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September 18, 2025
IMI has successfully delivered what are believed to be the largest production choke valves ever manufactured to a landmark unmanned processing platform in the North Sea. 
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September 17, 2025
Weatherford International plc has been awarded a three-year, $147 million contract by Petrobras to deliver Tubular Running Services (TRS) across the company’s offshore drilling operations in Brazil.
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September 17, 2025
TotalEnergies has signed production sharing contracts for four offshore blocks covering 12,700 sq km in the Liberia Basin. The company is planning a 3D seismic survey as it targets new deepwater prospects aligned with its global exploration strategy.
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September 17, 2025
Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year agreement with Petrobras to extend deployment of the Blue Marlin and Blue Orca stimulation vessels, supporting production optimization across Brazil’s offshore pre- and post-salt fields.
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September 16, 2025
Energy NL has written to Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial party leaders ahead of the 2025 election, seeking clear positions on offshore oil and gas, Bay du Nord incentives, federal emissions cap regulations, and renewable energy development.
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September 16, 2025
South Africa’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on Shell’s disputed offshore seismic survey, a decision that could shape the future of the nation’s oil and gas exploration. The case, driven by environmental activists, has stalled Shell’s Wild Coast program since 2021.
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September 15, 2025
GATE Energy has been awarded the full commissioning scope for bp’s Kaskida Floating Production Unit (FPU) in the U.S. Gulf. Working with Seatrium, GATE will provide systems completion, dynamic commissioning, and interface coordination for the deepwater project.
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September 15, 2025
Global OTEC has been selected by the DeepStar consortium, backed by Chevron, ExxonMobil and bp, to study Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) as a renewable power source for deepwater oil and gas operations.
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September 15, 2025
Subsea7 has secured a $750 million –$1.25 billion offshore contract with Aramco in Saudi Arabia for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of 106 km of pipelines, topsides modifications and hook-up work. Offshore operations are planned for 2027–2028.
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September 12, 2025
Petrobras has acquired a 27.5% interest in offshore Block 4 in São Tomé and Príncipe, reinforcing its upstream exploration strategy in Africa. The acquisition places Petrobras in a consortium led by Shell (30%), alongside Galp (27.5%) and ANP-STP (15%).
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September 12, 2025
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to SBM Offshore for its pioneering Blue Ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) concept, advancing offshore gas conversion and decarbonized fuel production.
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September 11, 2025
Chevron, in partnership with Helleniq Energy, has submitted a bid to explore four offshore gas blocks in Greece near Crete and the Peloponnese. The move aligns with Greece’s strategy to expand domestic gas resources and support Europe’s shift away from Russian energy.
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September 11, 2025
Baker Hughes has secured a major award from Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) and TP-OTC to deliver subsea production systems and intelligent completions for the Sakarya Gas Field Phase 3 in the Black Sea, enhancing Turkiye’s domestic energy production.
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September 10, 2025
PACC Offshore Services (POSH) has appointed Longitude to deliver marine operations engineering for the Republic of Congo’s Nguya FLNG. The project, part of Eni’s Congo LNG Phase 2, will boost LNG export capacity to 2.4 MMtpa.
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September 10, 2025
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has been awarded a contract to upgrade two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for a global vessel operator. The upgraded systems will be equipped with FET’s latest control system, ICE Unity, plus FET’s proven system architecture.
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September 09, 2025
bp has signed an MoU with the Egyptian government for a five-well drilling program to boost natural gas production. The agreement comes as bp plans to increase production to 2.3-2.5 million boed in 2030 with the capacity to increase production out to 2035.
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September 08, 2025
Expro has set a new benchmark for deepwater well construction, achieving the heaviest casing string deployment to-date for a major operator in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico.
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September 08, 2025
Petrodec’s newly constructed heavy lift jackup vessel, named “Obana,” has begun decommissioning work in the Southern North Sea for Perenco UK (PUK)'s Galahad platform.
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September 08, 2025
EXCLUSIVE -- Well, a few days have gone by, and SPE Offshore Europe (OE) in Aberdeen is now a collection of memories. But, what to make of what was seen and heard during the four-day conference and exhibition? There were many different viewpoints, and, honestly, many contradictions and hypocrisies.
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September 04, 2025
Unity Well Integrity has announced a strategic partnership with Clear Cut Interventions (CCI) Australia, marking a significant step forward in delivering advanced intervention and well integrity solutions to operators across the Asia-Pac region.
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September 04, 2025
Equatorial Guinea will launch its EG Ronda 2026 licensing round later this month. The licensing round forms part of the country’s broader strategy to revitalize its upstream sector, attract new investment and unlock offshore E&P opportunities.
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