Offshore News


Voyage Optimization Pilot Cuts Sleipnir Vessel’s Atlantic Transit by 2.5 Days

Jul 13, 2026

Heerema Marine Contractors has reduced the North Atlantic transit time of its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir by 2.5 days following a voyage optimization pilot with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite.The data-driven pilot…

James Fisher, Aquaterra Launch Global Decommissioning Partnership

Jul 13, 2026

James Fisher and Sons and Aquaterra Energy have formed a strategic global partnership to provide integrated offshore decommissioning services, combining front-end engineering, well access, subsea operations and offshore execution under a single delivery model…

Tetragon Energy Advances Oil and Gas Exploration Activities off Philippines

Jul 13, 2026

Australia-listed Tetragon Energy has awarded a seismic reprocessing contract to DUG Technology as it begins the exploration phase of its offshore oil and gas program in the Philippines.The contract covers the reprocessing of four existing 3D seismic surveys spanning more than 4…

Arabian Drilling Set to Resume Ops with Three Offshore Rigs

Jul 13, 2026

Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has received approval to resume operations for three offshore drilling rigs that had been temporarily suspended earlier this year, with the units expected to return to work within weeks.The suspensions…

Saipem, Subsea 7 Undergo EU Antitrust Investigation

Jul 10, 2026

Italian energy contractor Saipem's merger with Norwegian peer Subsea 7 is set to face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation because of competition concerns about the deal, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.The companies announced…

Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Electricity to Polish Grid

Jul 10, 2026

Electricity generated by the Baltic Power offshore wind farm has been fed to Poland’s national power grid for the first time, marking one of the final stages in the development of the country’s first wind farm in the Baltic Sea.A first turbine has started generating electricity as the 1…

Petrobras Concludes Acquisition of São Tomé and Príncipe Offshore Block

Jul 10, 2026

Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has completed the acquisition of a 75% interest and operatorship in Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, expanding its exploration portfolio in Africa.Following completion of the transaction…

Marco Polo, Siemens Gamesa Ink Two-CSOV Framework Agreement

Jul 10, 2026

Singapore-listed marine logistics company Marco Polo Marine's offshore wind division, PKR Offshore, has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the deployment and charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) for offshore wind projects in Asia…

EnQuest Clears Key Hurdle for $833M Malaysia Offshore Deal

Jul 10, 2026

London-listed independent energy company EnQuest has cleared a key hurdle in its proposed $833 million acquisition of interests in four offshore production sharing contracts in Malaysia after existing partners waived their pre-emption rights over one of the three transaction packages…

Norway Oil Service Strike Deepens Output Losses

Jul 10, 2026

Norway's oil and gas production has been reduced by 2.4 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) so far this year as a result of an ongoing pay strike by oil service workers, industry group Offshore Norway said on Thursday.Norway produced about 1…

Saitec Tests Nature Inclusive Design Installations at Floating Wind Platform

Jul 09, 2026

Saitec Offshore Technologies, through DemoSATH Lab, is using its operating floating wind demonstrator as a real-scale testing ground to study environmental interactions, improve monitoring methods, and explore solutions that support coexistence with marine biodiversity…

Van Oord, Sumitomo Sign HVDC Framework Deal for Scottish Interconnector

Jul 09, 2026

SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with a consortium of Sumitomo Electric and Van Oord to support future high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission infrastructure across the north of Scotland.The agreement covers the engineering…

Saipem Taps Fugro for CCS Development off UK

Jul 09, 2026

Fugro has secured a contract from Saipem to provide integrated marine survey and inspection services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK's first carbon capture transportation and storage infrastructure project.Saipem is leading the engineering…

Vår Energi Gets Clearance to Drill Wildcat Wells off Norway

Jul 09, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted drilling permits to Vår Energi for two wildcat wells offshore Norway.The first permit is for wellbore 6407/5-3 S in production license 1002, in the Norwegian Sea.Vår Energi operates the license with 42…

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