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Offshore names its Top 5 five discoveries of the year
Four of the five discoveries sit close to existing production facilities or platforms, enabling lower-cost tiebacks and faster time to first oil.
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FPSO and supporting offshore assets operate in a deepwater development area
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Regional Reports

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Amplitude Energy has completed the Annie-2 gas well in the Otway Basin, with results indicating better reservoir quality and deliverability than the 2019 discovery well.
Nov. 12, 2026
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Egina FPSO offshore Nigeria
Deepwater Nigeria drilling plans are advancing at Akpo, Agbami and Ikija, according to Meren Energy's latest quarterly report.
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Valeura is preparing for drilling at Wassana and Nong Yao.
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Harbour Energy has appointed Elemental Energies to conduct two years of subsurface and well engineering studies for the Viking East and West CCS sites.
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Pipelines

The consortium will seek to develop advanced slurry transport models within the LedaFlow simulator, with the goal of enabling long tiebacks.
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Recent advances have focused on faster/safer starts, continuous monitoring, automated pipe handling, flood protection, and reduced seabed intervention.
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Tieback to the Perdido spar fits Shell’s strategy of maximizing existing deepwater hubs.
Oct. 29, 2026
The agreement establishes a framework for selected short-distance subsea tie-ins in the Gulf of Mexico, with the Appomattox gas-lift flowline identified as the first proposed ...
Oct. 15, 2026

Vessels

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Techouse will supply two 1,000-mt HRSG modules for Golar LNG’s fourth FLNG vessel, targeting 20-25% lower fuel consumption than conventional gas-turbine-only systems.
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Jumbo Offshore has completed transport and installation of two CALM buoys and two PLEMs for the VMOS project offshore Argentina, a key export infrastructure development designed...
Nov. 5, 2026
The companies will merge to become Saipem7, pending vessel divestiture.
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Rigs

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Development drilling is underway at Mozambique's Coral North project as operators advance campaigns offshore Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire, secure rig capacity in India and move appraisal...
Nov. 10, 2026
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Seadrill, Velesto awarded jackup drilling contracts in the US Gulf, Malaysia
Other clients exercising options for Seadrill’s deepwater drillship.
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Market fundamentals continue to strengthen for Valaris drillships.
Nov. 4, 2026
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As search efforts continue for one missing person, Borr Drilling says an independent investigation will examine all potential causes behind the loss of stability that led to the...
Nov. 3, 2026

Renewable Energy

The 704-megawatt wind farm is now among the largest US offshore wind projects to reach full operation.
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The company will provide detail design for major offshore platform upgrades at one of QatarEnergy's longest-producing oil fields, while also advancing offshore wind planning work...
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