Regional Reports

Courtesy Ole Jørgen Bratland/Equinor
Equinor worker in the Campos Basin Pre-salt Polygon
The Brazilian state company will become a 50:50 partner in the Itaimbezino Block, subject to approvals.
June 10, 2026
Courtesy MODEC
FPSO Kwame Nkrumah MV21
June 10, 2026
Courtesy Aker BP
Aker BP’s exploration strategy
June 10, 2026
Courtesy Spirit Energy
central morecambe platform
June 10, 2026
Courtesy Shell
Shell advances exploration in Namibia’s Orange Basin with latest well results
June 10, 2026
Courtesy Sonardyne
CCS lander on the seabed
June 10, 2026
Courtesy MODEC
FPSO Baobab Ivoirien
June 9, 2026
Courtesy Ocean Installer
Ocean Installer to perform Bacalhau project’s well tie in scope
June 9, 2026
Courtesy QatarEnergy
QatarEnergy announces new oil discovery offshore Namibia
June 9, 2026

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Africa

Courtesy Saipem
s7000 crane vessel working on Bouri project
Installations in Libya, contract awards in Egypt, acreage activity in Angola and new exploration in The Gambia highlight continued momentum across Africa’s offshore sector.
June 5, 2026
Courtesy TDI-Brooks
TDI-Brooks in Liberia for offshore exploration surveys
On completion, the R/V Gyre vessel will support CSA Ocean Sciences on a long-distance West African pipeline project.
May 29, 2026
Courtesy Shearwater Geoservices
Shearwater finishes multi-block seismic survey offshore Nigeria
The company deployed two vessels for the campaign for clients including TotalEnergies
May 29, 2026
Courtesy Oceaneering
Ocean Intervention vessel
Oceaneering will install the 2,000 m flowline to replace a steel pipeline at the deepwater WDDM project.
May 27, 2026
Courtesy Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas
Map: Block 1 offshore South Africa
Pending approvals, Navitas will farm in as operator of Block 1 CBK in the Orange Basin.
May 22, 2026
Courtesy Weatherford
Weatherford wins deepwater completions contract from ExxonMobil
The contract calls for Weatherford to deploy integrated upper and lower completions solutions offshore Nigeria.
May 21, 2026

Asia

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offshore oil and gas operations
PTTEP, Pertamina and Petronas Carigali are among the signatories to the initiative.
June 9, 2026
Courtesy Eni
Merakes gas field offshore Indonesia
The Searah joint venture will invest more than $20 billion in exploration and development to raise production above 500,000 boe/d.
June 8, 2026
Courtesy Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited
Mermaid Commander DSV
A new venture in Singapore will market and operate the Mermaid Commander vessel following repairs.
June 8, 2026
Courtesy Conrad Asia Energy
Map of Duyung PSC and Mako gas field
Development drilling at the Mako Field in the Natuna Sea is due to begin in second-quarter 2027.
June 8, 2026
Courtesy INPEX
Map of Barong Working Area
The mid- to deepwater concession is in an area which has yielded several oil and gas discoveries.
June 3, 2026
Courtesy DEME
DEME Sea Challenger
Offshore construction for the Oga-Katagami-Akita offshore wind development is due to start in 2027.
June 2, 2026

Australia & New Zealand

Courtesy VesselFinder.com
Transocean Equinox offshore rig
Santos and its partners intend to test multiple prospects in the same region as the Dorado oilfield development.
June 2, 2026
Courtesy Allseas
Pioneering Spirit construction vessel
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit will start work for Esso and its partners next year on platform removals.
June 1, 2026
Courtesy www.vesselfinder.com
Transocean Equinox offshore rig
Amplitude Energy/O.G. Otway plan a tie-in development to an offshore pipeline connected to the onshore Athena Gas Plant.
May 27, 2026
Courtesy JDR Cable Systems
JDR subsea control umbilicals
JDR Cable Systems will supply up to 31 km of control umbilicals for Amplitude Energy’s offshore Victoria gas development as drilling results continue to shape the project’s path...
May 8, 2026
Courtesy Woodside Energy
Woodside updates US Gulf/Mexico projects, offshore Australia decommissioning
Highlights include a third subsea well online at Argos SW; Julimar 3 update ahead of transfer to Chevron; and Bass Strait P&A progress.
April 29, 2026
Courtesy Beach Energy's "FY26 Third Quarter Activities Report"
Otway Basin map
The semisub rig will perform an intervention and P&A for Beach Energy in the Otway and Bass basins.
April 28, 2026

Canada

Courtesy Cenovus Inc.
SeaRose FPSO vessel
First oil for the West White Rose project is expected in third-quarter 2026.
May 11, 2026
Courtesy of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER)
Canadian officials visit CERAWeek to promote energy opportunities offshore Nova Scotia
Current call for bids covers 13 parcels – five shallow-water near the Sable Island area and eight deeper-water areas.
March 25, 2026
Courtesy Cenovus Energy
SeaRose FPSO vessel
Operator Cenovus Energy expects the facility to produce first oil by mid-year.
Feb. 19, 2026
Courtesy Allseas
West White Rose platform
Production from the West White Rose Field could lift Cenovus Energy’s output in the Eastern Atlantic region to 25,000 bbl/d next year.
Dec. 15, 2025
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SeaRose FPSO offshore Belfast, Ireland, in October 2024
Vessel motions during operations at the White Rose field offshore Newfoundland caused two gas cylinders to break free from a rack, falling to the deck.
Sept. 23, 2025
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

Latin America

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Guyana map and flag
New flex-lay support, FPSO equipment orders and pipeline contracts are progressing key Stabroek Block developments offshore Guyana.
June 5, 2026
Courtesy SBM Offshore
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These will be the first production platforms in the offshore Sergipe-Alagoas basin. Both will be designed under SBM’s Fast4Ward production model.
June 2, 2026
Courtesy Baker Hughes
AutoTrak eXact rotary steerable drilling system
Multiple technologies in newly extended contracts will support drilling operations in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil and hydrocarbons production in the North Sea.
May 29, 2026
Courtesy TotalEnergies
Gran Morgu project advances toward 2028 first oil
The “new dawn” (Gran Morgu) development positions Suriname as an emerging offshore player.
May 28, 2026
Courtesy Halliburton
ExxonMobil achieves milestone automated well placement offshore Guyana using Halliburton’s LOGIX orchestration platform and automated geosteering capabilities with its EarthStar ultra-deep resistivity service.
Working with vendors and local groups, ExxonMobil completes the industry’s first fully closed-loop complete rig automation in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
May 27, 2026
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Qatar map and flag
The company has farmed into three large offshore blocks in Uruguay alongside Shell and APA and has also signed an MoU with ExxonMobil and Egypt to evaluate development options...
May 26, 2026

Middle East

Courtesy bp
offshore Central Azeri PDQ
The C44 well, drilled from the West Azeri platform, is said to be the first multilateral drilled in the Caspian Sea.
June 4, 2026
Courtesy bp
Central Azeri operations in the Caspian Sea
Production comes from an initial well drilled in the Qirmaki Lower Send reservoir beneath the oil reservoirs.
June 1, 2026
Courtesy TotalEnergies
Map of Mou offshore Egypt exploration area
The two parties have entered an MoU for the acreage in the Mediterranean Sea, starting with technical studies.
May 14, 2026
Courtesy TotalEnergies
Syria signs MOU with QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, and ConocoPhillips for offshore exploration
The latest memorandum of understanding (MoU) helps establish Syria’s goal of accelerating exploration across the Levantine Basin.
May 13, 2026
Courtesy Saipem
Aramco contracts Saipem for Safaniya offshore oilfield facilities expansion
The EPCI awards include a new water injection platform and associated wellheads.
April 16, 2026
Courtesy Borr Drilling
Borr jackups resuming work in the Middle East
One rig is now operating again offshore Saudi Arabia, with others preparing to re-start contracts in the UAE and Qatar.
April 14, 2026

North Sea & Europe

Courtesy bp
BP considers North Sea exit
The deal worth £2 billion with Ithaca Energy has fallen through, but bp is still exploring options.
June 4, 2026
Courtesy Jan Tore Tangvik; Equinor
Valemon gas and condensate field
Havtil’s follow‑up requests signal continued regulatory scrutiny, particularly as operators integrate more complex control systems and hybrid energy solutions into North Sea operations...
June 3, 2026
Courtesy Taurob
Taurob robot performs offshore inspection
The system will perform a series of inspection tasks and observations on the unmanned facility for operator Aker BP, which could be replicated in time on other platforms.
June 2, 2026
Courtesy COSL
COSLPromoter
The operation, to be performed by the COSL Promoter, should strengthen the well’s barrier condition.
June 2, 2026
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offshore wind operations in the Netherlands
Centre Manches Energies offshore Normandy will be the country’s largest development to date.
June 1, 2026
Courtesy DeepOcean
DeepOcean Edda Freya vessel
The program includes subsea installations for the Istflak-Castberg development in the Barents Sea and riser replacement/recovery at Visund and Snorre A.
May 29, 2026

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

Courtesy Woodside Energy
Trion FPU offshore Mexico
NYK would take a 45% interest in the FSO vessel, which SBM is due to operate for Woodside over a 20-year period.
June 5, 2026
Courtesy Delfin Midstream
Delfin Midstream announces $5-billion FID for first FLNG vessel
First FLNG facility in the US will have the largest liquefaction capacity of any floating project globally.
June 3, 2026
Courtesy Delfin Midstream
Delfin Midstream awards $2.9-billion FLNG construction contract to Samsung Heavy Industries
The Delfin LNG project is poised to become the first US offshore LNG export facility utilizing floating production technology.
June 3, 2026
Courtesy NOIA/API
Extending the Gulf of America’s energy advantage
Opening up the South-Central area will likely lead to new E&P opportunities in the Gulf.
May 26, 2026
Courtesy NOIA
Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association
The industry is gearing up to develop America’s offshore energy resources, minerals, CCS, and even space landing-pad infrastructure.
May 22, 2026
Courtesy LLOG
Eric Zimmermann, COO of LLOG and Chair of the National Ocean Industries Associatio
The Gulf’s durable competitive advantage has always been problem-solvers who treat constraints as design problems, not stopping points.
May 22, 2026