Regional Reports

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 C-Innovation
Shell awards C-Innovation with multi-year ROV contract
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Baku Shipyard LLC
Subsea Construction Vessel KHANKENDI
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Seatrium Ltd.
Successful delivery of FPSO BW Opal to BW Offshore
Oct. 16, 2025
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Offshore supply vessel supporting offshore oil and gas operations
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Petrobras/Foresea
Petrobras faces $34-million cost as drillship sits idle in Foz do Amazonas
Oct. 16, 2025
Courtesy Energean LinkedIn
offshore Rospo Mare platform
Oct. 14, 2025
Courtesy Saipem
NLNG Complex on Bonny Island in Nigeria
Oct. 14, 2025
Courtesy TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies' offshore Culzean installation
Oct. 14, 2025

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Africa

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Sintana, Challenger agree to acquisition
The boards of Sintana Energy and Challenger Energy have concluded terms for a proposed merger. Sintana has built an exploration position offshore Namibia, while Challenger holds...
Oct. 10, 2025
Courtesy Africa Energy Corp.
map of Block 11B/12B location
The company, which was a partner to TotalEnergies in the Brulpadda and Luiperd gas-condensate discoveries, has received approval to continue work on an amended environmental assessment...
Oct. 10, 2025
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FLNG vessel
This will be the second deepwater gas development in Mozambique’s offshore Area 4 following Coral South, which started operating in 2022.
Oct. 3, 2025
Courtesy Northern Ocean
offshore Deepsea Mira rig
Rhino Resources has drilled a third discovery well this year in the PEL 85 license in Namibia’s deepwater Orange Basin. The well is said to have encountered high-yield gas-condensate...
Oct. 1, 2025
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West Africa map
The African offshore oil sector is experiencing significant growth with Eni expanding its deepwater exploration in Côte d’Ivoire, BW Energy exploring farm-in opportunities in ...
Oct. 1, 2025
Courtesy Eni's 2025 Capital Markets Update Media kit
Baleine Field offshore Côte d’Ivoire
Vitol has taken a 30% stake in Baleine, Côte d’Ivoire’s first deepwater oil development, operated by Eni.
Sept. 26, 2025

Asia

Courtesy Sunda Energy
Seismic structural section illustrating Sulu Sea discoveries and plays
Both concessions are in the southwestern Sulu Sea and contain undeveloped gas discoveries drilled formerly by ExxonMobil.
Oct. 9, 2025
Courtesy Valeura Energy Inc. LinkedIn
MT Jaka Tarub
Valeura Energy has completed a 10-well campaign from its Nong Yao Field platforms in the Gulf of Thailand.
Oct. 9, 2025
Courtesy Ventura Offshore
SSV Catarina semisubmersible rig
Ventura Offshore’s semisubmersible SSV Catarina will drill a second well for Eni offshore Indonesia shortly, with options for two more wells to follow in 2026.
Oct. 6, 2025
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global offshore wind news roundup
The offshore wind sector sees rapid growth with Cadeler deploying the Wind Ally vessel for Hornsea 3, DEME securing Taiwan's Formosa 4 contract and Semco Maritime signing a multi...
Sept. 26, 2025
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offshore jackup rig
Seatrium Offshore Technology and Cochin Shipyard in India aim to jointly offer their respective offshore engineering and fabrication strengths for maintenance and overhaul projects...
Sept. 25, 2025
Courtesy Pharos Energy
Map of TGT Field offshore Vietnam
Pharos Energy will shortly start drilling six wells on its producing TGT and CNV fields offshore Vietnam, with a view to potentially increasing production.
Sept. 24, 2025

Australia & New Zealand

Courtesy ExxonMobil
offshore Bass Strait
Esso Australia has decommissioned 13 of its 19 platforms in the offshore Gippsland Basin in the Bass Strait. Ahead of removal, some of these structures have been fitted with energy...
Oct. 8, 2025
Courtesy Woodside Energy
offshore Angel platform
Offshore Western Australia, rig availability was one of the factors in the Lambert West gas development that started production last month.
Oct. 6, 2025
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Transocean Equinox offshore drilling rig
ConocoPhillips should start drilling the first of back exploration wells offshore Victoria in mid-October, with mooring operations progressing ahead of the arrival of the Transocean...
Oct. 6, 2025
Courtesy BW Offshore
BW Opal FPSO
Gas has begun flowing to the FPSO for the Santos-operated Barossa LNG project, with strong deliverability from five of the subsea wells tested to date.
Sept. 23, 2025
Courtesy Woodside Energy
Government go-ahead issued for NWS project extension offshore Australia
Final reviews have cleared the way for further investments by the North West Shelf JV partners.
Sept. 15, 2025
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

Canada

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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
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

Latin America

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Report: Brazil poised for sustained ‘heavy drilling campaign’
The E&P revival offshore Brazil is being driven by regulatory, legal changes and increased Petrobras capex.
Oct. 11, 2025
Courtesy AKOFS Offshore
Skandi Santos CSOV
The offshore support sector in Brazil sees significant developments with Petrobras renewing its contract with AKOFS Offshore and Wärtsilä upgrading vessel systems to enhance performance...
Oct. 7, 2025
Courtesy Vallourec
closeup of SUBMAGNÉTICO FREE FLOW
Vallourec and Petrobras jointly developed the Submagnético Free Flow system, which applies a magnetic field on produced fluids to lessen inorganic scaling on production strings...
Oct. 6, 2025
Courtesy Petrobras
P-78 FPSO at the offshore Búzios Field
Petrobras has taken delivery of the FPSO P-78, which will now undergo installation and further commissioning at the Búzios Field in Brazil’s presalt Santos Basin.
Oct. 2, 2025
Courtesy MODEC
Map of Hammerhead FPSO location offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil has commissioned MODEC to supply its second FPSO for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
Sept. 30, 2025
Courtesy Saipem
Shen Da vessel
Saipem and TechnipFMC have confirmed contract awards for the SURF structures and subsea production systems for the Hammerhead deepwater development project.
Sept. 29, 2025

Middle East

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 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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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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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

North Sea & Europe

Courtesy bp
Murlach Field in the bp-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP)
bp has initiated production at Murlach, a redevelopment of a field in the UK North Sea that was previously produced by another operator.
Oct. 10, 2025
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Floating wind turbine installed offshore Portugal in October 2011
Bureau Veritas has certified the Provence Grand Large floating wind project offshore southern France, while Equinor and Gwynt Glas have secured leases for 3 GW of floating wind...
Oct. 10, 2025
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The UK North Sea can become Europe’s CCS hub, one well at a time.
The UK has the engineering expertise, industrial capability, and offshore infrastructure needed.
Oct. 9, 2025
Courtesy ONE-Dyas B.V.
currently producing N05-A platform
Tenaz Energy, a newcomer to E&P in the Dutch North Sea, has expanded its gas production position by farming into the GEMS project.
Oct. 8, 2025
Courtesy EnerMech
Triton FPSO
Operations have been shut down on the Triton FPSO in the UK North Sea due to an issue with the flare system – the latest in a series of technical problems that have caused disruption...
Oct. 8, 2025
Courtesy Vår Energi
offshore Gjøa platform
Through lowering the pressure of the compressors, the Norwegian major expects to extend production from the Gjøa Field by up to three years.
Oct. 7, 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
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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 Beacon Offshore Energy
Shenandoah FPS in the Gulf of Mexico
The four Phase 1 development wells reached the target rate of 100,000 bbl/d within 75 days of first production.
Oct. 10, 2025
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US District Court rules Biden offshore drilling ban illegal
A US District Court judge has ruled that the drilling ban exceeded powers granted under Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Oct. 5, 2025
Courtesy Noble Corp.
Noble drillships win bp contracts for work in US Gulf
The drilling contractor says that the total firm contract value is approximately $620 million.
Oct. 3, 2025
Courtesy Cogbill Construction
SmartPad on red pipe network
Six years into its application, the SmartPad System shows promising results in corrosion prevention and noise reduction, with operators continuing to monitor long-term structural...
Oct. 1, 2025
Courtesy bp
bp issues FID for Tiber-Guadalupe project
The $5-billion project represents bp’s second high-pressure Paleogene development in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Sept. 29, 2025
Courtesy Kiewit Offshore Services/Port of Corpus Christi
LLOG announces start of production at Salamanca FPU
The company says that reuse of the existing platform played a key role in reaching first oil this year.
Sept. 29, 2025