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Van Oord to Bolster Fleet with Two New Subsea Rock Installation Vessels

Jul 21, 2025

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has ordered two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels, which will built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore in China.Capable of operating on methanol and with a focus on innovation and automation…

SLB Narrowly Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates

Jul 18, 2025

Top oilfield services firm SLB narrowly beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Friday, as resilient demand in parts of its international business helped offset drilling slowdown in North America, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.SLB…

ABS and FLOWRA to Advance Offshore Wind Technologies

Jul 16, 2025

ABS and the Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and explore new technologies to support the floating offshore wind industry.FLOWRA is a technical…

Equinor Reports ‘Safer Than Ever’ Second Quarter Ops

Jul 16, 2025

Equinor's long-term positive safety trend is reinforced through the second quarter of 2025, as the total number of serious incidents and personal injuries per million hours worked is at the lowest level the company has ever experienced at the end of the second quarter…

Arabian Drilling Secures Five Jack-Up Rig Extensions

Jul 14, 2025

Saudi drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has secured contract extensions for five of its jack-up drilling rigs, with a combined value of over $365 million.Arabian Drilling signed contract extension for four of its rigs with Aramco, with a combined backlog value of $364 million (SAR 1…

Australian Engineering Firm Gets Work on Shell’s Crux Gas Platform

Jul 10, 2025

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project.Monadelphous signed a contract with Technip Energies…

JDR to Test Cables on Middle Eastern Offshore Platforms for L&T

Jul 08, 2025

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), part of the TFKable Group, has secured a contract from Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, to assist with offshore umbilical testing in the Middle East.The work will see JDR test 14…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig to Stay with Eni off Italy

Jul 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year extension with Eni for its Key Manhattan jack-up rig.The total added contract value is approximately $29 million, and the rig is now committed until November 2026.According to Shelf Drilling…

Rotra Futura RoRo Vessel Enters Offshore Wind Operations

Jul 07, 2025

The Rotra Futura Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessel has entered operations, with the transportation of wind turbine blades from Denmark to the United States.The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle larger and heavier offshore wind turbine components…

PTTEP Hires Energy Drilling’s Rig for Southeast Asia Offshore Job

Jul 07, 2025

SED Energy Holdings, through its wholly owned subsidiary Energy Drilling, has signed a five-year contract with PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) for an offshore drilling campaign using its tender-assist drilling rig…

MeyGen Tidal Energy Tech Sets New Operational Record

Jul 03, 2025

SKF, which joined forces with Proteus Marine Renewables to deliver cutting-edge technology for MeyGen, announced the technology achieved a major breakthrough, having operated for over six years without the need for unplanned or disruptive maintenance…

Borr Drilling Announces CEO Succession Plan

Jul 02, 2025

Borr Drilling’s Board of Directors has reached a unanimous decision to appoint Bruno Morand as successor to CEO Patrick Schorn, effective September 1, 2025.Schorn will become Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, while current…

One Shelf Drilling Rig Up for New Job in India, Other for Disposal

Jul 02, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a three-year contract for the J.T. Angel jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.The total added contract value is approximately $40 million…

Four Jack-Up Drilling Rig Deals Set to Bring In $129M for Borr Drilling

Jul 02, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has singed new contract commitments for four of its premium jack-up rigs, which are set for deployment in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Mexico.The new awards have a combined duration of approximately 1…

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