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Masirah Oil Starts Yumna Offshore Drilling Ops After Months of Delays

Oct 21, 2026

Masirah Oil has started operations on the first well of its infill drilling campaign at the Yumna oil field offshore Oman, following several delays to the development program earlier in 2026.The company announced the start of operations on October 21, with production from the new well expected to begin in November 2026.'We expect production from the new well to start in November 2026,' said Mike Hopkinson…

Seatrium Inks $390M Deal to Complete Four Offshore Rigs for Keppel’s Rigco

15 hours ago

Singapore's Seatrium has secured an agreement with Keppel's subsidiary RigCo to complete construction work on four offshore drilling rigs under an existing master services arrangement, with the total estimated contract value exceeding $390 million (S$500 million)…

Idemitsu Taps PV Drilling for Vietnam's Offshore Drilling Campaign

16 hours ago

Vietnam's PV Drilling has secured a contract from Idemitsu Gas Production (Vietnam) to supply a jack-up drilling rig for an offshore exploration and appraisal campaign in the Nam Con Son Basin in 2027.Under the agreement, signed on October 16…

Borr Drilling Rig Sinks Off Gabon, 110 Rescued as Search for Five Missing Continues

16 hours ago

Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 jack-up rig has sunk offshore Gabon after experiencing a punch-through event during preload operations that caused it to lose stability, leaving five people missing and 110 safely accounted for among the 115 personnel on board…

SLB Beats Profit Forecasts as North America Booms, Middle East Recovers

Oct 23, 2026

SLB beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Friday, supported by strong North American oilfield activity, while signaling recovery in parts of the Middle East following conflict-related disruptions.Repeated flare-ups in the US-Iran conflict…

QatarEnergy Secures Long-Term US LNG Supply from Cheniere

Oct 23, 2026

QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Cheniere Energy to purchase up to 4 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG from its facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with deliveries expected to begin in 2031…

North Sea Subsea Decom Campaign Wraps Up with Two Wells Abandoned

Oct 21, 2026

Perenco UK has completed the decommissioning of the Leman South and Durango subsea assets in the UK Southern North Sea, using Petrodec's HAEVA jack-up vessel to plug and abandon the wells and remove associated subsea infrastructure.The two projects…

Ocean Oilfield Brings Noble Corporation's Jack-Up Rig Into Its Fleet

Oct 19, 2026

Abu Dhabi-based Ocean Oilfield Integrated Solutions has completed the acquisition and taken ownership of the former Noble Resolve jack-up drilling rig, now renamed Ocean MVM, from Noble Corporation.The GustoMSC CJ50-X100 MC jack-up arrived in Malta on October 13…

DEME to Install Turbines at Zeevonk Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 15, 2026

DEME has secured a contract worth between $56 million and $168 million for the transportation and installation of 69 wind turbines at the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, expanding its role in the approximately 1 GW project…

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…

OEG to Supply Temporary Power for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm Buildout

Oct 12, 2026

OEG has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to supply temporary power for the construction of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, covering offshore converter station commissioning and wind turbine installation and commissioning activities.Under the contract…

Equinor Ups Snøhvit Future Cost Estimate to $2.8B, Timeline Unchanged

Oct 07, 2026

Equinor has raised the cost estimate for the Snøhvit Future project to $2.77 billion (NOK 26.5 billion) in 2026 value, citing greater-than-expected complexity and operational, weather and construction challenges, while keeping the project's timetable unchanged…

Cadeler Wraps Up Turbine Installation Job at Poland’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 07, 2026

Danish contractor Cadeler has completed installation of all 76 wind turbines at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power project, Poland's first offshore wind farm, using its jack-up vessels Wind Osprey and Wind Mover.The completion of the turbine campaign moves…

Valaris Adds $220M to Offshore Drilling Backlog

Oct 07, 2026

Valaris has added about $220 million to its contract backlog through new offshore drilling contracts and extensions since its previous fleet update in August, including work in Suriname, Australia and the North Sea.The offshore driller secured…

Vaalco Completes Gabon Wells Drilling, Advances Baobab Campaign

Oct 07, 2026

Vaalco Energy has completed its Phase 3 drilling program offshore Gabon after bringing the ETSEM-3H development well onstream at an initial stabilized rate of about 2,000 barrels of oil per day, while drilling has started on its Baobab Phase 5 program offshore Côte d’Ivoire…

Current News

Seatrium Inks $390M Deal to Complete Four Offshore Rigs for Keppel’s Rigco

Seatrium Inks $390M Deal to Complete Four Offshore Rigs for Keppel’s Rigco

Indonesia Cuts Singapore Pipeline Gas Flows by 9% to Meet Domestic Demand

Indonesia Cuts Singapore Pipeline Gas Flows by 9% to Meet Domestic Demand

Idemitsu Taps PV Drilling for Vietnam's Offshore Drilling Campaign

Idemitsu Taps PV Drilling for Vietnam's Offshore Drilling Campaign

Indonesia's Jangkrik FPU Set for Major Gas Output Boost

Indonesia's Jangkrik FPU Set for Major Gas Output Boost

PTTEP, Eni Launch Joint Venture for ADNOC-Operated Ghasha Offshore Project

PTTEP, Eni Launch Joint Venture for ADNOC-Operated Ghasha Offshore Project

Oil India Discovers Gas in Shallow Waters of Krishna-Godavari Basin

Oil India Discovers Gas in Shallow Waters of Krishna-Godavari Basin

Masirah Oil Starts Yumna Offshore Drilling Ops After Months of Delays

Masirah Oil Starts Yumna Offshore Drilling Ops After Months of Delays

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