Offshore Engineer

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC has brought nine new oil and gas projects into production in the first nine months of 2026, lifting its net output by 2.7% …

Seatrium has secured a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel integration contract worth over $155 million (S$200) million from SBM Offshore for offshore developments in South America. The contract …

Huisman has secured a contract from Siem Industries to supply four knuckle boom cranes for two offshore subsea construction vessels under construction at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, with deliveries …

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured approximately $560 million in new rig contracts across Africa, South America and Norway since its July fleet status report, bringing its contracted backlog …

Published Oct 30, 2026 7:31 am ET An offshore project can appear to be progressing on schedule until one contractor is ready to move forward and the next cannot start. …

Solstad Maritime has secured two contracts for its Normand Australis construction support vessel (CSV) in the Asia Pacific region, with a combined firm duration of 250 days. The contracts will …

Norwegian government agency Enova has awarded $424.5 million (NOK 3.94 billion) in funding to Fortius Offshore Wind and Fram Wind Solutions for two floating offshore wind projects that will see …

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday that Iran war-linked disruptions had dented its earnings by €25 million ($28 million) this year, including €10 million in the third quarter …

ST LNG aims to reach a final investment decision on its $8.2 billion LNG export project by mid- to late 2027, the company's president said on Thursday, a day after …

BP posted its highest quarterly profit in at least five years on Friday, beating expectations as the Iran war boosted energy prices and refining margins, and said it would use …

Petrobras has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well in ultra-deep waters off Brazil's Amapá coast, marking the third oil discovery in block FZA-M-59, the company announced on October …

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched IMCA 2030, a four-year strategy designed to ensure the association remains relevant, authoritative, and valuable to members as the offshore construction industry …

DNV has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Aker BP and Höegh Evi's concept to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) by shuttle carriers and inject it directly into subsea wells …

DeepOcean has secured a contract from Tullow Ghana to carry out subsea gas lift riser retermination work at the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, using its recently upgraded Orient Adventurer subsea …

Petroleum Marine Services (PMS) has completed the installation of two offshore production platforms at the Kamose gas field in Egypt's North Sinai area, marking another milestone in the fourth phase …

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Siemens Energy have signed a memorandum of cooperation to advance floating offshore wind development in Japan, alongside plans to strengthen supply …

DEME and Prysmian have started installing high-voltage cables in the Veerse Meer lake in the Netherlands for TenneT's IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 grid connection projects, using a specially …

Published Oct 29, 2026 7:26 am ET We are entering in interesting period in the subsea vessel market, as contract backlog among the EPCs continue to rise to new all-time …

Shipbuilder Vard has launched a new energy construction vessel (ECV) being built for Wind Energy Construction, a Norwegian company partly owned by the founders and owners of Norwind Offshore, with …

East Timor is seeking a new operator for its vast Greater Sunrise gas fields, an adviser to the project said, after Woodside Energy's move this week to exit its 33% …

Woodside Energy has signed a 20-year agreement to supply QatarEnergy with up to 3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Louisiana LNG project in …

Three bodies have been located inside the wreck of Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 jack-up rig, which sank offshore Gabon on October 24, with search and rescue operations continuing for two …

Norwegian oil firm Aker on Thursday reported a 50% rise year-on-year in third-quarter profit as Middle East supply disruptions boosted prices for North Sea oil and gas. Aker BP's earnings …

A new appraisal well at the Afrodite gas discovery near the Kvitebjørn field in the North Sea has revealed that recoverable gas volumes could be more than twice as large …

Global investment firm Carlyle and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have agreed to sell Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), Romania's largest offshore natural gas producer, to …

French oil major TotalEnergies reported a 127% rise in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, beating expectations, as the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to push up oil prices and draw historically …

Shell on Thursday announced above-expectation net profit of $10.81 billion in the third quarter, its highest since 2022, and boosted its share buybacks on the back of stronger refining margins …

With USD$9.87 million (8.85 million euros) in funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), Fraunhofer IFAM is establishing a new research infrastructure for wind energy. The …

Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche on Wednesday said companies may return previously auctioned offshore wind farm sites, provided they pay a penalty to transmission system operators, as mounting economic pressures …

GE Vernova Inc. announced that it will acquire Trench Group, a provider of high-voltage grid equipment, from investment firm Triton Partners. The deal will create scale across GE Vernova’s Electrification …

Shell has started production at Phase 3 of its Silvertip project in the Gulf of America, bringing additional oil and gas volumes to its operated Perdido spar through two wells …

BGB Group has secured a framework agreement from PGE and Ørsted to provide offshore scaffolding and construction services for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, supporting …

A US regulator proposed new rules on Wednesday to hasten liquefied natural gas projects and expand export capacity as part of the Trump administration's larger push to speed up energy …

Baker Hughes has secured a significant contract from Eni to supply subsea production systems and services for the Cronos deepwater gas development offshore Cyprus, with initial equipment deliveries expected in …

Published Oct 28, 2026 7:30 am ET Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is moving from a collection of demonstration projects toward a new infrastructure business. As of July 2025, 734 …

Thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm has secured a contract to supply four gas production jumpers for an ultra-deepwater field in Southeast Asia, with installation planned at water depths exceeding …

An oil spill from a damaged tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has widened, satellite images showed, triggering more beach closures and raising environmental concerns. Images from …

Equinor on Wednesday reported its strongest quarterly profit in almost four years, driven by a surge in oil and gas prices as the war in the Middle East continued to …

Baker Hughes reported a fall in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, as prolonged conflict in the Middle East hit demand for services and equipment in the key oil-producing region. Repeated flare-ups …

TotalEnergies has acquired a 25% working interest in 26 Chevron-operated exploration leases offshore the United States, expanding its offshore exploration portfolio and strengthening its partnership with Chevron. As part of …

Turkey may reach agreements to make acquisitions or further explore for hydrocarbons by the end of the year as part of its target to produce 1 million barrels of oil …

Swiss firm ANYbotics has started delivering its ANYmal X autonomous inspection robot, designed to operate in hazardous and potentially explosive environments, to oil, gas and chemical industry customers, including Equinor …

Seatrium announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global floating power solutions specialist Karpowership to pursue a joint venture to develop floating power and infrastructure …

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea. The permit is for wellbore 33/9-F-4 DH in production license 1214. …

French oil company Maurel & Prom (M&P) has confirmed a natural gas discovery in Tanzania's Mnazi Bay licence, with preliminary estimates indicating approximately 200 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas …

PlanSea and Infosys have joined forces to combine artificial intelligence (AI), marine logistics expertise and enterprise data integration to help offshore oil and gas operators optimize decommissioning planning and execution, …

Equinor and Aker BP have launched a strategic collaboration to develop challenging oil and gas discoveries in tight reservoirs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), targeting resources with an estimated …

Dolphin Drilling has agreed to sell its Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig to SPM Energy Shipping for up to $25 million and entered into a preliminary agreement for the management …

Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, has completed the final inner-array cable lay at the 1.4 GW East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, developed by ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar, marking another …

Siem Industries has ordered two offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCVs) from Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, with deliveries scheduled for 2029 and 2030. Each vessel will be equipped with a …