Transocean, Noble Corporation, Valaris, Seadrill, Shelf Drilling, and ADES have reported a combined total backlog of $31.17 billion in the first quarter of 2025.
Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the second fast crew boat (FCB) with hybrid propulsion to Malaysia’s offshore vessel operator Centus Marine.
Aker BP has secured drilling permits for three exploration wells in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which will be drilled this month with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Shelf Drilling (SHLF) has shed more light on the latest developments across its rig fleet, confirming the arrival of two jack-ups in West Africa and the start of drilling work in Norwegian waters for another unit.
Saudi Arabia’s energy heavyweight Aramco has handed out a multi-year agreement extension for five offshore drilling jack-up rigs to ARO Drilling, its 50/50 joint venture with Valaris.
Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has won contracts with OMV Norge, a compatriot subsidiary of Austria-headquartered oil and gas player OMV, and Northern Ocean Wind for drilling waste management on a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean.
An ultra-deepwater drillship, owned by Transocean, has kicked off its assignment with BP in the Gulf of America, formerly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Marine energy infrastructure developer Höegh Evi has signed a long-term time charter agreement with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to deploy a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Egypt. The vessel will be converted from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier by Singapore’s
Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Eni, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips have managed to come on top yet again, displaying the resilience of the energy sector with performance and quarterly results that show a combined profit of about $29 billion.
Houston-based Vaalco Energy has provided an update on its exploration agenda offshore Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon.
TotalEnergies is making strides in the development of the first-ever offshore oil field in Suriname. Progress has also been achieved in the construction of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for this project.
Jersey-based and London Stock Exchange-listed upstream oil and gas company Upland Resources is being considered for the award of acreage as part of the 2025 Brunei offshore licensing round organized by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei (PAB).
Pemex has undertaken repair work at a pipeline, which is connected to its oil platform off the coast of Mexico, to address leaks and prevent hydrocarbon presence on the North American country’s coast.
Yinson Production has confirmed a brief stopover in Namibia, following which its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, sporting carbon capture technology to decarbonize operations, is slated to reach Angolan waters in mid-May 2025.
