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Chevron subsidiary Noble Energy has contracted Subsea7 to install subsea facilities for the Aseng gas monetization project offshore Equatorial Guinea, extending the two companies’ long-standing working relationship in the country. …

Floating solar activity continues to ramp up across Europe, with new projects moving beyond inland reservoirs to industrial sites and ports. The latest developments include the launch of a large-scale …

Afentra says the partners in shallow-water Block 3/05 offshore Angola expect a two-well program to start shortly, according to the company's recent Block 3/05 Drilling Update presentation. It follows the …

Woodside crews aboard the TechnipFMC-operated Deep Orient vessel completed a large-scale decommissioning campaign last month offshore Western Australia. The year-long campaign covered the Griffin and Stybarrow fields, and the Echo …

Chevron and QatarEnergy have completed farm-ins to awarded exploration blocks offshore Uruguay. Sintana Energy, which has interests in two blocks following its acquisition of Challenger Energy last year, said Uruguay’s …

Chevron restarted gas production last night from the Leviathan reservoir in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, following a month-long suspension due to the current regional conflict. Partner NewMed Energy said the …

Drilling contractors continued to lock in longer-term visibility as Transocean secured contract extensions and new awards totaling about $1 billion, driven by Petrobras’ ongoing rig requirements offshore Brazil and fresh …

Galp Energia has upgraded the 3C contingent resources within the discovered Mopane field complex on PEL 83 offshore Namibia. Sintana Energy, which has an indirect carried interest of 4.9% in …

Azule Energy, a bp and Eni company, reported late last month that it has agreed to sell its interest in two producing blocks in the Lower Congo Basin offshore Angola …

Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Sleipnir has installed the first of two platform jackets at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm development in the UK southern North Sea. EPC contractor …

Energean has suspended production at its Karish field and placed the Energean Power FPSO on standby after the Israeli government ordered a temporary halt to offshore gas operations for security …

Masirah Oil Ltd. (MOL) and Rex International Holding Ltd., MOL’s indirect parent company, both reported that its planned drilling program in the offshore Yumna Field, Block 50 Oman, is now …

Valaris has strengthened its offshore position in South America with a multi-year contract extension offshore Brazil and a new strategic collaboration agreement supporting developments in Suriname. The company was awarded …

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the start of a phased plan to establish the Marine Minerals Administration (MMA), bringing together the functions of the Bureau of …

By Leianne Sanclemente, Superior Energy Services The oil and gas sector continues to push the limits of technology to meet the demands of deeper, more complex drilling operations. A landing …

Bedrock has the ability to mobilize quickly and operate from a range of vessels rather than relying on dedicated survey vessels. According to recently named CEO Matt Tirman, that operational …

Historian Tyler Priest has published a major new account of the origins and evolution of the US offshore oil and gas industry. In Offshore Oildom: America’s Energy Expansion into the …

Aker BP has produced first oil from the Symra field development in the Norwegian North Sea, nine months ahead of the original schedule. Symra, containing an estimated 63 MMboe, has …

Eni has made a large gas-condensate discovery in the Denise W prospect offshore Egypt. The Denise W-1 well was drilled on the Temsah concession in the Mediterranean. Initial analysis suggests …

ABL has concluded its scope of work for the transportation of the decommissioned Northern Endeavour FPSO from Australia to the vessel recycling facility in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Initially ABL performed marine …

Gabon’s Ministry of Oil and Gas has agreed to extend the offshore Dussafu Marin production license by 25 years, from 2028 to 2053. Operator BW Energy reported that the move …

SundaGas operates the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract (PSC) in partnership with state-owned TIMOR GAP Chuditch Unipessoal. The PSC contains Shell’s Chuditch gas field discovery, which SundaGas plans to appraise with …

In this 4th annual report, Offshore features an in-depth overview of remote inspection practices, digital strategies, regulatory progress, uncrewed operations, drones and robotics, and more. Financial perspective Uncrewed vessel operations …

United Oil & Gas sees positive signs from its analysis of piston core samples acquired recently by TDI-Brooks offshore Jamaica. The seabed geochemical exploration survey was conducted over United’s Walton-Morant …

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) is trying to reactivate interest in Shell’s 2009 Gro gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea, one of Norway’s largest undeveloped fields. Shell drilled the original …

ExxonMobil has awarded SBM Offshore two front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for a newbuild FPSO for the Longtail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The contracts will …

BluEnergies Ltd., a Canadian-based E&P firm, says that it was the successful top bidder for the SS-59 block offshore Louisiana in the Big Beautiful Gulf 2 lease sale held on …

The first project involves installation of a 10-inch water injection flexible jumper in 1,700 m of water offshore Angola, and MDL provided its Generation 3 reel drive system (RDS), the …

BOEM, which considers the plan complete, has initiated the review under the Department of the Interior’s “Alternative Arrangements for NEPA Compliance During a National Energy Emergency,” which was published last …

Ithaca Energy continues to progress studies on the deepwater Cambo oil and gas field development 80 miles northwest of the Shetland Islands, according to its full-year 2025 results. The company …

TGS has finished a three-year acquisition and processing campaign for the GeoStreamer X (GSX) project in the Norwegian Sea, delivering the final dual-azimuth products to its clients. The company says …

Damage caused to energy infrastructure during the present ongoing conflict could cost at least $25 billion to rectify, according to Rystad Energy report released March 25. Rystad analysts came up …

Binley: Traditional marine forecasting has historically focused on describing expected environmental conditions such as wind, waves and currents at a given time and location. Weather intelligence represents a step change …

Vallourec has scooped a series of orders from various operators offshore Indonesia. Earlier this month, bp Berau asked the company to supply premium corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA) pipes and VAM connections …

OKEA has raised its estimate of the recoverable resource in last year’s Talisker West discovery in the Norwegian North Sea from 19 MMboe to 28 MMboe. This follows further studies …

Several offshore drilling contractors operating in GCC waters — the Gulf Cooperation Council region encompassing Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and other Arab Gulf states — have temporarily suspended or …

Serica Energy has completed its acquisition from TotalEnergies of a 40% operated interest in the Greater Laggan Area (GLA) and associated infrastructure west of Shetland as well as operated license …

Petrobras has proven more oil in the Marlim Sul Field in the presalt Campos Basin. Well 3-BRSA-1397-RJS was drilled in 1,178 m of water, 113 km offshore the municipality of …

NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies’ UK Upstream Oil & Gas business have completed their merger. The combined group, which includes the E&P interests formerly operated by Repsol Resources UK, has been …

Deep Ocean Search (DOS) says that it plans to integrate a Saab Seaeye Sabertooth 3,000 msw (meters seawater) hybrid ROV/AUV into its operational fleet, sometime in 3Q 2026. The Sabertooth …

Kraken EOR project advances EnQuest aims to mature the Kraken enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project in the northern UK North Sea. The company sees potential to increase the field’s recoverable …

Shahzad Yasin, senior technologist at Castrol, outlined how continuous oil analysis could complement established condition monitoring practices such as vibration, pressure and temperature sensing. While those parameters are widely monitored …

Jadestone Energy reported that last week’s Cyclone Narelle offshore northwestern Australia caused damage to its Stag platform and associated loading facilities. Ahead of the storm’s predicted approach, the company had …

In other cases, at-source treatment offers a practical alternative that can substantially outperform traditional approaches across safety, cost, environmental and overall operational efficiency factors. By processing drill cuttings on site …

Though expatriates still fill about 42% of offshore roles, only 78% of professionals would consider relocating to another country for their job. This compares to 2022 when 89% of all …

The latest Black Sea exploration news centers on mixed signals for regional gas prospects, with OMV Petrom reporting another dry hole offshore Bulgaria while pressing ahead with new acreage and …

TGS has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider. Under the multi-year agreement, AWS will provide high-performance computing (HPC) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) services. Goals include …

TGS | 4C’s latest Global Market Overview of offshore wind prospects predicts record offtake contract awards this year. There has already been a strong upturn in offtake awards, led by …

Subsea7, Noble Energy ink subsea installation contract In the same region, Subsea7 secured a contract by Noble Energy EG Ltd. (a Chevron company) for the subsea installation scope on the …

Arcius Energy, a joint venture between bp and ADNOC, have kicked off a new offshore gas drilling campaign offshore Egypt. The campaign is centered on the arrival of the Valaris …