Toyo Construction has acquired a trenching ROV from underwater technology and services company SMD, as part of its investment strategy aimed at Japan’s emerging offshore wind sector.The ROV will form part of Toyo’s expanding fleet of assets…
It was likely a fairly easy decision for OPEC+ to once again delay plans to increase oil output.The soft state of global demand is by itself sufficient reason to justify the decision at this week's meeting of the group to defer winding back some of its production cuts until at least April…
Woodside has signed a revised lump sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel for the three train 16.5 million tonnes per annum foundation development of Louisiana LNG.Bechtel has worked on site before Woodside’s $1…
UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has signed an agreement with Parkmead Group to buy its exploration and production assets, expanding its North Sea oil and gas activities.As part of the agreement, Serica Energy will acquire all shares of Parkmead (E&P)…
Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has acquired a multi-purpose survey vessel (MPSV) from Beitveit Holding for $7.1 million.The vessel, Sea Admiral, will be renamed NG EXPLORER, and will be used for geophysical…
Equinor has exercised a three-year option for AKOFS Offshore’s well intervention vessel AKOFS Seafarer.The option period is estimated to start in late fourth quarter of 2025, after the vessel has completed its customary Special Periodic Survey…
Oil prices fell 1% on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss as analysts projected a supply surplus next year despite an OPEC+ decision to delay output hikes and extend deep production cuts to the end of 2026.Brent crude futures were down 85 cents…
Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Jasmine field in the Gulf of Thailand, increasing the production at the field for 26% with five new wells coming onstream.Valeura drilled a five well program…
Kosmos Energy and its partners have concluded the drilling of Akeng Deep exploration well at Block S offshore Equatorial Guinea, which failed to deliver a commercial discovery.The well was drilled to a total vertical depth of approximately 4…
Egypt and Jordan have signed an agreement to allow Jordan to use an Egyptian floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) until 2026, Jordan's energy ministry said.The FSRU will help Jordan secure LNG supplies in case of emergencies ahead…
Poland is planning to assign new areas for offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and is drafting additional measures to boost the security of its critical energy infrastructure, government officials said on Wednesday.'Maritime offices will submit analyses any moment…
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Tuesday as Israel threatened to attack the Lebanese state if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and as investors positioned for OPEC+ to announce an extension of supply cuts this week.Brent crude futures posted their biggest gains in two weeks…
The return to service of BP's BP.L Whiting, Indiana refinery has been delayed, industry sources said.BP started the planned turnaround work at its 435,000 barrel-per-day refinery in late September. The refinery began restarting units involved in the turnaround in early November…
Global oil prices 'would have hit the roof' if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, India's oil minister said, adding that prices would determine where the country buys oil from.India, the world's third largest oil importer and consumer…
Australia's Woodside Energy WDS.AX expects the global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to grow by 50% in the coming decade, its CEO said on Tuesday.'Over the last decade the LNG market grew by 50%. We anticipate it will grow by another 50% in the coming decade…