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Delfin Midstream Inc. says that it has made the final investment decision (FID) for the first FLNG vessel of the Delfin LNG project under development offshore Louisiana. Delfin FLNG 1 …

bp recently held advanced talks to sell its UK North Sea assets to Ithaca Energy in a deal worth nearly £2 billion ($2.69 billion), according to Reuters and the Financial …

The new approach is part of the company’s broader decline management strategy for the field as it transitions to a more complex and mature production phase. “By increasing reservoir contact, …

Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific …

Sonardyne has signed a memorandum of understanding with AMOG to develop an integrated subsea asset monitoring service for offshore energy infrastructure. The agreement will combine Sonardyne’s subsea monitoring, positioning and …

All 54 monopile foundations for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm in the UK North Sea are now in place, according to a June 3 company press release. The project, …

Saipem has lifted a new gas recovery module onto the DP4 platform at the Bouri field offshore Libya in the Mediterranean Sea. The installation, performed by the crane vessel Saipem …

MDL supports Uaru flex-lay operation Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL) has devised a transpooling arrangement to support Saipem’s flexlay operations for the Uaru Field development in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. …

SBM Offshore plans to sell a 45% stake in special purpose companies associated with the lease and operation of the FSO Chalchi to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). Pending approvals, …

What is inside a digital twin? Again, to generalize, a digital twin consists of three distinct parts: The details of the physical offshore structure; The computational capacity to create a …

Conrad Asia Energy subsidiary West Natuna Exploration has executed a binding contract for a jackup rig to drill the Mako gas field development wells offshore western Indonesia. Mako is in …

Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) has entered a joint venture agreement with DS Global Offshore Engineering Singapore, a subsidiary of Chinese private company DS Global Offshore Engineering (Tianjin). The duo plans …

TGS has acquired Apparition Geoservices, gaining exclusive access to the Swiss company’s simultaneous source acquisition and separation technology. The two parties have collaborated since August 2023, performing R&D and testing …

Eni and Petronas have formed Searah, a 50:50 joint venture that combines their respective E&P businesses in Indonesia and Malaysia. It follows a memorandum of understanding announced in February 2025. …

Among the other shared goals are field life extension and improving long‑term returns from offshore assets. The parties will implement their operating experience and technical capabilities and UTP’s laboratory facilities …

QatarEnergy has announced an oil discovery with “encouraging results” from the Merlin-1X exploration well in the Petroleum Exploration License 39 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia. Merlin-1X is the tenth well drilled …

Equinor has contracted Moreld subsidiary Ocean Installer to perform well tie-in activities for the deepwater Bacalhau project in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The 4.5-year award carries options for an …

The AiP confirms the system’s compliance with Bureau Veritas’ machine learning requirements, recognizing Wison’s progress in integrating AI-enabled and digital technologies into FPSO operations to support greater efficiency, reliability and …

CNR International has restarted production from the Baobab Field on the CI-40 Block offshore Côte d’Ivoire. It follows a period offline for the Baobab Ivoirien FPSO, which underwent a life …

As part of the East Coast Cluster (ECC), one of the UK's flagship CCS clusters, advanced monitoring systems are due to be deployed at the Endurance CO 2 store in …

Another defining feature of this project is that the monopiles will be partially submerged, floated and towed long distances to the wind farm site with the monitoring equipment already in …

Suriname’s milestone Gran Morgu (or GranMorgu) development in Block 58 is progressing steadily, marking the country’s first major offshore oil production project and a potential economic game-changer for the nation. …

Equinor has awarded subsea construction work to DeepOcean at three field centers offshore Norway. The Isflak oil discovery is under development via an 8.5-km subsea satellite tieback to the Johan …

Baker Hughes has secured contract extensions with Petrobras and Equinor to deliver integrated well construction, drilling and intervention services across key offshore developments in Brazil and the Norwegian North Sea. …

Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific …

TDI-Brooks, working with GeoPartners and the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), will soon conduct a multi-client multibeam echo sounder survey and seep sampling survey offshore southern Liberia. The results …

By Wei Huang, ABS The aging cable-lay vessel (CLV) sector is entering one of its most consequential newbuild cycles in decades. With deepwater projects representing the majority of new offshore …

HydroSurv and BeyonC will collaborate on an REAV-60 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) that can deploy BeyonC’s Syncro pipeline survey ROV. BeyonC has designed Syncro to conduct repeatable and safe survey …

By Robert Van Kuilenburg and Kelby Ladner, Noble Corp. In less than a decade, drilling units have evolved from individual drilling vessels into fully integrated machines operating seamlessly within a …

bp has started non-associated gas (NAG) production from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oilfield development in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. The initial NAG well, drilled from the existing West …

Esso Australia Resources has tasked ABL with the forthcoming removal of up to 12 platforms for the Gippsland Decommissioning Campaign #1 project in the Bass Strait. The Gippsland joint venture’s …

TotalEnergies has applied for the Single Authorization of the 1.5-GW Centre Manche Energies wind farm 40 km offshore Normandy, France. This is said to be the country's largest offshore wind …

Finder Energy Holdings has issued a progress report on its preparations for development of the Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields (KTJ Project) in the Timor Sea. The company has …

Norwegian independent drilling contractor Eldorado Drilling AS has agreed to acquire Bermuda-based Vantage Drilling International Ltd. in a $257.6–258 million all-cash merger. The deal, announced on May 29, 2026, values …

Petrobras has signed contracts with SBM Offshore for the construction of two oil and gas production FPSOs for the Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP) project offshore northeast Brazil. Under the Build, Operate …

DEME, via its Japanese joint venture with Penta-Ocean Construction (Japan Offshore Marine), will install the country’s first 15-MW class wind turbines for the Oga-Katagami-Akita offshore wind project, DEME reported in …

Santos has hired the Transocean Equinox semisubmersible rig for a multi-well exploration drilling campaign offshore Western Australia. Partner Carnarvon Energy reported that this would include wells on some of the …

Equinor has permission from the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) to use the semisub COSLPromoter for plug and abandonment (P&A) of the 34/7-K-4 HT2 well on the Tordis Field in …

The unmanned Fenris installation will start exporting production to the Valhall field center in third-quarter 2027. Access to the platform is via a gangway from a service operation vessel, which …

Published June 3, 2026 In this special report, Offshore highlights vessel trends and outlooks; comprehensive insights into offshore support and specialized vessels; and future perspectives on offshore energy vessel technologies …

Serica Energy reported that it is working to secure a rig for a multi-well drilling program on its fields in the UK North Sea and west of Shetland. Subject to …

Delfin Midstream Inc. has taken a significant step forward with its groundbreaking Delfin LNG project offshore Louisiana. The company has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) of South Korea the engineering, …

SBM Offshore and Solstad Offshore have jointly entered a Letter of Intent with a shipyard for a newbuild, multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel. This would be delivered during the …

INPEX has secured the rights to explore the Barong Working Area offshore eastern Java, under the second Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2025, INPEX reported in late May. The company’s subsidiary …

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has identified multiple safety and systems deficiencies in Equinor’s operations tied to the Valemon Field, while a separate audit of the Martin Linge B …

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By Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) The Gulf of America remains one of the most productive and prospective offshore energy regions in the world. It delivers roughly …

Navitas Petroleum LP is looking to bring in a second FPSO to expand production from the Sea Lion oilfield development in the offshore North Falkland Basin. For the project’s first …

QatarEnergy is expanding its upstream footprint in South America and the Eastern Mediterranean through new agreements with major partners, including Shell and ExxonMobil, targeting offshore exploration acreage and potential gas …

Strohm reported that it will supply a 2,000-m-long thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) for a West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) project offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. The operator is Burullus …