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TGS Extends Work on Indonesia’s Largest Seismic Acquisition Project

Aug 25, 2026

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a one-month extension to the largest seismic streamer acquisition contract offshore Indonesia.The extension is scheduled to begin in August. TGS is conducting the job using Ramform Sovereign…

Saudi Contractor Enters Oman with Four-Well Drilling Assignment

Aug 25, 2026

Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has signed a contract with Masirah Oil and Northern Offshore to drill two firm wells and two optional wells in Oman, marking the company's entry into a new Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market…

TotalEnergies Sets Sights on New Exploration Projects in Norway

Aug 25, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies will appoint a new exploration manager in Stavanger, Norway, to examine new projects in the country, its CEO said on Norwegian television on Monday.'The Norwegian continental shelf is a very prolific basin, we see it as having potential for the future…

Strait of Hormuz Commodity Vessel Transits at Three-Month Low

Aug 25, 2026

Just two tankers transited the key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, for the lowest daily tally of commodity vessels since early May, with both entering the Gulf, shipping data showed.The figure was also well below the 10-day average of 14…

Woodside Energy Reports 7% First-Half Profit Increase

Aug 25, 2026

Woodside Energy on Tuesday abandoned a longer-term emissions target and $5 billion in planned clean energy spending by 2030 to focus on its core oil and gas business after reporting a 7% rise in first-half profit.The Australian company will…

Shell Puts Aphrodite Gas Project off Trinidad On Hold

Aug 25, 2026

British oil major Shell has shelved its Aphrodite offshore gas project in Trinidad and Tobago after disagreements over commercial terms with Trinidad's National Gas Company, three people familiar with the decision said on Monday.Shell had given…

Equinor, Aker BP, Vår Energi Team Up for Norway’s Next Oil and Gas Chapter

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor, Aker BP and Vår Energi have established a strategic exploration collaboration to pursue some of the largest remaining oil and gas opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The aim is to increase the chances of major discoveries…

McDermott Gets ADNOC’s ‘Mega Contract’ to Advance Umm Shaif Field

Aug 24, 2026

McDermott has secured a mega engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by ADNOC for work related to increasing gas recovery and production from the Umm Shaif field.The contract, valued over $1 billion, is for Package…

MODEC’s FPSO for ExxonMobil’s Oil Project Checks In to Guyana

Aug 24, 2026

MODEC has informed that the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel arrived to Guyana ahead of deployment at ExxonMobil’s project in the Stabroek block.Developed for ExxonMobil Guyana, the FPSO will integrate the development of the Snoek…

Fire Puts Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Turbine Out of Service

Aug 24, 2026

One turbine at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 4 wind farm in Taiwan has been put out of service after its system detected an abnormal condition, later determined to be a fire that was promptly extinguished by the wind farm team.On 8 August, a wind…

Van Oord Installs Monopiles at 1.5GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 24, 2026

Van Oord has installed all 111 monopiles for the Baltica 2 wind farm in Poland, jointly developed by PGE and Ørsted, including 107 for wind turbines and four for offshore substations.Once operational, the 1.5 GW will generate enough renewable electricity to power around 2…

Iran Tightens Enforcement of Strait of Hormuz Transit Rules

Aug 24, 2026

Iran has issued a warning that vessels violating its arrangements for transiting the Strait of Hormuz could face restrictions, including fines, detention, or confiscation, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority wrote in a post on X.The warning heightens…

Petrobras Enters Talks for Four Offshore Blocks in Ghana

Aug 24, 2026

Petrobras has entered direct negotiations for exploration contracts covering four offshore blocks in Ghana's Keta Basin after the country's Ministry of Energy and Green Transition approved the company's application.Petrobras said it had submitted…

Equinor Targets 2027 Go-Ahead for Linnorm, Wisting Developments

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor plans to give go-ahead for the development of its Linnorm gas discovery by the autumn of 2027 and the Wisting oil find by the end of that year, with output likely to begin in 2031 or 2032, the company said on Monday.The two fields are…

Three Norwegian Oil Fields Up for Supreme Court Climate Case Reversal Bid

Aug 24, 2026

Norway's government will on Monday ask the country's supreme court to overturn a ruling by lower-court judges that found three oilfield development permits invalid due to a lack of climate considerations.The case pits environmental groups against Norway's oil industry…

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