Regional Reports

Courtesy Aker BP
Aker Solutions performs offshore work for Aker BP
Aker Solutions has issued progress reports on various North Sea oil and gas and offshore wind projects in a results update.
July 11, 2025
Courtesy Ocean Infinity
Ocean Infinity launches NeedleFish USV in Kuwait
July 11, 2025
Courtesy Ørsted
Greater Changhua 2 offshore wind farm construction
July 11, 2025
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July 11, 2025
Courtesy COSL
COSL Prospector offshore drilling rig
July 11, 2025
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offshore drilling rig
July 10, 2025
Courtesy Equinor
Troll C platform
July 10, 2025
Courtesy Staatsolie
Hess exits Block 59 offshore Suriname
July 10, 2025
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LNG tanker and FLNG terminal in port.
July 10, 2025

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Africa

Courtesy Longitude Engineering
Illustration of Longitude Engineering equipment and the Egyptian flag blend together.
Petroleum Marine Services (PMC) has contracted Longitude Engineering to perform detailed engineering and project management services for the Phase XI Deepwater Project of the ...
July 3, 2025
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Map of Sao Tome and Principe with surrounding African countries.
TotalEnergies has contracted Shearwater Geoservices to acquire a two-month 3D marine seismic acquisition survey offshore São Tome & Principe on the STP-02 Block.
June 26, 2025
Courtesy Golar LNG Ltd.
Golar LNG's Gimi FLNG vessel.
The Gimi FLNG has reached the commercial operations date, and Golar LNG says it will progress FLNG growth.
June 24, 2025
Courtesy HydroSurv 
The REAV-47 vessel sails offshore.
HydroSurv has sold an REAV-47 uncrewed surface vessel to Geodetic Offshore Services Ltd. (GOSL) for hydrographic and geophysical survey operations in Nigeria.
June 16, 2025
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Congo marked with a flag on the map.
Perenco Congo has commissioned a new platform, Kombi 2, for installation on the Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit offshore Congo.
June 14, 2025
Courtesy Eni
Congo LNG natural gas export project.
Eni Congo has inaugurated its new Yasika logistics platform on Saipem’s base at the port of Pointe-Noire.
June 14, 2025

Asia

Courtesy Valeura
Valeura progressing production-boosting campaigns at two fields offshore Thailand
A new drilling campaign on the Nong Yao field in offshore Block G11/48 should finish during Q4.
July 8, 2025
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silhouette of an offshore drilling rig.
ONGC has handed Shelf Drilling a three-year contract for the jackup J.T. Angel, with an estimated value of about $40 million.
July 3, 2025
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Vietnam map
Perenco Vietnam and its partners have signed a new 25-year production sharing contract for offshore Block 15-1 with the Vietnamese government.
July 3, 2025
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Map shows flag of Kazakhstan with nearby countries.
A CNOOC Ltd. subsidiary has signed a contract for exploration and production (E&P) of hydrocarbons on the Zhylyoi subsoil area.
June 24, 2025
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illustration of hands shaking and the words joint venture.
Petronas and Eni have entered a joint venture framework agreement on establishing potential terms for a new regional upstream joint venture company.
June 18, 2025
Courtesy MISC Berhad
Illustration of the LCO₂ Carrier
Petronas CCS Venture, MISC Berhad and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have formed the joint venture Jules Nautica.
June 18, 2025

Australia & New Zealand

Courtesy INPEX Browse E&P
Australia issues recognition for offshore Northern Territory CCS project
The Bonaparte Carbon Capture and Storage development is getting ‘major project status.’
July 3, 2025
Courtesy BW Offshore's Q1 2025 presentation
BW Opal FPSO.
The FPSO BW Opal has arrived at its offshore location at the Barossa gas field in the Timor Sea, which is about 285 km north of Darwin, Australia.
June 18, 2025
Courtesy Santos Ltd. LinkedIn
Barossa Gas Project
Santos has received a non-binding indicative proposal from a consortium led by XRG to acquire all its shares.
June 16, 2025
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KNOC set to join ConocoPhillips-led Otway drilling programs
Korea National Oil Corp. to join in two exploration programs offshore Australia.
May 17, 2025
Courtesy Woodside Energy
McDermott announces successful floatover mating of Scarborough topsides, hull
Scarborough FPU will be one of the largest semisubmersible production platforms built in offshore history, McDermott says.
May 15, 2025
Courtesy Woodside Energy
Karratha Gas Plant, North West Shelf Project
Woodside Energy provides offshore project updates in its first-quarter 2025 results update.
April 23, 2025

Canada

Courtesy Cenovus Energy LinkedIn
West White Rose gravity structure nearing tow-out
Preparations are underway for towing the concrete structure to its site location offshore Newfoundland & Labrador.
May 8, 2025
Courtesy Suncor Energy Inc.
Cenovus probes dropped object incident on SeaRose FPSO
Recently upgraded vessel experienced motions after a container was landed in the laydown area.
March 12, 2025
Courtesy Equinor
Bay du Nord FPSO
Offshore Canada, Equinor has awarded BW Offshore the pre-FEED study for the Bay du Nord FPSO project, while ExxonMobil has initiated an investigation into some flashing that fell...
Jan. 24, 2025
Courtesy Cenovus Energy
SeaRose FPSO
Cenovus Energy expects to deliver offshore production next year in the range 65,000 to 75,000 boe/d.
Dec. 12, 2024
Courtesy Harland & Wolff
SeaRose FPSO
The SeaRose FPSO is sailing west to the White Rose field offshore Newfoundland following the completion of life extension work at the Harland & Wolff dry dock in Belfast.
Nov. 1, 2024
Courtesy Viper Innovations
Viper Innovations
J+S Subsea's work scope included the design, engineering, manufacture, marinization and testing of subsea-deployed systems for a project offshore Canada.
Aug. 13, 2024

Latin America

Courtesy SLB OneSubsea
Illustration of raw water injection system.
This case study examines the drivers, implementation and potential longer-term implications of a broader roll-out of subsea injection systems.
July 8, 2025
Courtesy McDermott
McDermott wins subsea installation contract from Brazil's BRAVA Energia
McDermott will install flexible pipelines and umbilicals to support new wells at the Papa-Terra and Atlanta fields offshore Brazil.
July 7, 2025
Courtesy Fugro
Petrobras awards long-term vessel contracts for Fugro, DOF
Petrobras FPSOs will also get real-time monitoring systems to ensure platform stability.
June 30, 2025
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Map of Suriname and surrounding countries, with Atlantic Ocean.
A Petronas subsidiary has acquired the exploration, development and production rights in Block 66 offshore Suriname with the signing of a production sharing contract.
June 27, 2025
Courtesy TotalEnergies
map of GranMorgu in Suriname
SBM Offshore has signed an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the FPSO GranMorgu with TotalEnergies EP Suriname.
June 20, 2025
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closeup of the top surface of the ocean
Petrobras and ExxonMobil led the way in the latest offshore block awards issued by the ANP under Brazil’s 5th Permanent Concession Offer Cycle.
June 19, 2025

Middle East

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Map highlights Caspian Sea Shafag-Asiman exploration area.
bp, SOCAR and TPAO have signed several agreements enabling TPAO to join the production sharing agreement for the Shafag-Asiman offshore block in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian...
July 3, 2025
Courtesy Shana News Agency
Gas pipeline crossing in Persian Gulf.
Iran Gas Engineering and Development Co. has completed construction of a new 3-km subsea pipeline crossing beneath the seabed of the Persian Gulf.
June 27, 2025
Courtesy Energean
Energean Power FPSO at Admiralty Yard in Singapore in 2021.
The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has authorized production to resume from two offshore gas projects following a pause in hostilities between Israel and Iran.
June 25, 2025
Courtesy NewMed Energy
Leviathan operations offshore in the Mediterranean.
Natural gas production from the Leviathan reservoir has halted, according to NewMed Energy.
June 16, 2025
Courtesy Energean
Energean Power FPSO offshore Israel.
Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has ordered Energean to temporarily suspend production and activities at the offshore Energean Power FPSO.
June 14, 2025
Courtesy ADNOC
new main gas line at Lower Zakum Field
Wood will perform the detailed engineering design for "Package 5" of ADNOC Offshore’s Lower Zakum Long-Term Development Phase 1 project on Das Island in the UAE.
May 22, 2025

North Sea & Europe

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offshore wind farm sunset
DNV says it will undertake the design certification for the Sørlige Nordsjø II wind turbines and offshore substation.
July 10, 2025
Courtesy OKEA
offshore Brage Field in the North Sea
OKEA has started drilling an exploration well on the southern part of the Talisker discovery, close to the Brage Field in the Norwegian North Sea.
July 9, 2025
Courtesy BlueNord
BlueNord offshore operations
BlueNord shares updates on Dan, Gorm, Halfdan and Tyra projects in the North Sea.
July 8, 2025
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AI-generated offshore wind farm painting.
Mammoet has signed an agreement to assist Heerema Marine Contractors with the offshore installation of two large topsides for TenneT’s 2-GW offshore wind development program in...
July 8, 2025
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North Sea outlook: Activity gap between Norway and UK set to grow
Out to 2030, Norway is expected to attract $43 billion in E&P investment, while the UK is expected to bring in $11.3 billion.
July 8, 2025
Courtesy Orcadian Energy
Orcadian Energy overview of licenses map.
Britain’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has approved an extension of Phase B of the P2482 license in the central UK North Sea, operated by Orcadian Energy.
July 8, 2025

Russia

Courtesy Lukoil
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Lukoil has opened a new center for core and reservoir fluids research in Perm, Russia.
Jan. 9, 2024
Courtesy Lukoil
Lukoil
Lukoil has proven a large new gas-condensate field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea.
Feb. 7, 2023
Courtesy Nord Stream
Nord Stream 1 Castoro Dieci Lowering The Pipeline 62d73205d779e
Russian leader blames Western sanctions for the shutdown.
Sept. 8, 2022
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In Memoriam
Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russia's second largest oil producer Lukoil, died on Sept. 1 after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, a source familiar with the situation told...
Sept. 2, 2022
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Construction takes place on the offshore section of the Nord stream-2 gas pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic sea.
Russia will halt gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of the month via its main pipeline into the region, Gazprom said on Friday, piling pressure on the region as ...
Aug. 19, 2022
Courtesy Rystad Energy August 2022
Iran Direct Octg Imports Rystad Energy
Metallurgical issues could impact Gazprom’s plans to support Iran’s offshore gas field development plans, according to Rystad Energy.
Aug. 15, 2022

US & Gulf of Mexico

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Authors review impact of recent court cases, executive orders.
Feb. 5, 2022
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Cooperative, coordinated strategy may be best approach to D&A challenges
Industry participants should share resources to address the problem of end-of-life facilities in the US Gulf.
July 9, 2025
Courtesy Delfin Midstream Inc.
Delfin Midstream enters into agreement with Siemens to reserve gas turbine capacity
Delfin Midstream says it expects a final investment decision this fall for its offshore LNG export facility.
July 2, 2025
Courtesy W&T Offshore, Inc.
W&T Offshore secures legal victory concerning surety provider claims
W&T Offshore says that the ruling in the US District & Bankruptcy Court could affect how collateral is determined for insurance coverage.
June 30, 2025
Courtesy TGS
Laconia III map of seismic coverage.
This latest phase in the large-scale Laconia ocean-bottom node (OBN) survey program spans about 150 Outer Continental Shelf blocks in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 26, 2025
Courtesy BOEM
BOEM proposes Lease Sale 262 in the ‘Gulf of America’
The lease sale bid reading is proposed for December 10, 2025.
June 25, 2025