DOF Group has secured three new short-term contracts in Brazil.A major oil company with significant presence in Brazil has contracted Skandi Salvador and Geoholm for short-term engagements in the Espirito Santo and Santos Basin.Geoholm has been…
Dutch-based SBM Offshore has cut the first steel for Chalchi floating storage and offloading (FSO) at COSCO Shipyard in China, marking the start of construction of the unit bound for deployment at Trion deepwater oil field, offshore Mexico.The FSO’s name…
Reach Subsea has exercised the first in a series of exclusive options with Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of the next two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Reach Remote 3 and 4.The contract terms have been mutually agreed and remain confidential between the parties…
Norway’s offshore industry safety watchdog Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Equinor consent to use the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for operations in the North Sea.The rig will be used for plugging, drilling and completion of wells on the Visund Sør field…
BW Energy, together with NAMCOR E&P, has started drilling the Kharas well in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, with Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig.The drilling of the appraisal well is taking place in the Kudu license (PPL003) operated by BW Energy…
The high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, owned by Hanwha Ocean, has started its maiden contract with Petrobras at Roncador field, offshore Brazil.The Tidal Action arrived in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro on July 7…
Australia's Victoria state has postponed its inaugural auction for offshore wind farm funding, citing global investment hurdles, in a setback to an industry deemed vital to the country's transition from coal-fired power to renewable energy.The…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor two drilling permits for wildcat wells in the North Sea.The first permit is for wellbore 34/4-19 S in production license 057, operated by Equinor with 31% working interest.Other partners in the license include Petoro 30%…
Australia gave final approval on Friday for Woodside to operate the country's oldest and second-largest liquefied natural gas plant until 2070, while imposing 48 'strict' new rules in a bid to limit its environmental impact.The decision to extend…
Korean Register (KR) has issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) for Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) newly developed SnapWind Float, a next generation floating offshore wind substructure capable of supporting 15MW turbines.As large-scale offshore wind projects continue to expand worldwide…
UAE-based offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has signed the contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer.Operations with an undisclosed client for the approximately 260-day campaign, inclusive of mobilization and demobilization time…
BW Energy has completed a $365 million project finance facility to fund the refurbishment and redeployment of the Maromba floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to Brazil’s Maromba field.The loan, backed by China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure)…
Van Oord has completed the laying, burial, termination and testing of 109 array cables at the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The Sofia project marked the first operational deployment of cable-laying vessel Calypso. Purpose-built to install cables for offshore wind projects worldwide…
Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has achieved a world record by deploying the heaviest casing string to date, using its advanced Blackhawk Gen III Wireless Top Drive Cement Head with SKYHOOK technology in the Gulf of Mexico.The record…
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has signed a letter of intent for a contract for the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.The potential contract would be expected to have a value of approximately $58 million.The scheduled start would take place in the second half of 2026…