Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a new contract and an extension for two of its rigs, adding approximately $168 million to its firm backlog.In Brazil, the Deepwater Mykonos was awarded a contract by BP for an estimated 302-day campaign beginning in the third quarter of 2026…
T12 Engineering has secured a contract with an independent Norwegian oil and gas operator to design and manufacture a 60-tonne subsea modular structure.The engineering specialist, which operates from Teesside, Glasgow and Edinburgh, will project manage the engineering…
While challenges linger from the 2025 offshore rig market, there are signs it will look brighter from late 2026 onwards.Main Events of 2025One of the biggest talking points of 2024 and 2025 was Saudi Aramco’s suspension of 36 jackups from April 2024…
The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has completed several rig repair and upgrade projects for Saudi-based ADES Holding, strengthening the partnership between the two companies.In 2025, several ADES jack-up rigs underwent major works at ASRY’s facilities in Bahrain…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new four-year contract with Petrobras for the remotely operated support vessel (RSV) Skandi Commander.The contract was awarded following the same competitive tender process that led to six previous four-year RSV contracts announced earlier…
An offshore gas exploration well operated by ConocoPhillips Australia has intersected unexpected gas in the Otway Basin off southeastern Australia, prompting a temporary pause in drilling while partners assess changes to the well design.The Charlemont-1 exploration well…
Production at Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras' P-69 offshore oil platform, in the country's Tupi field, was temporarily interrupted due to a routine safety procedure, the company told Reuters in a statement on Monday.The platform, which produced an average of 106…
Baker Hughes has signed a multi-year contract with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to supply advanced artificial lift systems and related services aimed at boosting production across Kuwait’s oil and gas fields.Under the agreement, Baker Hughes will…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the basic design of specialized vessels to joint and bury subsea power cables.MOL is working with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Furukawa Electric and Nippon…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought the Xijiang Oilfields 24 Block Development Project on stream in the shallow waters of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, marking the start of production at the offshore project…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner and subsea services provider DOF Group has secured several new project awards in the Atlantic region and a separate contract in North America with Shell.The Atlantic region awards, amounting to over $60 million…
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has signed a contract with Equinor for its Deepsea Aberdeen semi-submersible drilling rig, following the letter of intent the companies agreed in November.Equinor will use Deepsea Aberdeen rig to…
Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a waterflood project at its Kaikias field in the Gulf of America, aiming to boost its recoverable resources.Water will be injected to displace additional oil…
Offshore wind industry suppliers Ocean Geophysics and HighTide have entered into a joint venture aimed at combining their seabed data processing, analysis and interpretation capabilities.The partnership brings together Ocean Geophysics’ large…
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a U.S.-based ocean exploration and marine resource development leader, received news that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM), a department of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), has initiated…