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Inpex Secures Environmental Approval for Indonesia’s Abadi LNG Project

Feb 20, 2026

Japan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) firm Inpex has received environmental approval from the Indonesian government for its Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Masela Block, marking a key milestone as the development…

MISC Secures Long-Term Charter for Papua New Guinea's First FSO

Feb 19, 2026

Malaysia’s MISC has secured long-term bareboat charter and operations and maintenance contracts with ExxonMobil PNG (EMPNG) for Papua New Guinea’s first floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.The contracts comprise a firm 15-year charter with extension options of up to an additional 15 years…

Dolphin Drilling, Vantris Ink Marketing Deal for Blackford Dolphin Semi-Sub

Feb 18, 2026

Dolphin Drilling Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolphin Drilling, and Sapura Drilling Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vantris Energy, have entered into a marketing agreement for the semi-submersible drilling unit Blackford Dolphin…

DUG Hooks Multi-Client Seismic Reprocessing Survey off Malaysia

Feb 16, 2026

DUG Technology, in partnership with Searcher Seismic, has signed an agreement for the provision of multi-client 3D seismic data reprocessing offshore East Sarawak.Under the terms of the agreement, DUG and Searcher will reprocess previously acquired…

MISC, PTSC Extend Ruby II FPSO Operations Offshore Vietnam

Feb 16, 2026

MISC, through its joint venture Vietnam Offshore Floating Terminal (Ruby) (VOFT), has secured a contract for the Ruby II floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit with Petrovietnam, extending the unit’s lease, operation and maintenance until the end of 2027…

Petronas Takes Operatorship of Oman’s Offshore Block 18

Feb 13, 2026

Petronas has signed a concession agreement with the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and OQ Exploration and Production Batinah Offshore (OQEP) for exploration activities in offshore Block 18, expanding its international upstream portfolio…

Mubadala Hires SLB for Deepwater Drilling Services Offshore Indonesia

Feb 12, 2026

SLB has secured multiple offshore drilling services contracts by Mubadala Energy for the Tangkulo natural gas deepwater development and associated exploration and appraisal activities in the Andaman Sea offshore Indonesia.The contracts cover…

Malaysia Offers Nine Exploration Blocks in 2026 Bid Round

Feb 11, 2026

Malaysia’s Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management, has launched the Malaysia Bid Round 2026, offering nine exploration blocks and six discovered resource opportunities in a move aimed at strengthening Malaysia’s position as an upstream investment hub…

Malaysia Oil and Gas Projects Advance with Petronas' PSC and Farm-Out Deals

Feb 10, 2026

Malaysia’s Petronas has strengthened upstream collaboration in Sabah through a new oil and gas production sharing contract (PSC) award and an equity transfer agreement involving state-linked partners.Petronas Carigali, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas…

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…

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…

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…

Japan’s JERA Agrees Long-Term LNG Supply from Middle East

Feb 04, 2026

Japan’s largest power generation company JERA has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy to secure the supply of 3.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) for 27 years, with deliveries expected to commence in 2028…

QatarEnergy, Petronas Ink 20-Year LNG Supply Agreement

Feb 04, 2026

QatarEnergy signed a 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Petronas for the supply of two million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG ) from Qatar to Malaysia starting 2028.This is the first long-term LNG SPA between QatarEnergy and Petronas…

Eni Enlists Shearwater for 3D Seismic Survey in Timor Sea

Feb 03, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D seismic acquisition contract by Eni, covering the PSC TL SO 22-23 area in the Timor Sea.The project comprises approximately 1,500 square kilometers and is scheduled to commence late in the first quarter of 2026…

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ADNOC Approves $6.2B Offshore Umm Shaif Gas Project

Velesto Frees Up Drilling Rig After Early Contract Termination off Indonesia

Velesto Frees Up Drilling Rig After Early Contract Termination off Indonesia

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Jadestone Energy Lifts Malaysia Production with Second Online Well

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