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INEOS, Shell Join Forces for Gulf of America Oil and Gas Opportunities

May 05, 2026

Shell and INEOS Energy have agreed to jointly invest in new oil and gas exploration and development opportunities near the Appomattox platform in the Gulf of America.INEOS will acquire a 21% working interest for an undisclosed amount, aligning with its existing stakes in Appomattox…

Brent Near $114 as Middle East Conflict Continues

May 05, 2026

Brent crude futures retreated on Tuesday but held near $114 a barrel following fresh hostilities in the Middle East, while investors monitored developments in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the…

Thailand Cancels Offshore Energy Exploration Pact with Cambodia

May 05, 2026

Thailand on Tuesday unilaterally terminated a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards joint offshore energy exploration, defying calls from its neighbour to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact.The Thai cabinet's cancellation of the agreement…

US Naval Blockade Hammers Iran Oil Exports, Forces Floating Storage

May 01, 2026

A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports has shrunk Tehran's oil exports, stranding a growing stockpile of crude on tankers as Iranian storage sites run out of space, shipping data showed and analysts said.With some vessels switching off tracking systems and U…

API-NOIA Reports Benefits of Expanding South-Central Gulf Energy Development

Apr 30, 2026

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) released a new report, Unlocking the New South-Central Gulf of America for Energy Development: Potential Economic Impacts and Opportunities, highlighting the opportunity to strengthen U…

Noble Lifts Rig Utilization with Over $550M in New Drilling Contracts

Apr 29, 2026

Offshore driller Noble Corporation has secured about $565 million in new contract value since its last fleet update, lifting its backlog to $7.5 billion as fleet utilization improved.Utilization of the company’s 29 marketed rigs rose to 68% in the first quarter from 64% in the previous quarter…

UAE Exit Weakens OPEC, Raises Risk of Price War

Apr 29, 2026

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC will sharply diminish the 65-year-old producer group’s influence over the oil market, opening the door to an all‑out price war once Gulf producers rush to regain market share when the Iran war is over…

Wittlin Named CEO of GLO Marine

Apr 28, 2026

GLO Marine appointed Thomas Wittlin as Chief Executive Officer, effective Q2 2026, signaling the start of a structured growth phase in which the company will evolve from a retrofit-led contractor into a production-enabled marine engineering and integration business…

United Arab Emirates Exits OPEC and OPEC+

Apr 28, 2026

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy…

Op-Ed: Why Wave Energy Must Be the UK’s Next Great Green Frontier

Apr 28, 2026

The following article is an op-ed piece from CorPower Ocean, UK Marine Energy Council, Ocean Energy Europe and Professor Henry Jeffrey, Head of Policy and Innovation Group, University of Edinburgh.As an island nation with more than 11,000 miles of coastline…

Well Decommissioning Expanding Horizons for Innovators with Proven Experience

Apr 24, 2026

The changing shape of the oil and gas landscape presents both an opportunity and a challenge for well decommissioning. Well decommissioning, particularly the safe execution of plug and abandonment (P&A) operations, represents a significant opportunity…

Gulf NOCs and MODU Operators Look to Contractual Resilience to Ride Out Disruption

Apr 24, 2026

Continued idling of assets should the conflict persist would see wider MODU market tightening as drillers and NOCs manage capacity.The impact of the war in the Middle East on the offshore energy sector has so far received less attention than…

Saipem Poised for Middle East Repair Work After Iran War

Apr 23, 2026

Italy's Saipem can win contracts for post-Iran-war repair work in the Middle East by leveraging its long-term relationships with customers in the region, the energy services group's chief executive said on Wednesday.The cost of repairing damage…

Middle East Conflict Jolts Offshore Drilling Market

Apr 22, 2026

Conflict between Iran, the United States, Israel and allies throughout the Gulf region has had an immediate effect on the oil and gas industry, both upstream and downstream. Drone and missile attacks have damaged refineries and as of mid-April 2026…

Bureau Veritas Expands Offshore Services with New Asia Hub

Apr 22, 2026

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has launched an Offshore Center of Excellence in Asia Pacific to support offshore energy projects.The center will combine regional teams in Singapore, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur with the company’s global technical…

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Houston Shipping Channel Tonnage Rises 12% in Q1 2026

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New Assessment Maps Pathways for Sustainable Maritime Fuels

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Oil Tumbles as US and Iran Seen Moving Closer to Deal

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Russia Says Magnetic Mines Found on Tanker

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