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TotalEnergies, SOCAR, XRG Greenlight Absheron Field Expansion in Caspian Sea

Sep 28, 2026

TotalEnergies, SOCAR and XRG have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the full-field development of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas and condensate field, targeting an increase in gas production to 6 billion cubic meters per year from 2029.TotalEnergies operates the Caspian Sea development with a 35% interest, alongside SOCAR with 35% and XRG with 30%.The full-field development will also increase condensate production to 47…

Kazakhstan Resumes Action to Collect $5.2B Kashagan Field Fine

Sep 30, 2026

Kazakhstan has restarted enforcement action to collect a 2.3 trillion tenge ($5.22 billion) fine from the international consortium operating the Kashagan oilfield, Interfax reported on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Justice.The North Caspian Operating Company - a venture including Shell…

MODEC, Eld Energy Advance Fuel Cell Power for FPSOs

Sep 15, 2026

MODEC and Eld Energy have completed a key qualification stage for a solid oxide fuel cell power system designed for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, advancing plans to test the technology using produced gas on an operating offshore unit…

TPAO Eyes Karabakh Offshore Expansion with SOCAR

Sep 14, 2026

Turkey's state oil company TPAO plans to expand its cooperation with Azerbaijan's SOCAR to explore new offshore areas, including the Karabakh oil and gas field, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and TPAO CEO Can Ergin said.TPAO-SOCAR cooperation in Azerbaijan…

XRG, ADNOC and SEFE Deepen Gas Ties in Europe

Sep 14, 2026

XRG, ADNOC and SEFE have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore wider cooperation across the natural gas and LNG value chain, including supply, infrastructure and shipping opportunities aimed at Germany and the wider European market…

SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore Set to Combine Ops

Sep 11, 2026

SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore have signed a letter of intent for an all-share combination that would create an energy services group with about $1.3 billion in contracted revenue backlog and an implied pro forma equity value of approximately $1 billion…

Energean’s Profit Rises as Israeli Gas Operations Recover

Sep 09, 2026

Eastern Mediterranean-focused gas producer Energean posted a 45% jump in first-half profit on Wednesday, helped by a lower tax charge in Italy, and said production had recovered strongly following the restart of operations in Israel.The company…

Saipem Bags Commissioning Contract for Türkiye-Bound FPU

Sep 08, 2026

Italian energy services firm Saipem has secured a contract from GOE Petrol Sanayi for commissioning services on the Osman Gazi floating production unit (FPU), destined for the Sakarya gas field development in the Turkish Black Sea.The contract…

BP Completes Central Azeri Platform Maintenance, Ramps Up Production

Aug 26, 2026

BP has completed a planned maintenance program on the Central Azeri platform in Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field ahead of schedule.The turnaround began on August 19 and was originally scheduled to last 11 days. BP said…

ONGC Nears Venezuela Operatorship Deals, Regains Russia’s Sakhalin-1 Stake

Aug 06, 2026

India's top explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), hopes to soon sign agreements with Venezuela to operate two oil blocks under the South American nation's new petroleum law, its finance chief said on Wednesday.State-run ONGC, through its overseas investment arm ONGC Videsh…

Saipem Cuts Earnings Outlook as Middle East Costs Rise

Jul 28, 2026

Italian oil and gas contractor Saipem on Monday revised down its expectations for 2026 core earnings to take into account extra costs linked to the Middle East crisis.The de-consolidation of its shallow-water drilling business, which Saipem recently sold…

Serica Energy Agrees $194M Pharos Energy Acquisition

Jul 27, 2026

Serica Energy has agreed to acquire Pharos Energy in a cash deal valuing the London-listed oil and gas producer at approximately $194.5 million (£145.7 million), prompting Pharos to withdraw its recommendation for a rival takeover offer from Ratio Petroleum…

James Fisher, Aquaterra Launch Global Decommissioning Partnership

Jul 13, 2026

James Fisher and Sons and Aquaterra Energy have formed a strategic global partnership to provide integrated offshore decommissioning services, combining front-end engineering, well access, subsea operations and offshore execution under a single delivery model…

Oil Surges 3% on Renewed US-Iran Strikes

Jul 08, 2026

Oil prices gained more than 3% on Wednesday after Iran and the U.S. military traded airstrikes and Washington reimposed crude sales sanctions on Tehran, raising fears their fragile truce was unravelling and Middle East supplies could be disrupted again…

Sunda Reviews Timor-Leste Appraisal Plans as New Zealand Deal Advances

Jun 30, 2026

Sunda Energy has started evaluating options for the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste following discussions with regulators and its joint venture partner, while separately advancing its acquisition of a New Zealand production business…

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