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Home Fossil Energy Dolphin Drilling: GHL cash-and-rig proposal ‘encouraging’ but settlement offer falls short August 28, 2026, by Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh-environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has received a proposal from Lagos-based General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) to resolve their long-running arbitration dispute through a combination of cash and potential deployment of its rig in Nigeria. Blackford Dolphin

In an update on the arbitration award against General Hydrocarbons Limited, which was released on Friday, August 28, 2026, Dolphin Drilling disclosed that GHL approached the company with a non-binding, indicative proposal for an amicable solution in respect of the settlement of the arbitration award. This proposal involves a potential deployment of the Blackford Dolphin rig in Nigeria, combined with cash settlement of a portion of the amount awarded under the arbitration award

This proposal involves a potential deployment of the Blackford Dolphin rig in Nigeria, combined with cash settlement of a portion of the amount awarded under the arbitration award

The firm is responsible for protecting the pipeline, which has a diameter of one meter, on the seabed of the North Sea. Using its rock installation vessel, the company will install rock over the coming months with a vertical fall pipe system that places the rock with high precision on the seabed at depths of 30 to 60 meters

Using its rock installation vessel, the company will install rock over the coming months with a vertical fall pipe system that places the rock with high precision on the seabed at depths of 30 to 60 meters

Simon Stevin vessel; Source: Jan De Nul Group Jan De Nul has announced that it is contributing for the first time to a CCS project that will transport CO2 from industrial areas to permanent storage beneath the North Sea, as a subcontractor to Saipem, with its Simon Stevin vessel starting to install a protective layer of rock on top of the CO2 pipeline for the Northern Endurance Partnership’s transportation and storage network, which aims to help the UK move towards a carbon-neutral industrial sector

Home Fossil Energy PTTEP, Petronas’ 35-year gas deals bolster Thailand-Malaysia energy security axis August 27, 2026, by Thailand’s state-owned upstream oil and gas company PTTEP and Malaysia’s national energy company Petronas have signed multi-year production-sharing and gas sales agreements for an offshore development in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJA), strengthening the two countries’ long-term energy security and securing gas supplies for both markets

Both the PSC and the GSA have a term of 35 years, effective from January 1, 2026

The project is strategically important in supporting natural gas demand and strengthening the long-term energy security of both nations

Home Fossil Energy Well-Safe and NMC Energy join forces for North Sea decommissioning push August 27, 2026, by Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has strengthened its decommissioning offering through a strategic partnership with NMC Energy, combining their subsea, platform interface, and well lifecycle expertise to support major North Sea projects

Phil Milton, CEO of Well-Safe Solutions, commented: “Well-Safe Solutions partnership with NMC Energy continues our mission to provide our customers with a single point solution for all their late life and decommissioning requirements

Well Safe Defender; Source: Well Safe Solutions Well-Safe Solutions has signed a strategic partnership agreement with NMC Energy to support ongoing operations, including the recently awarded Apache Beryl and Forties decommissioning contracts, and to pursue future project collaboration opportunities. Phil Milton, CEO of Well-Safe Solutions, commented: “Well-Safe Solutions partnership with NMC Energy continues our mission to provide our customers with a single point solution for all their late life and decommiss

” Meanwhile, Petrovietnam has approved Jadestone’s recommended FPSO engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor for the Nam Du/U Minh development in Vietnam. The firm has also submitted its recommended EPCI contractor for the project’s field facilities to the Vietnamese player

Home Fossil Energy Jadestone steps up production restart and development activity across Asia-Pacific August 27, 2026, by AIM-listed and Singapore-headquartered oil and gas player Jadestone Energy is making progress on production restart and development plans across its Asia-Pacific offshore portfolio, with two Australian fields targeted to resume output and a recommended floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) contractor approved for a major development in Vietnam

The company’s business interruption insurance coverage for the Stag shutdown runs until May 2027