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Jumbo Offshore Wraps Up Errea Wittu FPSO Mooring Pre-Lay in Guyana

13 hours ago

Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre-installation activities for the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Uaru Field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.The work, carried out on behalf of MODEC, included installation of suction anchors and the pre-lay of mooring lines in preparation for FPSO hook-up.Jumbo Offshore performed installation engineering…

ConocoPhillips Submits $2B Greater Ekofisk Gas Redevelopment Plans

14 hours ago

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia and its partners have submitted two Plans for Development and Operation (PDOs) to Norway’s Ministry of Energy for a combined redevelopment of the Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk and Tommeliten Gamma fields in the Greater Ekofisk Area of the North Sea…

North Sea Wildcat Well Fails to Deliver for Vår Energi

Feb 12, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi and its partner Kistos Energy have drilled a dry well in the Balder area in the North Sea.The well 25/8-C-23 D, dubbed Prince Updip, was drilled in production license 027, from the Ringhorne platform, just over 200 kilometers west of Stavanger…

TotalEnergies Asks EU to Clarify Russian LNG Ban

Feb 12, 2026

TotalEnergies is asking the French government and EU Commission to clarify an EU ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday.'It appears a European company cannot market Russian LNG, which we did not initially anticipate…

Norway Oil and Gas Investment Expected to Drop in 2026

Feb 12, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas investments are expected to decline this year and next as many field developments are completed while fewer new projects begin, a quarterly survey of the industry showed on Thursday.Norway produces about 2% of global oil and meets about 30% of Europe's gas needs…

Libya Awards First Oil Blocks Since 2007 to Chevron, Eni, QatarEnergy and Repsol

Feb 11, 2026

Libya on Wednesday awarded oil and gas exploration blocks to foreign oil companies, including Chevron, Eni, QatarEnergy and Repsol, in its first licensing round in nearly two decades as it seeks to revitalise the sector despite ongoing political division…

ORLEN Acquires Stake in Afrodite Discovery from Vår Energi

Feb 11, 2026

ORLEN Upstream Norway has agreed to acquire a 25% interest in production license PL293 in the North Sea from Vår Energi, which covers the unconventional Afrodite gas discovery.The Afrodite gas discovery has the potential to deliver nearly 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas net to ORLEN…

US Issues License to Support Oil and Gas Exploration in Venezuela

Feb 11, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a general license to facilitate the exploration and production of oil and gas in Venezuela, a long-awaited step that could help increase output in the country.Washington has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela's energy industry since U…

Egypt Instructs International Oil Companies to Double Production by 2030

Feb 11, 2026

Egypt has directed international oil companies to double production by 2030, Energean International CEO Nicolas Katcharov told Reuters on Tuesday, saying existing contracts must be revised to spur new investment.Katcharov said the low gas prices…

TotalEnergies Posts 13% Drop in Fourth-Quarter Profit

Feb 11, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies reported a 13% drop in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, slightly missing expectations, as soaring margins on refining fuels and cash from selling stakes in renewable assets failed to offset lower oil and gas prices…

Malaysia Oil and Gas Projects Advance with Petronas' PSC and Farm-Out Deals

Feb 10, 2026

Malaysia’s Petronas has strengthened upstream collaboration in Sabah through a new oil and gas production sharing contract (PSC) award and an equity transfer agreement involving state-linked partners.Petronas Carigali, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas…

Vantage Drilling’s Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Heads to India Under $260M Contract

Feb 10, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has secured a contract with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for its ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer for operations off India.The binding Notification of Award (NoA) from ONGC comes…

Shell Reserve Decline Raises Need for Deals or Discoveries

Feb 10, 2026

Shell needs an acquisition or exploration breakthrough to make up for an expected production shortage of 350,000-800,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2035 due to maturing fields unable to meet its output targets, the company and analysts say…

BP Profit Climbs 32% as Company Suspends Buybacks

Feb 10, 2026

BP posted quarterly profit in line with analyst expectations on Tuesday and suspended its share buyback programme as it wrote down around $4 billion in its renewables and biogas businesses.BP, whose new CEO Meg O'Neill will start in April, said…

Vaar Energi Raises Output Target, Beats Profit Forecasts

Feb 10, 2026

Oslo-listed Vaar Energi, majority-owned by Italy’s Eni, kept its quarterly dividend unchanged on Tuesday after lifting its output target and posting a higher-than-expected operating profit, even as weaker oil and gas prices weighed on earnings…

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