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Client Sanctions Prompt Borr Drillings to Cancel Two Jack-Up Rig Deals

Oct 27, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has terminated two of its drilling contracts following the recent implementation of international sanctions affecting a counterparty.The terminations relate to the contracts for the Odin and Hild jack…

North American Projects, Players and Deals in LNG’s Spotlight

Oct 23, 2025

In 2025 to-date, five out of the six liquefaction projects reaching Final Investment Decisions (FID) globally, representing around 90% of liquefaction capacity, are located on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Despite an inflationary environment, geopolitical tailwinds combined with U…

Tampnet Anchors Digital Links for LLOG’s Salamanca Deepwater Scheme

Oct 23, 2025

Tampnet, a Norway-based provider of offshore connectivity services, has been selected to deliver digital connectivity infrastructure for the Salamanca deepwater development in the U.S. Gulf, operated by LLOG Exploration.Salamanca is a Floating…

Woodside Brings Williams Onboard Louisiana LNG as Strategic Partner

Oct 23, 2025

Woodside Energy has signed and closed a transaction with U.S. natural gas infrastructure company Williams for an integrated investment in the Louisiana LNG project, marking a key step in its U.S. liquefied natural gas growth strategy.Under the agreement…

ExxonMobil Signs Oil and Gas Exploration Deal with Gabon

Oct 23, 2025

Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with the government of Gabon to explore for oil and gas off the coast of the central African country.The memorandum of understanding, a non-binding agreement, marks an expansion of the top U…

JERA Nex bp to Lay Off US Staff as it Halts Beacon Offshore Wind Project

Oct 22, 2025

JERA Nex BP, a joint venture between Japan's top power generator JERA and BP, plans to halt development of the U.S. Beacon offshore wind power project and lay off its U.S. employees in the coming months, the venture said in a statement.The decision marks the latest setback for the U…

US Exports Record Levels of Natural Gas to Mexico

Oct 21, 2025

U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 7.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in May 2025, the most of any month on record as Mexico's demand for natural gas increases, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Monday.On an annual basis…

US Pressure on India Could Propel Russia's Shadow Oil Exports

Oct 20, 2025

Donald Trump is putting more pressure on India to slash its Russian oil purchases. This could deprive Moscow of vital revenue, but it will mostly just push more Russian oil into an increasingly large shadow market.The U.S. president said on…

TGS Nets Offshore Survey Job in Gulf of America

Oct 20, 2025

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract in Gulf of America.The 4D monitor survey for an undisclosed client is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.The duration of the acquisition will be approximately four and a half months…

NextDecade Makes FID for fifth Liquefaction Plant at Texas’ Rio Grande LNG

Oct 17, 2025

U.S. liquefied natural gas producer NextDecade said on Thursday it had reached a positive final investment decision (FID) on the fifth liquefaction plant, known as a train, of its Rio Grande export project in Texas.Shares of the company rose over 4%in extended trading…

Petrobras Picks Halliburton for Deepwater Completions Job off Brazil

Oct 16, 2025

U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton has secured multiple contracts from Petrobras to provide completion and stimulation services for its deepwater fields offshore Brazil.The contracts entail vessel stimulation, intelligent completions…

Offshore Drilling Gains Momentum in US as Onshore Fades

Oct 16, 2025

Rigs drilling beneath the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico will drive U.S. oil industry growth this year and next as onshore production slows due to lower prices and maturing shale fields, and analysts and consultants expect the trend to continue…

BP Wins $1B Arbitration Case Against Venture Global Over LNG Shipments

Oct 10, 2025

BP has won its arbitration case against Venture Global over the U.S. supplier's failure to deliver liquefied natural gas under a long-term contract that was due to start in late 2022, Venture Global said on Thursday.The International Chamber…

Beacon Offshore’s Shenandoah FPS Marks Deepwater Production Milestone

Oct 10, 2025

Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy has completed the ramp-up of the four development wells as part of the first phase of its operated deepwater Shenandoah field, reaching the target rate of 100,000 bopd/117…

Orsted to Cut Around 2,000 Jobs as it Shifts Back to European Market

Oct 09, 2025

Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer, will cut about 2,000 jobs by the end of 2027, a quarter of its workforce, and will focus more on Europe after setbacks in the U.S.Orsted expanded rapidly over the past decade, but more…

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