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BluEnergies, TotalEnergies Step Up Exploration Offshore Liberia

Jul 08, 2026

BluEnergies and TotalEnergies have advanced a work program across blocks LB-26, LB-30 and LB-31 in the Harper Basin offshore Liberia aimed at confirming and improving drillable prospects.The program includes reprocessing 6,167 square kilometers of 3D seismic data, a multi-beam echo sounder survey, seabed geochemical sampling and heat flow measurements.TGS is reprocessing the full 3D seismic dataset on behalf of BluEnergies and TotalEnergies…

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…

Sunda Reviews Timor-Leste Appraisal Plans as New Zealand Deal Advances

Jun 30, 2026

Sunda Energy has started evaluating options for the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste following discussions with regulators and its joint venture partner, while separately advancing its acquisition of a New Zealand production business…

DNO Trims Estimates for Giant North Sea Gas-Condensate Discovery

Jun 22, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has reduced its estimate of recoverable resources at the Carmen gas-condensate discovery in the North Sea, a field once hailed as Norway's largest hydrocarbon find in a decade, following the results of an appraisal well…

Oil Drops to 3-Month Low as US-Iran Deal Signals Supply Return

Jun 18, 2026

Oil prices fell by more than $2 per barrel on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement that would end the Iran war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and waive U.S. sanctions on Tehran's oil, boosting the oil supply outlook.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down $2…

Japan’s Shipping Industry Awaits Clarifications on Hormuz Reopening

Jun 15, 2026

Japanese shippers welcomed on Monday the U.S.-Iran peace agreement which will reopen the Strait of Hormuz but are awaiting more details of the deal and clearance of mines before allowing their ships to pass the chokepoint.According to the association…

Hormuz Reopening Could Trigger OPEC’s Next Big Challenge

Jun 11, 2026

Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf producers will cheer the eventual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but the ensuing flood of oil risks eroding OPEC’s already fragile grip on the market.The Iran war and the closure of the vital waterway…

OranjeWind Signs Long-Term CSOV Charter with Purus

Jun 08, 2026

The OranjeWind offshore wind project, a joint venture between RWE and TotalEnergies, has signed a five-year charter agreement with Purus for the construction and service operation vessel (CSOV) Purus Power.The vessel will support planned and…

Eni and Petronas Launch Southeast Asia Gas Joint Venture Searah

Jun 08, 2026

Eni and Petronas have officially established Searah, a new 50/50 joint venture combining selected businesses across Indonesia and Malaysia, creating what has been described as Southeast Asia's largest independent integrated energy company.The…

Vantage Drilling Agrees to $258M Takeover by Eldorado Drilling

Jun 01, 2026

Vantage Drilling has entered into a merger agreement under which Norway-based Eldorado Drilling will acquire the offshore drilling contractor in a transaction valuing the company's equity at approximately $257.6 million.Under the agreement, Vantage shareholders will receive $19…

TotalEnergies Makes Middle East Oil Trades After US Navy Buildup in Gulf

May 29, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies made the decision to buy large amounts of Middle East crude in March after its traders noticed the U.S. Navy amassing ships near the Gulf in February, its CEO told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published on Thursday…

ABL Gets Onboard Australia’s Largest Offshore Decom Campaign

May 26, 2026

ABL has been hired to support Esso Australia Resources as preparations advance for what the company described as Australia’s largest offshore decommissioning campaign in the Bass Strait.The Gippsland Decommissioning Campaign #1 Project is expected…

CIP Remains Eager to Invest in Italian Offshore Wind

May 21, 2026

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a Danish firm eager to invest in Italian offshore wind farms, is getting impatient.Two years after the country's 2024 law offered incentives to would-be developers to provide offshore wind capacity, the government…

Equinor and Aker BP Swap Stakes in Norwegian Offshore Fields

May 21, 2026

Equinor and Aker BP have agreed to swap stakes in several oil and gas fields offshore Norway, as part of a strategic collaboration aimed at increasing production and value creation across selected areas.The companies said the agreement focuses initially on the Troll-Fram…

GO Searcher Multi-Purpose Vessel Returns to Guice Offshore Fleet

May 20, 2026

Guice Offshore, a leader in the offshore maritime mini supply vessel specialty market, announced the return of GO Searcher to its fleet, bringing the total number of Guice Offshore-owned vessels to 19.The GO Searcher, which has played a role in pioneering aerospace operations since 2014…

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