2025 Offshore Middle East Regional Report

The Middle East offshore sector is undergoing a dynamic transformation, driven by innovation, strategic reinvestment and evolving market demands.
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oil and gas operations offshore Egypt
Published Oct. 29, 2025

This special report offers a comprehensive snapshot of activity in one of the world’s most strategically vital energy regions. 

Highlights include:

  • Rystad Energy details the latest offshore developments driving upstream growth.
  • Offshore's Managing Editor Bruce Beaubouef reviews the brownfield strategies being employed by Mideast operators.
  • Aramco shares how it extended the life of an older platform in the Marjan Field by an expected 25 years with a new "revival" method.
  • MSI provides an overview of the OSV market and potential challenges vessel owners will have in the future.
  • Interocean highlights an offshore case study that resulted in more than 15% savings in maintenance budgets.
  • Senkron Digital discusses the growing risks to energy critical infrastructure undergoing cyber attacks.
  • Industry news from key players offshore the Middle East highlights the recent activity in this region.

The Offshore editorial team wrote or arranged the material for this special report, putting a strong emphasis on market outlooks, technology advances and topics that will likely trend over the next year. 

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Offshore equipment on the coast of the Persian Gulf at the Saudi Arabia port
Low development costs and a deep pipeline of projects give the Middle East a competitive edge, ensuring its share of global offshore supply climbs to nearly half by 2030.
Oct. 2, 2025
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Mideast operators employing a range of brownfield strategies to boost production
Many of the region’s larger, older offshore oilfields face production declines unless measures are taken to enhance recovery.
Oct. 27, 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
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Offshore supply vessel supporting offshore oil and gas operations
The Middle East offshore supply vessel (OSV) market is characterized by strong demand, tight supply and an aging fleet. Major players dominate regional markets, but fragmentation...
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Interocean
UAV-based UTM inspections
Digital asset management, including UAV inspections, digital twins and predictive analytics, is enhancing offshore oil and gas operations in the Middle East by improving safety...
Oct. 14, 2025
Courtesy Senkron Digital
Senkron Digital IT and OT systems
Critical infrastructure, especially offshore oil and gas operations, faces increasing cyber threats, with over 200,000 attacks daily in the UAE alone.
Oct. 28, 2025

 

Latest Industry News:

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Map: Persian Gulf offshore Iran
Pipelay should start shortly at the Abuzar Field offshore Iran, with coating operations for the new pipelines recently completed.
Oct. 27, 2025
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Drilling rigs in Egyptian offshore concession area in southern Mediterranean Sea
QatarEnergy will join Shell and Chevron in exploring the deepwater North Cleopatra Block in the Mediterranean Sea, subject to approval from the Egyptian government.
Oct. 24, 2025
Courtesy Vantris Energy Berhad
Sapura Achiever dive support vessel
The Rawabi Sapura joint venture will provide diving support vessels and equipment, ROVs and onshore teams for the seven-year contract in Saudi waters, starting in May 2027.
Oct. 23, 2025
Courtesy Valaris via Instagram
BP selects Valaris rig for multi-well job offshore Egypt
Total contract value estimated to be $140 million.
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Baku Shipyard LLC
Subsea Construction Vessel KHANKENDI
The bp-operated Shah Deniz compression project in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian will produce low-pressure gas from the Shah Deniz field.
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Shana News Agency
South Pars offshore gas field
Pars Oil and Gas Co. (POGC) has installed pressure equalization systems in various wells linked to platforms in the Persian Gulf, which has restored production more quickly following...
Oct. 13, 2025
Courtesy Shana News Agency
Development activities begin at North Pars Gas Field
NIOC has started development of North Pars, one of Iran’s largest undeveloped offshore gas fields. POGC is building the jacket, which will be installed in 13 m of water.
Oct. 8, 2025
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Chevron and Israel to build gas pipeline from the Leviathan field to Egypt
Nitzana pipeline expected to start moving gas to Egyptian markets starting in 2028.
Sept. 19, 2025
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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 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
Courtesy Fugro
Fugro's offshore and onshore surveys for field developments in the Middle East
Fugro has won multiple contracts for offshore and onshore surveys in the UAE, which will support two long-term field development programs.
Aug. 4, 2025

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