Offshore Magazine

This month we asked a few of Offshore's 2026 Editorial Advisory Board members about future trends in offshore project efficiency and key opportunities, innovations and strategies shaping offshore project success …

ONGC has commissioned Lamprell to provide services for the Pipeline Replacement Project PRP-IX offshore western India. The work scope covers replacement and laying of about 285 km of subsea pipelines …

The goals were to help de-risk the license as discussions continue with potential farm-in partners. TDI-Brooks deployed its survey vessel R/V Gyre for the project. Stage 1, involving use of …

Fugro has detailed its current and recent investigative programs at offshore oil and gas field and wind farm locations. Offshore the Americas, the company has conducted geotechnical site investigations, laboratory …

Navitas Petroleum has signed a definitive agreement with JHI Associates to acquire a 65% share of the PL001 license in the offshore North Falkland Basin. Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, …

The rapidly escalating conflict between Iran, the US and Israel has triggered a sweeping regional crisis that is reshaping energy security, maritime logistics and global market stability. Strikes across Iran …

Borr Drilling has shut down operations onboard its Arabia III jackup rig following an unspecified incident on a client-operated platform. The rig has been working offshore Saudi Arabia. Last week, …

The Timor-Leste government has awarded SundaGas Band Uinpessoal an environmental license for drilling of the planned offshore Chuditch-2 appraisal well in the TL-SO-19-16 production sharing contract (PSC) area. SundaGas submitted …

The COSL Innovator semisubmersible rig drilled the Byrding C prospect in production license (PL) 090 HS, 5 km northwest of the Fram Field in the Troll area and in 373 …

bp and SOCAR signed an agreement late last month to collaborate on seismic and well studies to improve their understanding of geology of the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian basin. …

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has called on E&P companies active on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to cooperate on implementing new technologies that could support profitable production from tight …

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the 2026 National Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources, an estimate of the undiscovered, technically and economically recoverable oil and natural …

Laurinen: Offshore operators are shifting toward integrated, continuous and data-driven operational strategies. As assets become more connected and remotely manageable, inspection is evolving into part of a fieldwide ecosystem supported …

The five datasets — B-02-99-AK, B-05-98-AK, B-04-97-AK, B-03-96-AK and B-01-95-AK — are available now at the National Archive of Marine Seismic Surveys. [Editor’s note: to access, click the tab labeled …

"The combination of higher pressures, more aggressive fluids, deeper water, longer step outs and multi-phased developments is driving a change in how wells and subsea systems are being designed and …

Analysis With BBG2, the industry focused on a small number of blocks, with major players like bp, Chevron, Shell, Woodside, LLOG, and Anadarko dominating the top bids. This contrasted sharply …

Net Zero North Sea Storage Ltd. is managing the drilling program on carbon storage license CS006, with drilling, data acquisition and analysis expected to last for about 90 days in …

Allseas’ new Braveheart cargo barge is sailing west toward Rotterdam following 18 months of fabrication, outfitting and commissioning in China, the company announced Feb. 27. The vessel, engineered by Allseas …

Eni says a recent agreement signed with Nigeria’s federal government opens the way for a fast-track development of the deepwater Zabazaba and Etan oil and gas fields. Earlier this month, …

Hookup has finished of the MOPU and FSO unit at the Sèmè Field offshore Benin, operated by Akrake Petroleum. It follows the recent anchoring of the FSO Kristina last week, …

Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center AS (TP-OTC) has awarded Subsea7 a further order related to the deepwater Sakarya gas field development offshore Turkey in the Black Sea. It represents an …

Dana Petroleum (E&P) has asked IKM Testing UK to perform offshore shutdown support services on the Triton FPSO in the UK central North Sea, located on the UK Continental Shelf. …

Petrobras has achieved first gas injection from the FPSO P-78 at the Búzios Field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 61 days after first oil at the end of last …

One is a regional multi-client data program for various basins offshore India , designed to support data-driven exploration by operators. It starts with the Phase 1 Mahanadi Basin offshore India’s …

Iranian attacks on six commercial vessels over the past two days have effectively closed commerce through the Strait of Hormuz, and raises the prospect of a larger reduction in oil …

PTTEP has contracted Seadrill’s West Capella drillship for a 440-day program offshore Malaysia that is due to start in the second quarter. This was one of various recent awards highlighted …

Woodside Energy has issued updates on construction work for the deepwater Trion oil project offshore Mexico. In the latest edition of Woodside’s Living Energy publication, the company noted the advanced …

Venezuela plans to grant more oil exploration and production blocks to Repsol and Chevron in a move that is designed to help foreign operators rebuild the country’s energy sector, according …

Leviathan, 130 km offshore Haifa, produces gas via four subsea wells, connected via a subsea manifold to two 120-km pipelines to the Leviathan platform in shallow water for processing. From …

Panoro Energy has entered an agreement to acquire a Kosmos Energy subsidiary that has a 40.375% non-operated interest in Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea. The block contains the producing Ceiba …

The concession is in participation with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) meaning the partners have a combined overall interest of 50% with EGAS holding the other 50%. Nargis is …

TGS and Shearwater Geoservices are advancing multi‑client and proprietary campaigns across several basins. TGS has kicked off its Nigeria Laide 3D survey using broadband acquisition technologies designed to tackle the …

Seatrium has handed over a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to Maersk Offshore Wind, following sea trials and final readiness assessments at the Tuas Boulevard Yard. The vessel, designed …

QatarEnergy has suspended work on its the North Field Expansion (NFE) project due to the US-Iran conflict in the Persian Gulf that began on February 28, 2026. The suspension of …

Sonardyne has released Observer, its new subsea monitoring system designed to provide real-time integrity data for offshore infrastructure. The system integrates high- and low‑frequency motion and position monitoring with onboard …

By Sofia Forestieri, Esgian Since Feb. 28, 2026, escalating military tensions involving Iran, Israel and the US have injected fresh volatility into global energy markets. Oil prices have surged, key …

Petronas has provided various project updates in its latest profits overview. During 2025, the company delivered first hydrocarbons from 26 projects, 28 final investment decisions (FIDs) and 12 exploration discoveries …

Thailand’s PTTEP has taken FID on its first greenfield development offshore Malaysia, the SK405B project. The development in the SK405B production sharing contract offshore Sarawak covers the Chenda and Sirung …

Subsea7 announced that CEO John Evans will retire on June 30, 2026, after a 40‑year career with the company and its predecessors. The board plans to nominate him for a …

Equinor and its partners plan a fast-track subsea tieback for a new oil discovery in the Snorre area of the Norwegian North Sea. The semisub Deepsea Atlantic drilled exploration well …

McKay: Delaying or canceling offshore oil and gas lease sales creates market uncertainty for companies that are looking to invest billions of dollars in energy production. Regulatory certainty for such …

Seadrill, Kongsberg Maritime, and Hanwha Drilling have announced a strategic alliance to develop the next generation of remote Dynamic Positioning (DP) technology in offshore drilling. The companies say that the …

Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) subsea product line has secured a contract to provide four of its “new generation” work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROV), the XLX EVO III, to long-term client …

Conrad Asia Energy and its majority-owned subsidiary West Natuna Exploration Ltd. (WNEL) have taken FID on the Mako gas project offshore Indonesia. The Mako Field is in the Duyung production …

Hibiscus Petroleum aims to submit a field development plan and environmental statement for the Greater Marigold Area Development (GMAD) in the UK central North Sea by mid-year, according to the …

PTT Exploration and Production Public Co. (PTTEP) says it is monitoring closely the developing situation in the Middle East and has evacuated personnel from high-risk areas. The company stressed that …

Equinor has concluded an investigation of a well control incident that occurred last September on Odfjell Drilling’s semisubmersible Deepsea Bollsta rig. The event, which Equinor classified as in its highest …

Viridien is managing a new 3D seismic survey over the Area OFF-1 exploration block offshore Uruguay for operator Chevron and partner Sintana Energy Inc. Over two seasons, the BGP Prospector …

PETRONAS Carigali has contracted Velesto Energy’s jackup NAGA 2 for a five-year drilling campaign that will continue through 2030. Operations started last month. NAGA 2 is an independent-leg cantilever jackup …

The Department of the Interior is proposing updates to reduce “costly regulations” on the offshore oil and gas industry, a move that is expected to free up billions of dollars …