Offshore
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January 16, 2025
Kongsberg Maritime has successfully delivered its REACH REMOTE 1, a 24-meter unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed to transform conventional offshore operations. Its initial mission will be to conduct underwater surveys off the coast of Haugesund, Norway.
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January 15, 2025
TGS has been awarded four 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, three in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea, the company announced. The North Sea campaign will commence early Q2, with the 4D contract in the Barents Sea to follow in May.
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January 15, 2025
Talos Energy Inc. (Talos) has announced that the Katmai West #2 well located in the Ewing Bank area of the U.S Gulf of Mexico successfully encountered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas.
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January 15, 2025
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a Letter of Award for a CSEM survey in India. The survey is expected to have a contract value of approximately USD 10 million, subject to the issuance of a callout order.
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January 14, 2025
DNO ASA announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge AS has been awarded participation in 13 exploration licenses, of which four are operatorships, under Norway's Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2024 licensing round.
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January 13, 2025
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has released its latest report on vessel activity and multi-client sales. At the end of Q4 2024, the Atlantic Guardian vessel completed multi-client surveys in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea, and started transit to India.
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January 13, 2025
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announced completion of its transaction with Africa Oil Corp. and Africa Oil SA Corp (AOSAC) for the sale of a 1% Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B, and replacement of a member of the board.
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January 13, 2025
CHC Helikopter Service, the Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter and a leading provider of offshore transportation solutions, has entered a $500 million strategic partnership with Aker BP to support its offshore helicopter activity in Norway.
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January 13, 2025
KBR announced it has been awarded a global agreement by bp for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services. Under terms of the contract, KBR will provide EPCM services for three years with an option to extend.
Article
December 2024
In the midst of the digital revolution, new processes to improve health, safety and competence levels offshore are being explored. This article discusses the training providers approach to digital learning and how it supported an international offshore producer achieve a 90% increase in training compliance.
News
January 12, 2025
Prosafe has signed a contract extension with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the provision of the Safe Zephyrus semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.
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January 12, 2025
LLOG Exploration Company, a privately-owned exploration and production company focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, has announced the achievement of several significant milestones in the construction of the Salamanca Floating Production Unit (FPU).
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January 12, 2025
Aquajet has introduced a new support system designed to enhance the capabilities and flexibility of Hydrodemolition robots in challenging environments. The system centers around the upgraded Aqua Spine 3.0, an extendable rail system that attaches easily to any surface.
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January 10, 2025
Shell has announced that oil discovered offshore Namibia in PEL 39 cannot be currently confirmed for commercial development. As such, the company will write down $400 million, citing technical and geological difficulties.
News
January 10, 2025
Subsea 7 has secured a contract with Equinor for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study with EPCI option for the Fram Sør development project, offshore Norway.
News
January 09, 2025
Elected officials and trade groups representing businesses across the supply chain are sounding the alarm over the Biden administration’s 11th hour decision to ban new oil and natural gas activity across millions of acres of federal waters.
News
January 09, 2025
Shell and Chevron announced the start of oil production from the Whale semisubmersible platform in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Chevron owns 40% working interest in Whale, with Shell owning 60% interest as operator. Estimated peak production from the Whale development is 100,000 gross boed.
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January 09, 2025
ASCO has secured a five-year contract for base and logistics services for Aker BP in Norway. The agreement also includes continued services in warehouse management, load carriers, waste services, and personnel leasing for logistics and helicopter coordination.
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January 08, 2025
SLB has been awarded a series of major drilling contracts by Shell to support capital-efficient energy development across its deep- and ultra-deepwater assets in the UK North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, the Gulf of Mexico and others.
News
January 08, 2025
DeepOcean has signed a charter contract for the high-spec subsea vessel Orient Adventurer. The new capacity aligns with the company’s subsea capabilities across both the offshore renewables and conventional energy sectors in multiple regions.
News
January 08, 2025
Murphy Oil announced that its subsidiary has drilled an oil discovery at the Hai Su Vang-1X exploration well in Block 15-2/17 in the Cuu Long Basin, located 40 miles offshore Vietnam.
