Monday, August 10, 2026

Offshore News


Seadrill Grows Contract Backlog by $200 Million

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Seadrill Limited has announced its second quarter 2026 results, highlighting contract awards and extensions in the U.S. Gulf and Malaysia, adding approximately $200 million to its contract backlog subsequent to the May fleet status report.West Vela was awarded a one-year contract in the U…

Intermoor Secures Third Petrobras Services Contract

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Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a new contract by Petrobras for the provision of inspection, preservation, maintenance, and operational readiness services for subsea interconnection, mooring and anchoring materials…

Baker Hughes to Supply Subsea Systems for Kutei Northern Hub

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Baker Hughes has been awarded a contract to deliver subsea production systems and digital solutions to support safe, efficient and optimized production for the Kutei Northern Hub development offshore Indonesia.The contract with Searah North Ganal (a subsidiary of Searah Limited…

Cadeler Orders More Offshore Wind Installation Vessels

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Cadeler has signed firm contracts with COSCO Shipping Offshore shipyard in Qidong, China, for the construction of two new T-class offshore wind installation vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2030 and 2031.The new T-class series vessels have…

Angola Adds to Drilling Success in Block 24.

Aug 09, 2026

Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), the National Concessionaire, and Sonangol Exploração & Produção, as Operator of Block 24, have announced the successful completion of drilling and testing operations of the Katambi-2 appraisal well…

TechnipFMC Delivers Critical Equipment for Suriname Project

Aug 09, 2026

The GranMorgu Project offshore of Suriname continues to make strong progress, reports TechnipFMC, with the delivery of critical subsea equipment supporting the next phase of execution.“The departure of the first drilling equipment and the successful…

SLB, Equinor to Upgrade Vessel Under Multi-Year Well Stimulation Deal

Aug 07, 2026

SLB and Equinor have signed a multi-year agreement for advanced reservoir stimulation services across the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including a major upgrade of the well stimulation vessel MV Island Captain.The agreement provides dedicated…

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Transit Plan Raises Fresh Concerns

Aug 07, 2026

Oil extended gains on Friday amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran, working with Oman, suggested banning vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those which violated the proposed rules.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 85 cents…

RWE, Trump Reach $1.22b agreement to Cancel Offshore Wind Leases

Aug 06, 2026

German energy company RWE said on Thursday that it had reached a $1.22 billion agreement with the Trump administration to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters and to direct the funds to LNG and natural gas power plant projects.The arrangement is the fifth…

OPA '90 and Deepwater Horizon: A Law That Worked Better than Anyone Could Have Imagined

Aug 05, 2026

A few months ago, I authored an article for Marine News focused on just one of the many successful features of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA 90,” Pub. L. No. 101-380 (1990)) — Alaska’s regional citizen advisory councils (RCACs). The Prince…

Oil Rises as Uncertainty Clouds US-Iran Peace Talks

Aug 04, 2026

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as a diplomatic resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict remained uncertain, while disruptions to oil flows through key shipping routes persisted.Front-month Brent futures LCOc1 rose $1.04, or 1.24%, to $84.81 a barrel…

Trump Presses ExxonMobil, Chevron to Lower Fuel Prices After Record Profits

Aug 04, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump accused ExxonMobil and Chevron on Monday of making 'too much money' off higher fuel prices and said the oil giants should 'give some of that back to the public,' a notable break from his usual alliance with the industry…

Saipem, Subsea7 Clear Key US Regulatory Merger Hurdle

Aug 03, 2026

Saipem and Subsea7 have cleared a key U.S. regulatory hurdle for their planned merger after the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 expired, allowing the transaction to close in the United States once all remaining conditions are met…

Petrobras Extends Contracts for DOF-TechnipFMC PLSV Duo

Jul 31, 2026

DOF Group has secured long-term contract extensions with Petrobras for the Skandi Buzios and Skandi Recife pipelay support vessels (PLSVs), extending both contracts into January 2028.Following negotiations with Petrobras, Skandi Buzios was awarded a 516-day extension…

Current News

Seadrill Grows Contract Backlog by $200 Million

Intermoor Secures Third Petrobras Services Contract

Baker Hughes to Supply Subsea Systems for Kutei Northern Hub

BP to Sell 20% Stake in Manakin Block

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