Offshore
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October 28, 2025
Maersk Supply Service and Maritime Developments Ltd. (MDL) have completed a complex deepwater riser installation at Brazil’s Mero field using MDL’s largest offshore spread, advancing Petrobras’ pre-salt development.
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October 27, 2025
Weatherford and Maersk Training have partnered to launch the industry’s first all-level IADC-accredited Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) training programs, combining advanced simulation and real-world expertise to enhance global drilling competency.
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October 27, 2025
Halliburton signed a framework agreement with Shell to deploy its ROCS umbilical-less tubing hanger system, following successful Gulf of America trials that set a new deepwater record and reduced deck operations by 75%.
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October 24, 2025
Tenaris has been awarded contracts to supply casing, tubing, line pipe, and coatings for Woodside’s Trion development—the first ultra-deepwater oil project in Mexico. The Trion field, developed with Pemex, targets first oil in 2028.
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October 24, 2025
Delfin Midstream has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries the exclusive EPCI contract for its first floating LNG vessel under the Delfin LNG project offshore Louisiana. The LOA paves the way for a 2025 final investment decision and a second vessel FID in early 2026.
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October 23, 2025
Velesto Energy and ICON Engineering have signed an agreement to deliver rig-installed wellhead platforms for offshore Malaysia. The collaboration merges drilling and platform installation in one campaign — cutting costs, accelerating timelines, and expanding Malaysia’s offshore development capabilities.
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October 23, 2025
Baker Hughes has been named the winner of the fourth annual NOIA ESG Excellence Award, recognizing its leadership in offshore sustainability, data-driven emissions reduction, and responsible energy operations across more than 3,000 wells worldwide.
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October 22, 2025
Brazil’s latest oil auction signaled a revival in offshore exploration, with Petrobras, Equinor, and Chinese firms among the winners. The pre-salt round saw five of seven blocks awarded, underscoring renewed deepwater interest despite soft crude prices and cautious global spending.
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October 22, 2025
Aker BP reported strong results with 414,000 boed production, robust cash flow, and a major Omega Alfa discovery in Norway’s Yggdrasil area. The find ranks among the largest on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in a decade and supports long-term offshore growth.
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October 21, 2025
A consortium led by DeepOcean — including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System — has developed FlowHeat, a subsea pipeline heating system that reduces installation costs by 35% and emissions by 30%, extending tieback reach to 30–50 km in deepwater projects.
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October 21, 2025
Galp Energia is expanding upstream exploration in frontier markets such as Namibia and São Tomé and Príncipe amid resilient global oil demand. “The world has changed,” said a board member on Tuesday. “The energy transition is happening, but Europe still needs fossil fuels.”
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October 20, 2025
Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) Subsea division has secured a contract to supply two of its new-generation XLX EVO III work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Nigerian offshore operator Marine Platforms Ltd. (MPL).
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October 21, 2025
Vår Energi reported strong third-quarter 2025 results, achieving early start-up at seven offshore projects including Johan Castberg and Balder’s Jotun FPSO. The company expects Q4 output of 430,000 boed and plans to sanction ten new Norwegian Continental Shelf developments in 2025.
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October 17, 2025
The UK’s remaining proven and probable oil and gas reserves were estimated at 2.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) at the end of 2024, according to the latest Reserves and Resources Report published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).
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October 16, 2025
Suriname is rapidly rising as the Caribbean’s next major oil and gas hub, driven by deepwater discoveries in the Guyana–Suriname basin. The nation anticipates first production in 2028 and new investments by TotalEnergies, APA, and Petronas.
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October 16, 2025
Equinor and partners ExxonMobil, Petrogal Brasil, and PPSA have started production from the Bacalhau field in Brazil’s Santos basin. With recoverable reserves exceeding 1 billion boe and a 220,000 bpd FPSO, Bacalhau is Equinor’s largest international project.
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October 16, 2025
Halliburton and Aker BP have completed the first umbilical-less tubing hanger installation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf using Halliburton’s eROCS digital control system and Optime Tubing Hanger Orientation System.
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October 15, 2025
Global energy and marine consultancy ABL has secured a new contract from India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) to oversee rig moving operations across Indian waters between September 2025 and May 2026.
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October 15, 2025
DeepOcean has entered a time charter agreement for the multipurpose vessel Glomar Supporter to strengthen its survey, inspection, and light IMR service offering across offshore wind and oil and gas markets.
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October 15, 2025
bp and the Shah Deniz consortium have awarded three major offshore contracts worth about $700 million to the Saipem and BOS Shelf joint venture for the Shah Deniz Compression (SDC) project in the Caspian Sea.
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October 15, 2025
Halliburton has secured multiple contracts from Petrobras to deliver completion, stimulation, and safety valve services across Brazil’s deepwater fields. The projects, starting in 2026, will deploy Halliburton’s SmartWell® and EcoStar® technologies.
