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Oil Markets Brace for Years of High Prices as Iran War Drags On

Oct 15, 2026

Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a long-term bearish trend. But traders are now betting that oil prices will remain elevated through 2028, forcing a rethink of the global inflation outlook.Eight months into the war…

Seadrill Secures Offshore Drilling Deals Across Four Countries

Oct 13, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured new drilling contracts and extensions covering four rigs offshore Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola and in the U.S. Gulf.In Indonesia, West Carina drillship has been awarded a contract with an undisclosed…

Jack-Up Rig Arrives in Indonesia for Conrad Asia Energy's MOPU Conversion

Oct 13, 2026

Conrad Asia Energy has confirmed the arrival of the Valaris 104 jack-up rig at PaxOcean's shipyard in Batam in Indonesia, where it will be converted into a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) for the Mako gas project in the West Natuna Sea…

Murphy Oil Finds More Oil Offshore Vietnam, Côte d'Ivoire

Oct 13, 2026

Murphy Oil Corporation has reported a successful appraisal well offshore Côte d'Ivoire and an oil discovery offshore Vietnam, alongside the start of production from two offshore developments in Vietnam and the Gulf of America.In Côte d'Ivoire…

Oil Caught Between Trump's Russia Supply Push and Middle East Risks

Oct 12, 2026

Oil prices oscillated on Monday as the market considered possible further supplies after US President Donald Trump hailed fresh Russian diesel exports against supply-constricting signals after major attacks on Saudi Arabia.Retracing earlier losses…

Eni Agrees Indonesian Gas Asset Sales to Pertamina and Medco

Oct 12, 2026

Eni has signed two binding agreements to sell 10% interests in seven production sharing contracts (PSCs) in Indonesia to Pertamina and Medco, covering assets operated by its joint venture with Petronas.Under the first agreement, Eni will sell its 10% interests in the East Sepinggan…

Riyadh Attacks Disrupt Oil Majors' Summit Plans

Oct 12, 2026

Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with the event despite deadly attacks on the capital claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.The chief executives of ExxonMobil…

Iran Weighs US Response as Hormuz Reopening Talks Stall

Oct 12, 2026

Iran is still reviewing a US response to its proposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and will reply to Washington via intermediaries when the review is over, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.Baghaei…

Valeura Starts Wassana Platform Installation Offshore Thailand

Oct 09, 2026

Valeura Energy has started offshore installation work at its Wassana oil field redevelopment project in the Gulf of Thailand, marking a milestone in the development of a new central processing platform (CPP).The company confirmed the start of offshore installation in an October 9 update…

Yinson Production Raises $1.46B to Refinance Agogo FPSO

Oct 07, 2026

Yinson Production has priced $1.458 billion of senior secured notes to refinance debt linked to its Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit operating offshore Angola, in what the company said was the largest FPSO project bond to date…

KBR to Support Aramco’s Marjan Offshore Field Upgrade

Oct 06, 2026

KBR has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco to provide engineering and project execution services for upgrades to offshore facilities at the Marjan oil and gas field in the Arabian Gulf.The scope covers key offshore processing, gas compression…

Eni Taps Yinson Production for Major Ghana FPSO Gas Upgrade

Oct 05, 2026

Yinson Production has signed a contract amendment with Eni for a major gas capacity upgrade of the John Agyekum Kufuor floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Ghana.Under the amendment, signed on October 2, Yinson will…

ADNOC Signs Multi-Year LNG Supply Deal with Thailand’s Gulf Group

Oct 05, 2026

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a multi-year agreement to supply about 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Thailand's Gulf Group starting in 2027.Under the sales and purchase agreement, ADNOC Trading will deliver the LNG to Gulf Group…

Iran Set to Keep Hormuz Shut Until Seven Demands Are Met

Oct 05, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday.Iran presented a proposal…

Current News

Inpex-Led Bonaparte CCS Project Gets Australian Offshore Storage Approval

Seascape Energy Expands Temaris Gas Acreage Offshore Malaysia

Oil Markets Brace for Years of High Prices as Iran War Drags On

Seadrill Secures Offshore Drilling Deals Across Four Countries

Jack-Up Rig Arrives in Indonesia for Conrad Asia Energy's MOPU Conversion

Murphy Oil Finds More Oil Offshore Vietnam, Côte d'Ivoire

Oil Caught Between Trump's Russia Supply Push and Middle East Risks

Eni Agrees Indonesian Gas Asset Sales to Pertamina and Medco

Riyadh Attacks Disrupt Oil Majors' Summit Plans

Iran Weighs US Response as Hormuz Reopening Talks Stall

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