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Bourbon Wins Prime Energy Contract in Philippines

May 27, 2026

Bourbon has won a long-term offshore services agreement, comprising of a three-year firm period with a two-year extension option with Prime Energy Resources Development B.V. to support its offshore operations in the Philippines.This is the company’s first collaboration with Prime Energy…

NOPSEMA Releases Australia’s Offshore Energy Industry Performance Report

May 27, 2026

NOPSEMA has released Australia’s Offshore Energy Industry Performance Report 2025, providing an overview of offshore energy activity and performance across Australia’s regulated jurisdictions.The report draws on regulatory data, inspection and assessment findings…

TGS Awarded Large 4D Streamer Contract Offshore Angola

May 27, 2026

TGS has been awarded a large and high-end 4D streamer contract offshore Angola. The program is scheduled to commence acquisition in early July 2026, and the contract has a duration of approximately eight months.Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS…

CNOOC Starts Full Production at Bohai's Kenli Oilfield

May 27, 2026

China's CNOOC said on Wednesday that it has started full production at the Kenli 10-2 oilfield Phase I in the south Bohai Sea, offshore northern China, with output exceeding 20,440 barrels of oil per day, state media reported.China's biggest…

Amplitude Energy Takes Stake in Artisan Gas Field

May 26, 2026

Amplitude Energy has signed a binding agreement to purchase a 50% interest in VIC/L35, containing the Artisan gas field in the Offshore Otway Basin, Australia, from Beach Energy.Artisan is an existing discovered resource in the Offshore Otway Basin…

SBM Offshore’s SWIR Technology Receives ABS Statement of Maturity

May 26, 2026

ABS has issued a Statement of Maturity for SBM Offshore’s Seawater Intake Riser (SWIR) technology.Developed in collaboration with Shell, the SWIR technology features an innovative technique to pump colder seawater from approximately 700 meters…

Baker Hughes Expands Integrated Well Construction Contract with Petrobras

May 26, 2026

Baker Hughes announced Tuesday a major contract extension with Petrobras to provide integrated solutions for well construction across Brazil’s Santos Basin.Baker Hughes will expand the company’s comprehensive well construction operations in several of the basin’s oilfields…

Mexican Billionaire Slim Calls Pemex's Lakach Project “Irrational”

May 26, 2026

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said on Tuesday that a deepwater natural gas project his company Grupo Carso agreed to develop alongside state-run oil company Pemex is 'irrational,' raising questions about the future of the project.The Lakach…

MISC Reports First Quarter Increase in Revenue

May 26, 2026

The MISC Group revenue of RM2,891.4 million ($729 million) was 2.7% higher than the revenue for the period ended March 31, 2025.The increase was mainly due to higher revenue from the company’s Petroleum and Product Shipping segment, primarily driven by higher freight rates and earning days…

BP Ousts Chair Albert Manifold

May 26, 2026

BP has ousted Chair Albert Manifold with immediate effect, it said on Tuesday, citing governance and conduct issues, with four sources alleging aggressive and unacceptable behavior towards colleagues.A BP spokesperson declined to give further details…

Strategic Marine Delivers More Supa Swath CTVs to Mainprize Offshore

May 26, 2026

Strategic Marine and Mainprize Offshore have signed a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance (PODA) for the MO15 and MO16 crew transfer vessels (CTVs), extending a multi-vessel offshore renewables vessel program announced in 2024.The agreement follows the earlier delivery of the MO10…

ABL Gets Onboard Australia’s Largest Offshore Decom Campaign

May 26, 2026

ABL has been hired to support Esso Australia Resources as preparations advance for what the company described as Australia’s largest offshore decommissioning campaign in the Bass Strait.The Gippsland Decommissioning Campaign #1 Project is expected…

Jumbo Orders Two Next-Gen Heavy-Lift Vessels from Dajin

May 26, 2026

Dajin Heavy Industry, via its subsidiary Tangshan Dajin Offshore Engineering, has signed a contract with a Dutch shipowner Jumbo Maritime to build two next-generation multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels.The contract is valued at approximately $156 million and covers the design…

Santos Targets LNG and Oil Expansion in Alaska, Oceania and Australia

May 26, 2026

Australia's Santos will prioritise LNG and oil growth in three core regions, including Alaska and Papua New Guinea, under a new strategy that also includes reducing net debt by $2.5 billion by 2030.'We are now laser-focused on investment in major oil and LNG production across three regions…

Brent Jumps 2% After US Strikes in Iran Rattle Oil Markets

May 26, 2026

Brent crude futures rose more than 2% on Tuesday after the U.S. military carried out strikes in Iran, keeping markets on edge as a deal to end the war and open up the Strait of Hormuz remained elusive.Brent futures LCOc1 were up $2.36, or 2…

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