BP has delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion project in the U.S. Gulf of America, two months ahead of plan.The project is expected to add 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) gross peak annualized average production at the existing Atlantis platform.Atlantis, one of BP’s longest-running platforms in the Gulf of America, has a gross production capacity of up to 200…
Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer for Seatrium Group, has secured a repeat contract from International Maritime Industries (IMI) for the supply equipment and a design license for the Kingdom 4 self-elevating drilling unit…
Oil major Shell said output at two of its offshore platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has been temporarily shut due to a shutdown of the Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS).The top producer in the U.S. Gulf said it expects its Whale and Perdido platforms…
Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has started its phase three drilling program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on the Etame platform.As previously announced, the company secured a drilling rig in December…
IFS, a provider of industrial AI software, has been selected by offshore service provider Dixstone to provide it with IFS Cloud to unify and modernize its operations across 10 countries and more than 2,200 personnel as part of a wider digital transformation strategy aimed at improving safety…
China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production from the Weizhou 11-4 oilfield adjustment and satellite fields development project in South China Sea.The project is located in the Beibu Gulf Basin…
Equinor has extended the contract for Havila Shipping’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Havila Charisma.Equinor has exercised one year option for Havila Charisma until December 2026.According to Havila Shipping, Equinor has an option for one year thereafter…
SLB OneSubsea, joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has secured a contract from BP for subsea boosting system for the greenfield development of the Tiber project, located in the deepwater U.S. offshore region.The engineering…
Oilfield services firm Archer has secured a five-year contract extension for platform drilling and maintenance services in the U.K. with an estimated contract value of $110 million.The extension will start on May 1, 2026 in direct continuation of the current contract…
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has partnered with Mythos AI to integrate advanced artificial intelligence autonomy software across OPT’s WAM-V autonomous surface vehicles and PowerBuoy platforms.The partnership aims to enhance OPT’s operational…
Singapore-based engineering group Seatrium has reported strong execution in the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, bolstered by major offshore and wind project deliveries, a high-value order book and strategic asset sales.The group’s net order book stood at about $12…
Petrobras’ P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has departed South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean shipyard bound for Brazil’s Búzios field, where it will add 180,000 barrels-per-day production capacity by 2026.The P-79 set sail on November 11 from Hanwha Ocean shipyard in Geoje-Si…
As oil exploration and production goes, so goes the market for Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). Throughout 2025, the prices of oil- which drives exploration and production (E & P), have softened, moving down…
Aker Solutions has secured a five-year enabling contract extension with ExxonMobil Canada Properties, the operator of the Hebron platform offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.The brownfield maintenance and modification (M&M) contract, valued between $147 million and $245 million…
ARB Wind, specialist in asset integrity services to the UK’s wind energy sector, has been awarded a significant contract by Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited.The balance of plant, inspection & maintenance, and above water foundations inspections contract…