Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured approximately $600 million in new contracts and extensions since its previous fleet status report in August 2026, increasing its total contracted backlog to around $4.8 billion.The latest awards cover drillships, jack-up rigs and platform drilling services across several offshore regions, with the company's backlog rising from approximately $4.6 billion reported on August 5…
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has launched a global Mature Assets Solutions (MAS) hub network aimed at helping oil and gas operators increase production efficiency, improve recovery and extend the life of existing fields.The network…
Saudi state oil giant Aramco is working to expand a crude pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz as the world continues to experience the biggest energy supply shock in history, CEO Amin Nasser said on Tuesday.The effective blockade of the chokepoint that links the Gulf to world markets…
ADES Holding has secured a one-year contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig offshore Angola and a new drilling contract for the Shelf Drilling Perseverance in Indonesia, adding to its offshore drilling backlog across Africa and Southeast Asia…
Shell has agreed to sell its 16.67% non-operated interest in Australia's North West Shelf (NWS) LNG project to subsidiaries of XRG for a base consideration of $1.45 billion.The deal covers Shell's interest in the North West Shelf project in Western Australia…
Saudi state oil company Aramco reported on Tuesday a 34.5% increase in third-quarter net profit despite attacks on its facilities, mainly due to higher revenue and its exit from a joint venture.The world's top oil exporter reported a net profit of $36…
Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a long-term bearish trend. But traders are now betting that oil prices will remain elevated through 2028, forcing a rethink of the global inflation outlook.Eight months into the war…
Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with the event despite deadly attacks on the capital claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.The chief executives of ExxonMobil…
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.Brent futures LCOc1 rose 81 cents…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a multi-year agreement to supply about 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Thailand's Gulf Group starting in 2027.Under the sales and purchase agreement, ADNOC Trading will deliver the LNG to Gulf Group…
Inpex, Japan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company, has acquired 50% participating interests in the Agung I and Agung II exploration blocks offshore Eastern Java, Indonesia, from BP’s subsidiaries.The interests were acquired through…
Höegh Evi and Petroleum Sarawak (PETROS) have agreed to jointly develop, own and operate a proposed LNG import terminal in Kuching, Malaysia, targeting first gas by the end of 2029.The Kuching LNG Terminal will comprise a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)…
Solstad Maritime has been awarded contracts for two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) for drilling support work in the Asia-Pacific region.The combined firm value estimated at the upper end of a $10 million and $30 million range, according to the Norwegian vessel owner…
Oil prices fell 2% on Friday, extending losses for a third straight session as easing concerns over Saudi supply disruptions outweighed anxiety about a widening of conflict across the Middle East.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell by $2.14, or 2%…
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