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BP Cuts Aker BP Stake to 10.9% in $1B Share Sale

Nov 05, 2026

BP has sold a 5% stake in Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker BP for approximately $1.06 billion (NOK 9.83 billion), reducing its ownership from 15.9% to around 10.9% as it moves to strengthen its balance sheet.The company said proceeds from the sale would be used to strengthen its balance sheet, while raising its expected full-year 2026 divestment and other proceeds to approximately $9 billion, around $1 billion above its previous guidance…

BP Takes Operatorship of Three Namibia’s Offshore Licenses in Eco Farm-Down

10 hours ago

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has completed the farm-down of 60% participating interests in three Namibia’s offshore exploration licenses to BP, transferring operatorship of the blocks and clearing the way for a new seismic exploration program.The transaction covers Block 2012A under PEL97 (Cooper)…

Subsea7 Strikes Deal to Sell Seaway7 Heavy Transport Unit to HEA Energy

Nov 06, 2026

Subsea7 has agreed to sell its Seaway7 heavy transportation business, comprising six semi-submersible vessels, to HEA Energy in a transaction linked to its proposed merger with Saipem.The sale covers six open-deck semi-submersible heavy transportation vessels…

Saipem, Subsea7 Merger Approved in Brazil

Nov 04, 2026

The tribunal of Brazil's antitrust agency (CADE) has approved the merger of Italian oilfield services company Saipem and Norway's Subsea7, Saipem said on Wednesday.Brazil's green light is an important step towards the completion of the deal…

Aventa Adds Offshore Crewing Specialist to Group

Nov 04, 2026

Aventa has added Aberdeen-based Offshore Projects Alliance (OPA) to its group, expanding its offshore personnel and subsea cable installation crewing services for offshore wind and subsea cable projects.OPA, founded in 2017, provides specialist personnel covering subsea cable route preparation…

TotalEnergies, SAPETRO Partner Up Ahead of Appraisal Campaign off Nigeria

Nov 03, 2026

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to sell a 40% participating interest in Nigeria's OPL257 offshore block to South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO), ahead of an appraisal campaign targeting the potential development of the Egina South oil discovery…

Shell to Exit Australia's North West Shelf Project in $1.45B Deal with XRG

Nov 03, 2026

Shell has agreed to sell its 16.67% non-operated interest in Australia's North West Shelf (NWS) LNG project to subsidiaries of XRG for a base consideration of $1.45 billion.The deal covers Shell's interest in the North West Shelf project in Western Australia…

Kistos Strikes Deal for 30% Stake in Two UK Offshore Gas Fields

Nov 02, 2026

Kistos has signed a binding agreement with Petrogas North Sea to acquire a 30% non-operated interest in the Abbey and Baker gas fields in the UK Southern North Sea, targeting first gas production in 2029.The agreement, signed through Kistos Energy…

Portugal Mulls Bigger Galp Stake After Moeve Deal Collapse

Nov 02, 2026

Portugal's government is assessing whether to increase its 8% stake in oil company Galp Energia after the collapse of merger talks with Spain's Moeve, the economy minister said on Sunday as it seeks to safeguard strategic assets including the country's only oil refinery…

TotalEnergies to Take Operatorship of Two Major Gas Fields off Malaysia

Nov 02, 2026

TotalEnergies has signed agreements to acquire a 30% operated interest in the Lang Lebah and B14 gas fields offshore Malaysia, paving the way for an integrated development expected to unlock more than 6.5 trillion cubic feet of gas resources…

Carlyle, EBRD Agree to Sell Romanian Offshore Gas Producer to Mazarine

Oct 29, 2026

Global investment firm Carlyle and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have agreed to sell Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), Romania's largest offshore natural gas producer, to Mazarine Energy.The transaction covers Black Sea Oil & Gas and BSOG Holding Activity…

Trench Group to Be Acquired by GE Vernova

Oct 28, 2026

GE Vernova Inc. announced that it will acquire Trench Group, a provider of high-voltage grid equipment, from investment firm Triton Partners. The deal will create scale across GE Vernova’s Electrification product lines, expanding its capabilities…

TotalEnergies Takes 25% Stake in 26 Chevron-Operated US Offshore Blocks

Oct 28, 2026

TotalEnergies has acquired a 25% working interest in 26 Chevron-operated exploration leases offshore the United States, expanding its offshore exploration portfolio and strengthening its partnership with Chevron.As part of the transaction, Chevron…

Woodside Agrees to Sell Greater Sunrise Stake to TIMOR GAP for Up to $200M

Oct 27, 2026

Woodside Energy has agreed to sell its 33.44% participating interest in the Greater Sunrise gas project in the Timor Sea to Timor-Leste's national oil and gas company TIMOR GAP for up to $200 million, paving the way for the latter to consolidate ownership of the development…

Chouest Group Acquires Canada's Horizon Maritime

Oct 26, 2026

The Chouest Group and the founders of Horizon Maritime Services have announced a strategic partnership that includes the acquisition of the Canadian offshore and marine services company from CFFI and its lender, HPS.The transaction expands the Louisiana-based Chouest Group's presence in Canada…

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