Top offshore themes of 2025 and what’s next for energy innovation
By Ariana Hurtado, Editor-in-Chief
As we reflect on 2025, Managing Editor Bruce Beaubouef presents Offshore’s much-anticipated annual list of the Top 5 oil and gas discoveries, signaling continued exploration success. These rankings, based on announcements and preliminary assessments through early November, highlight estimated recoverable reserves (primarily oil equivalent).
Looking ahead, the industry is already advancing plans that will drive progress in technological innovation, decarbonization, AI and digitalization, electrification, and more in the coming years.
Offshore's November/December issue explores many of these critical themes.
For example, Net Zero Technology Centre’s Niki Chambers explains why platform electrification remains the single biggest lever for emissions reduction and why carbon capture could be the next frontier.
Additionally, our London-based editor, Jeremy Beckman, examines how expanding seafloor infrastructure heightens exposure to sabotage, accidental damage and geopolitical risks. His exclusive report features insights from leaders at the International Marine Contractors Association, Global Underwater Hub and Tampnet.
Finally, don’t miss Offshore’s 4th annual Executive Perspectives Special Report, featuring Q&A interviews with senior leaders from:
The report also includes a North Sea production update, a three-step framework for moving from quick wins to AI transformation, the shift toward fully autonomous production platforms, legal strategies shaping technology innovation, and a vibration mitigation case study.
Also, in case you missed it, as a media partner of the ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference, which took place Nov. 3-6 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Offshore published the ADIPEC 2025 Special Report. This compilation highlights news, executive insights, project updates, technology advances and conversations discussed at the event.
We invite you to explore these insights shaping the future of offshore energy. Enjoy!
Offshore Magazine - November/December 2025
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.