Offshore
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January 08, 2026
Saronic and Hornbeck Offshore Services have formed a strategic partnership to evaluate autonomous vessel technology for offshore energy and service operations, including pilot projects and fleet applications.
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January 08, 2026
GEOLOG has acquired Quad Ltd and QO Inc., expanding its global wellsite geology, pore pressure and fracture gradient services to support complex drilling, HPHT and deepwater operations worldwide.
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January 08, 2026
Equinor has awarded long-term framework agreements worth about NOK 100 billion ($9+ billion) to Norwegian suppliers, underpinning maintenance, modification and recovery activity across the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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January 07, 2026
Equinor has awarded ABL a marine warranty survey contract for Phase 2 of Norway’s Northern Lights CCS project, supporting the expansion of CO₂ transport and storage capacity to meet rising European demand.
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January 07, 2026
Keely Pearce’s appointment as Vice President, Operations adds a veteran offshore voice to Eco Atlantic, drawing on her previous experience at Shell plc and Impact Oil & Gas to guide appraisal-well planning across Guyana, Namibia and South Africa.
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January 07, 2026
Murphy Oil’s HSV-2X appraisal in Block 15-2/17 offshore Vietnam encountered 429 ft of net oil pay and deepened the hydrocarbon column without water, strengthening the field’s high-case resource outlook as further appraisal continues.
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January 07, 2026
Energy NL has announced the passing of Bob Cadigan, its CEO from 2008 to 2017, remembering his advocacy for offshore Newfoundland and Labrador suppliers and his drive to expand local expertise into global markets.
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January 07, 2026
ADNOC has taken final investment decision for the SARB Deep Gas Development in the Ghasha concession, aiming at 200 MMscf/d via Das Island tie-backs and remote platform operations later this decade.
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December 2025
Norway’s election results reaffirm strong national support for oil and gas, positioning the Labour government to expand licensing and safeguard long-term natural gas exports.
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December 2025
TechnipFMC’s Pivotal Riserless Intervention enables operators to seamlessly pivot between coiled tubing and wireline operations for subsea well intervention and decommissioning.
News
January 06, 2026
Shell has agreed to acquire a 35% stake in two blocks offshore Angola through a farm-in with Chevron’s subsidiary, reflecting continued IOC interest in approved West Africa exploration despite regional production decline.
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January 06, 2026
TechnipFMC has been awarded an iEPCI contract by bp for the 20,000-psi Tiber development in the Gulf of America Paleogene, extending the subsea contractor’s backlog in one of the basin’s most technically demanding frontiers.
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December 2025
Uncertainty continues to cloud investment on the UK Continental Shelf, as high taxation, limited licensing, declining production and policy shifts reshape the UK energy outlook to 2050.
News
January 05, 2026
Transocean has added approximately $168 million to its firm backlog through a new deepwater drilling contract with bp offshore Brazil and a contract extension for its harsh-environment rig offshore Norway, strengthening utilization into 2027.
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January 05, 2026
Decom Engineering and Unique Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly deliver integrated subsea decommissioning services across key oil and gas regions, including the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
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January 02, 2026
Petrobras has started production at Búzios 6 with FPSO P-78, adding up to 180,000 bpd of oil and boosting gas supply from Brazil’s pre-salt.
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January 02, 2026
Chevron has delivered first oil from its South N’dola platform offshore Angola, bringing new production online in Block 0 through a tieback to existing offshore infrastructure.
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December 31, 2025
Harbour Energy has been appointed operator of the Zama offshore oil project in Mexico, a 750-MMboe development approved by SENER and backed by Pemex and Talos Energy.
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December 31, 2025
African producers are turning regulatory reform into real upstream gains. From Angola’s $70B project pipeline to Nigeria’s accelerated licensing and Congo’s LNG expansion, policy shifts are reshaping investment across the continent.
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December 31, 2025
Gabon is advancing major energy-sector reforms aimed at boosting upstream investment, separating its hydrocarbons framework into new oil and gas codes and unlocking deepwater potential. Growing production, offshore exploration agreements with bp and ExxonMobil, and LNG megaprojects position Gabon as a rising player in Africa’s oil and gas landscape.
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December 30, 2025
Saipem has secured $600 million in offshore work from Aramco, including pipeline installation and subsea intervention at multiple Saudi fields—further expanding its in-country fabrication footprint and LTA-backed project portfolio.
