Offshore Energy News


Oceaneering Inks $180M Subsea Robotics Contracts with Petrobras

Sep 01, 2025

U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering International has through its Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil (MPS) secured multiple subsea robotics contracts from Petrobras.The contracts were awarded during the second quarter of 2025…

Deepest-Ever Subsea Compression Systems Come Online Offshore Norway (Video)

Aug 29, 2025

Two SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations recently came online at Shell’s Ormen Lange field, the second largest gas field in Norway, setting the record for the deepest installation of such systems ever.The SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations…

NKT Installs Cables for TenneT’s BorWin5 Offshore Grid Connection

Aug 28, 2025

Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has installed the HVDC power cable system for Tennet’s BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany.NKT said it completed the installation of the 320 kV HVDC system, completing the pull-in works…

Eco Wave Power Concludes Operational Testing of US Pilot Wave Plant

Aug 28, 2025

Eco Wave Power has completed operational testing at its U.S. pilot wave energy project at the Port of Los Angeles.The operational testing marked the lowering of its floaters into the water for the very first time.The milestone follows the finalization of all installation works at the project site…

DRIFT Offshore Opens Subsea Repair Facility in South Florida

Aug 28, 2025

Subsea resourcing specialist DRIFT Offshore has extended its service capabilities by formally opening a new, purpose-built subsea repair and engineering facility in South Florida.Creating five new job roles in the process, the launch of the 5…

Shearwater Lines Up Ghana’s First Deepwater OBN Survey

Aug 27, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey in Ghana’s Jubilee and TEN fields, operated by Tullow and its partners.It will be the first deepwater OBN project offshore Ghana, following Shearwater’s…

Reach Subsea’s USV Heads to Australia for Work with Woodside Energy

Aug 26, 2025

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has sent off its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Reach Remote 2 to Australia to deliver services for Woodside Energy.The Reach Remote 2 USV will perform reservoir monitoring on the Scarborough gas field…

ExxonMobil Hires Shearwater for OBN Survey in Angola

Aug 26, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey work offshore Angola by ExxonMobil’s affiliate Esso Exploration Angola Block 15 Limited.The two-month project is scheduled to begin during the third quarter of 2025…

PXGEO Nets First Seismic Survey off Malaysia

Aug 25, 2025

Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has secured its first contract in Malaysia to deliver offshore seismic data acquisition services under a two-year agreement.The contract includes a minimum commitment of 365 days of acquisition activity…

TGS Lands Seismic Job Offshore Indonesia

Aug 25, 2025

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a large streamer contract offshore Indonesia, covering approximately 10,000 square kilometers.Much of the project will focus on acquiring 3D seismic data for exploration purposes, with the final…

Vard Secures Seismic Vessel Conversion Job

Aug 25, 2025

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract with Norway-based Sanco Shipping for the conversion of the seismic research vessel Sanco Sailor into a seismic source vessel.Sanco Shipping contracted PGS Apollo, now renamed Sanco Sailor, earlier in 2025…

Western Australia Can’t Wait [for a Decommissioning Hub]

Aug 21, 2025

The Northern Endeavour FPSO is being shipped by a Chinese heavy lift ship from Australia to Denmark for recycling.Installed between the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields in the Timor Sea and unproductive since 2019, its fate became the burden…

Profit Drop Prompts Woodside Exploration Cut

Aug 19, 2025

Woodside Energy WDS.AX said on Tuesday it will scale back exploration efforts and prioritise its $39 billion project pipeline to strengthen its balance sheet, after depreciation and decommissioning costs led to a slump in first-half profit.Woodside…

Panel Discusses Rising Tide of Renewables

Aug 19, 2025

A panel session at The Heavy Lift Group’s gathering in The Hague in May put its finger on a ‘hot button’ topic in offshore logistics by focusing on the responses required from industry to fast-changing developments in the renewables sector.The…

Saipem Milestone in Guyana Yellowtail Project

Aug 18, 2025

Saipem reports it has successfully completed its designated scope of work for the development of the Yellowtail field, operated by ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd., locatedin approximately 1,800m of water within the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Awarded the contract in 2022…

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