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Apache Workers Back Strike That Could Disrupt North Sea Pipeline

Oct 05, 2026

More than 160 offshore workers at Apache have backed strike action in a pay dispute that could disrupt operations at seven North Sea assets and potentially affect the Forties Pipeline System, trade union Unite said.The industrial action, which could begin in October, involves workers on seven Apache assets associated with the Forties and Beryl oil fields and follows the rejection of a pay offer that Unite said ranged from a pay freeze to below-inflation increases…

Aramco Targets Hormuz Bypass with East-West Pipeline Expansion

Nov 03, 2026

Saudi state oil giant Aramco is working to expand a crude pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz as the world continues to experience the biggest energy supply shock in history, CEO Amin Nasser said on Tuesday.The effective blockade of the chokepoint that links the Gulf to world markets…

Subsea7 Lands North Sea Tieback Job from Aker BP

Nov 02, 2026

Subsea7 has secured a contract from Aker BP for subsea pipeline and infrastructure work on the Lyra field development in the North Sea offshore Norway.The contract, worth between $150 million and $300 million, covers engineering, procurement…

UTEC, Sonardyne Tackle GNSS Disruption in Middle East Pipelay Projects

Nov 02, 2026

UTEC, Acteon's geo-services business, will deploy a hybrid acoustic-inertial positioning system developed with Sonardyne to support two offshore pipelay projects in the Middle East, covering more than 150 kilometers of pipeline installation…

Indonesia Cuts Singapore Pipeline Gas Flows by 9% to Meet Domestic Demand

Oct 26, 2026

Indonesia cut 31 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) from its pipeline natural gas exports to Singapore starting on Saturday to divert supply to the domestic power sector, upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said.Indonesia…

Chevron, Egypt Ink Fiscal Agreement for Aphrodite Gas Project

Oct 21, 2026

Egypt and Chevron have signed an agreement establishing the fiscal framework for developing and connecting Cyprus’ offshore Aphrodite gas to Egyptian gas infrastructure, marking another step towards transporting gas from the Eastern Mediterranean field to Egypt…

HYDRA SUBSEA, Shell to Install Pipelines on Subsea Tie-Ins

Oct 15, 2026

HYDRA SUBSEA announced the execution of a commercial agreement with Shell Offshore Inc. for a standardized deepwater pipeline installation solution for selected short distance subsea tie-ins in the Gulf of America. Shell’s Appomattox gas lift line is the first project proposed…

Germany Puts Ukrainian Ex-Officer on Trial Over Nord Stream Attack

Oct 14, 2026

A Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organising the secret operation that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from the biggest source of Russian natural gas…

TotalEnergies Picks Vallourec’s Tubular Solutions for Caspian Gas Field

Oct 13, 2026

Vallourec has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies to supply more than 16,000 tonnes of tubular products for the development of the Absheron gas field in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea.The contract covers oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and line pipe solutions…

ExxonMobil Plans Guyana Gas Pipeline Repairs Ahead of Startup

Oct 08, 2026

ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that it will conduct maintenance work on a near-shore section of an offshore pipeline near Crane on Guyana's West Coast Demerara, beginning Oct 14.The work follows an issue identified during inspections earlier this year and is expected to continue until about Dec 1…

Baker Hughes Joins Venezuela Gas Infrastructure Push

Oct 05, 2026

Baker Hughes has signed two agreements aimed at developing Venezuela's natural gas and energy infrastructure, including a partnership with state oil company PDVSA targeting gas production, processing, transportation and potential LNG exports…

Thailand-Malaysia Gas Pipeline Temporarily Shut Over Inspection Issue

Oct 01, 2026

Malaysia's state energy firm PETRONAS said on Thursday that Trans Thai-Malaysia (Thailand), its joint venture with Thailand's, had temporarily shut the Songkhla Export Pipeline after identifying an issue during a routine inspection.The Songkhla…

South Korea's $200B US Investment Plan Leaves Alaska LNG Uncertain

Oct 01, 2026

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans on Wednesday for South Korea to invest some $200 billion in US projects, but Seoul quickly suggested one key element, a $54 billion pipeline for an LNG project in Alaska, was not yet set in stone.The…

Amplitude Energy Takes FID on Otway Gas Project, Sanctions Nestor Well

Sep 30, 2026

Amplitude Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the development phase of its East Coast Supply Project (ECSP) in Australia's Otway Basin, targeting first gas in 2028 and gross production of up to about 90 terajoules per day.The…

Trinidad's Aphrodite Gas Project Advances After Shell-NGC Agreement

Sep 24, 2026

The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Shell Trinidad and Tobago have finalized commercial agreements supporting the Aphrodite offshore gas project, with first gas expected by the second quarter of 2027.NGC's pipeline and…

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