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Seadrill Awarded Contract in the U.S. Gulf and Angola

Dec 15, 2025

Seadrill Limited has been awarded contracts for the West Neptune, Sevan Louisiana, and Sonangol Quenguela.In the U.S. Gulf, the West Neptune was awarded a contract with LLOG Exploration. The four-month program is expected to commence in direct continuation to the current contract…

Deepsea Bollsta Rig Gets New Name as Odfjell Drilling Takes Ownership

Dec 15, 2025

Odfjell Drilling has completed the acquisition of the harsh-environment drilling rig Deepsea Bollsta, including the novation of the rig’s drilling contract with Equinor for a firm period running until early 2028 and with five one-year extension options…

ABS Approves MISC and China Offshore’s Ammonia FPSO Design

Dec 15, 2025

MISC and China Offshore Engineering & Technology Company have received the Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for their design of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.This innovative…

North Sea Gas Platform ‘Goes Green’ with Offshore Wind

Dec 15, 2025

Dutch gas producer ONE-Dyas has started operating the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German North Sea to be powered by offshore wind energy, after completing an electricity cable connection to Germany’s Riffgat offshore wind farm…

Petrobras Auctions Two Offshore Platforms for Recycling

Dec 15, 2025

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has launched an auction to sell two old offshore platforms no longer in production for sustainable recycling, the firm said on Friday.Platforms P-19 and P-26 will be sold separately, said the firm, adding that together they contain about 40…

Wood Nets Long-Term Maintenance Contract for Rio Grande LNG Facility

Dec 12, 2025

Scottish engineering and consultancy firm Wood has secured a ten-year contract with NextDecade to deliver maintenance solutions at Rio Grande LNG, a major natural gas liquefaction and export facility under development near Brownsville in Texas…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Systems for Chevron’s Gas Project off Australia

Dec 12, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by Chevron to supply Subsea 2.0 production systems for the Gorgon Stage 3 brownfield project in Australia.The contract introduces the first seven-inch series of TechnipFMC’s Subsea 2.0 horizontal…

Shell Picks Valaris Drillship for Work Offshore Brazil

Dec 12, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a multi-year contract with Shell for its VALARIS DS-8 drillship, which will be put to work offshore Brazil.The contract is expected to start in the first quarter of 2027, with an estimated duration of approximately 800 days…

Deepsea Mira Semi-Sub Up for Shell’s Drilling Job off Namibia

Dec 12, 2025

Shell has booked Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig for a drilling campaign offshore Namibia.The Odfjell Drilling-managed rig has been scheduled to start operations in Namibia in April 2026.The contract covers one firm well and includes one optional well…

BW Energy Enters Angola with Two Offshore Blocks Acquisition

Dec 12, 2025

BW Energy has, in a consortium with Maurel & Prom, signed an agreement to acquire a combined 20% non-operated interest in Block 14 and 10% in Block 14K offshore Angola from Azule Energy.Within this transaction, BW Energy’s net share will be 10% in Block 14 and 5% in Block 14K…

Harbour Energy Bolsters North Sea Output with Waldorf Assets Buy

Dec 12, 2025

Harbour Energy has agreed to acquire all the subsidiaries of Waldorf Energy Partners and Waldorf Production for $170 million, strengthening its position in the UK North Sea and adding oil-weighted production.The assets are being acquired from administration…

SLB, Shell Form Alliance to Streamline Digital Oil and Gas Solutions

Dec 11, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB have signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Shell to develop digital and AI solutions that drive measurable performance and efficiency gains across upstream operations for the company and the wider industry…

TGS Gets Streamer 4D Job Offshore Brazil

Dec 11, 2025

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a streamer 4D contract in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the second half of 2026, with the contract expected to last approximately 75 days…

DeepOcean Extends IMR Services Deal with Equinor

Dec 11, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured an extension to its existing frame agreement with Equinor for the provision of subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services.As a part of the renewal, DeepOcean will deploy specialized IMR vessels…

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