Compiled by Ariana Hurtado, Head of Content
Surge in offshore rig tendering: December 2025 – February 2026
From December 2025 to February 2026, the offshore rig market witnessed a significant increase in the number of workdays tendered for both floaters and jackups. Over this period, operators tendered for more than 5,400 jackup workdays, with the bulk of the demand originating from the Middle East, followed by Southeast Asia and Northwest Europe. Simultaneously, over 7,500 workdays were tendered for floaters, with most of the work concentrated in the Indian Ocean, followed by South America and the US Gulf. Although these projects are not expected to commence in the near term, and in some cases might get delayed or cancelled, this could reflect a new upswing in future shallow-water and deepwater drilling campaigns.—S&P Global Energy
Readers predict limited offshore US wind development in near future
The Offshore editorial team polled its readers between Feb. 24 and March 9 about the future of US offshore wind over the next few years. The majority of respondents (40%) believe there will be limited development due to policy and market constraints, while another large chunk of the poll group (30%) believes there will be siginificant setbacks or stagnation. A smaller portion of our readers (16%) voted that there will be moderate progress despite challenges, and the remaining poll participants (11%) predict strong growth and expansion over the next four years.—Offshore staff
About the Author
Ariana Hurtado
Editor-in-Chief
With more than a decade of copy editing, project management and journalism experience, Ariana Hurtado is a seasoned managing editor born and raised in the energy capital of the world—Houston, Texas. She currently serves as editor-in-chief of Offshore, overseeing the editorial team, its content and the brand's growth from a digital perspective.
Utilizing her editorial expertise, she manages digital media for the Offshore team. She also helps create and oversee new special industry reports and revolutionizes existing supplements, while also contributing content to Offshore's magazine, newsletters and website as a copy editor and writer.
Prior to her current role, she served as Offshore's editor and director of special reports from April 2022 to December 2024. Before joining Offshore, she served as senior managing editor of publications with Hart Energy. Prior to her nearly nine years with Hart, she worked on the copy desk as a news editor at the Houston Chronicle.
She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Houston.