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Eni Advances Major Deep Water Gas Hubs with Dual FIDs

Mar 18, 2026

With the sanctioning of the Gendalo, Gandang, Geng North and Gehem fields, Eni is set to deliver up to 2 bscfd of gas and 90,000 bpd of condensate at plateau. The projects leverage existing infrastructure to accelerate time‑to‑market and strengthen both domestic supply and LNG exports.Eni has taken the Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) for the Gendalo and Gandang gas project (South Hub) and for the Geng North and Gehem fields (North Hub)…

Russia’s Lavrov Says US Seeking Control of Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

Mar 27, 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by mysterious blast in September 2022.Explosions that destroyed the pipelines more than three…

UK Unveils Plans for 2027 Offshore Wind Leasing Round

Mar 26, 2026

King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, said on Thursday it plans to hold a new offshore wind leasing round in the first half of next year.The Crown Estate, which comprises tracts of land and most of the country's seabed…

Delfin LNG Nears FID as Pipeline Restart Awaits Approval

Mar 26, 2026

A final investment decision is expected in the Delfin LNG project offshore Louisiana in the next few weeks, or at most months, according to Eduard Ruijs, head of investment for Vitol, a company that is investing in the project.The 13.2 million…

Iran War Energy Shock Pushes Europe to Rethink Climate Policies

Mar 26, 2026

The European Union may be forced to scale back its flagship climate policies and geopolitical aims as the Iran war drives up energy prices - with lasting consequences for the bloc's energy strategy.The energy crunch sparked by the conflict, now in its fourth week…

Iran War Sends LNG Prices Soaring, Curbing Asia Demand

Mar 26, 2026

The Iran war is upending the global LNG outlook as soaring prices, damage to major supplier Qatar's export infrastructure and potential delays to new supply raise doubts about previously expected demand from price-sensitive Asian buyers.Before the war…

ClassNK Grants Approval for CO2 Carrier Design for CCS Project

Mar 25, 2026

ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a liquefied CO2 carrier intended to support a floating offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) injection facility.The vessel is designed to serve a Socket SPAR unit, a floating…

Saudi Aramco Increases Crude Oil Exports from Yanbu Sea to Compensate for Hormuz Closure

Mar 24, 2026

Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port rose to nearly 4 million barrels per day last week, a sharp increase from export levels before the Iran war broke out, shipping data shows.The jump shows that Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter…

Exxon Consortium for Guyana Floating Production Continues As Planned

Mar 19, 2026

A new floating production facility for a consortium led by Exxon Mobil in Guyana is nearly complete and expected to soon depart from Singapore, an executive said Thursday, part of the push to accelerate oil and gas projects in a country key to the U…

Saipem FlatFish Underwater Drone Completes Petrobas Test Campaign

Mar 19, 2026

FlatFish, Saipem’s underwater inspection drone, has successfully completed a key phase under the contract awarded by Petrobras in 2023 for the development and testing of an autonomous robotic solution. These were Functional Acceptance Tests…

Sable Offshore Restarts Santa Ynez Pipeline After Trump Emergency Order

Mar 16, 2026

Sable Offshore on Monday said it had begun pumping oil on a long-disputed pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform to California refineries after emergency orders from the Trump administration directing the restart.The restart…

Kent Awarded FEED Contract for Prinos Carbon Storage Project

Mar 16, 2026

Kent has been selected by EnEarth, to perform the front end engineering design (FEED) for the Prinos CO₂ Storage Project in Northern Greece.Kent will develop the FEED design for the new CO₂ handling and storage facility, which will receive, store…

Trump Administration Directs Sable Offshore to Restore Santa Ynez Operations

Mar 15, 2026

The Trump administration on Friday directed Sable Offshore to restore oil drilling operations off the southern California coast, the U.S. Energy Department said.The move aims to restart oil production at a cluster of offshore platforms as fuel prices continue to rise in the wake of the war on Iran…

Worley to Deliver FEED, Procurement Services for Chevron’s Aphrodite Gas Field

Mar 13, 2026

Worley has been selected by Chevron Cyprus Limited, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) and procurement services for the Aphrodite Field Development Project offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean…

Boskalis Subsea Services Secures Decom Work for Shell

Mar 12, 2026

Boskalis Subsea Services has secured a multi-million-dollar offshore decommissioning contract with Shell UK.The award marks the first decommissioning-specific project Boskalis will carry out for the operator.Under the contract, Boskalis Subsea…

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