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ConocoPhillips Submits $2B Greater Ekofisk Gas Redevelopment Plans

Feb 13, 2026

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia and its partners have submitted two Plans for Development and Operation (PDOs) to Norway’s Ministry of Energy for a combined redevelopment of the Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk and Tommeliten Gamma fields in the Greater Ekofisk Area of the North Sea.The Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project targets estimated recoverable gas and condensate resources of 90–120 million barrels of oil equivalent…

Petrobras’ P-79 FPSO Arrives to Brazil to Support Búzios Growth Plan

Feb 12, 2026

Petrobras has welcomed its P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to the Búzios field in Brazil’s Santos Basin pre-salt, in line with the planned schedule.The unit, capable of producing 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compressing 7…

TGS Embarks on Multi-Client 2D Survey off Angola

Feb 11, 2026

Energy data and intelligence TGS has started the Ultra Profundo multi-client 2D survey offshore Angola.The survey covers approximately 12,600 line kilometers, with Ramform Victory having already started operations earlier in 2026.Data acquisition…

Transocean Secures $184M for Drilling Rigs Operating off Norway

Feb 11, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contract awards and extensions totaling approximately $184 million for two of its harsh-environment semisubmersible rigs operating in Norway.The company said the fixtures represent about $184 million in firm contract backlog…

Chevron Enlists Subsea7 for Mediterranean Sea Job

Feb 10, 2026

Subsea7 has secured contract by Chevron for subsea installation in the Eastern Mediterranean.Subsea7’s scope includes the transport and installation of approximately 17 kilometers of subsea flowlines and umbilicals.Project management and engineering…

Vantage Drilling’s Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Heads to India Under $260M Contract

Feb 10, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has secured a contract with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for its ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer for operations off India.The binding Notification of Award (NoA) from ONGC comes…

Shell Reserve Decline Raises Need for Deals or Discoveries

Feb 10, 2026

Shell needs an acquisition or exploration breakthrough to make up for an expected production shortage of 350,000-800,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2035 due to maturing fields unable to meet its output targets, the company and analysts say…

EnQuest Secures Extension for Vietnam's Offshore Block

Feb 09, 2026

EnQuest has been grated a four-year extension to the Block 12W production sharing contract by PetroVietnam.The extension, granted on the contract’s existing terms, runs until July 2034 and allows EnQuest and its partners to continue development activities across Block 12W…

Namibia Flags Approval Need for TotalEnergies, Petrobras Offshore Stakes

Feb 08, 2026

Government officials stated on Sunday that Namibia would not recognize the purchase of offshore stakes by TotalEnergies or Petrobras announced last week until the oil companies followed the proper approval route.A spokesperson for the Presidency…

BW Energy’s Planned Angola Entry Challenged by Pre-Emption Rights

Feb 06, 2026

BW Energy has informed that one of the existing joint venture partners in Angola's offshore blocks 14 and 14K has indicated its intention to exercise pre-emption rights in relation to the previously announced acquisition agreement.BW Energy…

Japan's Mitsui in Advanced Talks for Stake in Qatar’s North Field LNG Project

Feb 06, 2026

Japan's Mitsui & Co is close to buying a stake in the second phase of QatarEnergy's massive North Field project as it seeks to secure stable liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, five sources close to the matter told Reuters.If reached, the deal…

Longitude Launches New PSV Design to Target Cost Efficiencies

Feb 05, 2026

Design and engineering consultancy Longitude has launched a compact “D-Flex” platform supply vessel (PSV) design, the second design in its IMT Isca series.The D-Flex design is an evolution of the IMT 984 (G-Class) design and a smaller, cost…

Longitude Unveils Compact PSV Design Aimed at Cost Efficiency

Feb 05, 2026

Maritime design and engineering consultancy Longitude has launched a new compact platform supply vessel (PSV) design D-Flex, aimed at improving cost efficiency for shipowners.The D-Flex PSV is the second design in Longitude’s IMT Isca series…

Oil Companies Snap Up West African Blocks in Search for Next Big Thing

Feb 04, 2026

Chevron and TotalEnergies are among the oil majors snapping up offshore blocks in West and Southern Africa as compelling geology, regulatory reforms, and the need to restock spur a hunt for the next Brazil.Companies are restocking their oil…

ESVAGT-KMC JV Nets Long-Term Vessel Deal for Korea Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 04, 2026

KESTO, a joint venture between Denmark’s ESVAGT and South Korea’s KMC Line, has secured its first contracts to provide offshore service logistics for Vestas at the Shinan-Ui offshore wind farm in South Korea.From 2028 and for a minimum period of 10 years…

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First Crude Oil Cargo From South Sudan Loaded by BB Energy After Legal Dispute

First Crude Oil Cargo From South Sudan Loaded by BB Energy After Legal Dispute

Hapag-Lloyd Buys ZIM Integrated Shipping in $4.2b Deal

Hapag-Lloyd Buys ZIM Integrated Shipping in $4.2b Deal

dteq Appoints Hagen Hennig as President

dteq Appoints Hagen Hennig as President

Container Shipping Consolidation Continues with $4.2B ZIM Acquisition

Container Shipping Consolidation Continues with $4.2B ZIM Acquisition

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