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Occidental Petroleum Acquires 10% Stake in Exxon Block Offshore Trinidad

10 hours ago

Occidental Petroleum is acquiring a 10% stake in Exxon Mobil’s deepwater exploration block offshore Trinidad and Tobago, according to two people familiar with the matter.Exxon was previously the sole owner of the large offshore block, known as UD(1), which lies in water depths of 2,000 to 3,000 meters and was first acquired in August 2025. The sources did not know the value of the deal.The U.S. major is conducting seismic surveys in the block…

BP Ousts Chair Albert Manifold

5 hours ago

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…

Three Dead After Incident at Petronas' FSO Offshore Malaysia

18 hours ago

Petronas has confirmed that an incident occurred during lifeboat maintenance work at the Sepat floating, storage and offloading (FSO) unit offshore Malaysia, resulting in three fatalities and one injury.The incident occurred at approximately 12:50 p…

Planned Strike at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG Facility Called Off as Talks Continue

20 hours ago

A union group said on Tuesday it had pulled strike action at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in Darwin planned for Wednesday and Thursday due to progress made in bargaining. The Offshore Alliance, made up of the Australian Workers Union and Maritime Union of Australia…

Inpex' Ichthys LNG Facility Workers in Australia Set for End of May Strike

May 18, 2026

The Offshore Alliance said on Monday the union grouping had served notice to strike at Inpex's Ichthys liquefied natural gas facility in northern Australia from May 27, in a move that could worsen already tight global energy supplies.Last month 326 of 346 union workers at the 9…

Seraya Partners Considers Sale, IPO for Offshore Wind Firm Cyan Renewables

May 15, 2026

Singapore's Seraya Partners is considering a dual-track process for its offshore wind services firm Cyan Renewables that could result in either a sale or an initial public offering, its chief investment officer said.Cyan, a Singapore-based marine services company focused on renewables…

Trey Stolz Named as Guice Offshore CFO

May 13, 2026

Guice Offshore, a leader in the offshore maritime mini supply vessel specialty market, announced the appointment of veteran energy finance executive Trey Stolz as Chief Financial Officer. Stolz brings more than 20 years of experience as an investment…

Norway O&G Revenue Forecast Jumps 30% for '26

May 12, 2026

Norway's government said it expects the state to earn 721.1 billion crowns ($78.71 billion) this year in revenue from oil and gas production, up from $60.7B initially forecast, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices.Norway produces around 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day…

India's Adani Ports Pumps $1.36B in Expansion

May 12, 2026

India’s Adani Ports will deepen its European footprint by building offshore capabilities with U.S. engineering firm Oceaneering International  committing $1.36 billion in capital spending through fiscal year 2031.The country's largest private…

North Star Nets Multi-Year North Sea Safety Vessel Contracts

May 12, 2026

Offshore infrastructure services provider North Star has secured a multi-million-dollar pipeline of emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) contracts covering 17 vessels operating in the North Sea.The awards, comprising new contracts and extensions…

Chouest Group Acquires Alliance Business from Helix Energy Solutions Group

May 01, 2026

The Chouest Group announced it has completed the acquisition of the Alliance business from Helix Energy Solutions Group. Alliance will be integrated into Champagne Energy Solutions (CES), expanding the Group’s offshore decommissioning and plug & abandonment (P&A) platform…

Vessel Sector Deep Dive: WTIVs

May 01, 2026

The changing global bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine and foundation installation marketThe last two or three years have seen a change in the underlying stakeholder support for the energy transition, resulting in the energy trilemma being focused…

Intervention, Not Exploration: How Jack-ups Help Unlock Value

May 01, 2026

Talking about untapped value in offshore energy typically brings exploration, new wells and new developments to mind. But in today’s mature basins, the greatest source of opportunity is often neither new nor undiscovered.Many offshore regions…

Woodside Energy Appoints COO

Apr 30, 2026

Woodside Energy has appointed Breyden Lonnie as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Australia.Lonnie has acted in the role since December 2025, with responsibility for Woodside’s portfolio of operations and projects in Western Australia and the Bass Strait…

Norway Oil Firms Turn to Mediation to Avoid Strike and Output Disruption

Apr 30, 2026

Wage talks between Norwegian oil firms and labour unions broke down on Wednesday and will switch to state-led mediation in a bid to prevent strike action by workers, industry group Offshore Norge said.If Norway's government-appointed mediator…

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