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Blackford Dolphin Semi-Sub to Keep Drilling Offshore India

Nov 20, 2025

Oil India has exercised its option to extend the drilling contract with Dolphin Drilling for the semi-submersible rig Blackford Dolphin.Further to the initial three-well firm campaign over an estimated 14-month duration, agreed in March 2024…

Pakistan Greenlights TPOC-Led Offshore Exploration in Block-C

Nov 19, 2025

Pakistan approved a new offshore exploration consortium on Tuesday, clearing Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company to take over operatorship of the Eastern Offshore Block-C as part of a push to revive drilling, the adviser to the finance ministry said…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Systems for Eni’s Maha Deepwater Project

Nov 18, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) contract by Eni for the deepwater Maha project offshore Indonesia.The project represents Eni’s first deployment of TechnipFMC’s Subsea 2…

SED Energy’s GHTH Rig Kicks Off Ops for PTTEP

Nov 18, 2025

The semi-submersible tender-assist drilling rig GHTH, owned by SED Energy Holdings’ subsidiary Energy Drilling, has started operations with Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP).The rig started operating after completing preparatory work in Singapore…

MODEC Forms Dedicated Mooring Solutions Unit

Nov 17, 2025

MODEC has outlined plans merge its wholly owned subsidiaries MODEC America and SOFEC from the start of 2026, bringing SOFEC fully into the group as a new Mooring Solutions Business Unit.SOFEC, known for its permanent mooring systems and fluid transfer technologies…

Seatrium Maintains $12.8B Order Book on Renewables and FPSO Progress

Nov 13, 2025

Singapore-based engineering group Seatrium has reported strong execution in the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, bolstered by major offshore and wind project deliveries, a high-value order book and strategic asset sales.The group’s net order book stood at about $12…

Petrobras’ New FPSO Sets Sail From South Korea to Brazil's Santos Basin

Nov 13, 2025

Petrobras’ P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has departed South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean shipyard bound for Brazil’s Búzios field, where it will add 180,000 barrels-per-day production capacity by 2026.The P-79 set sail on November 11 from Hanwha Ocean shipyard in Geoje-Si…

Mooreast to Assess Feasibility of Floating Renewables Push in Timor-Leste

Nov 12, 2025

Singapore-based Mooreast Holdings is set to begin feasibility studies to develop up to 500 MW of large-scale renewable energy projects in Timor-Leste.The feasibility studies, scheduled to start later in November, follow the signing of a Letter…

Ming Yang, Buhawind Join Forces for 2GW Floating Wind Project in Philippines

Nov 11, 2025

Ming Yang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Buhawind Energy Northern Luzon Corp. (BENLC) for a joint feasibility study on BENLC’s planned 2 GW offshore wind project in Ilocos Norte, Northern Luzon.Under the MoU…

Malaysia Issues First Offshore CCS Permit to Petronas Subsidiary

Nov 10, 2025

Petronas CCS Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s state energy company Petronas, has received the country’s first offshore assessment permit for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the Duyong area.The permit, issued by Malaysia Carbon Capture…

THREE60 Energy Acquires Total Vision

Nov 03, 2025

THREE60 Energy, a leader in the global energy services sector, has announced a step in its Middle East growth strategy with the acquisition of Total Vision (TV), a multidisciplinary engineering and project management services provider in Abu Dhabi…

Japan’s KEPCO Buys Majority Stake in Ireland’s Simply Blue Energy

Oct 31, 2025

Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) has signed a share subscription agreement with Ireland’s Simply Blue Group’s offshore wind development arm, Simply Blue Energy OSW (SBE OSW).The strategic investment marks KEPCO’s first investment involving…

PTTEP Orders OneSubsea Systems for Two Deepwater Projects off Malaysia

Oct 31, 2025

OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has secured two sizeable engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts by PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) for two deepwater projects offshore Malaysia…

FLOWRA, ClassNK Team Up for Japan’s Floating Wind Tech

Oct 30, 2025

The Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan and certification society ClassNK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore technology development cooperation in the field of floating offshore wind…

Russia's Lukoil Takes Up Gunvor’s Offer for Foreign Assets

Oct 30, 2025

Russia’s Lukoil has accepted an offer from commodity trader Gunvor Group to buy Lukoil International, the wholly owned unit that holds the oil producer’s overseas assets, following the sanctions and restrictive measures introduced primarily by the United States…

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