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XRG, ADNOC and SEFE Deepen Gas Ties in Europe

Sep 14, 2026

XRG, ADNOC and SEFE have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore wider cooperation across the natural gas and LNG value chain, including supply, infrastructure and shipping opportunities aimed at Germany and the wider European market…

DNV: Industrialization, Standardization Could Slash North Sea Offshore Wind Costs

Sep 09, 2026

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has quantified how standardizing turbine designs and securing predictable project pipelines could reduce the average lifetime cost of electricity from North Sea offshore wind by up to 28% by 2050 in a high-volume scenario…

Windward Offshore Completes Four-Vessel Vard-Built CSOV Fleet (Video)

Sep 07, 2026

Windward Offshore has taken delivery of the Windward Hamburg, completing its four-vessel series of purpose-built commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) ordered from shipbuilder Vard.The delivery brings the Windward Hamburg into the fleet alongside sister vessels Windward Athens…

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Marks Slight Rise

Aug 27, 2026

Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, data showed on Thursday, while the market monitored Iran-Oman talks about the waterway.Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday…

China's CNOOC Posts Record First-Half Profit

Aug 26, 2026

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC posted a record first-half net profit on Wednesday, as higher oil prices driven by the Iran war and rising production boosted earnings.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 23.4% to 85.8 billion yuan ($12…

BP Completes Central Azeri Platform Maintenance, Ramps Up Production

Aug 26, 2026

BP has completed a planned maintenance program on the Central Azeri platform in Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field ahead of schedule.The turnaround began on August 19 and was originally scheduled to last 11 days. BP said…

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…

CNOOC Commissions Phase I of Bozhong 19-6 Gas Field

Aug 11, 2026

China's oil and gas major CNOOC announced on August 9 that its Phase I development project at the Bozhong 19-6 gas field began full production, with daily oil and gas output exceeding 5,200 metric tons of oil equivalent, or 37,960 barrels per day…

ConocoPhillips, CNOOC Put Penglai Field off China Into Full Operation

Aug 07, 2026

Bohai Phase 5 has entered full operation at the Penglai oil field offshore China, expanding production infrastructure through a project delivered by ConocoPhillips and operator CNOOC.The development adds two new wellhead platforms, four platform…

QatarEnergy LNG Tanker Exits Hormuz for First Time in Weeks

Jul 30, 2026

A QatarEnergy-controlled liquefied natural gas tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz overnight, the first such vessel recorded by ship-tracking data leaving the waterway since July 11, data from analytics firms showed on Thursday.The Al Areesh…

Woodside-Led Browse Project Gains State Significant Status in Australia

Jul 27, 2026

The Western Australian government has granted State Significant Project status to the proposed Browse to North West Shelf Project, providing priority government support as the Woodside-led Browse Joint Venture advances the offshore gas development through approvals…

Searah Malaysia Starts Upstream Oil and Gas Operations

Jul 17, 2026

Searah (Malaysia) launched upstream oil and gas operations in Malaysia from July 1, it said on Friday, after completing the transfer of operatorship from Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of state energy firm Petronas.The oil and gas company is the Malaysian operating entity of Searah Limited…

Sweden Grants Two Offshore Wind Permits, Rejects 11

Jul 16, 2026

Sweden's government has granted permission for two new offshore wind farms and one onshore project while rejecting several other proposed developments, three ministers said in an op-ed published in Swedish daily Expressen on Thursday.Fyrskeppet…

ExxonMobil Bets $1B on Nigeria’s Usan Offshore Development

Jul 09, 2026

ExxonMobil and its partners will invest $1 billion in the Usan Infill Project offshore Nigeria, a development expected to add 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil production, Nigeria's upstream regulator said on Wednesday.The Nigerian Upstream…

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