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Transocean Drillship Secures $80M Equatorial Guinea Job

Sep 18, 2026

Transocean has been awarded a two-well contract for its Deepwater Conqueror ultra-deepwater drillship in Equatorial Guinea, adding about $80 million to the offshore driller's backlog.The approximately 170-day campaign with an undisclosed operator is expected to begin in 2027…

Milei Vows Tougher Sanctions, Defense Push Over Falklands Oil Drilling

Sep 03, 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he would tighten sanctions on companies involved in oil projects around the Falkland Islands, boost defense resources in the country's south and send Congress a bill aimed at strengthening Argentina's…

Woodside and PEMEX to Expand Deepwater Partnership

Sep 02, 2026

Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) that will allow analysis of potential future opportunities for exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico…

Valeura Accelerates Wassana Redevelopment

Sep 01, 2026

Valeura Energy has announced that it intends to accelerate its Wassana field redevelopment project on block G10/48 (100% operated interest) in the offshore Gulf of Thailand.Dr. Sean Guest, President and CEO, commented: “Work on our new-build…

TDI-Brooks Completes Subsea Cable Survey Project Offshore Alaska

Aug 26, 2026

TDI-Brooks recently completed a third-party geotechnical project offshore Alaska, supporting a short cable route survey for Woolpert utilizing their Gravity CPT Stinger (gCPT) system. The project consisted of a geophysical and geotechnical survey for a marine cable route in the Valdez Arm…

Saab Seaeye SR20 eWROV Successfully Completes Inland Water Trials

Aug 25, 2026

Saab UK’s Seaeye SR20 eWROV, its next-generation all-electric work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), has successfully completed a comprehensive program of inland water trials.The recent water trials marked an important step in the SR20's development…

Transocean Awarded $300 Million Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Aug 20, 2026

Transocean has announced a two-year binding Letter of Award for the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 drillship with ONGC in India.The campaign is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2027 and contribute approximately $300 million in contract value…

Dolphin Drilling Wins Blackford Dolphin Contract Extension

Aug 20, 2026

Dolphin Drilling’s deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin, will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited.The contract has been extended up to October 15, 2026, to enable completion of drilling, testing, and abandonment work at locations East of India…

Dolphin Celebrates Multi-Year Contract Awards

Aug 19, 2026

Dolphin Drilling announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026, highlighting it as a significant step forward in Dolphin Drilling’s repositioning, with increased long-term contract coverage, continued strong safety…

SeaDry Protects Offshore Instrumentation From Humidity

Aug 18, 2026

Excessive humidity can damage sensitive equipment in offshore measurement systems, impair data quality and necessitate costly service call-outs. Customers in offshore data collection and marine research therefore use ThoMar's SeaDry to reduce…

Chevron Discovers Oil and Gas Condensate Offshore Angola

Aug 17, 2026

Chevron said on Monday it had discovered oil and gas condensate at an exploration well in Block 0, offshore Angola, adding to its push to increase production in sub-Saharan Africa through infrastructure-led exploration.Western and southern Africa…

The Gulf of America Remains the World's Offshore Innovation Laboratory

Aug 17, 2026

For generations, the Gulf of America has served as the proving ground for offshore innovation. Every major chapter in modern offshore energy has depended upon American engineers, geoscientists, mariners, fabricators, regulators, and offshore workers to solve problems many believed were beyond reach…

Petrobras Discovers Hydrocarbons in Ultra-Deep Waters Off Amapá

Aug 16, 2026

Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in an exploratory well being drilled in block FZA-M-59, in deep waters off the coast of Amapá in the Amazon River mouth sedimentary basin on the Brazilian equatorial margin.The Morpho well…

TGS and GTI Collaborate on Seismic Acquisition

Aug 14, 2026

TGS and Geophysical Technology Inc. (GTI), a global provider of seismic recording technology and services, have announced a strategic collaboration agreement to jointly pursue seismic acquisition projects spanning shallow water, transition zone…

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