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US scoops up nearly $47M in high bids for second Gulf of America oil & gas lease sale

13 Mar, 2026
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has held the second out of thirty Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) oil and gas lease sales under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, gathering $46.9 million in high bids from multiple playe...

FPSO on its way back to Côte d’Ivoire as US firm continues its drilling ops in Gabon

13 Mar, 2026
Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy is weeks away from witnessing the return of a revamped floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel to a field off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, while its drilling program offshore Gabon...

‘Largest and heaviest’ part of $5.1B LNG development reaches Canadian shores (Gallery)

13 Mar, 2026
Woodfibre Management, a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver, has welcomed the arrival of a giant liquefaction module for its operated liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project under development in British Columbia (B.C.), Ca...

FEED contract marks step forward in Mediterranean’s first CO2 storage project

13 Mar, 2026
Dubai-headquartered engineering and services company Kent has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with EnEarth, a subsidiary of the UK-based oil & gas company Energean, for a CO2 storage project in Greece. Prinos. Source:...

South Korean player taps France’s GTT for LNG carrier tank design

13 Mar, 2026
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has landed a new tank design job for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) with South Korea’s shipbuilding and offshore engineering player HD Korea Shipbu...

N-Sea’s hybrid, biofuel-ready vessel starts sea trials

13 Mar, 2026
The hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel Geo Master, which will be on a charter for N-Sea Group, is carrying out its sea trials. Source: Neptune Marine via LinkedIn N-Sea signed a long-term charter agreement with...

Seadrill’s CCO steps into CEO role

13 Mar, 2026
Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, has decided to hand the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position to its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). West Capella drillship (for illustration purposes); Source: Seadrill Seadrill has made a leader...

To back Make American Shipbuilding Great Again initiative, South Koreans open research hub in US

13 Mar, 2026
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and San Diego State University (SDSU) have opened a joint research center in the U.S. to support the Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA) initiative. Source: Samsung Heavy Industries Th...