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

4 hours ago

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…

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…

Oil Stabilizes as IEA Moves to Speed Up Emergency Stock Releases

Oct 08, 2026

Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday following a choppy session after the International Energy Agency agreed to speed up a release of oil stocks and prioritize diesel in a bid to curb record-high fuel prices as the Iran war squeezes global supplies…

Oil Climbs on US Storm Threat, Saudi Attack Risks

Oct 07, 2026

Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.Brent futures LCOc1 rose 81 cents…

Oil Industry Braces for Years of Market Disruption

Oct 06, 2026

Shipping bottlenecks, deep cuts in refinery output and inventory draws that could take years to replace will keep global oil prices high beyond this year, industry executives said at a conference in London on Monday.Following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran at the end of February…

Inpex Buys Into Two BP-Operated Indonesian Offshore Blocks

Oct 01, 2026

Inpex, Japan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company, has acquired 50% participating interests in the Agung I and Agung II exploration blocks offshore Eastern Java, Indonesia, from BP’s subsidiaries.The interests were acquired through…

Solstad Maritime Secures APAC Drilling Support Work for AHTS Pair

Sep 30, 2026

Solstad Maritime has been awarded contracts for two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) for drilling support work in the Asia-Pacific region.The combined firm value estimated at the upper end of a $10 million and $30 million range, according to the Norwegian vessel owner…

SBM Offshore Taps Chinese Contractor for FPSO Topside Modules

Sep 29, 2026

China-based BOMESC Offshore Engineering's wholly owned subsidiary Tianjin BOMESC has signed a contract with SBM Offshore for the design, procurement and construction of topside modules for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) destined for South America…

Southeast Asia Plans 100 GW-Plus Gas Power Expansion Despite LNG Risks

Sep 24, 2026

Southeast Asia is developing more than 100 gigawatts of gas-fired power generating capacity and 70 million tons per annum of LNG import capacity, despite growing supply risks highlighted by the ongoing war in the Middle East, data from US think tank Global Energy Monitor showed on Thursday…

South Korea Aims to Cut Middle East Crude Dependence to 50% by 2035

Sep 23, 2026

South Korea aims to reduce its reliance on crude oil from the Middle East to 50% by 2035, as Asia's fourth-biggest economy seeks to diversify energy supplies following the disruption caused by the Iran war, the Industry Ministry said on Wednesday…

Iran Restores Half of Damaged South Pars Gas Field Capacity

Sep 23, 2026

Iran has restored about 50% of damaged production capacity at the South Pars gas field, Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Zeraatkar was reported as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official Fars news agency, adding that all planned restoration work would be completed before winter…

Oil Drops as Hormuz Reopening Prospects Ease Supply Concerns

Sep 22, 2026

Oil prices fell to a two-week low on Tuesday as prospects for Gulf supplies improved, with Iran signaling it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and Saudi Arabia set to resume exports from its Red Sea port of Yanbu.The Brent crude futures LCOc1 November contract was down $2…

QatarEnergy's LNG Expansion Faces Delays from Hormuz Crisis

Sep 21, 2026

QatarEnergy expects the first train of its North Field East (NFE) liquefied natural gas expansion project to start production in the first half of 2027, but additional trains will depend on the Strait of Hormuz crisis.Disruptions caused by the…

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Eni Agrees Indonesian Gas Asset Sales to Pertamina and Medco

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