Keppel has launched a program to monetize up to 10 legacy offshore drilling rigs through a newly established Keppel Offshore Fund (KOF), in a transaction valued at approximately $2.86 billion (S$3.7 billion) that will expand its funds under management and generate proceeds from non-core assets.Under the program, Keppel will divest six operational modern jack-up rigs to the fund in 2026 for about $930 million (S$1…
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 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…
Oil futures prices fell over 3% on Friday but are still set for hefty weekly gains because of concerns about disrupted energy flows in the Red Sea and fears of further escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Brent futures LCOc1 fell nearly $4…
BP has advanced the Tangguh Ubadari, CCUS and Compression (UCC) project in Indonesia with the first offshore platform jacket arriving in Fakfak, Papua Barat, marking the start of the offshore installation phase.The jacket completed a 5,800-km…
Searah, the joint venture energy company formed by Italy's Eni and Malaysia's Petronas, has started developing a floating gas facility to process gas from its $11.8 billion North Hub project in Indonesia, the Indonesian government said.The company…
QatarEnergy has extended force majeure on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to several Asian buyers and continues to lease out some of its LNG tankers through mid-October, trade sources said, signaling expectations that export disruptions could persist as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed…
Velesto Energy has secured a contract worth approximately $51 million from Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron, to provide integrated rig, drilling and completion services for the North Malay Basin Full Field Development Campaign…
ABL has been awarded a contract by Oil Search (PNG), a subsidiary of Santos, to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for Papua New Guinea's first offshore floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility.The work will support the supply…
Energean has commissioned the second oil train on its Energean Power floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, increasing liquids processing capacity by 72% to 31,000 barrels per day at the Karish and Karish North fields offshore Israel…
Oil prices rose to near six-week highs on Wednesday on mounting concerns about disruptions to key Middle Eastern supply routes because of escalating hostilities between the U.S. and Iran and threats to shipping by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen…
ADNOC has made a $6.2 billion final investment decision (FID) to develop the Umm Shaif Gas Cap project offshore Abu Dhabi with partners TotalEnergies, Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).The development is expected to produce…
Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has mutually agreed with PC Ketapang II, PC North Madura II and PETRONAS North Ketapang to terminate, without cause, a contract for the NAGA 8 jack-up drilling rig offshore Indonesia…
Jadestone Energy has brought the second well in its 2026 Malaysia infill drilling campaign onstream at 2,800 barrels of oil per day (bpd), extending the program that has increased production from the East Belumut field by more than 150%, or about 6…
Searah (Malaysia) launched upstream oil and gas operations in Malaysia from July 1, it said on Friday, after completing the transfer of operatorship from Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of state energy firm Petronas.The oil and gas company is the Malaysian operating entity of Searah Limited…
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