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Chevron Posts Strongest Quarterly Profit in Six Years

Jul 31, 2026

Chevron surpassed analyst estimates for second-quarter earnings on Friday, reporting its highest quarterly profit in at least six years as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts world energy markets, boosting profits for the biggest oil companies…

ExxonMobil Misses Forecasts Despite Four-Year Profit High

Jul 31, 2026

ExxonMobil missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, despite notching its biggest quarterly profit in four years amid higher oil prices and improved refining margins driven by the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Adjusted earnings rose 67% from the first quarter to $14…

Fugro Forecasts Offshore Wind Recovery Outlook Delay to 2027

Jul 31, 2026

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday the offshore wind downturn has yet to bottom out and that a recovery was not expected before 2027, sending its shares down around 10%.The company said uncertainty remained high due to weak…

France Selects Five Ports for $300M Floating Wind Investment

Jul 31, 2026

France has selected five ports to receive nearly $300 million (€260 million) in funding under the France 2030 investment program to support infrastructure upgrades for the country's floating offshore wind industry.The projects, located at the ports of Cherbourg…

Petrobras Extends Contracts for DOF-TechnipFMC PLSV Duo

Jul 31, 2026

DOF Group has secured long-term contract extensions with Petrobras for the Skandi Buzios and Skandi Recife pipelay support vessels (PLSVs), extending both contracts into January 2028.Following negotiations with Petrobras, Skandi Buzios was awarded a 516-day extension…

Shell Agrees $720M Sale of Cyprus Gas Unit to MOL Group

Jul 31, 2026

Shell has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary BG Cyprus to MOL Group for up to $720 million, giving the Hungarian energy company a 35% stake in Cyprus' Aphrodite offshore gas field.The transaction, which is subject to customary adjustments…

BP Puts North Sea Business Up for Sale

Jul 31, 2026

BP has launched a process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale as part of its ongoing portfolio review.The company said the decision reflects its disciplined approach to capital allocation and forms part of its strategy to create a simpler…

EnZed Gets New Zealand’s First Offshore Exploration Permit After Ban Reversal

Jul 30, 2026

New Zealand has awarded its first new offshore petroleum exploration permit since the government reversed a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, granting EnZed Energy rights to explore a prospect in the offshore Taranaki Basin.The 12-year petroleum exploration permit…

First Transition Pieces Head to Nordlicht Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 30, 2026

CS Wind has delivered the first transition pieces for Vattenfall's Nordlicht offshore wind project, marking the start of shipments to what is set to become Germany's largest offshore wind development.The transition pieces were loaded out from…

Shearwater Secures CCS Survey Contract Offshore Australia

Jul 30, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a contract to conduct a 3D seismic survey to support appraisal of carbon storage potential in the Bonaparte Basin offshore northern Australia.The survey is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2026…

FPSO for Azule Energy’s Angola Offshore Field Starts Taking Shape in China

Jul 30, 2026

Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has started construction of the topside process modules for the Greater PAJ floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, with the first steel cutting ceremony held at Haiyang CIMC Raffles' Haiyang yard in China…

Egypt Confirms Drone Hit Damietta Gas Vessels

Jul 30, 2026

A drone caused the fire that engulfed two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, the Egyptian cabinet said on Thursday, confirming for the first time that the blaze which erupted a day earlier was the result of an attack rather than an accident…

BP Starts Up Atlantis Expansion Project in US Gulf of America

Jul 30, 2026

BP has started production from its Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project in the U.S. Gulf of America, adding new water injection capacity to boost oil recovery and extend the life of one of the company's flagship offshore assets.The project adds two new subsea water injection wells…

Oil Climbs as US Resumes Military Strikes on Iran

Jul 30, 2026

Oil prices rose for a second day on Thursday as renewed attacks between the United States and Iran disrupted oil flows through key shipping routes.Brent futures LCOc1 rose $1.06, or 1.17%, to $91.80 a barrel as of 0812 GMT after touching a low of $89…

QatarEnergy LNG Tanker Exits Hormuz for First Time in Weeks

Jul 30, 2026

A QatarEnergy-controlled liquefied natural gas tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz overnight, the first such vessel recorded by ship-tracking data leaving the waterway since July 11, data from analytics firms showed on Thursday.The Al Areesh…

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