Offshore Well Operations News


Prysmian Shares North American Leadership Transitions

Mar 31, 2026

Prysmian, a leader in energy and data wire and cabling solutions, recently announced changes to its leadership structure in North America to further strengthen the company’s market position in the region. 2025 marked the best year yet for Prysmian…

Reach Subsea Secures Equinor Contracts for Uncrewed Vessel Operations

Mar 30, 2026

Reach Subsea has secured two new contract call-offs from Equinor covering gas reservoir monitoring and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.Both contracts will be carried out using the uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Reach Remote 1…

Cleanova Boosts Seawater Injection Capacity on Gulf of Mexico Platform

Mar 27, 2026

Cleanova has helped an oil and gas operator in the Gulf of Mexico increase seawater injection capacity by nearly 50% through an upgrade of its filtration system, without disrupting offshore operations.The operator uses seawater injection to maintain reservoir pressure and support oil recovery…

ExxonMobil, Halliburton Marks Automated Drilling Milestone off Guyana

Mar 26, 2026

Halliburton, in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, has delivered a groundbreaking step forward in digital well construction to achieve the industry’s first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana…

BOEM Issues Notice of Intent for Offshore Well Stimulation Work

Mar 17, 2026

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed update to the Santa Clara Unit Development and Production Plan, which includes the use of hydraulic fracturing on 16 existing wells at Platform Gilda…

TVO Customizes Tethered BOP Technology

Mar 16, 2026

Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) completed a unique tethered blowout preventer (TBOP) installation in the Gulf of America (GoA) to reduce wellhead fatigue in soft seabed conditions.TVO’s proprietary technology was essential in enabling the…

KOIL Energy Gets Job Offshore West Africa

Mar 12, 2026

U.S subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector KOIL Energy has secured a contract from an international oil company to perform load out, transit, installation monitoring, and pre-commissioning services for an offshore development in West Africa…

EIG’s MidOcean Picks Up Additional Australian LNG Stakes from JERA

Mar 12, 2026

MidOcean Energy, an LNG company backed by U.S. energy-focused private equity firm EIG, has agreed to acquire additional Australian liquefied natural gas project stakes from Japan’s JERA, the companies said on Thursday.The transaction covers JERA’s 0…

Borr Drilling Puts Three Jack-Up Rigs in Arabian Gulf on Standby

Mar 09, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has placed three jack-up rigs on standby in the Arabian Gulf following recent hostilities in the region arising from the U.S.-Israel and Iran war.The company has four jack-up rigs deployed in the area…

Sèmè Field Production System Connected as Oil Flows to FSO Kristina

Mar 06, 2026

Akrake Petroleum Benin, an indirect subsidiary of Rex International Holding via Lime Petroleum, has completed the hook-up of the mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel at the Sèmè Field in Block 1 offshore Benin…

Hercules Semi-Sub Rig Lines Up Canada Job Under $170M Deal

Mar 06, 2026

SFL Corporation has signed a drilling contract in Canada with an unnamed multinational oil and gas company for the harsh environment semi-submersible rig Hercules, which is managed by Odfjell Drilling.The estimated contract value is approximately $170 million for the minimum term of 400 days…

Multiple Offshore Campaigns on TGS Seismic Vessel’s Agenda

Mar 06, 2026

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has lined up several new acquisition campaigns for its Ramform Vanguard seismic vessel during the upcoming European summer season.Following its winter-stack period, the vessel is slated to start the campaign in mid-March with an oil and gas site survey…

Kongsberg Maritime, Seadrill, Hanwha Drilling to Develop Remote Dynamic Positioning Technology

Mar 04, 2026

Seadrill Limited, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime AS, a global technology leader, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services, announced a strategic alliance to develop the next generation of remote Dynamic Positioning (DP) technology in offshore drilling…

Sonardyne Launches Intelligent Subsea Monitoring Tool

Mar 03, 2026

Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne has launched Observer, a new advanced monitoring system for real-time integrity management of subsea infrastructure across the offshore energy industry.Observer combines high and low frequency motion and position monitoring…

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