The European Union (EU) has become the primary destination of Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by turning into a backbone of the Russian LNG business in the first six months of 2026, dishing out billions of euros to assuage its LNG cravings with nearly all shipments from Yamal coming to EU ports, based on the findings of a new analysis from Urgewald, Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization. The post EU’s Arctic LNG appetite hits new high with €5.96 billion bill for 136 Russian cargoes in H1 2026 appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has picked up new assignments with Golar LNG, the Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure, for two floating LNG (FLNG) units destined to be deployed at Argentina’s LNG project on the South American country’s Atlantic coast. The post Golar LNG tasks Axess with work on FLNG pair bound for South American project appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has commenced marine surveys for the new Milano-Montalto electricity connection, […] The post NextGeo starts marine surveys for Italy’s electricity connection appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region, is pursuing an expansion of its portfolio by submitting an exploration permit application for an area off the coast of New Zealand. The post AIM-listed player seeks to widen gas horizons with exploration permit offshore New Zealand appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has obtained a drilling permit for operations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor. The post North Sea drilling ops with COSL rig on Vår Energi’s agenda for August appeared first on Offshore Energy.

DeepOcean has completed subsea removal activities at two North Sea fields operated by Spirit […] The post DeepOcean completes North Sea subsea removal campaign appeared first on Offshore Energy.

U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has been hired on an assignment to assist in developing a giant deepwater oil project in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname, which is operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies. The post Halliburton helping breathe life into TotalEnergies’ oil project worth up to $12.2B appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has received a letter of award for a “very […] The post DOF wins ‘very large’ four-year contract appeared first on Offshore Energy.

With more than 80% of the exhibition floor already reserved, Offshore Energy Exhibition & […] The post 80% of the exhibition floor already booked: Secure your spot at OEEC 2026 appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs, has called off a deal to offload a 2010-built jack-up rig. The post Velesto scraps proposed sale of 16-year-old jack-up rig appeared first on Offshore Energy.