Deep Water News


Offshore Energy and Boosting the Energy Efficiency of Water Processes

Jan 02, 2026

Water injection and the transport of produced fluids are some of the main energy consumers in offshore production. Researchers at SINTEF point to the need for a balanced approach to optimizing energy efficiency.The handling of produced fluids…

Nexans Sets Record with Deepest-Ever HVDC Subsea Cable Installation

Dec 30, 2025

French cable maker Nexans has set a new world record in the subsea power cable industry after installing a 500 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable at a depth of 2,150 meters on Italy’s Tyrrhenian Link project.The installation…

Petrobras Greenlights Funds for Second Phase of Brazil's Deepwater Scheme

Dec 30, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) for Module 2 of its Sergipe Deep Waters (SEAP II) project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, a move that will expand the availability of domestic natural gas…

Subsea Vessel Market Outlook 'Robust' for 2026

Dec 30, 2025

Throughout 2025 we have seen the subsea vessel market transitioning from a period of record highs towards a more cautious, but still fundamentally strong, outlook. While short-term activity and rates have softened in the latter part of the year…

Saipem Extends Charter, Purchase Option for Deep Value Driller Drillship

Dec 29, 2025

Deep Value Driller has agreed with Saipem to extend the bareboat charter for its seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller and to prolong the period during which Saipem may exercise an option to buy the vessel.Under the amended agreement…

Technical Drilling Campaign Difficulties Push Back Benin Field Start Up

Dec 24, 2025

Akrake Petroleum, Rex International's indirect subsidiary, has encountered technical difficulties during its drilling operations at Sèmè field off Benin, pushing back the production start beyond 2025.Akrake Petroleum, owned by Rex's Lime Petroleum…

Sperra Seaworks, Bardex to Advance Floating Wind Construction Station

Dec 23, 2025

Sperra Seaworks Limited, in partnership with Bardex Energy UK Limited, has been awarded USD$1.35 million (£1 million) in funding through The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator (SCA2) program to perform early-stage planning and engineering…

Mooreast, GMC Eye North Sea Offshore Wind and O&G Opportunities

Dec 23, 2025

Singapore-based Mooreast Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway-based rigging and industrial services group GMC Holdings to explore offshore wind and oil and gas opportunities in Norway and the wider North Sea.Under the non-binding agreement…

TechnipFMC Lands Coral North FLNG Contract from Eni

Dec 19, 2025

Subsea engineering company TechnipFMC has won a substantial engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract from Italy’s Eni for the Coral North floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development offshore Mozambique.The contract covers subsea scope for Coral North…

2025: Fascinated with Subsea Discovery

Dec 18, 2025

Our fascination with the depths of the ocean revealed itself in some of our most-read stories of 2025.What’s really down there? asked New Wave Media President Greg Trauthwein in his interview with Matt Grove, Regional Segment Manager Offshore at Seequent in September…

New Chief Takes Reins at Dolphin Drilling

Dec 18, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has appointed new chief executive officer (CEO) following the resignation of Jon Oliver Bryce.Dolphin Drilling’s board of directors has appointed Michael Boyd, currently the company’s Chief Commercial Officer…

Shell Greenlights Waterflood Project to Bolster Production in Gulf of America

Dec 16, 2025

Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a waterflood project at its Kaikias field in the Gulf of America, aiming to boost its recoverable resources.Water will be injected to displace additional oil…

ABS Approves MISC and China Offshore’s Ammonia FPSO Design

Dec 15, 2025

MISC and China Offshore Engineering & Technology Company have received the Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for their design of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.This innovative…

Norway Gives Go-Ahead to Two Consortia in Floating Wind Tender

Dec 11, 2025

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has decided to award two project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord to Equinor- Vårgrønn and Deep Wind Offshore Norway-EDF Renouvelables consortia.The ministry said both applicants met qualification…

BP Produces First Oil from Gulf of America Platform Ahead of Schedule

Dec 11, 2025

BP has delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project in the U.S. Gulf of America, two months ahead of plan.The project is expected to add 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) gross peak annualized average production at the existing Atlantis platform…

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