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Rig trio to head back to work as Middle East conflict-induced suspensions end

Arabian Drilling, said to be Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling company by fleet size, has been given the green light to return...

North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig on Vår Energi’s agenda for August

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has obtained a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be undertaken with a...

AIM-listed player seeks to widen gas horizons with exploration permit offshore New Zealand

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region, is pursuing an expansion of its portfolio by submitting...

Golar LNG tasks Axess with work on FLNG pair bound for South American project

Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has picked up new assignments with Golar LNG, the Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas...

Halliburton helping breathe life into TotalEnergies’ oil project worth up to $12.2B

U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has been hired on an assignment to assist in developing a giant deepwater oil project in Block 58 off...

After TechnipFMC, Eni brings OneSubsea onboard Côte d’Ivoire project

OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a multi-well engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Eni for the...

COSL Drilling Europe’s 2010-built rig staying with Vår Energi into 2028

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has prolonged a drilling assignment, which is being undertaken on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with one...

Aquaterra Energy and James Fisher team up to deliver simplified decommissioning

Aquaterra Energy and James Fisher and Sons have established a decommissioning partnership to offer operators a single, integrated route to plan and execute well abandonment...

Harbour enriches its UK North Sea oil & gas portfolio with Waldorf buy

London-listed oil and gas company Harbour Energy has wrapped up the acquisition of all subsidiaries of Waldorf Energy Partners Limited (WEPL) and Waldorf Production Limited...

Noble’s 2013-built drillship lines up 296-day Southeast Asian job

Noble has secured a new contract for its Noble Viking drillship with an undisclosed company to support offshore drilling operations in Brunei. The deal covers...

Noble, Ventura Offshore gain work as VÃ¥r Energi advances drilling plans

Key contracts have been awarded to Noble, Ventura Offshore and Oil India; a Northern Ocean rig will undergo upgrades; and Var Energi secures new...

Following merger with Eldorado, Vantage Drilling exits Euronext Growth

Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempt offshore drilling contractor, has stopped trading on Euronext Growth following the completion of its business combination with Eldorado Drilling, an...

Dolphin Drilling’s 52-year-old rig secures longer run in India’s oil & gas exploration game

Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh-environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has revealed that one of its...

Fugro to assist Saipem with pipeline work at UK’s first offshore CCS project

Dutch Fugro has been selected to deliver integrated marine survey and inspection services for Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK’s first offshore carbon capture...

CMES forecasts up to 248% profit surge on tanker super-cycle

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) projects its operating revenue for the first six months of 2026 will range from RMB18.7bn ($2.60bn) to RMB20.6bn, representing...

Heirs Energies deploys real-time digital monitoring at OML 17

The Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint Venture, in collaboration with Redtech, has unveiled its Integrated Operations Monitoring Centre, a next-generation digital operations hub designed...

Føn Energy Services secures multi-year O&M contract for Polish offshore wind farm

Føn Energy Services Poland has signed a long-term, multi-million-euro agreement with the joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power to provide integrated operations...

Shell tasks AGR with workforce provision for its ops in Norway

Norske Shell, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has entrusted AGR, part of the Oslo-listed energy and marine consultancy Aqualis (formerly ABL...

MODEC’s Brazil-bound FPSO hull on its way to China for integration work

Japan’s MODEC has tucked a construction milestone under its belt for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, with the completion of the...

Gas boost offshore Libya as Eni and NOC’s project comes online

Mellitah Oil & Gas, a joint venture (JV) between Italy’s energy giant Eni and the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), has fortified Libya’s gas...

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