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AquaTerra Deploys C-Cure in Offshore Platform Caisson Repair Op

Mar 12, 2026

AquaTerra Group has completed what it said is the first full-length internal repair of a seawater and drilling cuttings disposal caisson on an offshore production platform in the North Sea, using its C-Cure lining system.The project involved…

Jan De Nul Selects Ulstein Design for New Trenching Vessel

Mar 10, 2026

Jan De Nul has selected Ulstein Design & Solutions to provide the vessel design for a new subsea trenching vessel that will be added to the company’s offshore fleet.The vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be based on a proven subsea…

Sunda Energy Secures Environmental License for Drilling Ops off Timor-Leste

Mar 10, 2026

Sunda Energy, through its subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal, has been awarded an environmental license for the drilling of the Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste.SundaGas operates the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract in the country’s offshore waters…

Equinor Finds Oil and Gas Near Troll and Sleipner Hubs in North Sea

Mar 10, 2026

Equinor has made two hydrocarbon discoveries in the North Sea, finding oil in the Troll area and gas and condensate near the Sleipner hub, with both considered commercially viable.The Byrding C discovery was made about five kilometers northwest…

Offshore Tech: Seadrill Adopts igus’ Modular Energy Chains

Mar 09, 2026

A modular cable management system, designed by German-based supplier igus, has been implemented by offshore driller Seadrill to reduce downtime, cut maintenance costs and improve operational reliability on its drillships by replacing traditional…

OSV Market: Asia Pacific Downshifts for the Long Haul

Mar 09, 2026

2025 was a year of recalibration, continuing the softness experienced since the fourth quarter of 2024. Rather than a slowdown, this period can be better described as a collective deep breath as the industry prepares for the next upcycle in the Asian Pacific region…

Caspian Sea Jackup Market: Locked-In Supply Shapes Utilization and Dayrates

Mar 09, 2026

Unlike larger jackup regions where scale provides greater flexibility, relatively minor changes in supply can have an outsized impact. The availability, reactivation, or retirement of a single rig can materially shift utilisation levels, dayrate negotiations…

Semco Maritime, Zamakona Form Las Palmas Shipyard Alliance

Mar 09, 2026

Semco Maritime and Zamakona Yards have formed a strategic alliance to establish Las Palmas Shipyard, a new hub for rig upgrades, vessel maintenance and offshore modification projects in the Canary Islands.The partnership combines Semco Maritime’s…

Borr Drilling Puts Three Jack-Up Rigs in Arabian Gulf on Standby

Mar 09, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has placed three jack-up rigs on standby in the Arabian Gulf following recent hostilities in the region arising from the U.S.-Israel and Iran war.The company has four jack-up rigs deployed in the area…

VAALCO Adjusts Gabon Drilling Plan After Exploration Well Result

Mar 09, 2026

VAALCO Energy has completed drilling the ET-14P exploration well at the Etame field offshore Gabon as part of its Phase Three drilling program and plans to sidetrack the well to drill a development target.The ET-14P well encountered 10 meters…

Valeura Lifts Output with Three Producing Wells at Thailand’s Manora Field

Mar 09, 2026

Valeura Energy has completed an infill drilling campaign at the Manora field in the Gulf of Thailand, bringing three new wells online and increasing oil production from the asset.The campaign was carried out from the Manora A platform on Block G1/48…

Next-Gen Rig Simulation: Inside Saipem’s New Drilling Training Centre

Mar 06, 2026

Saipem has launched a state-of-the-art Drilling Training Centre featuring a full-scale simulator designed to deliver immersive, hands-on training for drilling personnel operating in complex offshore environments. Accredited by the International Well Control Forum…

Sèmè Field Production System Connected as Oil Flows to FSO Kristina

Mar 06, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding via Lime Petroleum, has completed the hook-up of the mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel at the Sèmè Field in Block 1 offshore Benin…

Hercules Semi-Sub Rig Lines Up Canada Job Under $170M Deal

Mar 06, 2026

SFL Corporation has signed a drilling contract in Canada with an unnamed multinational oil and gas company for the harsh environment semi-submersible rig Hercules, which is managed by Odfjell Drilling.The estimated contract value is approximately $170 million for the minimum term of 400 days…

Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt Starts Construction of C-CSOV Fleet in China

Mar 06, 2026

Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) has started construction of a new fleet of construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs), with the first steel cut for the lead vessel DO Joule at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou…

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