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Saipem to Sell Saudi Shallow-Water Drilling Business to ADES for $285M

Jun 24, 2026

Italian energy services company Saipem has signed a binding agreement to sell its shallow-water drilling business in Saudi Arabia to ADES Saudi Limited Company for $285 million, as it seeks to focus on deepwater and harsh-environment offshore drilling…

TotalEnergies Looks to Prioritize in Gulf Pipelines That Will Bypass Hormuz

Jun 23, 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies needs to prioritise the building of pipelines that could export oil and gas from the Middle East without ships going through the Strait of Hormuz, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said at an energy conference in Paris on Tuesday…

Shell-Equinor JV Enlists Shearwater for 4D Streamer Survey in North Sea

Jun 22, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a 4D towed‑streamer seismic acquisition project for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea by Adura Operations, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor.The one-month survey will start in July 2026 and…

Transocean Scoops $185M in Drilling Contracts Offshore Norway and Australia

Jun 17, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts for two of its harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rigs, adding approximately $185 million in firm backlog.The largest award was for the Transocean Norge, which received…

Equinor Drills Dry Wildcat Well in Norwegian Sea

Jun 16, 2026

Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the prospect under the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.The wildcat well 6507/8-D-4 CH was drilled in production license 124, 240 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen in the ‘Heidrun Cellar SE’ prospect…

Saipem Ships Giant Neptun Deep Jacket from Italy to Black Sea Project

Jun 15, 2026

Saipem has completed the load-out and departure of a giant jacket structure destined for the Neptun Deep gas development in the Romanian Black Sea, marking a major milestone for what is set to become the European Union's largest offshore natural gas project…

ABB to Modernize Automation Systems on Buzzard Platform off UK

Jun 12, 2026

ABB has been awarded a contract to modernize automation and control systems on the Buzzard offshore platform in the UK North Sea, supporting continued safe and reliable operations at one of the country's largest oil fields.The platform, operated by CNOOC Petroleum Europe…

Petrobras' P-79 FPSO Completes First Oil Offloading at Búzios Field

Jun 12, 2026

Petrobras' P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has completed its first oil offloading after beginning operations at the Búzios field offshore Brazil, according to shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.Hanwha Ocean, which carried out the engineering…

Shearwater Nets ExxonMobil’s Seismic Survey Contract Offshore Guyana

Jun 11, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic survey contract in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana by ExxonMobil Guyana.The contract covers a two-month program comprising source-only seismic acquisition…

Saipem’s Heavy-Lift Vessel Getting Ready for Neptun Deep Job in Black Sea

Jun 09, 2026

Saipem's multi-purpose heavy-lift vessel JSD6000 has started preparatory work in the Port of Genoa ahead of its deployment on the Neptun Deep gas development project in the Black Sea.The vessel is currently moored at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard…

Van Oord's New Rock Installation Vessels to Feature TMC Systems

Jun 08, 2026

Norway-based TMC Compressors has secured a contract from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore to supply marine compressed air systems for two subsea rock installation vessels being built for Dutch marine contractor Van Oord.Under the contract, TMC will…

Van Oord Wraps Up Cable Installation at Windanker Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 05, 2026

Iberdrola has completed the inter-array cable installation campaign for its Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.The campaign was carried out by Van Oord and involved the installation of 21 inter-array cables, with 28 km of cable laid and buried…

SBM Offshore to Sell 45% Stake in Mexico-Bound FSO to NYK

Jun 05, 2026

SBM Offshore has entered into a shareholders' agreement with long-standing business partner NYK to divest a 45% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the Chalchi floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit…

MODEC, Eld Energy Partner on CCS-Integrated FPSO Fuel Cell Power System

Jun 04, 2026

MODEC and Norway-based Eld Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 1.2 MW power system integrated with carbon capture for future floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.Under the agreement, Eld Energy will lead the design…

Aramid hybrid rope cuts snap-back risk and deck contamination on 6,000m OSV

Jun 03, 2026

Aramid hybrid rope cuts snap-back risk and deck contamination on 6,000m OSVWhen Stabbert Maritime configured its multipurpose support vessel Ocean Guardian for continuous deepwater operations, the company expected the lifting system to be a workhorse…

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