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Shell Sells 20% Stake in Brazil’s Orca Deepwater Project to Kuwaiti Firm

Feb 03, 2026

Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has agreed to sell a 20% interest in the Orca deepwater project offshore Brazil to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC).Orca, formerly known as Gato do Mator, is a deepwater development located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Following completion of the transaction, Shell will remain operator of the project, retaining a 50% interest…

Aquaterra Energy Gets Multi-Year Well Intervention Job off Spain

Feb 10, 2026

Aquaterra Energy has secured a multi-year, seven-figure contract to provide subsea well access equipment for intervention and abandonment operations across 11 wells offshore Spain.Under the agreement with a global offshore services company,…

Seatrium Unit Launches Arbitration Against Petrobras over FPSO Contract

Feb 10, 2026

Seatrium, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard, has started arbitration proceedings against Petrobras Netherlands in connection with a legacy contract for the conversion of the P-54 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)…

Chevron Enlists Subsea7 for Mediterranean Sea Job

Feb 10, 2026

Subsea7 has secured contract by Chevron for subsea installation in the Eastern Mediterranean.Subsea7’s scope includes the transport and installation of approximately 17 kilometers of subsea flowlines and umbilicals.Project management and engineering…

Longitude Unveils Compact PSV Design Aimed at Cost Efficiency

Feb 05, 2026

Maritime design and engineering consultancy Longitude has launched a new compact platform supply vessel (PSV) design D-Flex, aimed at improving cost efficiency for shipowners.The D-Flex PSV is the second design in Longitude’s IMT Isca series…

Oil Companies Snap Up West African Blocks in Search for Next Big Thing

Feb 04, 2026

Chevron and TotalEnergies are among the oil majors snapping up offshore blocks in West and Southern Africa as compelling geology, regulatory reforms, and the need to restock spur a hunt for the next Brazil.Companies are restocking their oil…

Seatrium Wraps Up AmFELS Yard Sale

Feb 03, 2026

Seatrium has completed divested its AmFELS Yard located at Brownsville in Texas to Karpower Valley, a related party of Karpowership.The divestment, first announced in September 2025 and completed on January 30, 2026, will allow Seatrium to enhance capital and operational efficiencies…

Windward Offshore Takes Delivery of Vard-Built CSOV

Feb 03, 2026

Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has delivered the second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) to Windward Offshore, named Windward Paris.The naming ceremony was held at the delivery yard, Vard Brattvaag in Norway on January 28…

MODEC Partners with Eld Energy, Delta to Advance FPSO Decarbonization

Jan 30, 2026

MODEC has signed a statement of strategic intent with Eld Energy and Delta Electronics to collaborate on the development of a solid oxide fuel cell power generation system for offshore and maritime applications, including floating production…

Worley Nets Equinor’s Framework Deal for Norway Offshore Assets

Jan 29, 2026

Worley has been selected by Equinor to enter into a framework agreement to provide offshore support services for selected oil and gas facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The framework agreement is expected to cover offshore maintenance…

Victoria’s First Offshore Wind Auction Slated for August

Jan 27, 2026

The Australian Government is progressing the state of Victoria’s offshore wind industry with Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio announcing the Request for Tender (RFP) for Victoria’s first offshore wind industry auction which…

MODEC, Eld Energy Partnership Targets Low-Carbon FPSO Power

Jan 27, 2026

MODEC has signed a joint development agreement with Norway-based Eld Energy to advance an integrated solid oxide fuel cell and CO2 capture system for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, as the offshore industry looks to cut emissions from power generation…

DeepOcean Wraps Up Work at US Offshore Wind Project

Jan 23, 2026

Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed trenching and survey operations on inter-array cables for a U.S. offshore wind project.DeepOcean’s scope of work encompassed trenching and surveying of the inter-array cables that connect turbines to the offshore substations…

Australia Grants Permits for Three Offshore Wind Schemes

Jan 23, 2026

Australia has offered three offshore wind licenses to projects off the southern coast of Western Australia that could add 4 gigawatts of clean energy into the state's isolated power system, the government said on Friday.The offer comes after…

Wes Heiskell Takes Position at Paradigm Drilling Services

Jan 21, 2026

Paradigm Drilling Services has appointed Wes Heiskell as Well Construction & Intervention Director – North America.Based in Paradigm’s Houston office, Heiskell brings almost 40 years of experience, with a distinguished career spanning operations…

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