Rigs drilling beneath the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico will drive U.S. oil industry growth this year and next as onshore production slows due to lower prices and maturing shale fields, and analysts and consultants expect the trend to continue…
Oceaneering International has completed a field trial of its patented Ocean Perception™ marine mammal and wildlife mitigation software solution in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.The trial was conducted aboard an offshore wind installation vessel in collaboration with client Van Oord…
Kombi-II mobile offshore production unit (MOPU), converted from a jack-up drilling rig by Dixstone, has started its journey to Congo for deployment at Perenco-operated Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit.Dixstone, a sister company of oil and gas firm Perenco…
Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured long-term contracts for two of its vessels with Petrobras for work offshore Brazil.The contracts, with a combined value of approximately $200 million, are for Skandi Chieftain high…
BP has put its Murlach field in the U.K. North Sea into production, marking its sixth major project start-up in 2025.The two-well subsea tieback at Murlach adds a peak net production of around 15,000 boed to the BP-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea…
EnerMech has been awarded a significant contract to deliver pre-commissioning and specialist services for a major offshore gas development located in the East Browse Basin, off the northwest coast of Australia.The full scope of work, which will be carried out between October 2025 and April 2026…
DOF Group has secured three new short-term contracts in Brazil.A major oil company with significant presence in Brazil has contracted Skandi Salvador and Geoholm for short-term engagements in the Espirito Santo and Santos Basin.Geoholm has been…
BP said on Thursday it expects global oil demand to grow until 2030, five years later than its forecast a year ago, stressing slowed efforts to increase energy efficiency.The oil major's latest Energy Outlook, an annual study of energy trends through 2050…
RWE and Semco Maritime have entered into services frame agreement for the maintenance of offshore substations in Germany.The frame agreement runs until end of 2027, with an option for a two-year extension.It covers scheduled and unscheduled…
Global technology company SLB has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RESMAN Energy Technology, a specialist in wireless reservoir surveillance solutions.The acquisition enhances SLB’s portfolio with world-class production and reservoir tracer technologies…
Norway’s offshore industry safety watchdog Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Equinor consent to use the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for operations in the North Sea.The rig will be used for plugging, drilling and completion of wells on the Visund Sør field…
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity. In what is a significant leap forward for ROV control technology, the introduction of ICE Unity meets the increasing…
Roll Group has signed the long-term charter of the wide deck carrier Bigroll KMC Beaumont from its partner KMC Bluewhale.The vessel was delivered in Singapore and will immediately begin operations to support of Roll Group’s expanding global project logistics and transportation services…
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued the CR-Ex cyber resilience notation to three self-elevating units from Jana Marine Services, an industry first.The offshore units, JANA 505, 508 and 509, are the first offshore units to be awarded…
U.S. Interior Secretary and Energy Council Chief Doug Burgum has said that it is not likely that there will be future offshore wind projects built in the country under the current Trump administration.During the Gastech conference in Milan,…