“This contract reinforces SBM Offshore’s long-term strategic partnership with TotalEnergies and marks a significant milestone as SBM Offshore becomes the first FPSO operator in Suriname,” SBM stated in a news release on Thursday. “It is a testimony to SBM Offshore’s focus on excellence throughout the entire project’s lifecycle, from the allocation of our eighth Fast4Ward® MPF hull to our extensive experience in asset management supporting TotalEnergies’ operations.”
Afentra and M&P will each acquire 50% of Etu Energias’ 10% non-operated interest in Block 3/05 and 13.33% non-operated interest in Block 3/05A. The buyers will each pay an initial consideration of USD 23 million, consisting of USD 22 million for Block 3/05 and USD 1 million for Block 3/05A.
Meanwhile, one of the funders of the project, the UK government, was earlier this year reported to be looking for a way to get out of its investment commitment, in line with its net-zero policies. Earlier this week, the Financial Times reported that the UK Export Finance agency had commissioned a human right review for the project on allegations of abuse, made by Mozambican soldiers that were deployed to protect the facility.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from President Trump saying he’s weighing his options based on the potential for diplomacy with Tehran. The President’s position amounts to maybe peace, maybe war, maybe nothing. In the meantime, Israel has already escalated, bombing Iranian nuclear sites Thursday, and Iran has fired back with drones and missiles following a deadly strike on an Israeli.
Thursday’s failure delayed more than a test flight. It stalls development of key energy infrastructure. Designing in-situ resource utilization on Mars using local CO? and water to produce methane demands gigawatt-scale power systems, including solar farms or nuclear reactors. The explosion sharpens focus on terrestrial fueling networks—from methane processing hubs to cryogenic pipelines at SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas.
Geopolitics could move Brent crude higher by around $10 per barrel, Goldman Sachs has estimated, from a starting point in the mid-$70s. However, the bank admitted oil could top $90 in case of Iranian supply disruption.
FTSE 100 oil heavyweights are back in analysts favour after oil prices surged from the intensifying Middle Eastern conflict.
BP and Shell shares have jumped around three per cent in the last week and climbed further as President Donald Trump weighed in on the attacks in Israel and Iran.
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale play posted significant first-quarter gains in 2025, building on last year’s strong performance, with oil output surging 26% and gas production rising 16% year-on-year, according to Rystad Energy estimates. This growth is shifting Argentina away from its historical dependence on gas imports, pushing the nation closer to energy self-sufficiency.
Singapore’s Seatrium has signed a letter of intent with specialist LPG and petrochemicals shipping company Solvang ASA for the installation and retrofitting of full-scale CCS systems on its VLGC fleet, Seatrium announced on Thursday.
Australia’s Santos Ltd. said the BW Opal floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel arrived at the Barossa gas field. This is a critical milestone on the path to first gas in the third quarter of 2025, Santos said in a media release, adding that the FPSO has been hooked up with final commissioning already in progress.