Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its second innovation call. This 2nd Innova
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly known as PetroRio, has unveiled the identity of its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), following the resignation of the previous COO.
Norwegian Agalas has taken delivery of a cable laying support (CLSV) and light construction vessel built in Türkiye that will operate with compatriot offshore contractor Cecon Contracting. Cecon Vigor was launched at the Sefine Shipyard in April 2025 and, following delivery to Agalas yesterday, May
England-based energy transition-focused player EnergyPathways is awaiting the award of a gas storage license (GSL) from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) in connection with the firm’s flagship energy storage project off the Cumbria coast in the East Irish Sea.
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean’s business combination with the Bermuda-incorporated Valaris is facing extended antitrust scrutiny, as the offshore drilling giants’ merger request is under review with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United Sta
As part of its development of remote subsea capabilities, ocean services provider DeepOcean has performed its first subsea intervention project with offshore management based onshore. The operation was performed at Aker BP’s Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea and included a work-class remotely ope
Energy technology company Baker Hughes and Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm are developing a hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for ultradeepwater risers and flowline applications that will be half as heavy as a conventional flexible pipe. Under an inked memorandum of understandi
Norwegian DOF Group is set to construct four ROV support vessels (RSVs) that will be deployed for respective 12-year charter/service contracts with Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process, DOF has been awarded the long-term contracts with Petrobras, with a value c
Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured new rig assignments and contract extensions in Brazil, Brunei, Indonesia, and the UK and Dutch sectors of the North Sea.
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has disclosed the go-ahead for the production individualization agreements (AIPs) for shared reservoirs in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin.
U.S.-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Kosmos Energy and its partner, Shell, are planning to spud a prospect in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) next year.
Saipem’s 165-meter-long pipelay vessel Castoro 10 has begun the construction of an offshore pipeline in the Romanian part of the Black Sea that will transport natural gas from an offshore production platform to shore as part of the Neptun Deep project. With estimated investments of up to €4 billion,
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has shed light on the expanded award in pre-defined areas 2026 (APA 2026) round for oil and gas exploration activity, encompassing the predefined areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea.
Subsea7 has awarded Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist EnerMech with a subsea pre-commissioning contract for what is described as the first ultra-deepwater oil development in Mexico. EnerMech will deploy its pre‑commissioning spreads and will deliver flooding, cleaning, gauging,
