Subsea

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September 25, 2025
TechnipFMC has secured a substantial contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to deliver subsea production systems for the Hammerhead development in the Stabroek Block, marking its seventh greenfield award in the country since 2017.
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September 24, 2025
ExxonMobil and Petrobras have raised competition concerns over the planned merger of Saipem and Subsea 7 into Saipem7. The companies warn the $21 billion deal could limit subsea pipeline installation options, drive up costs, and reduce supplier diversity in offshore projects.
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September 23, 2025
TechnipFMC has secured a significant subsea production systems contract with Petrobras, valued between $75–$250 million. The award covers new offshore developments, brownfield expansions, and revitalizations in Brazil, with all systems manufactured locally.
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September 22, 2025
Ocean Geophysics has teamed up with EdgeTech to deliver advanced software for the new eBOSS system, enhancing detection of buried subsea objects critical to offshore oil and gas operations.
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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
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 03, 2025
Subsea asset integrity management software company Elementz has announced a new digital initiative to fast track the development of AI in subsea operations. The new AI accelerator program, Tide Breaker, was unveiled at Offshore Europe on Wednesday.
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September 03, 2025
JDR Cable Systems (JDR) has been awarded a contract by Liverpool Bay CCS Limited, a member of the Eni SpA group, to supply subsea power cables for its project which will be the backbone of the HyNet North West industrial decarbonization cluster.
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September 03, 2025
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has appointed experienced sector leader James Christie to head up activities across Europe and Africa following significant growth and plans for further global expansion. 
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September 02, 2025
TechnipFMC has been awarded two subsea contracts by Petrobras for flexible pipe solutions. The first award involves the design, engineering, and manufacturing of flexible gas injection risers in the Santos basin, while the second award involves flexible risers and flowlines for deployment in the Campos basin.
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August 28, 2025
Two SLB OneSubsea™ subsea compressor stations recently came online at Ormen Lange, the second largest gas field in Norway. The subsea compressor stations will help Shell unlock 30–50 billion cubic meters of additional gas reserves for export to Europe.
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August 28, 2025
Oceaneering has won contracts to provide work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, specialized tooling packages, and survey services onboard multiple anchor handling and ROV support vessels working on Petrobras projects offshore Brazil.
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August 27, 2025
Verlume has entered into a strategic collaboration with Kraken Robotics, marking an industry-first crossover: the introduction of military-grade battery technology into the commercial offshore energy sector for the first time.
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August 27, 2025
Subsea7 has landed a major contract with the Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC) for the development of phase 3 of the Sakarya field development in the Black Sea, offshore Türkiye.
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August 27, 2025
Xodus founder Steve Swindell is stepping down from his role as CEO after 20 years with the global energy consultancy, with Stuart Holley of Subsea7 set to take over as Xodus CEO starting October 1.
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August 25, 2025
SLB announced today that its OneSubsea™ joint venture has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Equinor for a 12-well, all-electric Subsea Production System (SPS) in the Fram Sør field, offshore Norway.
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August 14, 2025
DOF Group ASA has been awarded two new long-term contracts in Brazil. Following the same competitive tender process that resulted in the previously announced contract award of Skandi Achiever on a 4-year charter as RSV, Skandi Carla and Geoholm have also been contracted on 4-year charters with Petrobras.
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August 08, 2025
C-Kore Systems recently delivered its subsea testing tool- TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) to Belfast within six hours of receiving the initial request from Vermilion Energy, marking their fastest delivery in the company’s history.
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July 31, 2025
In a first for both the region and the client, Strohm has completed fabrication of the first 13 water alternating gas injection (WAG) thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumpers for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail field offshore Guyana.
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July 24, 2025
Shares of TechnipFMC PLC, one of the world’s biggest makers of offshore oil gear, surged to the highest in a decade on signs of a robust outlook that underscores the industry’s optimism over production at sea.
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