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Equinor, Partners Okay $395M Johan Castberg Tie-Back Scheme

Dec 11, 2025

Equinor, Vår Energi and Petoro will invest around $395 million (NOK 4 billion) in the first discovery tied back to the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.The decision comes eight months after Johan Castberg came on stream. Recoverable oil in the new subsea development is estimated at 46 million barrels, and start-up is planned as early as the fourth quarter of 2028.Johan Castberg is the newest oil production hub on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)…

Wood Nets Long-Term Maintenance Contract for Rio Grande LNG Facility

Dec 12, 2025

Scottish engineering and consultancy firm Wood has secured a ten-year contract with NextDecade to deliver maintenance solutions at Rio Grande LNG, a major natural gas liquefaction and export facility under development near Brownsville in Texas…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Systems for Chevron’s Gas Project off Australia

Dec 12, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by Chevron to supply Subsea 2.0 production systems for the Gorgon Stage 3 brownfield project in Australia.The contract introduces the first seven-inch series of TechnipFMC’s Subsea 2.0 horizontal…

DeepOcean Extends IMR Services Deal with Equinor

Dec 11, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured an extension to its existing frame agreement with Equinor for the provision of subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services.As a part of the renewal, DeepOcean will deploy specialized IMR vessels…

BP Produces First Oil from Gulf of America Platform Ahead of Schedule

Dec 11, 2025

BP has delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project in the U.S. Gulf of America, two months ahead of plan.The project is expected to add 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) gross peak annualized average production at the existing Atlantis platform…

Chevron Among Top Bidders at Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Auction

Dec 10, 2025

BP, Chevron and Shell were among the top bidders on Wednesday at the U.S. government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023.The auction, which ended with $279.4 million in high bids, was the first of 30 mandated by U…

McDermott Nets Petronas Contract for Gas Project Offshore Brunei

Dec 10, 2025

McDermott has secured a subsea contract from Petronas Carigali Brunei for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of a natural gas development project offshore Brunei.The award follows McDermott's completion of front-end engineering design (FEED)…

US Judge Overturns Trump’s Freeze on Wind Energy Permits

Dec 09, 2025

A federal judge on Monday struck down an order by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt all federal approvals for new wind energy projects, saying that agencies' efforts to implement his directive were unlawful and arbitrary.Agencies including the U…

Dong Fang Offshore Picks Westcon for New CLV Delivery

Dec 09, 2025

Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), one of Asia’s largest offshore wind service providers, has signed a major shipbuilding contract with Norwegian yard Westcon for a new subsea and cable lay vessel (CLV), set for delivery in 2027.Westcon will take over…

TechnipFMC Gets Ithaca Energy’s Job at Captain Field off UK

Dec 09, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by Ithaca Energy to deliver flexible risers, flowlines and associated subsea hardware for the Captain field development in the UK North Sea, the company said on Monday.The contract, classified…

Brazil’s Petrobras Targets Rapid Start-Up at Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde

Dec 08, 2025

Brazil's Petrobras could start producing at the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block in about two years, Sylvia Anjos, the state-run oil firm's head of exploration and production, said on Friday.The firm made a discovery at the block, located in the country's Campos basin…

Jan De Nul Unveils ‘Most Advanced’ Wind Farm Installation Simulator

Dec 08, 2025

Belgium’s Jan De Nul is commissioning what it calls its most advanced offshore wind installation simulator, a digital twin of its vessels Les Alizés and Voltaire designed to train crews to install the latest generation of giant wind turbines and foundations at sea…

Chevron Eyes New Nigeria Oil Blocks Aiming for Late-2026 Rig Arrival

Dec 08, 2025

Chevron said on Friday it will participate in Nigeria’s next oil licensing round and plans to deploy a drilling rig in late 2026 as it seeks to expand operations in Africa’s top energy producer.Jim Swartz, chairman and managing director of Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit…

U.S. Oil Production Still has Growth Potential

Dec 07, 2025

Crude oil production in the United States is booming, reports Poten & Partners in its weekly opinion.According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil reached 13.8 Million barrels per day (Mb/d) in September 2025…

EnerMech Hires Former SLB Executive to Lead Energy Solutions Division

Dec 05, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has named Nuno de Sousa as senior vice president for energy solutions, strengthening its technical capabilities and expanding its presence across global markets.De Sousa brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering…

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