Offshore
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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 2025
The development of a fully electric subsea blowout preventer significantly improves BOP reliability and performance while reducing weight, wellhead fatigue, emergency disconnect times and OPEX. The full-scale testing of electric shear ram actuators on an 18¾-in BOP at HMH’s electrification lab validates the achievement of such benefits.
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August 2025
Offshore developments often face tight constraints during design stages, due to underestimating topsides’ sizes and weights early in the project. The keys to success are to harness what we know and what we can find out and to maintain open lines of communication during the design process.
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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 27, 2025
When completed, FLNG Hilli Episeyo will be redeployed in the Gulf of San Matias in the Rio Negro province offshore Argentina, liquifying gas from the Vaca Muerta shale formation onshore in Neuquen province for 20 years.
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August 27, 2025
EnerMech has secured a two-year contract extension with Dubai Petroleum to continue providing the Middle East operator with crane maintenance services across its offshore assets.
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August 26, 2025
International industrial services provider Bilfinger has secured a contract to provide inspection services using Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) across all of bp’s North Sea assets.
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August 25, 2025
Ace Well Technology, in collaboration with Expro and Archer, has successfully completed the first well deployment of the Ace Control Line Clamp (ACLC) using Expro’s Remote Clamp Installation System (RCIS) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
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August 25, 2025
OKEA ASA has announced oil discoveries made in the Cook and Statfjord formations of Norway's Brage Field. The discoveries are considered commercial with preliminary estimates of gross recoverable resources in the range of 16 to 33 million MMboe.
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August 25, 2025
TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announce that the first CO2 volumes were successfully transported to the Northern Lights facilities in Øygarden. They were then injected 2,600 m below the seabed into the storage facilities, offshore Norway.
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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 2025
As global offshore exploration surges in 2025, new concepts for floating assets and emerging carbon capture technologies are advancing the energy transition, with safety and sustainability at the forefront of innovation.
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August 2025
Despite the offshore support vessel (OSV) market historically facing supply and demand issues, amidst the need for greater sustainability and growth in renewables, it has entered a rare phase of calm. It’s critical to take advantage of this industry cycle phase to pursue efficiencies in OSV operations.
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August 2025
As offshore activity picks up, both in the U.S. and internationally, the need to construct new facilities is increasing. While some projects require customization, modular construction often can offer up standardization that operators frequently praise for cost savings and operational efficiencies.
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August 2025
The Mero-3 FPSO is among the largest deepwater oil production vessels, using advanced technology and engineering to boost oil recovery, cut emissions and improve efficiency in Brazil's Santos basin. Siemens Energy supplied topside modules, power generation, compression and electrical systems, showcasing the importance of FPSOs in global energy and sustainability efforts.
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August 21, 2025
Libya’s eastern parliament is poised to let Turkey explore for energy in the North African nation’s waters, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a sign of warming ties between Ankara and the region.
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August 21, 2025
MedcoEnergi has received approval from the Government of Thailand for an extension of the production period for the Bualuang Oil Field (Block B8/38) in the Gulf of Thailand.
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August 21, 2025
Kent plc has signed a binding agreement to acquire Exceed (XCD) Holdings Limited, a leader in well management, subsurface and decommissioning engineering services. The acquisition marks Kent’s strategic expansion in the fast-growing global decommissioning market.
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August 21, 2025
Aker BP has completed its Omega Alfa exploration campaign in the Norwegian North Sea, resulting in a significant oil discovery that adds substantial new resources to the Yggdrasil area. The recoverable volume is estimated at 96-134 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).
