and mooring equipment solutions Franklin Offshore, has completed the fabrication and load-out of 12 suction piles for Chevron’s $4 billion Jansz-lo compression project offshore Western Australia…
Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry hit $105 billion in 2024, the third highest annual total ever, but activity slowed in the second half as buyers found fewer targets to acquire, consultancy Enverus said on Wednesday.Last year's…
A World Bank arbitration tribunal has dismissed a request by Venezuela to annul a $8.37 billion arbitration award to ConocoPhillips, clearing the way for the U.S. producer to reclaim compensation for the expropriation of its oil assets in the South American country…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will move quickly to revoke an offshore oil and gas drilling ban announced by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.'Banning offshore drilling will not stand. I will reverse it immediately…
Vineyard Wind on Thursday warned that more debris from a broken offshore wind turbine could wash ashore along the Massachusetts coast after a large remaining portion of the damaged blade fell into the ocean.Vessel crews are working to remove the debris…