Offshore
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April 23, 2026
A new joint venture between PetroGuin and Tender Oil and Gas will advance seismic work and exploration in Guinea-Bissau’s deepwater offshore blocks, signaling renewed investor interest in the basin.
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April 23, 2026
U.S. forces have boarded another Iranian-linked supertanker, signaling a wider reach for its blockade as oil shipments attempt to move beyond the Gulf.
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April 23, 2026
Helix Energy Solutions and Hornbeck Offshore Services will combine in an all-stock deal to create an integrated deepwater offshore services company with expanded vessel and subsea capabilities.
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April 23, 2026
Major oil companies are increasing deepwater exploration investment as the industry faces a 300-billion-barrel supply gap by 2050, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
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April 22, 2026
EnerMech has secured a multi-year contract to deliver integrated topside process, maintenance and integrity services across offshore assets in the UK Continental Shelf.
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April 22, 2026
Valeura has chartered a jackup drilling rig for a three-year term to support development and exploration drilling across its Gulf of Thailand assets through 2029.
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April 22, 2026
Seadrill has secured new U.S. Gulf contracts for its West Neptune and West Vela drillships, adding $260 million to backlog and reinforcing ultra-deepwater activity in the region.
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April 21, 2026
Eni’s 5-Tcf Geliga discovery offshore Indonesia adds significant new gas volumes and reinforces the Kutei basin’s role as a key growth hub for LNG supply and deepwater development.
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April 21, 2026
Saipem has secured early-stage SURF work on ExxonMobil’s Longtail project offshore Guyana, signaling continued momentum in one of the world’s fastest-growing deepwater basins.
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April 21, 2026
ASCO has secured $33 million in contracts across Australia, supporting offshore decommissioning, logistics operations and gas development projects including the Waitsia gas plant.
Article
April
Portable, modular back‑deck spreads are helping operators overcome limited access to offshore installation vessels, especially in complex regions like West Africa. Recent projects offshore Angola and Congo show how adaptable flex‑lay systems can streamline execution across varied water depths while reducing engineering time and mobilization costs.
Article
April
As aging assets across the Gulf of Mexico approach the end of their permitted operating lives, operators face one of the most consequential decisions in offshore energy: decommissioning or extension? The answer lies increasingly in the quality of subsea pipeline integrity data, and that is why the time to act comes years before the permit expires.
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April 20, 2026
Operations on the Deepsea Atlantic rig have been suspended after a blowout preventer (BOP) was dropped to the seabed during drilling activities, with recovery and investigation underway.
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April 20, 2026
Griffon Marine has sold its BHT-130 series hovercraft Solent Express to Caspian Offshore Construction (COC), where the vessel will support oil and gas operations in the North Caspian Sea.
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April 20, 2026
Ghana is advancing a $3.5 billion investment drive to boost offshore oil and gas development, alongside broader plans to expand renewables and explore nuclear power.
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April 17, 2026
Energy NL has appointed a new board of directors following its AGM, with leadership set to guide Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy sector and local industry participation.
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April 17, 2026
Talos Energy founder Tim Duncan is backing a new oil company that has entered the U.S. Gulf with its first acquisition. The deal brings in former Goldman Sachs analyst Jeff Currie as the venture targets offshore production growth.
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April 16, 2026
Namibia is accelerating petroleum law reforms to strengthen investment conditions and support offshore development in the Orange basin as the country moves toward first oil.
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April 16, 2026
Transocean has secured a $158 million contract for its Deepwater Asgard drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean, supporting a five-well campaign set to begin in late 2026. The award adds to a wave of recent backlog growth as offshore drilling activity strengthens globally.
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April 15, 2026
GoSubsea and Envirent have formed a strategic alliance to combine subsea equipment and ROV tooling rental capabilities, streamlining offshore project execution and improving operational efficiency.
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April 15, 2026
Stena Drilling has secured a contract from Energean to drill the first deepwater exploration well offshore Greece, targeting Block 2 in the Ionian Sea with the Stena DrillMAX rig.
