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Deepsea Yantai Semi-Sub Cleared for OKEA Drilling Job

Oct 09, 2025

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted OKEA a consent to use Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for production drilling on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.Draugen is a field in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. The water depth in the area is 250 meters. It was discovered in 1984, and the plan for development and production (PDO) was approved in 1988.The field has been developed with a concrete fixed facility and integrated topside…

BP Starts Up Murlach Field in UK North Sea

Oct 09, 2025

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…

Shell’s Brazil-Bound FPSO Starts Taking Shape

Oct 06, 2025

MODEC has held a steel strike ceremony for the part of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil.The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking…

SBM Offshore, SLB to Optimize FPSO Performance Using AI

Oct 03, 2025

SLB, a global energy technology company, and SBM Offshore, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) solutions specialist, have signed an agreement to enter into an exclusive digital alliance to optimize the performance of offshore production systems…

Heerema Gets Decom Job at BP’s Andrew Platform

Oct 02, 2025

Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a decommissioning contract by BP for the Engineering, Preparation and Removal (EPR) of the Andrew platform’s topside and jacket.The scope includes the removal, transport and offloading of the topside, comprising the Flare and Kinnoull Module…

Eiffage Secures $1.75B Contract for Offshore Substations in France

Sep 30, 2025

Eiffage, through Smulders, has been awarded a contract by RTE, France’s transmission system operator, to develop and build three alternating current substations for the Bretagne Sud, Narbonnaise Sud-Hérault and Golfe de Fos French offshore wind farms…

BP Hires Decommissioning Crew for North Sea Field

Sep 30, 2025

A new joint venture (JV) between THREE60 Energy and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by BP to provide integrated decommissioning services for its Andrew field in the North Sea…

Baker Hughes to Supply Up to 50 Subsea Trees for Petrobras' Brazil Fields

Sep 29, 2025

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil.The modern subsea systems…

Semco Maritime, PTSC M&C Sign Substation Deal for Taiwan’s OW Farm

Sep 29, 2025

The consortium between Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction has secured an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) to deliver the offshore substation for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan…

SBM Offshore Starts Construction of FSO for Trion Oil Field off Mexico

Sep 25, 2025

Dutch-based SBM Offshore has cut the first steel for Chalchi floating storage and offloading (FSO) at COSCO Shipyard in China, marking the start of construction of the unit bound for deployment at Trion deepwater oil field, offshore Mexico.The FSO’s name…

Seatrium Secures ABS Backing for Deepwater FPSO Design

Sep 24, 2025

Seatrium has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its proprietary FLEXHull 1500K-M floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design.The AiP underscores Seatrium’s ability to deliver advanced solutions for deepwater oil and gas production…

Yinson Production Nets DNV Approval for New FPSO Hull Design

Sep 18, 2025

Yinson Production has received Main Scantling Approval (MSA) from classification society DNV for its Meridian purpose-built floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design.The newly approved Meridian FPSO hull is designed to perform in challenging offshore environments…

‘Major Deal’ Offshore Saudi Arabia Boosts Subsea7’s Contract Backlog

Sep 15, 2025

Subsea7 has secured a major project under the long-term agreement (LTA) with Aramco that relates to certain facilities located offshore Saudi Arabia.The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of 106 kilometers of infield and export pipelines…

Kongsberg Maritime Develops Simplified Mooring System

Sep 07, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has developed a simplified mooring system for offshore floating structures. Building on its patent-pending integrated tensioning and remote pull-in technologies, the company is now focused on reducing cost, complexity, and environmental impact across the mooring system lifecycle…

Equinor Picks OneSubsea All-Electric Subsea Production System for North Sea Field

Aug 25, 2025

OneSubsea, a joint venture formed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Equinor for a 12-well, all-electric Subsea Production System (SPS) in the Fram Sør field, offshore Norway…

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