Regional Reports

Courtesy BOEM
BOEM advances ‘Big Beautiful Gulf 2’ lease sale
BBG2 has been scheduled for March 30, 2026. It will offer approximately 15,066 unleased blocks.
Feb. 6, 2026
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Angola map and flag
Feb. 6, 2026
Courtesy TotalEnergies
Map: PEL104 offshore Namibia
Feb. 6, 2026
Courtesy Roll Group
Illustration: Roll Group's new deck barges
Feb. 5, 2026
Courtesy Chevron Nigeria's Corporate Responsibility Report 2017
Chevron Nigeria's offshore operations
Feb. 4, 2026
Courtesy Shell LinkedIn
Shell Brasil operations
Feb. 4, 2026
Courtesy Noble Corp.
Noble Globetrotter I
Feb. 4, 2026
Courtesy TenneT
Seatrium appoints Mammoet to load out TenneT substations
Feb. 4, 2026
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Benin map and flag
Feb. 3, 2026

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Africa

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offshore jackup rig
The focus will continue to be on emerging and ultradeepwater basins in the Gulf of Guinea and offshore southern Africa, according to Rystad Energy.
Jan. 30, 2026
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Mozambique LNG map: Offshore & Onshore Area 1
Offshore and onshore activity has resumed after work was halted for more than four years due to security issues.
Jan. 29, 2026
Courtesy BW Offshore
Pioneer FPSO
The Cello and Banjo oil finds are within tieback range of the Delta House FPS.
Jan. 29, 2026
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drilling rig offshore Namibia
The company will assess the potential of the PEL 37 license and could take an indirect interest by becoming a shareholder in operator Paragon.
Jan. 26, 2026
Courtesy Rex International's "Independent Reserves Estimate H6 Reservoir Sèmè Field, Block 1 Republic of Benin Summary Report" March 2025
Rex International's offshore Benin map
Final preparations are in progress for completion of the offshore Sèmè project’s first production well.
Jan. 26, 2026
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offshore Egypt oil and gas operations in the Red Sea
Egypt’s state gas company EGAS is accelerating its offshore gas projects with a new OBN program with Viridien and SLB and renewed technical collaboration with Arcius Energy, ExxonMobil...
Jan. 22, 2026

Asia

Courtesy Allseas
YongAn and TungHsiao (YT2) Offshore pipelay
The Allseas/Boskalis consortium will install the 232-km Yongan-Tonxiao-2 pipeline, landfalls and onshore conections.
Feb. 3, 2026
Courtesy QatarEnergy
QatarEnergy LNG offshore operations
The company’s framework engineering contract includes studies for the removal of 27 offshore platforms.
Feb. 3, 2026
Courtesy Murphy Oil Corp.
Hai Su Vang discovery could reverse Vietnam’s oil production decline
Operator Murphy Oil and its partners will likely pursue a standalone development, reviving interest in the offshore Cuu Long basin.
Jan. 27, 2026
Courtesy Prime Infra
Prime Energy announces gas discovery at Malampaya East-1 well
The find is the first natural gas discovery in Philippine territory in more than a decade.
Jan. 24, 2026
Courtesy Seadrill LinkedIn
West Elara offshore drilling rig
The reactivated West Capella drillship could be on long-term service for a Malaysian operator, and Equinor has booked the West Elara jackup for accommodation support offshore ...
Jan. 22, 2026
Courtesy Samos Energy
Suksan Salamander FSO
This will be the fourth vessel in Samos Energy's fleet, all operating on fields in the Southeast Asia region.
Jan. 21, 2026

Australia & New Zealand

Courtesy Woodside Energy
offshore Wheatstone project
Woodside’s latest quarterly update highlights new project momentum in Australia and the Gulf of Mexico, from fresh FIDs and ongoing drilling to major decommissioning wins and ...
Jan. 29, 2026
Courtesy BW Offshore
BW Opal FPSO
Carnarvon Energy and Santos Ltd. are progressing their offshore gas and liquids projects in Australia. Santos is nearing startup of the Barossa LNG project despite commissioning...
Jan. 23, 2026
Courtesy TGS
TGS Bonaparte Basin map
TGS is applying modern imaging techniques to create two matched and merged datasets, which it claims will support future exploration in the area.
Jan. 23, 2026
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Transocean Equinox offshore rig
The Transocean Equinox semisubmersible rig, which has been booked by various consortia in the region on a time-share basis, will return to drilling/P&A duty for Beach Energy during...
Jan. 21, 2026
Courtesy Woodside Energy
offshore Goodwyn A platform
Wood plc will help operator Woodside Energy implement modifications to sustain production from three offshore centers connected to the NWS LNG complex.
Jan. 21, 2026
Courtesy Boskalis
Scarborough FPU tow to field
The McDermott-designed FPU, commissioned by Woodside Energy, is one of the largest semisubmersibles ever built. It will export gas from 21 wells on the Scarborough Field to the...
Jan. 14, 2026

Canada

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
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

Latin America

Courtesy Perenco Trinidad & Tobago
Perenco T&T TSP Revitalization
The program covered the producing Teak, Samaan and Poui (TSP) fields, which Perenco has operated since 2016.
Feb. 2, 2026
Courtesy PDVSA (from X: Min. PP Hidrocarburos)
Cross-border projects offshore Venezuela, Trinidad seemingly back on track
Cross-border projects offshore Venezuela and Trinidad are seemingly back on track.
Jan. 31, 2026
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Petrobras to buy five LPG tankers, multiple vessels for $521 million
The new fleet will be operated by Transpetro as part of Petrobras’ ‘Open Sea’ program.
Jan. 28, 2026
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Venezuela oil output
A new Offshore reader poll shows broad but cautious optimism, with nearly three-quarters expecting Venezuela’s offshore oil production to increase over the next three years, with...
Jan. 26, 2026
Courtesy André Motta de Souza / Petrobras News Agency
P-66 platform operating in the presalt of the Santos Basin
A major asset buy, record presalt production gains, and a fluid leak that paused drilling operations highlight the latest shifts across Brazil’s offshore landscape.
Jan. 16, 2026
Courtesy EnerMech
Whiptail subsea pre-commissioning project offshore Guyana
The work scope includes riser and flowline testing, umbilical monitoring and FPSO‑based commissioning for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail development.
Jan. 16, 2026

Middle East

Courtesy Shana News Agency; Samira Bigdeli
Farzad B gas field’s first offshore platform nears completion at 93%
Drilling at the Persian Gulf gas field will begin later this year following offshore installation of the 2,650-t steel structure.
Feb. 3, 2026
Courtesy McDermott
McDermott marine construction vessel
The expansion scheme is part of ADNOC’s NASR Phase II full field development.
Jan. 22, 2026
Courtesy NewMed Energy
Leviathan Field in the Mediterranean Sea
The phased program will initially entail adding more wells, subsea facilities and enhancements to the platform, which receives gas from the Leviathan Field in the eastern Mediterranean...
Jan. 16, 2026
Courtesy Next Geosolutions
NG Supporter Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel
NextGeo’s Rana Subsea has signed a $150 million Letter of Intent with Saipem for SAT diving services in the Middle East, backed by the acquisition of the offshore construction...
Jan. 15, 2026
Courtesy Saipem
Perro Negro 7 jackup rig
The Perro Negro 7 jackup rig has restarted drilling operations for Aramco after its long-term contract was put on hold for a year in 2024.
Jan. 12, 2026
Courtesy ADNOC
ADNOC announces FID on SARB Deep Gas Development project
The project calls for a new offshore platform with four gas production wells off Abu Dhabi.
Jan. 7, 2026

North Sea & Europe

Courtesy SmuldersHSM
Zingst Offshore Substation (OSS) Topside
The 4,700-mt structure is one of two under construction by the HSI joint venture for the Gennaker wind farm development in the Baltic Sea.
Feb. 3, 2026
Courtesy Lizette Bertelsen & Jonny Engelsvoll/Equinor
Johan Sverdrup field
The five-year deal covers selected offshore production complexes, including Sleipner and Johan Sverdrup.
Feb. 2, 2026
Courtesy Aker BP
Solveig Phase 2 on stream
The project features three new wells that will sustain production from the Solveig Field and maintain throughput capacity on the host Edvard Grieg platform.
Feb. 2, 2026
Courtesy OKEA
offshore Brage project
The OKEA-operated development well, which came onstream earlier this month, also encountered a new, potentially commercial hydrocarbon accumulation named Knockando Fensfjord. ...
Jan. 30, 2026
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Floating wind energy facility concept
The planned facilities should help simulate the harsh conditions that future turbines, moorings and floating structures will need to endure.
Jan. 27, 2026
Courtesy Offshore Marine Contractors Ltd.
Haven accommodation unit
The audit concluded that Macro’s working environment management was deficient due to weak governing documents, inadequate analyses and decision-making processes, limited employee...
Jan. 23, 2026

Russia

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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 Subsea7
Subsea7 wins Shell waterflood contract
Subsea7 will install SURF equipment at the Kaikias field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Jan. 29, 2026
Courtesy Karoon Energy
Who Dat partners plan further production sidetrack
Operations, which could start this spring, should help offset natural decline from the Who Dat reservoir in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Jan. 27, 2026
Courtesy MapSearch/Offshore
Gulf of Mexico map 2026
Offshore highlights US Gulf of Mexico crude oil and natural gas fields, pipelines and platforms, lease operators and more.
Jan. 27, 2026
Courtesy Woods Hole Group and Chance Maritime Technologies
Chance MC40 USV
A 38‑day autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) survey in the US Gulf of Mexico demonstrated how long‑duration USV operations can deliver continuous, real‑time current data ...
Jan. 23, 2026
Courtesy TGS
APEX 1 OBN survey map
The ultra-long offset survey, due to conclude by mid-year, involves a novel combination of multiple technologies to improve surface imaging and velocity accuracy.
Jan. 16, 2026
Courtesy Tampnet/Shell
Olympus TLP deepwater oil and gas production and drilling facility
Beacon Offshore Energy has brought its deepwater Zephyrus Field online, marking first production from the Miocene development ahead of the second well coming online later this...
Jan. 16, 2026