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One Person Missing After Fire on Chevron’s Deepwater Platform off Angola

May 21, 2025

One person has been reported missing following the fire incident that occurred on May 20 at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) deepwater platform off Angola, that left 17 people injured.The report about the missing person was shared by Angola’s National Agency for Oil…

Subsea7 Secures Subsea Job for FPSO off West Africa

May 21, 2025

Subsea 7 has secured of a subsea contract in West Africa, worth up to $150 million.Subsea7 will be responsible for transporting and installing flexible pipelines, umbilicals, and associated subsea components for the connection of a floating production…

Fire Breaks Out at Chevron’s Platform off Angola, Injuring 17

May 21, 2025

Seventeen people have been injured, four seriously, after a fire broke out at Chevron’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT), located in Block 14, offshore Angola.According to an update from Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG)…

Drillship to Set Off for Petrobras’ Foz do Amazonas by End of May

May 21, 2025

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras will have a drill ship ready to make the trip to the northern state of Amapa by the end of the month, three sources close to the matter told Reuters, as the company rushes for a drilling license for the Foz do Amazonas Basin…

Mubadala Energy Open to Sell Andaman Gas for Domestic Use

May 21, 2025

Mubadala Energy would be more than happy to supply all the natural gas to be produced from its south Andaman block for Indonesia's domestic consumption at the right price, a senior executive said on Wednesday.Indonesia wants gas producers to increase supplies to domestic users as demand is rising…

Norway’s Oil Drillers Seek Wage Negotiations to Avoid Strike

May 21, 2025

Wage talks involving some 7,000 oil drilling workers in Norway broke down early on Wednesday, two labour unions said, raising the risk of strike action later this year that could disrupt exploration.The talks between the Norwegian Shipowners'…

BW Energy’s Gabon Unit Takes Over O&M Tasks for BW Adolo FPSO

May 21, 2025

BW Offshore and BW Energy have announced that operations and maintenance (O&M) of the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel BW Adolo have been handed over to BW Energy’s subsidiary, BW Energy Gabon.Under an amended bareboat charter…

Endangered Gulf of Mexico Whale Threatened by Oil and Gas Vessel Strikes

May 21, 2025

The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that vessel strikes related to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are likely to jeopardize the existence of the endangered Rice's whale…

SLB Unveils Novel Imaging Tool to Optimize Drilling Efficiency

May 20, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB has launched Retina at-bit imaging, which enables identification of formation characteristics to optimize drilling efficiency, formation evaluation and safety.This first-of-its-kind solution provides precise…

Ithaca Energy Bolsters Stake in North Sea Gas Field

May 20, 2025

U.K. oil and gas company Ithaca Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Spirit Energy, increasing its stake for 46.25% in the Cygnus gas field for $154 million.The transaction, which is subject to NSTA consent, will increase Ithaca Energy's operated interest in Cygnus field to 85%…

Velesto’s Jack-Up Rig Up for Drilling Job Offshore Vietnam

May 20, 2025

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured a drilling contract by Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC) for its NAGA 4 jack-up drilling rig, which will be put to work off Vietnam.Under the long-term contract, Velesto’s NAGA…

Chevron Hires MMA Offshore’s PSV to Support Assets off Australia

May 20, 2025

MMA Offshore, a subsidiary of Cyan Renewables, has secured a multi-year contract from Chevron Australia for its platform supply vessel (PSV) MMA Plover.The vessel has been contracted to provide marine logistics support to Chevron’s Barrow Island and Wheatstone assets…

DOF Scoops $480M in New Vessel Contracts with Petrobras

May 20, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured four long-term charter and service contracts with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, worth approximately $480 million.As part of the new contracts, Skandi Iguaçu…

ABS Greenlights SHI’s Multi-Purpose Deepwater LNG Floating Unit

May 20, 2025

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its design of a multi-purpose liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating facility for deep water (MLF-O).Called MLF-O, the next-generation…

TotalEnergies Signs Long-Term LNG Export Deal from Canadian Project

May 20, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 Mtpa of LNG for 20 years from the future liquefaction plant, subject to the final investment decision of the project.In parallel, TotalEnergies has acquired a 5% stake in Western LNG…

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