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Equinor Picks Aibel for Barens Sea FPSO Topsides FEED Job

Oct 23, 2026

Norwegian engineering company Aibel has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the topsides of the planned Wisting production vessel, as the Equinor-led partnership advances work towards a potential investment decision for the Barents Sea development.The contract covers engineering and further development of the topsides design to provide a basis for deciding whether to proceed with the project…

SLB Beats Profit Forecasts as North America Booms, Middle East Recovers

Oct 23, 2026

SLB beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Friday, supported by strong North American oilfield activity, while signaling recovery in parts of the Middle East following conflict-related disruptions.Repeated flare-ups in the US-Iran conflict…

Indonesia's Jangkrik FPU Set for Major Gas Output Boost

Oct 23, 2026

Indonesia boosted gas supplies to the Jangkrik Floating Production Unit (FPU) in the Kutai Basin on Thursday, with production expected to increase to 750 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) by November.Energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia…

Saipem and MDC Join Forces to Expand Offshore Drilling Activities

Oct 23, 2026

Saipem and Egypt's Modern Drilling Company (MDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore offshore drilling opportunities in Egypt, with the potential to extend their cooperation to other countries.The non-exclusive agreement…

PTTEP, Eni Launch Joint Venture for ADNOC-Operated Ghasha Offshore Project

Oct 23, 2026

Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) and Eni have established an equally owned joint venture to hold their interests in the Ghasha gas development offshore Abu Dhabi.The new company, Seela Energies B.V., was established by PTTEP's…

Oil India Discovers Gas in Shallow Waters of Krishna-Godavari Basin

Oct 23, 2026

Oil India has discovered natural gas in the shallow offshore waters of India's Krishna-Godavari Basin, with testing of its Godavari-1 appraisal well recording gas flows of up to 200,000 standard cubic meters per day.The discovery was made in…

ADNOC's XRG Eyes Stake in Eni's Libya Oil and Gas Business

Oct 23, 2026

XRG, the international investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), is in talks with Eni about potentially buying a stake in the Italian company's oil and gas business in Libya, two people familiar with the matter said.Negotiations…

QatarEnergy Secures Long-Term US LNG Supply from Cheniere

Oct 23, 2026

QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Cheniere Energy to purchase up to 4 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG from its facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with deliveries expected to begin in 2031…

Techouse Acquires Ambio

Oct 22, 2026

Norwegian engineering and technology company Techouse has agreed to acquire offshore potable water services specialist Ambio Water, expanding its water treatment business following a separate acquisition agreement announced earlier in October…

TenneT, NKT Find Offshore Cable Decom Technically Feasible

Oct 22, 2026

Transmission system operator TenneT Netherlands and cable manufacturer NKT have completed a joint study examining the technical, environmental and economic aspects of decommissioning offshore power cables in the Netherlands and Germany.The study…

DOF Gets Deepwater Subsea Installation Job in Africa

Oct 22, 2026

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a subsea installation contract in Africa, with its Skandi Acergy construction support vessel (CSV) scheduled to undertake the offshore campaign in early 2027.The contract, valued at between $15 million and $25 million…

OneSubsea, Oil Majors Complete All-Electric Subsea Technology Project in Brazil

Oct 22, 2026

OneSubsea has completed a joint industry project in Brazil with TotalEnergies, Equinor, BP and Chevron to develop and qualify fully electric subsea production technologies for applications in water depths of up to 3,000 meters.The Brazil All-Electric Joint Industry Project (JIP)…

Oil Prices Surge as Attacks on Saudi Arabia Fuel Supply Concerns

Oct 22, 2026

Oil prices rallied over $2 a barrel on Thursday after more Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns over a broader escalation of conflict and further disruptions to crude supplies from the world's key exporting region.Brent crude futures LCOc1 climbed$2…

Chevron Looks to Shed Older US Gulf Oil and Gas Assets

Oct 22, 2026

Chevron is exploring the sale of some of its older oil and gas assets in the US Gulf, the company confirmed to Reuters, part of an effort to focus on high-growth developments in the region.The energy producer is in the early stages of a multi…

Masirah Oil Starts Yumna Offshore Drilling Ops After Months of Delays

Oct 21, 2026

Masirah Oil has started operations on the first well of its infill drilling campaign at the Yumna oil field offshore Oman, following several delays to the development program earlier in 2026.The company announced the start of operations on October 21…

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