Offshore
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November 2025
Operators are under mounting pressure to keep subsea equipment reliable in HPHT environments. Pumps, valves and control systems depend on seals, insulators and connectors designed to endure extremes where traditional materials fail. Advances in thermoplastics and harness assemblies are proving that the smallest parts can redefine offshore reliability.
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November 2025
In his newest column, World Oil editor-in-chief Kurt Abraham breaks down the Trump administration’s sweeping new offshore leasing strategy—an overhaul that replaces the restrictive Biden-era plan with a far more expansive five-year program.
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November 24, 2025
bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development offshore Mauritania and Senegal has been awarded both the Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure Project of the Year and Overall Project of the Year at the 2025 APM Project Management Awards.
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November 24, 2025
Suriname has opened 60% of its offshore acreage through a new Open-Door Offering aimed at accelerating exploration in the Guiana basin. The program includes flexible licensing options, competitive fiscal terms, and a new GeoPortal providing discounted access to seismic data.
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November 24, 2025
A new drilling surge is underway in the U.S. Gulf, as Beacon Offshore starts up record-setting high-pressure wells that could reshape long-term U.S. deepwater production.
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November 21, 2025
South Africa is accelerating domestic gas development and LNG import capacity as declining supplies from Mozambique loom. Minister Gwede Mantashe outlined fast-track plans for the Matola and Richards Bay LNG projects and regulatory reforms to unlock offshore exploration.
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November 21, 2025
UK energy leaders Sir Ian Wood and Martin Gilbert are sounding the alarm on North Sea investment, warning that the windfall tax is accelerating job losses and undermining the region’s world-class offshore talent.
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November 20, 2025
EnerMech has secured a one-year extension to maintain cranes and deliver integrity services across six offshore assets—including multiple FPSOs—in North West Australia, strengthening a partnership that dates back to 2019.
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November 20, 2025
Altera Infrastructure says Aberdeen’s deep offshore expertise is driving rapid progress at Ivory Coast’s Baleine field, where the Petrojarl Kong FPSO reached first oil in just 24 months and now supports growing local content and lower-emission operations.
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November 19, 2025
DeepOcean has won a UK North Sea subsea tie-back contract involving riser, flowline and umbilical installation, with engineering led from Aberdeen and offshore work set in two phases.
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November 19, 2025
New Xodus research estimates Australia’s full offshore oil and gas decommissioning liability at $43.6 billion—down from 2020 projections—reflecting rising efficiency and improved cost forecasting.
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November 19, 2025
BW Energy’s Kharas-1 appraisal well has confirmed the first liquid hydrocarbons in Namibia’s offshore Kudu block, delivering key subsurface data and shaping the operator’s next appraisal steps.
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November 19, 2025
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. is constructing an offshore artificial island in the Arabian Sea to support continuous oil and gas exploration. The island—located 30 km off Sindh’s coast—will enable round-the-clock drilling operations as Pakistan accelerates its offshore program following renewed interest in its resource potential.
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November 18, 2025
At the Wider African Energy Summit in Aberdeen, operators and industry groups highlighted how UK offshore engineering and project-delivery expertise could help African nations accelerate upstream growth, strengthen gas monetization and improve emissions performance.
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November 18, 2025
TechnipFMC has landed a substantial iEPCI™ contract for Eni’s Maha deepwater project offshore Indonesia—the first use of Subsea 2.0® technology in the country and a new tieback to the Jangkrik FPU.
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November 18, 2025
SLB OneSubsea has secured an EPC contract to deliver a standardized subsea boosting system for bp’s Tiber project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico—the second such award tied to bp’s Paleogene developments after Kaskida.
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November 18, 2025
Transocean has picked up $89 million in new backlog after operators in Brazil, Norway and Romania exercised options on three of its floating rigs, underscoring steady demand for ultra-deepwater and harsh-environment capacity.
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November 17, 2025
A 40,000-bopd FPSO with 1.1 MMbbl storage—Tamara Tokoni—is now available offshore West Africa for rapid redeployment. The unit offers operators a near-term option to accelerate field development timelines with existing topsides capacity and flexible mooring configurations.
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November 17, 2025
Nexans has launched the hull of the CLV Electra at Ulstein Verft, marking a major step toward commissioning one of the industry’s most advanced subsea cable-laying vessels. Designed for high-voltage offshore wind and interconnector projects, Electra will begin sea trials in spring 2026.
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November 17, 2025
Petrobras has confirmed a new post-salt oil discovery in Brazil’s Campos basin, identifying high-quality crude at the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block. The well has been drilled and logged, with lab analysis now underway to assess full reservoir potential.
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November 17, 2025
TGS has kicked off its Pelotas Norte Phase I 3D multi-client survey offshore southern Brazil, covering 14,800 km² of largely unheld acreage ahead of upcoming bid rounds. A Ramform Titan-class vessel using GeoStreamer® technology will acquire data through Q3 2026.
