
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has drilled a second appraisal well, confirming the potential of the oil discovery at a field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon, Africa.

French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured a contract with Allseas, described as major, for the supply of line pipes for what is said to be one of the world’s largest deepwater fields. Vallourec said it would supply line pipes for the Búzios 10 offshore project located at the Búzios

A newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship, managed by Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, has started its inaugural offshore drilling assignment in Brazilian waters with the South American country’s energy giant Petrobras.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is on a quest to fulfill the Trump administration’s energy dominance dreams by laying the groundwork to revise the scaled-back oil and gas leasing program, which comes with only three lease sales up to 2029.

A joint venture comprising NYK, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), MISC Berhad, and China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited (CLNG) has held a naming ceremony for a new LNG carrier built for QatarEnergy.

Tanjung Offshore Services, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s T7 Global, has landed a long-term assignment with Petronas Carigali (PCSB), a subsidiary of a compatriot energy giant, Petronas.

With gas production increase in mind, Italy’s energy giant Eni is set on drilling two additional wells at a natural gas field in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt.

Amigo LNG, a Mexican subsidiary of Singapore’s LNG Alliance, has secured a multi-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Sahara Group, an energy and infrastructure conglomerate, for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its liquefaction facility under development on Mexico’s West Coast

ADNOC has signed a multi-year gas deal with ENN for liquefied natural gas (LNG), which will be sourced from the former’s giant low-carbon LNG project, currently under development.

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has laid out plans to introduce fees on Chinese ships calling American ports.

Italy’s floating regasification terminal operator OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, controlled by Snam and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, will hold auctions for regasification capacity at its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

Australia-headquartered exploration and production company Grand Gulf Energy has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire Wrangel, an applicant for a working interest in a petroleum exploration license (PEL) in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia.

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has won approval in principle (AIP) from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its advanced hull monitoring system.

Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has renewed its long-term agreement (LTA) with Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s energy heavyweight.