Regional Reports

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 SLB
Ormen Lange field to get boost from two new subsea compressors
Aug. 29, 2025
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offshore Suriname licensing round
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy EnQuest
Map of Gaea and Gaea II exploration blocks
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Map highlights well 6506/12-PB-3 H
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy Van Oord
Van Oord completes ballasting and scour protection for offshore West White Rose project
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy OKEA
offshore Gjøa Field in the North Sea
Aug. 29, 2025
Courtesy Borr Drilling
Prospector I jackup rig
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
Aug. 29, 2025

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Africa

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
Courtesy Shearwater Geoservices AS
SW Tasman vessel
Shearwater will deploy two vessels for its deepwater OBN survey for ExxonMobil in Angolan waters, and a TGS vessel will manage a longer exploration/4D campaign offshore Indonesia...
Aug. 26, 2025
Courtesy Eni
Nguya FLNG unit
The Nguya FLNG was designed and built over a 33-month period at the Wison shipyard, and it is due to provide a fourfold increase in production capacity at the Congo LNG complex...
Aug. 26, 2025
Courtesy Seadrill Ltd.
Seadrill announces two new contracts for work offshore Angola
Seadrill has won work through the Sonadrill joint venture for Sonangol and Azule Energy.
Aug. 25, 2025
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offshore jackup rig
Shelf Drilling has added $50 million to the firm contract of a jackup drilling offshore West Afirica.
Aug. 23, 2025
Courtesy Meren
Meren's operations map
Meren's strategic focus includes developing the Venus oil field, exploring new prospects in South Africa's Orange Basin and expanding Nigerian assets.
Aug. 14, 2025

Asia

Courtesy Cue Energy
Map of Sampang PSC offshore Indonesia
The onshore compressor will lead to increased gas recovery from the Oyong and Wortel fields offshore eastern Java.
Aug. 25, 2025
Courtesy Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad LinkedIn
PM3 CAA production sharing contract
Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia has signed a heads of agreement with PetroVietnam Exploration Production (PVEP) to connect Block 46/13 offshore Vietnam to Hibiscus' facilities.
Aug. 25, 2025
Courtesy PXGEO
PXGEO wins two-year geophysical contract from Malaysia Petroleum Management
The campaign will play a key role in supporting Malaysia’s drive to unlock new hydrocarbon resources, says PXGEO.
Aug. 25, 2025
Courtesy Cadeler
Cadeler's Wind Maker wind turbine installation vessel
Transportation and installation (T&I) operations are due to start in March 2028 and continue for about 150 days.
Aug. 23, 2025
Courtesy Yunneng Wind Power Co., Ltd.
Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm
The Yunneng joint venture reported that the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm features 80 wind turbine generators over 82 sq km.
Aug. 21, 2025
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DNV to support Kolon on offshore wind project in South Korea
The two-year contract for the Wando Janbogo development includes advising on tenders, bids and contract negotiations.
Aug. 21, 2025

Australia & New Zealand

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
Courtesy Woodside
Angel platform for North West Shelf platform offshore Australia
Woodside Energy has provided drilling and P&A updates on its offshore Australia projects and has taken FID on the Atlantis project in the US Gulf.
July 25, 2025

Canada

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
Courtesy Cenovus Energy
SeaRose FPSO
Cenovus Energy expects to deliver offshore production next year in the range 65,000 to 75,000 boe/d.
Dec. 12, 2024
Courtesy Harland & Wolff
SeaRose FPSO
The SeaRose FPSO is sailing west to the White Rose field offshore Newfoundland following the completion of life extension work at the Harland & Wolff dry dock in Belfast.
Nov. 1, 2024

Latin America

Courtesy Seatrium
FLNG Hilli Episeyo for Golar Hilli Corp.
The Hilli Episeyo FLNG vessel, which has operated offshore Cameroon since 2018, will undergo modifications ahead of a 20-year deployment offshore Argentina’s Rio Negro province...
Aug. 28, 2025
Courtesy Petrobras
Petrobras-chartered drillship to take part in evaluation program in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin region
The ‘pre-operational assessment’ is expected to enable Petrobras to obtain a permit to drill in the environmentally sensitive area.
Aug. 26, 2025
Courtesy Viridien/TGS
Figure 1. seismic Amapa Phase I
Advances in seismic imaging are proving critical to unlock the hydrocarbon potential of promising frontier basins.
Aug. 26, 2025
Courtesy OceanPact
Petrobras charters four OceanPact ROV support vessels
OceanPact will provide ROV support vessels over a four-year period for $3.2 billion Brazilian reals.
Aug. 24, 2025
By renatopmeireles/Envato; courtesy Energy Workforce and Technology Council
stock art image of offshore oil and gas operations offshore Brazil
bp's recent Bumerangue discovery has the potential to redefine an entire region of the oil and gas industry, but even the most significant discovery will stall without the right...
Aug. 19, 2025
Courtesy Saipem
FDS2 J-lay vessel offshore Guyana
The Yellowtail development offshore Guyana saw Saipem deliver EPCI services of the SURF system, with ongoing support from vessels like Normand Samson for pre-commissioning and...
Aug. 18, 2025

Middle East

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
Courtesy bp Azerbaijan
Sangachal terminal
bp has awarded two engineering contracts to the SOCAR-KBR joint venture for the Shah Deniz gas field development, focusing on compression platform construction and terminal electrificat...
Aug. 13, 2025
Courtesy NewMed Energy
$2.4-billion expansion project calls for new transmission pipeline.
A $2.4-billion expansion project calls for new offshore gas transmission pipeline.
Aug. 11, 2025
Courtesy Shana News Agency
POGC completes 16 gas platform overhauls in South Pars Field
Iran is strengthening its offshore oil and gas capabilities through the Alvand rig's finalization and comprehensive platform maintenance at South Pars Field.
Aug. 11, 2025
Courtesy Shelf Drilling LinkedIn
Rig 141 offshore Egypt
ADES International Holding has made an offer to acquire all shares in Shelf Drilling via a cash merger arrangement.
Aug. 6, 2025

North Sea & Europe

Courtesy COSL Drilling Europe
COSL Innovator drilling rig
The Norwegian North Sea sees continued exploration success with Equinor and OKEA's latest offshore oil and gas discoveries.
Aug. 25, 2025
Courtesy Torstein Lund Eik / Equinor
Northern Lights CCS facilities
The Equinor-led joint venture has constructed an onshore CO2 reception plant and offshore pipeline to transport the CO2 to the injection site in the North Sea.
Aug. 25, 2025
Courtesy Ithaca Energy LinkedIn
offshore Cygnus gas field
Equinor has closed on its revised submission for the Rosebank oil project west of Shetland.
Aug. 23, 2025
Courtesy Aker BP
Aker BP's Yggdrasil development in the North Sea
The semisubmersible rig Deepsea Stavanger has completed operations on the Omega Alfa exploration well for operator Aker BP.
Aug. 21, 2025
Courtesy Allseas
Pioneering Spirit completes single-lift removal of Heather Alpha topsides
The platform decommissioning and recycling project involved three years of preparation, including structural modifications and offshore work, culminating in a 14-second lift.
Aug. 15, 2025
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offshore infrastructure
dCarbonX and EnergyPathways are navigating regulatory processes to advance offshore energy storage.
Aug. 15, 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
Lukoil
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

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
Courtesy Seadrill
West Vela drillship
Talos Energy's discovery in Walker Ridge is a promising development for the US Gulf of Mexico, potentially involving nearby assets like Oxy’s Heidelberg.
Aug. 21, 2025
Courtesy US Department of Interior/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Interior Department sets offshore leasing schedule
Following the Dec. 10 lease sale, the ‘Gulf of America’ is set for lease sales in March and August through March 2040.
Aug. 19, 2025
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stock art image of offshore oil and gas operations
Woodside is actively decommissioning older offshore assets, addressing safety issues and planning platform removals, while also progressing new exploration and development projects...
Aug. 19, 2025
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offshore wind outlook by WoodMac
No new projects are expected to reach FID during President Donald Trump's second term in office, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest five-year outlook for the US sector.
Aug. 12, 2025