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Vår Energi Makes Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Oct 19, 2026

Vår Energi and Equinor have made a gas and condensate discovery at the Lakris prospect in the Norwegian Sea, with preliminary estimates indicating recoverable resources of between 1.3 million and 5.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe).The…

Turkey to Put First Floating Gas Platform in Black Sea

Oct 15, 2026

Turkey will send its first floating gas production platform to the Black Sea on Saturday, a move expected to roughly double output from its largest domestic gas field, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday.The Osman Gazi platform is expected to begin production in early 2027…

Seadrill Secures Offshore Drilling Deals Across Four Countries

Oct 13, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured new drilling contracts and extensions covering four rigs offshore Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola and in the U.S. Gulf.In Indonesia, West Carina drillship has been awarded a contract with an undisclosed…

Jack-Up Rig Arrives in Indonesia for Conrad Asia Energy's MOPU Conversion

Oct 13, 2026

Conrad Asia Energy has confirmed the arrival of the Valaris 104 jack-up rig at PaxOcean's shipyard in Batam in Indonesia, where it will be converted into a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) for the Mako gas project in the West Natuna Sea…

Equinor and Eneco Sign New Gas Deal for Dutch Market

Oct 13, 2026

Equinor and Dutch energy company Eneco have signed a five-year agreement for natural gas deliveries from the Norwegian continental shelf to the Netherlands, covering approximately 9 TWh of gas annually and including verified greenhouse gas emissions data…

DOF Group Awards North Sea Subsea Decommissioning Contract

Oct 12, 2026

DOF Group ASA announced the award of a significant contract with a North Sea operator for a subsea decommissioning campaign.The contract scope includes project management, engineering, offshore execution and disposal services for the removal…

OEG to Supply Temporary Power for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm Buildout

Oct 12, 2026

OEG has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to supply temporary power for the construction of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, covering offshore converter station commissioning and wind turbine installation and commissioning activities.Under the contract…

Ørsted to Buy Remaining Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Stake

Oct 12, 2026

Ørsted has exercised a buyback right to acquire the remaining 49.9% stake in the Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the UK from its investment partners, paving the way for full ownership of the 172 MW asset.The company currently holds a 50…

Eni Agrees Indonesian Gas Asset Sales to Pertamina and Medco

Oct 12, 2026

Eni has signed two binding agreements to sell 10% interests in seven production sharing contracts (PSCs) in Indonesia to Pertamina and Medco, covering assets operated by its joint venture with Petronas.Under the first agreement, Eni will sell its 10% interests in the East Sepinggan…

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…

TotalEnergies Selects SLB for Global Digital Drilling Program

Oct 08, 2026

SLB has signed a 15-year agreement with TotalEnergies to deploy its DrillPlan digital well planning and engineering solutions across the energy company's global upstream portfolio.The agreement will support TotalEnergies' transition to a standardized digital planning environment…

Tropical Storm Isaias Forces Shell, Chevron to Curb Gulf Production

Oct 08, 2026

Shell and Chevron said on Wednesday they were curtailing offshore operations in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Isaias approached the region.Shell said it was evacuating all personnel and shutting in production at its Mars, Olympus, Ursa…

US Set to Roll Back Methane Leak Controls on Oil and Gas Industry

Oct 08, 2026

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it would soon propose scrapping a Biden-era rule aimed at curbing large leaks of methane from oil and gas operations.The move is part of a broad Trump administration effort to slash regulations…

Equinor Finds More Gas at Gullfaks Field in North Sea

Oct 08, 2026

Equinor and its partners have made a gas discovery at the Gullfaks South field in the Norwegian North Sea, with estimated recoverable resources of between 3.3 million and 10.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe).The discovery, located about 190 kilometers northwest of Bergen…

DEME Installs Final Monopile at Nordlicht I Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 01, 2026

DEME has installed the 68th and final monopile at Vattenfall's 980 MW Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, completing the project's monopile installation campaign.The milestone follows installation of the first monopile in July and the first transition piece in August…

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