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Aker Solutions Gets FEED Job from Equinor for North Sea Gas Discovery

May 05, 2026

Equinor has awarded Aker Solutions a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to prepare the Kvitebjørn platform for production from the Atlantis subsea tie-in project in the North Sea.Atlantis is a gas condensate discovery located about…

Equinor Brings Eirin Gas Field On Stream in North Sea

May 05, 2026

Equinor has started production at the Eirin field in the North Sea, with gas now being exported to Europe via the Gina Krog and Sleipner A platforms.The subsea development, tied back to the Gina Krog platform, was completed in about three years and is expected to recover around 27…

Equinor Extends Drilling Agreements for Norwegian Continental Shelf

May 04, 2026

Equinor is extending key supplier agreements with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion ($1.8 billion). Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton and SLB Norge have been awarded the contracts for integrated drilling and well services to help maintain production from the Norwegian continental shelf…

Petrobras Starts Up P-79 FPSO Ahead of Schedule

May 03, 2026

Petrobras has begun oil production from the P-79 platform in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, three months ahead of the date foreseen in the 2026-2030 Business Plan (PN 26-30) and five months ahead of the previous year's plan (PN 25-29)…

BP Inks Deal with Venezuela to Develop Offshore Gas Fields

Apr 30, 2026

BP will develop Venezuela's Cocuina-Manakin gas field, on the maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago, as well as explore joint opportunities in the offshore Loran gas field, the company and government said on Wednesday after signing a memorandum of understanding…

Eni Signs Deal with Venezuela to Relaunch Junin-5 Heavy Oil Project

Apr 29, 2026

Italy’s Eni has signed an agreement with Venezuela’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons and state oil company PDVSA to relaunch oil activities at the Junin-5 project in the Orinoco Belt.The agreement was signed following a meeting in Caracas between Eni…

Petrobras Expands Campos Basin Presence with Argonauta Deal

Apr 28, 2026

Petrobras has agreed to acquire 100% of a portion of the Argonauta field ring-fence in the Campos Basin from Shell, ONGC and Brava.The acquired portion corresponds to an area holding 0.86% of the shared pre-salt Jubarte reservoir under a unitization agreement in effect since August 2025…

Galp’s Core Profit Surges 41% on Higher Oil Output

Apr 27, 2026

Portugal's Galp Energia reported a 41% jump in first-quarter adjusted core profit on Monday, beating expectations on higher oil output in Brazil and stronger crude prices.The energy firm reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation…

DeepOcean, Woodside Wrap Up Dual-Scope Subsea Survey at Sangomar Field

Apr 16, 2026

DeepOcean and Woodside Energy have completed a combined subsea inspection and 3D scanning campaign at the Sangomar field offshore Senegal.The campaign covered 69 subsea structures, including 17 subsea trees, using a methodology that allows inspection and 3D scanning to be performed simultaneously…

Saipem Bags $400M in Offshore Contracts from Aramco in Saudi Arabia

Apr 16, 2026

Saipem has secured two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia worth about $400 million under an existing long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco.The contracts, known as Contract Release Purchase Orders, relate to work at the Safaniya oil field, one of the world’s largest offshore oil fields…

Energean Power FPSO Comes Back Online off Israel

Apr 13, 2026

Energean has restarted production from its Energean Power floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Israel, which returned to normal levels within 48 hours following regulatory approval.The company said it received notice…

Petrobras Buys Back Petronas Stake in Two Brazil Offshore Fields

Apr 10, 2026

Petrobras has signed agreements with Petronas Petróleo Brasil to acquire the remaining 50% stakes in the Tartaruga Verde and Espadarte Module III fields offshore Brazil.The fields are located in the Campos Basin, where Petrobras will regain…

OneSubsea to Supply Production Boosting System for Shenandoah Field

Apr 10, 2026

OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy to supply a subsea boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America.The contract covers delivery of a high‑pressure…

Shell Targets 2027 Gas Start-Up at Loran-Manatee Field

Apr 10, 2026

Energy producer Shell plans to begin natural gas output in 2027 from the Loran-Manatee offshore field, which crosses the border of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago the chairman of Trinidad's National Gas Company, Gerald Ramdeen, told Reuters on Thursday…

Perenco Expands Southern North Sea Portfolio

Apr 08, 2026

Perenco has completed the acquisition of Saturn Banks assets in the U.K. Southern North Sea after receiving regulatory approval.The transaction, agreed with CalEnergy Resources, includes the purchase of CalEnergy North Sea Limited and CalEnergy Infrastructure Limited…

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