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Offshore oil and gas is quietly replacing vessel days with subsea robots
Resident subsea robots, autonomous inspection vehicles and remotely operated uncrewed vessels are beginning to perform offshore oil and gas work once tied to large support vessels and offshore crews. Commercial operations involving Equinor, Saipem, Reach Subsea and Oceaneering International show how robotics could reduce vessel days, personnel exposure and inspection costs, although intervention capability, subsea infrastructure, communications and regulatory acceptance still determine how far vessel-free operations can go.
BP posts $5.7bn Q2 underlying profit as new CEO Meg O’Neill orders a reset
BP Q2 underlying RC profit hits $5.7bn and the dividend rises 4%. New CEO Meg O'Neill admits BP wrote off too much value, orders a portfolio and cost reset.
Ruwais LNG Project: Abu Dhabi’s 9.6Mtpa export plant advances toward 2028 start-up
The Ruwais LNG Project in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi is a 9.6Mtpa ADNOC-led export development backed by bp, Mitsui, Shell and TotalEnergies, with commercial operations scheduled to start in 2028.
Viva Energy (ASX: VEA) 1H26: EBITDA jumps to A$780m as Geelong refining margins surge
Viva Energy's 1H26 EBITDA leaps to A$770-780m as Geelong margins hit US$21.1/bbl, but management flags fading 2H26 hedging tailwinds and refinery risk.
Viva Energy (ASX: VEA) shares slide as Iran pause unwinds the Geelong refining margin trade
Brent's Iran-pause slump looks like a Viva Energy tailwind, but the Asian product dislocation that lifted Geelong to US$23.9 per barrel is unwinding first.
Shell’s $16.4bn ARC Resources (TSX: ARX) acquisition clears shareholder vote
ARC Resources shareholders approved Shell’s $16.4 billion takeover, bringing Montney gas scale closer while testing dilution, integration and LNG returns.
Shell LNG Outlook 2026: 65% demand surge by 2050 despite Hormuz shock
Shell (SHEL) LNG Outlook 2026 forecasts flat trade this year on Hormuz shock, demand up 65% to 700 mtpa by 2050. Full executive read on the LNG super-cycle.
Equinor (EQNR) approves Troll TWIN gas project for 2028 production
Equinor plans a NOK 4 billion Troll TWIN subsea project to add 11 bcm of gas by 2028. Explore its costs, market impact and execution risks. Read more. Here.
Audit shadow falls over TotalEnergies Mozambique LNG as government rejects $2bn claim
Mozambique rejects $2B in TotalEnergies LNG overrun claims after Bayphase audit, threatening the 2029 restart of the $20B Cabo Delgado project. Read more.
BP loses third chair in three years as Albert Manifold removed for governance failings
BP fired Chair Albert Manifold over governance and conduct concerns, handing activists a fresh weapon as Meg O'Neill's reset faces its first real test.