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Petronas Signs 20-year Charter Deal with MISC for Five LNG Carrier Newbuilds

May 13, 2026

Petronas LNG (PLL) has signed a 20-year time charter agreement with MISC Group for five newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers as the Malaysian energy company strengthens long-term LNG supply capacity.The agreement covers five 174,000-cubic meter LNG carriers that will be built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, China, with charter commencements expected between 2029 and 2030.The vessels will feature XDF2…

Global Oil Supply to Fall Short of Demand as Iran War Goes On, IEA Says

May 13, 2026

Global oil supply will not meet total demand this year as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East oil production, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday.'With Hormuz tanker traffic still restricted…

Iraq, Pakistan Secure Oil Shipments via Hormuz with Iran Agreements

May 13, 2026

Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz…

FOS Picks Incat Crowther to Design Fast CTV Fleet for Shell’s Brunei Ops

May 12, 2026

Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) has selected Incat Crowther to design a fleet of 10 new DP2 fast crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for offshore operations supporting Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint venture between Shell and the Government of Brunei.The…

Lloyd’s Register Approves Wison’s Internal Turret FPSO Concept

May 08, 2026

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Wison New Energies for a harsh-environment floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design featuring an internal turret mooring system.The FPSO concept is aimed at offshore developments in demanding metocean conditions…

IEA: Middle East Conflict Reshaping Medium-Term Gas Outlook

May 07, 2026

The Iran war has already led to a loss of about 120 billion cubic metres of global liquefied natural gas supply over the 2026 to 2030 period, Gergely Molnar, an analyst from the International Energy Agency, said on Thursday.Speaking at the Budapest LNG Summit…

Brent Near $114 as Middle East Conflict Continues

May 05, 2026

Brent crude futures retreated on Tuesday but held near $114 a barrel following fresh hostilities in the Middle East, while investors monitored developments in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the…

Bureau Veritas Expands Offshore Services with New Asia Hub

Apr 22, 2026

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has launched an Offshore Center of Excellence in Asia Pacific to support offshore energy projects.The center will combine regional teams in Singapore, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur with the company’s global technical…

Oil Prices Jump as Ships Come Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz

Apr 22, 2026

Oil prices jumped on Wednesday with Brent trading above $100 a barrel, erasing earlier losses following reports of gunfire attacks on at least three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $1.59, or 1.6%, at $100…

US-Israel War on Iran Creates Biggest Energy Crisis in History

Apr 21, 2026

The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is creating the worst energy crisis ever faced by the world, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.'This is indeed the biggest crisis in history,' Birol told…

Oil Flows to Lag Even if Hormuz Strait Reopens

Apr 20, 2026

The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world’s most critical oil and gas chokepoint. But one thing is already clear: even if the guns fall silent, flows through the…

Toyo, OneSubsea Form Subsea CCS Partnership

Apr 15, 2026

Toyo Engineering Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with OneSubsea to explore collaboration in subsea carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.The agreement aims to combine the companies’ capabilities to develop integrated system solutions for subsea CCS…

Philippines Seeks US Extension to Buy Russian Oil

Apr 14, 2026

The Philippines' Secretary of Energy Sharon Garin on Tuesday said the country has asked the United States to extend a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products.Garin said the government is optimistic about extending the waiver which expired on April 11…

Iran-Linked Tankers Sail Through Hormuz Before US Blockade

Apr 13, 2026

Two oil tankers linked to Iran exited the Gulf on Monday via the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a planned U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed.The tanker Auroura is laden with Iranian oil products…

China Calls for De-Escalation as US Threatens Hormuz Blockade

Apr 13, 2026

China urged calm and restraint by all sides on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of weekend talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the Iran war.Before the war, most Iranian oil exports were shipped to China…

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