
Shell has decided to boost its dividend for the second consecutive quarter this year after seeing an increase in quarterly profit.

Heerema Marine Contractors’ giant heavy-lift vessel Thialf has installed the Cassia Compression platform for bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC.

TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have encountered oil in the Sapakara South-1 well on Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won two contracts which, in aggregate, contribute approximately $55.5 million in the backlog.

Oil major ExxonMobil has made an oil discovery at Whiptail well off Guyana, which could form the basis for future development.

Norwegian authorities have granted consent for the start-up of the Neptune Energy-operated Duva field in the North Sea off Norway.

Malaysian energy giant Petronas has awarded Block SK437 offshore Sarawak to Petronas Carigali, Shell, and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros).

BW Energy has completed the final horizontal production well in Gabon and is now working to tie in two wells for the first oil production.

Dutch floater provider SBM Offshore has signed contracts with Petrobras for the 26.25 years lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré.

Eni’s attempt to suspend the execution of a recent court ruling in Ghana has been dismissed in a case brought on by Springfield.

Brazilian contractor Etesco has been awarded a contract extension for a drillship with the state-owned Petrobras for operations off Brazil.

Scottish firm First Subsea has secured several offshore wind contracts in overseas markets with financial backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF).

The OGA has fined BP and served it with a sanction notice for breaching a licence condition by failing to report on two extended well tests.

A newcomer in the wave energy sector, founded only a year ago with a name that pretty much speaks for itself – Dutch Wave Power – is preparing to launch its scaled wave energy prototype device for real sea trials offshore The Hague in the Netherlands.