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OSV Market: Howling Wind Test Tight CSOV Market

Aug 17, 2026

As the market moves toward the end of the summer season in the northern hemisphere, several offshore support vessels are expected to roll off their contracts over the coming months. Shipowners are thus already positioning tonnage for the winter and next summer season…

Petrobras Discovers Hydrocarbons in Ultra-Deep Waters Off Amapá

Aug 16, 2026

Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in an exploratory well being drilled in block FZA-M-59, in deep waters off the coast of Amapá in the Amazon River mouth sedimentary basin on the Brazilian equatorial margin.The Morpho well…

South Africa Blocks Shell's Wild Coast Exploration Plans

Aug 16, 2026

South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday blocked offshore exploration led by Shell along the country's pristine Wild Coast, a setback for the oil major after years of legal challenges by local communities and environmentalists.The ruling…

DOF Group Announces Subsea Contracts in the APAC Region

Aug 14, 2026

DOF Group ASA announced two subsea contract awards in the APAC Region with a combined value in the Substantial* category.Both contracts will utilize the region’s multipurpose vessels and subsea services including DOF’s in-house project management and engineering…

Russian Crude Production Falls Lower Amidst Global Uncertainty, Sanctions

Aug 14, 2026

Following a year of tighter sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on refineries, ports and tankers, Russia’s crude output has fallen further in the second half of 2026, affecting the nation’s crude production outlook. Factoring in these disruptions…

TGS and GTI Collaborate on Seismic Acquisition

Aug 14, 2026

TGS and Geophysical Technology Inc. (GTI), a global provider of seismic recording technology and services, have announced a strategic collaboration agreement to jointly pursue seismic acquisition projects spanning shallow water, transition zone…

Tupi Sets Petrobras Production Record

Aug 13, 2026

The Tupi field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin has reached a cumulative production of 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boed), becoming the first in Petrobras’ 73-year history to achieve this production volume.This year, the asset also surpassed…

BP awarded license for Venezuela Loran gas fields in partnership with XRG and UCC

Aug 13, 2026

BP has, in partnership with United Arab Emirates firm XRG, and a unit from Qatar's conglomerate UCC Holding secured a licence to explore and develop Venezuela's offshore Loran field's second phase, according to the British company's and government officials' announcements on Thursday…

Emerson to Deliver Automation Solutions to Shah Deniz Compression Project

Aug 13, 2026

BP has awarded global automation company Emerson a multi-million-dollar contract to deliver automation technologies for the Shah Deniz Compression project off the coast of Azerbaijan.This builds on a long-standing collaboration between the two companies…

Seatrium, Golar Ink FLNG Conversion LOI

Aug 13, 2026

Seatrium Limited entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Golar LNG Limited to advance a potential third Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) conversion project to be undertaken by Seatrium for Golar.Under the arrangement, Seatrium and Golar…

Offshore Norway: 2026 Investment Outlook Perks Up

Aug 13, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas companies have raised their projected investments for 2026 and 2027 compared with estimates made three months ago, a quarterly industry survey showed on Thursday.The Nordic country's biggest business sector now expects to invest 275 billion Norwegian crowns ($28…

Orsted Q2 Beats Estimates

Aug 13, 2026

Danish offshore wind farm developer Orsted reported on Thursday a second-quarter core profit above forecast and maintained its financial outlook for the year.Orsted expanded rapidly over the past decade, but more recently faced higher costs from supply chain disruption and inflation…

Autonomy Offshore: Uncrewed Systems Move from Trials to Critical Operations

Aug 13, 2026

When maritime autonomy is discussed, the image is often a large cargo ship crossing an ocean without a crew. That remains a longer-term regulatory and technical challenge. The more immediate commercial market is developing elsewhere – smaller…

Shearwater Awarded Two 3D Seismic Acquisition Projects in India

Aug 12, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has received two separate Letter of Awards (LOA’s) from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), each representing a large offshore 3D seismic survey offshore India.Combined, the two projects add approximately 15 vessel months of backlog…

Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Attracts $82.7 Million in High Bids

Aug 12, 2026

The latest Trump administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico attracted nearly $82.7 million in high bids on Wednesday, generating more money than a sale in March, but far less than one held in December.The Trump administration offered more than 80 million acres (32…

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