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Synera and Dong Fang Offshore Sign 15-Year Offshore Wind SOV Deal

Aug 08, 2025

Asia-Pacific region offshore wind developer Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has awarded a 15-year service contract to Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the provision of a service operations vessel (SOV) to support the operations and maintenance (O&M) of SRE’s offshore wind assets…

Teledyne’s Division Launches eXtreamer for Marine Seismic Surveys

Aug 08, 2025

Teledyne Geophysical Instruments, a division of Teledyne Marine, has introduced eXtreamer, a small form factor streamer engineered for high-resolution marine seismic surveys.Developed in collaboration with Geometrics, eXtreamer provides a flexible…

Saudi Rig Owner ADES to Buy Shelf Drilling in $380M Deal

Aug 05, 2025

Saudi Arabian oil and gas drilling contractor ADES International Holding has agreed to buy rival rig firm Shelf Drilling for $379.8 million.The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 subject to customary closing conditions…

Deepsea Mira Spuds Third Well in Orange Basin License off Nambia

Aug 01, 2025

Oil and gas firm Rhino Resources and its partners have spudded the Volans-1X exploration well in PEL85 license, offshore Namibia, using Odfjell Drilling-managed Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig.Drilled by the Deepsea Mira in water depths of around 1…

SLB Unveils OnWave Autonomous Logging Platform for Well Ops

Jul 30, 2025

Global energy technology company SLB has introduced the OnWave autonomous logging platform, said to enable more efficient and reliable acquisition of formation evaluation measurements in any well condition.This first-of-its-kind technology autonomously acquires multiple…

Kongsberg Maritime, Noble Corp to Jointly Advance Offshore Drilling Tech

Jul 29, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a development program framework agreement with Noble Corporation, marking a key step forward in the co-development of advanced marine technologies for the offshore drilling sector.The long-term strategic partnership will focus on the joint development…

Weatherford to Deliver MPD Services for Woodside’s Trion Project off Mexico

Jul 29, 2025

Texas-based oilfield services company Weatherford has secured a significant contract to deliver Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) services for the Trion project, a deepwater oil production project in Mexico operated by Woodside’s Mexican subsidiary…

Woodside Takes Over Operatorship of Bass Strait Assets from ExxonMobil

Jul 28, 2025

Woodside has agreed to assume operatorship of the Australian Bass Strait assets that it shares with ExxonMobil and plans to develop additional gas resources using existing infrastructure there.Woodside will assume operatorship of the offshore Bass Strait production assets…

Yinson, PTSC Get $600M Contract for Vietnam-Bound FSO

Jul 28, 2025

Yinson Production, via its joint venture PTSC South East Asia (PTSC SEA), has secured a lease and operate contract for a new floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit for Vietnam’s offshore Block B gas development.The contract was awarded by Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC)…

BW Energy Hires Deepsea Mira Rig for Drilling Ops off Namibia

Jul 28, 2025

BW Energy, together with NAMCOR E&P, has contracted the Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig for the drilling of the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu license, offshore Namibia.The drilling operation in the Orange Basin is scheduled for the second half of 2025…

Shelf Drilling Secures Work for Jack-Up Rigs in UK and Egypt

Jul 28, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured work for two of its jack-up drilling rigs in U.K. and Egypt, under new contracts and extensions worth collectively around $35 million.Shelf Drilling has signed a one-year extension for…

Expro Launches Advanced BRUTE Tool for Deepwater Wells

Jul 23, 2025

Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has launched its most advanced BRUTE high-pressure, high tensile packer system, designed to help operators work more efficiently in the extreme conditions of deepwater wells.Engineered for the highest differential pressures in the market…

Lamprell Picks Ventherm’s Robotic Solution for Offshore Wind Transition Pieces

Jul 23, 2025

Offshore construction firm Lamprell has awarded Ventherm a contract to deliver a fully automated robotic solution for the surface treatment of transition pieces used in offshore wind foundations.This first-of-its-kind project introduces a fully…

POSH Welcomes AHTS Vessel to its Fleet

Jul 23, 2025

PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), an offshore marine solutions provider, has expanded its towage and installation fleet with the addition of a new anchor handling towing (AHT) vessel, POSH Courage.This fleet enhancement strengthens POSH’s capacity to undertake larger or multiple towages…

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