Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has terminated the sale of its jack-up drilling rig NAGA 3 to Indonesia's PT Indonesia Drilling Energy after the transaction failed to complete within the agreed timeframe.The company said its subsidiary, Velesto Drilling, issued a notice of termination to the buyer on June 30, 2026, with the sale and purchase agreement officially terminating on July 7…
Bordelon Marine has completed the conversion and redelivery of the MV Lilly Bordelon, a Stingray Series 260 Class DP-2 Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV).Repurposed from an existing platform, the Lilly Bordelon has been transformed into…
Heerema Marine Contractors has reduced the North Atlantic transit time of its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir by 2.5 days following a voyage optimization pilot with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite.The data-driven pilot…
OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Eni for Phase 3 of the Baleine deepwater development offshore Côte d'Ivoire.The award follows…
Noble Corporation has secured a contract with unnamed client for its Noble Viking drillship, which will be engaged in drilling operations offshore Brunei.The contract comprises a firm scope of six wells, with an estimated contract value of approximately $136…
James Fisher and Sons and Aquaterra Energy have formed a strategic global partnership to provide integrated offshore decommissioning services, combining front-end engineering, well access, subsea operations and offshore execution under a single delivery model…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted drilling permits to Vår Energi for two wildcat wells in North Sea offshore Norway.The first permit is for wellbore 35/6-7 S in production license 929, operated by Vår Energi with 40% stake…
Harbour Energy has completed its acquisition of substantially all the subsidiaries of Waldorf Energy Partners and Waldorf Production in the UK, finalizing a transaction that strengthens its position in the UK North Sea.The acquisition, valued at $163 million…
Australia-listed Tetragon Energy has awarded a seismic reprocessing contract to DUG Technology as it begins the exploration phase of its offshore oil and gas program in the Philippines.The contract covers the reprocessing of four existing 3D seismic surveys spanning more than 4…
Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has received approval to resume operations for three offshore drilling rigs that had been temporarily suspended earlier this year, with the units expected to return to work within weeks.The suspensions…
The head of the International Energy Agency has urged the EU to reexamine its opposition to new oil and gas exploration in the Arctic, as Europe seeks to secure its future energy supplies.The European Union currently supports a ban on new drilling…
Oil prices surged more than 3% on Monday after renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran reignited concerns over energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $2.67, or 3.51%, to $78.68 at 0743 GMT…
The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on Sunday, shipping data showed, as renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran and attacks on ships in the Middle East heightened safety concerns.Six vessels transited the strait on Sunday…
Italian energy contractor Saipem's merger with Norwegian peer Subsea 7 is set to face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation because of competition concerns about the deal, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.The companies announced…
Electricity generated by the Baltic Power offshore wind farm has been fed to Poland’s national power grid for the first time, marking one of the final stages in the development of the country’s first wind farm in the Baltic Sea.A first turbine has started generating electricity as the 1…
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