Offshore North America News - page 5


Transocean Scoops $193M Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Deal

Oct 17, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror drillship with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract is expected to start in October 2025 and contribute approximately $193 million in backlog…

Lalizas Opens New Safety Equipment Branch in Canada

Oct 16, 2024

A few months after the announcement of the acquisition of REVERE Survival in Jacksonville, LALIZAS announced the establishment of LALIZAS Canada, effectively enhancing the company’s presence in the Americas.Miguel Norato has been appointed as the Country Manager of LALIZAS Canada…

Empire Energy and Herrick Corporation Establish US Offshore Wind Joint Venture

Oct 15, 2024

Empire Energy Partners and Herrick Corporation have formed a joint venture to boost the United States’ offshore wind supply chain.Empire Energy Partners and Herrick Corporation will work together to manufacture key components for both fixed and floating offshore wind projects…

C-Innovation Awarded IMR Contract from BP

Oct 14, 2024

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) affiliate C-Innovation (C-I) on Monday announced it has signed a new three-year contract with bp for field development, and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work.The contract, which has options for two one-year extensions…

Baker Hughes and Repsol to Optimize Oil and Gas Production using AI

Oct 14, 2024

Energy technology company Baker Hughes and oil and gas major Repsol have signed an agreement to collaboratively develop and deploy next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) tool to optimize processes and workflows for oil and gas production…

Exxon Secures Over 271,000 Acres in Texas Waters for Offshore CO2 Capture

Oct 10, 2024

ExxonMobil said on Thursday it has acquired state leases for over 271,000 acres in Texas state waters for an offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) capture operation.The lease with the Texas General Land Office follows Exxon's 2021 bid for federal land off the Texas coast for CO2 capture…

Subsea7 Secures Multi-Million Dollar Job in US Gulf of Mexico

Oct 10, 2024

Offshore services firm Subsea7 has secured a sizeable contract for a subsea tieback development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Subsea7 will be responsible for transporting and installing the flowline, umbilical, and associated subsea components for the tieback…

TechnipFMC to Deliver Subsea Production Systems for BP’s Kaskida Field

Oct 08, 2024

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) contract from BP for its greenfield Kaskida development in the Gulf of Mexico.The contract, valued between $250 million and $500 million…

Enbridge to Build Pipelines for BP’s US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil Project

Oct 04, 2024

Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has secured an agreement with BP to build, own, and operate crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the recently sanctioned Kaskida development.The crude oil pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System (Canyon Oil)…

Nong Yao C Development Bolsters Valeura’s Production Rates Off Thailand

Oct 03, 2024

Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has informed that the Nong Yao C extension, which started production in mid-August 2024, boosted the output from Nong Yao field offshore Thailand for 66%.In early August 2024, Valeura Energy completed drilling operations on the Nong Yao C extension…

A-O-S Puts Second G-Class CTV to Offshore Wind Service on US East Cost

Oct 02, 2024

American Offshore Services (A-O-S) has deployed its hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) to support the offshore wind industry on the U.S. East Coast.The M/V Generater CTV is the second vessel in the A-O-S’ G-Class series, which has been delivered from Metal Shark Boats in Louisiana…

US FTC Greenlights Chevron-Hess Deal

Oct 01, 2024

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission allowed Chevron's $53 billion purchase of Hess Corp on Monday, in an order that barred Hess CEO John Hess from Chevron's board.The FTC's order leaves Exxon Mobil's challenge to the deal, which is expected to stretch deep into next year…

Skyborn Renewables Becomes Ørsted’s Partner in Two US Offshore Wind Farms

Oct 01, 2024

Skyborn Renewables, a Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in the Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects from U.S. utility Eversource Energy, becoming a joint venture partner in the offshore wind farms with Ørsted…

BOEM Postpones Oregon’s Offshore Wind Lease Sale

Sep 30, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has decided to delay the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon due to insufficient bidder interest at this time.On August 29, 2024, the Department of the Interior…

Suncor Pleads Guilty to Charges for 2019 Terra Nova FPSO Injury Incident

Sep 27, 2024

Canada’s oil and gas producer Suncor Energy has pleaded guilty to the charges from the incident that took place in 2019, when a worker was injured following a fall from a ladder while conducting gas testing onboard the Terra Nova FPSO, in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area…

Current News

Offshore Drilling 2025: 3 Things to Watch During a Year of Market Corrections

Chevon’s Sanha Lean Gas Connection Project Achieves First Gas off Angola

BP and Partners Secure Rights for 450MW Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

JERA-Led Consortium to Develop Japan’s 615MW Offshore Wind Project

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News