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Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 Drilling Rig to Stay on Duty for Aker BP

Jul 30, 2025

Aker BP has exercised the option for the extension period under the existing contract with Saipem for the semi‑submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 8.The option, which is direct continuation of the previous one-year contract extension, prolongs the contract until December 31…

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…

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…

Pandion Energy Divests Interests in Three Norwegian Assets to Inpex

Jul 22, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Pandion Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its participating interests in three assets comprising seven production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to Inpex Idemitsu Norge, owned by Japan’s Inpex…

High-Voltage Substation for RWE’s Thor Wind Farm Sails Away from HSM Offshore

Jul 17, 2025

HSM Offshore Energy has completed the buildout and delivery oof the Thor offshore high voltage substation (OHVS) for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark.The completed yard constructed and delivery marked the achievement of three major milestones - the load-out of the jacket…

Industry Partners Deliver Largest Unified OBN Dataset in Norwegian North Sea

Jul 15, 2025

Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partners TGS and Axxis Multi-client, has completed the final imaging of OMEGA Merge, to deliver a single, seamless and unified high-quality dataset across the Heimdal Terrace, Utsira, and Sleipner Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) multi-client surveys…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig to Stay with Eni off Italy

Jul 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year extension with Eni for its Key Manhattan jack-up rig.The total added contract value is approximately $29 million, and the rig is now committed until November 2026.According to Shelf Drilling…

Rotra Futura RoRo Vessel Enters Offshore Wind Operations

Jul 07, 2025

The Rotra Futura Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessel has entered operations, with the transportation of wind turbine blades from Denmark to the United States.The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle larger and heavier offshore wind turbine components…

One Shelf Drilling Rig Up for New Job in India, Other for Disposal

Jul 02, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a three-year contract for the J.T. Angel jack-up rig with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operations in the Mumbai High, offshore India.The total added contract value is approximately $40 million…

Norwegian Oil and Gas Firm Enlists AGR for Independent Reserves Assessment

Jul 02, 2025

AGR has been awarded a frame agreement to deliver annual independent reserves evaluation and competent person report to Oslo-listed OKEA, a mid- and late-life operator on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).Under the frame agreement, AGR will…

Ørsted Terminates Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Deal with Cadeler

Jul 02, 2025

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has received a notice of termination for its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from Ørsted which was booked for work for the now discontinued 2.4 GW Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in United Kingdom…

Equinor, Partners Greenlight $1.3B Johan Svedrup Oil Field Extension

Jul 01, 2025

Equinor and its partners have approved the $1.29 billion (NOK 13 billion) investment in the third phase of Johan Sverdrup field, which entails the installation new subsea infrastructure to increase recovery by 40 - 50 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe)…

Saudi Aramco to Keep Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Busy for Five More Years

Jun 30, 2025

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a five-year extension with Saudi oil and gas giant Aramco for its High Island V jack-up drilling rig.The extension is in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract with Aramco, extending the commitment until July 2030…

Triton Anchor Gets Patents for Floating Renewables Anchoring Tech

Jun 30, 2025

Triton Anchor has secured two patents in the United States for its proprietary offshore anchor and subsea deployment tool, with a notice of allowance for the anchor patent also received in Japan.These newly patented technologies mark an advancement in enabling low-cost…

Equinor Strikes Oil in Johan Castberg Area of Barents Sea

Jun 30, 2025

Equinor has found oil in an exploration well, dubbed Drivis Tubåen, on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.The well, 7720/7-DD-1H, was drilled in the Drivis structure on the Johan Castberg field. According to preliminary estimates, the size of the discovery is 9-15 million barrels of oil…

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