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Chevron Discovers Oil and Gas Condensate Offshore Angola

Aug 17, 2026

Chevron said on Monday it had discovered oil and gas condensate at an exploration well in Block 0, offshore Angola, adding to its push to increase production in sub-Saharan Africa through infrastructure-led exploration.Western and southern Africa…

Equinor Buys $940m Stake in Gas-Fired Power Plant

Aug 17, 2026

Norwegian energy group ‌Equinor said on Monday it has agreed to buy a stake in a gas-fired power plant in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, seeking to benefit from rapidly growing electricity demand from data centres and other industry.Equinor will pay $940 million…

Tekmar Receives $1m Contract for Offshore Wind Concrete Protection

Aug 17, 2026

Tekmar Group plc, a provider of asset protection technology and offshore energy services, announced it has been awarded a USD$1.16 million (c.€1 million) contract with a submarine cable contractor for concrete protection solutions as part of…

Glomar Debuts New Multi-Purpose OSV Design

Aug 17, 2026

C-Job Naval Architects and Glomar unveiled the design of a next-generation Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) that the pair claims provides a breakthrough in versatility and sustainable engineering.Purpose-built as Glomar’s first vessel of its kind…

The Gulf of America Remains the World's Offshore Innovation Laboratory

Aug 17, 2026

For generations, the Gulf of America has served as the proving ground for offshore innovation. Every major chapter in modern offshore energy has depended upon American engineers, geoscientists, mariners, fabricators, regulators, and offshore workers to solve problems many believed were beyond reach…

MOBY Robotics: A New Playbook for Subsea Mineral Recovery

Aug 17, 2026

Moby Robotics is a new entrant to the subsea swarm autonomous robotic space, created in 2025 and aiming to take a leadership role in the discovery and recovery of subsea minerals market.The race to secure critical minerals from the deep ocean has accelerated dramatically over the past two years…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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