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Equinor Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Jun 26, 2025

Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry wildcat well on the Lit prospect in the North Sea.The well 25/11-30 S was drilled in production license 169, which was awarded in the 13th licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in 1991…

BOEM Looks to Open 80 million Acres for Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Jun 25, 2025

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the publication of a Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America.As directed by Secretary of the Interior and outlined in the PNOS, Lease Sale 262 will offer approximately 15…

SLB OneSubsea Gets Work on Northern Lights CCS Project Expansion

Jun 25, 2025

SLB has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Equinor, acting as Technical Service Provider, to its OneSubsea joint venture for a CO2 subsea injection system for the Northern Lights phase two project offshore Norway…

Petrovietnam, Partners Sign PSC for Block Off Vietnam

Jun 25, 2025

Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) and its joint venture partners officially signed the Product Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block 15-1 in the southern continental shelf of Vietnam.Block 15-1 is one of the oil and gas blocks…

Japan Protests China’s New Oil and Gas Construction Activities in East China Sea

Jun 25, 2025

China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China Sea, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, adding it has lodged a protest with China.The ministry said in a statement 'it is…

Aker BP Installs New Jacket at Valhall Field in Southern North Sea (Video)

Jun 24, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has completed the installation of a jacket for a new production platform at the Valhall field in the Southern North Sea.The Valhall production and wellhead platform (PWP) jacket has been installed with the…

Aibel to Provide Maintenance Services for Two Vår Energi’s Oil and Gas Fields

Jun 23, 2025

Aibel and Vår Energi have signed a framework agreement for maintenance and modifications (M&M) for the Goliat and Gjøa fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract has a duration of five years plus options, and its value is estimated to be around $119 million (NOK 1…

Jotun FPSO Starts Production at Balder Field in North Sea

Jun 23, 2025

Vår Energi and Kistos Energy Norway have started production through Jotun floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at the Balder field in the North Sea.The production from Jotun FPSO marks the extension the life of the first production license…

Blue Logic and Hydromea to Accelerate Subsea WLAN Deployments

Jun 19, 2025

Hydromea, a leader in high-speed wireless subsea optical communication, and Blue Logic, a pioneer in underwater inductive power and data transfer, have announced a strategic partnership they say will revolutionize wireless subsea communications…

DOF's Subsea Construction Vessel Gets Atlantic Region Jobs

Jun 19, 2025

DOF Group has signed multiple contracts for the Skandi Inventor subsea construction vessel (SCV) in the Atlantic region. The contract is for 100 days of firm work, with additional options available.The Skandi Inventor, a state-of-the-art DP3…

Decom Engineering Launches Ultra-Light Chopsaw for Subsea Ops

Jun 18, 2025

Northern Ireland-based subsea technology specialist Decom Engineering has developed and deployed a new ultra-light Chopsaw for subsea cutting operations.The C1-16UL Chopsaw represents the most significant advancement in Aberdeen-based Decom's Chopsaw range…

DeepOcean Bolsters Subsea Robotics Fleet with Eight New ROVs

Jun 18, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has expanded its fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) by adding eight new units to its existing fleet.Three new ROVs have recently been delivered, with the remaining five scheduled for delivery over the next four years…

Acteon’s Rocksteady Tension Tool Selected by InnovateUK

Jun 17, 2025

Acteon’s Rocksteady Tension Tool (RSTT) has been selected by InnovateUK iX, a UK program designed to fast-track knowledge transfer and accelerate innovation.  The RSTT is a reusable in-line winch and connection system designed to enable mid…

ExxonMobil Hires EnerMech for Decom Job in Gulf of America

Jun 17, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a contract by ExxonMobil to deliver a complete flowline decommissioning package for the Hoover Diana development in the Gulf of America.EnerMech’s scope includes decommissioning the subsea flowlines…

Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen Rig Back in Action After SPS Period

Jun 17, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has completed the Deepsea Aberdeen’s special periodic survey (SPS), with the semi-submersible rig returning to operations after three weeks of scheduled off-hire.As a result, all of the company’s own fleet rigs SPS projects are now completed…

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