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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…

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…

Strohm’s TCP Completes Qualification for Brazil’s Deepwater Pilot

Sep 22, 2026

Petrobras, Shell and Strohm have completed a qualification and offshore field trial program for a thermoplastic composite pipe flowline designed for high-CO2 conditions in Brazil's deepwater pre-salt, clearing the way for a Petrobras pilot installation planned for early 2027…

Pemex Contains Oil Leak from Gulf of Mexico Pipeline

Sep 14, 2026

Mexico’s state-run oil firm Pemex has begun repairing an offshore pipeline after a crude oil release about 46 nautical miles off Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, with the pipeline isolated and no further oil being released.Personnel at the Cantarell…

Pipelay Vessel Ready for UK Carbon Storage Project

Sep 02, 2026

Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has arrive in the Southern North Sea to start work for Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP).At 325 metres long, the vessel is one of the world’s largest pipelay vessels and will play a vital role in laying the…

Hormuz Crisis Accelerates Gulf Pipeline and Port Expansion

Aug 28, 2026

The Iran war's redrawing of the global trade map is forcing Gulf nations to retool their investment play book, ploughing capital into infrastructure, from energy pipelines to ports, to weather the fallout from the conflict.The war has highlighted the Gulf's overreliance on the Strait of Hormuz…

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