Europe
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December 26, 2025
Gulf Marine Services has secured a 985-day Europe contract for two Large-class vessels, pushing its contracted backlog to $540 million as demand for SESVs continues to strengthen across global offshore markets.
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December 22, 2025
Block Energy said its Phase 1 CCS pilot in Georgia achieved rapid CO₂ mineralization, confirming permanent storage and supporting plans for field-wide scale-up.
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December 20, 2025
OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy are preparing to drill two offshore wells at Bulgaria’s Han Asparuh block in the Black Sea, with first drilling expected by year-end.
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December 20, 2025
Ukraine says it struck a Lukoil offshore drilling platform in the Caspian Sea, as Kyiv intensifies attacks on Russian energy infrastructure tied to wartime revenue.
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December 08, 2025
Block Energy has received a non-binding farm-in offer from a major energy company for its Project III appraisal and early development program in Georgia. The proposal includes a full carry for well re-tests, sidetracks, and a 20 MMcf/d early-production facility.
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November 2025
Eavor Technologies Inc.’s Geretsried project in Bavaria, Germany, is the first commercial deployment of its closed-loop (Eavor-LoopTM) advanced geothermal system. This article outlines the technical achievements in multilateral drilling performance, including a 90% improvement in rate of penetration, 3x increase in bit run lengths, and the integration of enabling technologies, such as insulated drill pipe and active magnetic ranging.
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November 17, 2025
TotalEnergies has signed a €5.1 billion all-stock agreement to acquire a 50% stake in EPH’s flexible power generation platform, marking one of the company’s most significant moves yet to scale its gas-to-power integration strategy across Europe.
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November 14, 2025
ADNOC has secured conditional EU approval for its $13.9 billion acquisition of Covestro after offering commitments to address subsidy and competition concerns. The deal advances ADNOC's global chemicals and materials strategy while opening Covestro patents to European market participants for the next decade.
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November 13, 2025
Repsol is evaluating a reverse merger between its $19 billion upstream division and APA to speed a New York listing, as the company weighs options ranging from an IPO to a stake sale.
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November 07, 2025
INEOS Energy has signed a long-term U.S. natural gas supply deal with Kinetik Holdings, securing up to 0.5 MMtpa from 2027 to strengthen Europe’s energy security and stabilize prices amid tightening global supply.
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October 15, 2025
DeepOcean has entered a time charter agreement for the multipurpose vessel Glomar Supporter to strengthen its survey, inspection, and light IMR service offering across offshore wind and oil and gas markets.
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October 13, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said the company is cutting back European investments due to restrictive climate regulations, while praising President Donald Trump’s energy policies for supporting oil and gas growth.
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October 10, 2025
Score has secured significant new contracts from INEOS Energy for the Greensand carbon storage project and additional LDAR framework agreements across Denmark, reinforcing its leadership in carbon capture and emissions reduction.
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October 08, 2025
ABB will deliver automation and electrification systems for SwitcH2’s floating green ammonia FPSO off Portugal, designed to produce 243,000 tons annually from renewable power.
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September 24, 2025
Weatherford has secured an eight-year contract with Romgaz, Romania’s largest natural gas producer, to deploy real-time digital wellsite monitoring and AI-enabled production optimization. The deal marks Romgaz’s first use of such technology, enhancing efficiency across thousands of wells.
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September 18, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods blasted the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, calling it “bone-crushing” for upstream operators. The law, set for full rollout by 2029, would mandate binding net-zero plans across global supply chains and fine violators up to 5% of global revenue.
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September 10, 2025
MOL and O&GD have discovered a new oil field at a depth of approximately 2,400 m near Galgahévíz, Hungary. The well, named Galgahévíz-4, is capable of producing approximately 1,000 bopd, which is processed at the Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta.
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September 03, 2025
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has appointed experienced sector leader James Christie to head up activities across Europe and Africa following significant growth and plans for further global expansion.
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August 28, 2025
Borr Drilling has announced contract awards for two of its premium jack-up rigs to operate in the North Sea as well as offshore Congo, West Africa. The contracted work will span over 300 days and represent more than $43 million in contract revenue backlog, Borr Drilling said.
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August 28, 2025
Odfjell Technology has signed a two-year contract with Vercana GmbH, Vulcan Group’s drilling subsidiary, to provide tubular running services (TRS) to Vulcan Group’s Phase One Lionheart Project in Germany.
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August 26, 2025
“This represents an important milestone for Block, Georgia and our partner on the pilot project, Indorama, as we seek to demonstrate the viability of large-scale, low-cost CCS," said Block Energy's CEO Paul Haywood.
