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McDermott Gets ADNOC’s ‘Mega Contract’ to Advance Umm Shaif Field

Aug 24, 2026

McDermott has secured a mega engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by ADNOC for work related to increasing gas recovery and production from the Umm Shaif field.The contract, valued over $1 billion, is for Package…

MODEC’s FPSO for ExxonMobil’s Oil Project Checks In to Guyana

Aug 24, 2026

MODEC has informed that the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel arrived to Guyana ahead of deployment at ExxonMobil’s project in the Stabroek block.Developed for ExxonMobil Guyana, the FPSO will integrate the development of the Snoek…

Van Oord Installs Monopiles at 1.5GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 24, 2026

Van Oord has installed all 111 monopiles for the Baltica 2 wind farm in Poland, jointly developed by PGE and Ørsted, including 107 for wind turbines and four for offshore substations.Once operational, the 1.5 GW will generate enough renewable electricity to power around 2…

Petrobras Enters Talks for Four Offshore Blocks in Ghana

Aug 24, 2026

Petrobras has entered direct negotiations for exploration contracts covering four offshore blocks in Ghana's Keta Basin after the country's Ministry of Energy and Green Transition approved the company's application.Petrobras said it had submitted…

Equinor and Aker BP Make Gas Discovery in North Sea

Aug 24, 2026

Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas/condensate discovery in the North Sea, using COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in the ‘Linga’ prospect by drilling an exploration well 25/7-13 in production license 782 S…

Norway Approves Request to Delay Offshore Wind Farm License Application

Aug 21, 2026

The Norwegian energy ministry on Friday approved a request from the developer of the country's first commercial offshore wind farm to delay a licence application deadline by one year.The ministry granted operator Ventyr the extension until October 15…

Zenith Energy to Lead Phase 2 of Northern Endeavour Decommissioning

Aug 20, 2026

Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources has engaged Zenith Energy Australia to conduct planning, engineering and regulatory activities to plug and abandon the Laminaria and Corallina wells in the Timor Sea.Phase 2 focuses on…

TGS Awarded Data Brokerage Rights for Brunei Block

Aug 20, 2026

TGS has been awarded data brokerage, marketing and licensing rights by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam for subsurface data over an offshore Brunei block.The award covers data across the block, including 3D seismic data, well information…

Everllence’s 175D Engines to Power Four Offshore Tugs Destined for Guyana

Aug 20, 2026

Everllence has signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard within the high-speed segment. The contract comprises 16 × 175D gensets bound for 4 × Rampage 6000‑DE offshore terminal tugs designed by Robert Allen.These will be operated by Smit Lamnalco…

Fifth FPSO for Exxon Arrives in Guyana

Aug 20, 2026

The fifth floating oil production facility for a consortium led by U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil in Guyana has arrived in Guyanese waters, according to vessel monitoring data on Thursday.The Errea Wittu FPSO, built by Japanese firm MODEC in Singapore…

LR: Subsea Pipeline Design Choices Determine Integrity

Aug 20, 2026

Early design decisions and robust qualification of subsea connectors can materially shape the long-term integrity of subsea pipelines warns Lloyd’s Register (LR), as part of a new study delivered for the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil)…

Norway's Overall Oil, Gas Output Lags Forecast in July

Aug 20, 2026

Norway's combined oil and gas production missed an official forecast by 2.5% in July, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Thursday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output varies…

MFE Becomes U.S. Distributor for IVM’s HYDRO Photogrammetry Systems

Aug 19, 2026

MFE Inspection Solutions has partnered with IVM Technologies, becoming IVM’s first authorized U.S. distributor for its HYDRO Series.Through MFE Offshore, U.S. offshore and subsea teams will gain access to these photogrammetry systems for creating accurate 3D models of underwater assets…

Panoro Energy to Acquire Côte d’Ivoire Producing Asset from DNO

Aug 19, 2026

Panoro Energy has entered into a definitive agreement with DNO to acquire the entire share capital of DNO’s wholly owned subsidiary DNO CI which holds an indirect 9.09 percent interest in the high-quality gas producing Block CI-27 offshore Côte d’Ivoire…

Dolphin Celebrates Multi-Year Contract Awards

Aug 19, 2026

Dolphin Drilling announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026, highlighting it as a significant step forward in Dolphin Drilling’s repositioning, with increased long-term contract coverage, continued strong safety…

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