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Petrobras, Shell, TotalEnergies, and Petrogal formalize production split for Brazilian oil field duo

05 May, 2026
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has disclosed the go-ahead for the production individualization agreements (AIPs) for shared reservoirs in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. FPSO P68 operating in t...

Shell and Kosmos put US Gulf hydrocarbon prospect on their 2027 drilling agenda

05 May, 2026
U.S.-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Kosmos Energy and its partner, Shell, are planning to spud a prospect in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) next year. Shell’s Appomattox platform in the U.S. Gulf; So...

70 more offshore exploration blocks widen Norway’s new oil & gas licensing round

05 May, 2026
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has shed light on the expanded award in pre-defined areas 2026 (APA 2026) round for oil and gas exploration activity, encompassing predefined areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), with blo...

North Sea field’s start-up augments Europe’s gas arsenal 48-years after discovery

05 May, 2026
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has brought online a subsea tie-back development in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, unleashing more gas supplies for the European market. Gina Krog; Source: Orlen Equinor, as the operator (5...

‘Substantial’ contract prolongs DOF vessel’s stay in Asia Pacific

05 May, 2026
DOF Group has secured a contract valued at between $25 million and $50 million for subsea commissioning services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region which will begin next year. Skandi Inventor. Source: DOF The contract, defined as substantial...

Aker Solutions on FEED duty for North Sea gas condensate discovery

05 May, 2026
Norway-based energy services provider Aker Solutions has lined up a new front-end engineering and design (FEED) assignment for a gas condensate subsea tie-in development project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with the country’s st...

Helix Energy Solutions drops shallow water business in shift toward deeper waters

05 May, 2026
Texas-headquartered offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions is divesting its shallow water abandonment business, stating that the move furthers its strategic focus on deepwater operations. Helix Energy Solutions (Illustratio...

Solstad CSV picked by Reach Subsea for Mediterranean and Black Sea

05 May, 2026
Norway’s Reach Subsea is set to charter a Solstad construction support vessel (CSV) for deployment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region as part of its commitment under a newly secured letter of intent (LOI). Source: Solstad via LinkedI...