Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror drillship with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract is expected to start in October 2025 and contribute approximately $193 million in backlog…
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has entered into a letter of intent (LoI) with Kinetic Pressure Control to outfit its two sixth generation semi-sub drilling rigs with new blowout equipment.Northern Ocean plans to install Kinetic’s…
Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a contract from TotalEnergies for an Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition campaign offshore Angola.The deepwater OBN survey will be conducted by the dual ROV equipped SW Tasman…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at phase-2 development at its Shenhai-1 deepwater gas project in northern South China Sea.The project is located in the Qiongdongnan Basin…
Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured two new contracts with Petrobras, worth $1 billion, for the deployment of two ultra-deepwater drillships - Laguna Star, part of Constellation’s fleet, and Tidal Action, a newbuild rig, owned…
Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has divested its entire interest in Mexico Block 29, located in deep waters of the Salina Basin offshore Mexico, to the operator Repsol, which has increased its working interest in the block to 46…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a new exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, to be conducted using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig.The permit is for wellbore 6406/6-7 S wildcat well in production license 1119…
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform…
Strohm, a thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) company, has overseen the installation of its TCP Jumper technology at the deepwater Sabah project offshore Malaysia.Installed by contractor McDermott on behalf of an international operator, it is…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has entered into non-exclusive collaborative relationship with Oil States International aimed at increasing the safety and efficiency of offshore Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) operations.The strategic…
French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matt’s subsidiary Thermotite do Brasil, a specialized provider of thermal insulation pipe coating services for the offshore oil and gas industry.The acquisition price is $17…
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has informed that its Safe Concordia semi-submersible flotel will remain in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for additional four months as part of $13.1 million charter extension.The charterer of the Safe Concordia…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract from BP for its Deepwater Atlas drillship, which will be put to work at U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The 365-day contract, valued at $232 million, also provides for a 365-day option. The program is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2028…
ASL Environmental Sciences has completed a six-month metocean survey for FortisBC Energy as part of its ongoing operations and maintenance activities supporting its stewardship of the Vancouver Island’s gas transmission system.Wave buoys and…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has drilled a natural gas well in the ultra-deepwater Liwan 4-1 structure in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, which was tested to produce 430,000 cubic meters per day…