Regional Reports

Courtesy TGS
TGS, Viridien setting the stage for frontier exploration in two Brazilian deepwater basins
TGS has started acquiring 3D seismic data for the Pama Phase II survey over the Pará-Maranhao basin offshore northeast Brazil.
Sept. 18, 2025
Courtesy TAQA UK
TAQA books Pioneering Spirit for North Sea Brae Alpha platform removal
Sept. 18, 2025
Courtesy TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies has signed production-sharing contracts for four exploration blocks offshore Liberia
Sept. 18, 2025
Courtesy Noble Corp.
PV Drilling acquires Noble Highlander jackup
Sept. 17, 2025
Courtesy New Fortress Energy
Puerto Rico set to import gas from FLNG offshore Mexico
Sept. 17, 2025
Courtesy ABB/Singapore LNG Corp.
ABB to power FSRU offshore Singapore
Sept. 17, 2025
Courtesy Perenco Brazil
Perenco starts two-year reactivation of shut-in production facilities in two permits offshore Brazil
Sept. 17, 2025
Courtesy Aquaterra Energy
Aquaterra to support INPEX deepwater drilling campaigns offshore Indonesia
Sept. 16, 2025
Courtesy Galp
Petrobras, Galp join Shell in deepwater São Tomé and Príncipe block
Sept. 16, 2025

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Africa

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bp signs MoU to drill five wells in the Mediterranean Sea
bp shared its plans with Egyptian government officials to drill more wells to prove up further gas in the West Nile Delta concession in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sept. 9, 2025
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Afentra and BOURBON announce strategic developments offshore Angola
The recent agreements highlight Angola's evolving offshore oil and gas sector, with Afentra expanding its operational footprint and Bourbon upgrading its fleet to enhance safety...
Sept. 5, 2025
Courtesy MODEC
FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills
The two companies will investigate the potential for working jointly to identify new project opportunities, combining MODEC’s experience as a floating platforms supplier/operator...
Sept. 3, 2025
Courtesy TotalEnergies
Map of TotalEnergies assets offshore Congo
Both permits are in deepwater, with one-well commitments.
Sept. 3, 2025
Courtesy Borr Drilling
Prospector I jackup rig
Borr Drilling’s Prospector 1 and Natt jackups will start multiple drilling assignments later this year in the North Sea and offshore West Africa.
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy Shearwater Geoservices AS
Tasman ROV
The ocean-bottom node (OBN) survey will help operator Tullow Oil plan future production investments at the deepwater Jubilee and TEN fields.
Aug. 27, 2025

Asia

Courtesy Seaway7/Subsea7
Seaway7 wins cable installation contract for Formosa 4 Wind Farm
Company will transport and install 35 inter-array cables offshore Taiwan starting in 2028.
Sept. 16, 2025
Courtesy Petronas
PETRONAS Becomes World's First To Produce LNG From Two Floating Facilities in 2021
The project includes installing subsea infrastructure in water depths of 1,300 meters, supporting the export of feed gas to the 1.5 million mt/year LNG facility, Petronas FLNG...
Sept. 12, 2025
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Production platform at oil field offshore Terengganu, Malaysia
A Petronas subsidiary has achieved first hydrocarbon production from the offshore Bindu Field.
Sept. 9, 2025
Courtesy CNOOC
Wenchang 16-2 oilfield development project
CNOOC has announced the commissioning of the Wenchang 16-2 oilfield development project in the South China Sea.
Sept. 8, 2025
Courtesy Cairn Oil & Gas
India map highlights Cairn's offshore and onshore assets
Cairn Oil & Gas has initiated a significant exploration campaign across offshore and onshore India, aiming to increase reserves and production to 300,000 boe/d with a $4.5 billion...
Sept. 2, 2025
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CIP, Petrovietnam ink joint development agreement for offshore wind work
The cooperation of CIP and Petrovietnam could lead to one of Vietnam’s first offshore wind projects.
Sept. 2, 2025

Australia & New Zealand

Courtesy Woodside Energy
Government go-ahead issued for NWS project extension offshore Australia
Final reviews have cleared the way for further investments by the North West Shelf JV partners.
Sept. 15, 2025
Courtesy CUE Energy
offshore Maari Field wellhead platform and Raroa FPSO
OMV and its partners have obtained authorization to continue operations at the Maari oil field until 2027, allowing them to invest in further production enhancement measures.
Aug. 28, 2025
Courtesy NOPSEMA
Scarborough Project Map
The plan enables the development of the Scarborough Field, expected to produce up to 8 MMtonnes of LNG annually, with first cargo targeted for late 2026.
Aug. 23, 2025
Courtesy Jadestone Energy
Montara FPSO offshore Australia
Jadestone Energy’s Skua-11ST development well has increased throughput at the Montara FPSO and should extend operations at the offshore hub by a further year.
Aug. 20, 2025
Courtesy Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Northern Endeavour FPSO and oil fields diagram
Kent has been awarded a two-year contract by the Australian government to provide technical advisory services for the decommissioning of the Laminaria-Corallina oil fields, including...
Aug. 14, 2025
Courtesy Woodside Energy
Woodside set for control of Bass Strait offshore gasfields
ExxonMobil will transfer operatorship of the Bass Strait gas fields and other local assets to partner Woodside Energy.
July 30, 2025

Canada

Courtesy BW Offshore
BW Offshore to become preferred bidder for the Bay du Nord FPSO project
BW Offshore and Equinor say that the FPSO will be tailored for the harsh sub-Arctic environment.
Sept. 2, 2025
Courtesy Van Oord
Van Oord completes ballasting and scour protection for offshore West White Rose project
Work started in 2024 with installation of a seabed preparation layer at the platform’s offshore location. Pipeline stabilization will begin shortly.
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy Allseas
Pioneering Spirit delivers first topsides offshore Canada
From heavy-lift operations to pipelaying, Allseas' Pioneering Spirit, Lorelay and Solitaire vessels have been busy working on offshore Canada and North Sea projects.
July 24, 2025
Courtesy Cenovus Energy LinkedIn
West White Rose gravity structure nearing tow-out
Preparations are underway for towing the concrete structure to its site location offshore Newfoundland & Labrador.
May 8, 2025
Courtesy Suncor Energy Inc.
Cenovus probes dropped object incident on SeaRose FPSO
Recently upgraded vessel experienced motions after a container was landed in the laydown area.
March 12, 2025
Courtesy Equinor
Bay du Nord FPSO
Offshore Canada, Equinor has awarded BW Offshore the pre-FEED study for the Bay du Nord FPSO project, while ExxonMobil has initiated an investigation into some flashing that fell...
Jan. 24, 2025

Latin America

Courtesy Vallourec LinkedIn
Petrobras chooses Vallourec to support offshore OCTG projects
Vallourec has been awarded a multi-year contract by Petrobras valued at up to $1 billion to supply offshore oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from 2026 to 2029, including seamless...
Sept. 12, 2025
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offshore Brazil oil and gas operations
The offshore sector in Brazil has experienced robust growth in 2025, with increased drilling activity, record production levels, and strategic acquisitions and sales by key players...
Sept. 12, 2025
Courtesy Strohm
Q2 2025 Petrobras field trials
Strohm, Shell, Petrobras and DNV collaborated on the rigorous testing, qualification process and successful offshore trials of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) designed to withstand...
Sept. 11, 2025
Courtesy ABS
Future OSV - copyright ABS
Digitalization, safety standards and environmental considerations are transforming offshore support vessel (OSV) design and operation globally, with a focus on sustainable fuels...
Sept. 11, 2025
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drilling rig offshore Brazil
The Brazilian upstream sector experiences a positive turn with bp's significant Bumerangue discovery and Petrobras' successful appraisal wells, amid increased exploration activity...
Sept. 11, 2025
Courtesy Viridien
Viridien multiclient seismic data
Viridien and Challenger Energy's efforts focus on detailed imaging and prospect identification to drive exploration in the North Sea and offshore Uruguay.
Sept. 9, 2025

Middle East

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Subsea power cable added offshore Iran, at the Nowruz field
Production from Nowruz field ramps up as new cable brings power to subsea pumps.
Sept. 16, 2025
Courtesy ABS
Saudi vessel operator Jana gets ABS cyber resilience notation
The award, said to be an industry first for the offshore sector, covers three self-elevating vessels.
Sept. 16, 2025
Courtesy Energean
Karish FPSO
Energean expects to produce first gas from the Katlan cluster project offshore Israel in 2027, after finalising the main development contracts.
Sept. 12, 2025
Courtesy Saudi Aramco
Aging offshore platform in the Marjan field of Saudi Aramco.
Saudi Aramco has extended the life of an older platform in the Marjan field by an expected 25 years with novel ‘revival’ method.
Sept. 8, 2025
Courtesy Bilfinger
Seagull oil and gas field
Bilfinger will deploy AI and robotics to improve inspection efficiency and lower emissions at bp’s UK North Sea assets, and EnerMech’s extension with Dubai Petroleum covers both...
Aug. 28, 2025
Courtesy Shana News Agency
South Pars offshore
The program on the South Pars 10 platform followed detailed preparations, designed to limit disruptions to production and to clear sufficient space for installing the new 17-ton...
Aug. 19, 2025

North Sea & Europe

Courtesy HEREMA
Out of Greece’s eight active concessions, six are in the exploration phase.
Greece’s latest offshore tender has drawn interest from Chevron.
Sept. 12, 2025
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AI generated image of offshore wind turbines
Van Oord completed laying and testing 109 array cables at the Sofia offshore wind farm, and Bernhard Schulte Offshore delivered the new Windea Calusius CSOV.
Sept. 12, 2025
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offshore wind turbines in Middlebrough, UK
The sector's success hinges on understanding and mitigating risks through early-stage developments, flexible financing and international partnerships, paving the way for scalable...
Sept. 12, 2025
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UK's new windfall tax mechanism faces critical trade-off, WoodMac says
Wood Mackenzie says North Sea E&P companies will be hoping for a fairer taxation system in the UK’s budget in November, but the planned introduction in 2030 may prove too late...
Sept. 12, 2025
Courtesy Aikido Technologies
Lifting maneuver
Norway's METCentre will host trials of Aikido Technologies' 15-MW floating wind platform, featuring a flat pack design enabling rapid assembly and deployment, promising significant...
Sept. 11, 2025
Courtesy INEOS Energy
INEOS Energy ends UK North Sea investment
CEO Jim Ratcliffe says that Britain has ‘one of the most unstable fiscal regimes in the world.’
Sept. 10, 2025

Russia

Courtesy Lukoil
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Lukoil has opened a new center for core and reservoir fluids research in Perm, Russia.
Jan. 9, 2024
Courtesy Lukoil
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Lukoil has proven a large new gas-condensate field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea.
Feb. 7, 2023
Courtesy Nord Stream
Nord Stream 1 Castoro Dieci Lowering The Pipeline 62d73205d779e
Russian leader blames Western sanctions for the shutdown.
Sept. 8, 2022
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In Memoriam
Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russia's second largest oil producer Lukoil, died on Sept. 1 after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, a source familiar with the situation told...
Sept. 2, 2022
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Construction takes place on the offshore section of the Nord stream-2 gas pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic sea.
Russia will halt gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of the month via its main pipeline into the region, Gazprom said on Friday, piling pressure on the region as ...
Aug. 19, 2022
Courtesy Rystad Energy August 2022
Iran Direct Octg Imports Rystad Energy
Metallurgical issues could impact Gazprom’s plans to support Iran’s offshore gas field development plans, according to Rystad Energy.
Aug. 15, 2022

US & Gulf of Mexico

Courtesy Expro
Expro deploys heaviest casing string to date in ‘Gulf of America’
The operation, conducted aboard the Transocean Deepwater Titan, is said to have set a new benchmark in deepwater well construction.
Sept. 13, 2025
Source Wood Mackenzie Lens Upstream
Momentum OBN data coverage in the US Gulf of Mexico
Viridien will incorporate new data from the Momentum offshore survey into its Laconia ocean-bottom node service, and it expects subsalt imaging benefits in the Garden Banks region...
Sept. 2, 2025
Courtesy C-Innovation
C-Innovation completes Jolliet TLP decommissioning job
The multipurpose support vessel Island Venture was deployed to cut two flexible risers and detach 12 mooring tendons.
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy Karoon Energy's "2025 Half Year Results" presentation
map of Who Dat East and South discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico
The LLOG-led partnership is closing on FID for Who Dat East, and it is also set to drill a sidetrack well shortly to stem production declines from the main Who Dat Field.
Aug. 29, 2025
Source: Wood Mackenzie Lens Upstream
Chart_Discovered volumes versus discovered fields
Talos Energy’s Daenerys discovery in the Walker Ridge protraction area could be the largest new find in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) since Shell’s Whale in 2017, according to Wood...
Aug. 26, 2025
Courtesy Helix Energy Group
Helix Energy Solutions wins multi-year well intervention services contract
Helix Energy Solutions Group will provide a range of production enhancement and well abandonment services for a ‘major operator’ in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Aug. 21, 2025