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Five-Well Drilling Campaign on BP’s Agenda for Mediterranean Sea

Sep 09, 2025

BP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian government to evaluate opportunities for a five-well drilling program in the Mediterranean Sea.The program, at water depth ranging from 300 to 1,500 meters, is designed to accelerate…

Astro Offshore Enters West Africa with Acquisition of Two New PSVs

Sep 05, 2025

Offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has acquired two modern platform supply vessels (PSVs) and entered the West African market, expanding its global footprint.The vessels, Astro Rastaban (built 2020) and Astro Rigel (built 2023)…

Tullow Oil Appoints New Chief

Sep 05, 2025

Oil and gas firm Tullow Oil has appointed Ian Perks as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).Perks will take up the role of CEO and join the Board on September 15, 2025. Following the appointment, Richard Miller, who is currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Interim CEO…

Afentra Agrees Terms for First Operatorship off Angola

Sep 05, 2025

Africa-focused oil and gas company Afentra has signed Heads of Terms with Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) for a Risk Service Contract covering offshore Block 3/24, its first operated license in the country.The formal award is expected in the coming months…

CNOOC Brings Online Another Oil and Gas Project in South China Sea

Sep 04, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production from the Wenchang 16-2 oil field development project in the northern part of South China Sea.The project is located in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin…

BP-Eni Joint Venture to Inject $5B in Angola Over Next Five Years

Sep 04, 2025

Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5 billion in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's Chief Operating Officer Guido Brusco told Reuters on Wednesday.The latest…

“2 Days, 50 Ports”: New Wave Media Acquires Port of the Future Conference & Exhibition

Sep 03, 2025

New Wave Media, a leading B2B media company serving the global maritime, offshore energy, subsea and logistics sectors, acquired the Port of the Future Conference & Exhibition, a premier international symposium known for its focus on advancing port infrastructure…

Liebherr to Supply Offshore Cranes for HD Hyundai-Built FPU Bound for Mexico

Sep 03, 2025

Crane specialist Liebherr will deliver two BOS 4200 offshore cranes to South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for installation on a floating production unit (FPU) destined for Mexico’s Trion oil field.The BOS 4200 cranes, each with a lifting…

MODEC Finds Partner for FPSO and Maritime Projects in Africa

Sep 02, 2025

MODEC has signed a co-operation agreement with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa’s major infrastructure solutions provider, to collaborate on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) projects as well as other maritime infrastructure projects in Africa…

TotalEnergies Gets Two Exploration Permits Offshore Nigeria

Sep 02, 2025

TotalEnergies, together with its partner South Atlantic Petroleum, have signed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for two exploration licenses offshore Nigeria.The PSC was signed for the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 licenses, in which TotalEnergies is the operator with 80% working interest…

Temis Flotel Set to Support Shell’s Bonga Project off Nigeria

Aug 28, 2025

Offshore vessel operator Nortrans, in partnership with Temile Development Company, has secured a contract for one of its flotels to support operations at Shell’s deepwater asset offshore Nigeria.Nortrans and Temile Development Company secured…

DRIFT Offshore Opens Subsea Repair Facility in South Florida

Aug 28, 2025

Subsea resourcing specialist DRIFT Offshore has extended its service capabilities by formally opening a new, purpose-built subsea repair and engineering facility in South Florida.Creating five new job roles in the process, the launch of the 5…

Keppel, Seatrium in $53M Arbitration Case Over Brazil Corruption Scheme

Aug 28, 2025

Singapore's Keppel has initiated arbitration proceedings against local shipbuilder Seatrium for a S$68.4 million ($53.33 million) claim related to a corruption crackdown in Brazil, the companies said on Tuesday.In 2023, Seatrium had made provisions worth S$82…

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