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Seatools to Equip Jan De Nul’s New Subsea Vessel with Fall Pipe ROV

Oct 14, 2025

Subsea technology company Seatools has been awarded a contract by Jan De Nul for the design and delivery of a Fall Pipe ROV (FP-ROV) that will form a key system of the Belgian contractor’s recently ordered subsea rock installation vessel, the George W…

Valaris Drillship to Return to Egypt Under New $140M Contract with BP

Oct 13, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a five-well contract with BP’s subsidiary BP Exploration Delta for VALARIS DS-12 drillship in Egypt.The contract is expected to begin in the second quarter 2026 and has an estimated duration of 350 days…

Petrobras Awaits Brazil's Drilling Permit as Idle Drillship Costs Mount

Oct 09, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has racked up 180 million reais ($33.7 million) in costs to keep a drillship on standby in the Foz do Amazonas basin, a company source and a local union said, as it awaits a regulator's decision on a drilling request…

BP Starts Up Murlach Field in UK North Sea

Oct 09, 2025

BP has put its Murlach field in the U.K. North Sea into production, marking its sixth major project start-up in 2025.The two-well subsea tieback at Murlach adds a peak net production of around 15,000 boed to the BP-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea…

Shelf Drilling Shareholders Clear Merger with ADES

Oct 08, 2025

The shareholders of Dubai-based Shelf Drilling have approved the proposed cash merger with offshore oil contractor ADES International Holding, following the revised offer the Saudi Arabian firm.An extraordinary general meeting was held on October 6…

IEA Cuts Renewables Growth Outlook to 2030

Oct 07, 2025

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday cut its global forecast for renewable power growth by 2030 by 248 gigawatts from last year's outlook, citing weaker prospects in the United States and China, even as solar power continues to drive record additions…

EnerMech to Deliver Pre-Commissioning Services at Gas Field off Australia

Oct 02, 2025

EnerMech has been awarded a significant contract to deliver pre-commissioning and specialist services for a major offshore gas development located in the East Browse Basin, off the northwest coast of Australia.The full scope of work, which will be carried out between October 2025 and April 2026…

Norway Clears Harbour Energy’s Drilling Op in North Sea

Oct 02, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Harbour Energy a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/8-8 S in production license 248 LS and 248 B.The license is operated by Harbour Energy with 60% working interest…

RWE Hires Semco Maritime for Maintenance of German Offshore Substations

Sep 25, 2025

RWE and Semco Maritime have entered into services frame agreement for the maintenance of offshore substations in Germany.The frame agreement runs until end of 2027, with an option for a two-year extension.It covers scheduled and unscheduled…

Multisec Builds One of the Largest C-Hooks for Offshore Wind Project

Sep 22, 2025

U.K. engineering company Multisec, in partnership with Durham Lifting, has designed and manufactured one of the largest C-Hooks ever produced for the offshore wind industry.The bespoke lifting tool, developed for SeAH Wind, has a capacity of…

FET Unveils New ROV Control System

Sep 22, 2025

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity. In what is a significant leap forward for ROV control technology, the introduction of ICE Unity meets the increasing…

PV Drilling Takes Ownership of Noble Corporation’s Stacked Jack-Up Rig

Sep 16, 2025

Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has officially taken ownership of Noble Corporation’s Noble Highlander jack-up rig, which has been renamed to PV DRILLING IX.The rig has been transferred to PV Drilling’s technical team in Denmark…

Roll Group Welcomes Wide Deck Carrier to Its Fleet

Sep 16, 2025

Roll Group has signed the long-term charter of the wide deck carrier Bigroll KMC Beaumont from its partner KMC Bluewhale.The vessel was delivered in Singapore and will immediately begin operations to support of Roll Group’s expanding global project logistics and transportation services…

Jana Marine’s Jack-Up Barges Get ABS’ Cyber Notation

Sep 15, 2025

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued the CR-Ex cyber resilience notation to three self-elevating units from Jana Marine Services, an industry first.The offshore units, JANA 505, 508 and 509, are the first offshore units to be awarded…

US Energy Council Chief: Future Offshore Wind Projects Unlikely

Sep 12, 2025

U.S. Interior Secretary and Energy Council Chief Doug Burgum has said that it is not likely that there will be future offshore wind projects built in the country under the current Trump administration.During the Gastech conference in Milan,…

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