Ded. 15 (OE) BW Energy has signed a long-term lease agreement for the Maromba drilling and wellhead platform, converting a short-term lease for the Super Gorilla class jack-up rig BW MAROMBA B into a project lease with Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL). The new agreement covers the rig purchase and all costs required to bring the... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s 100th Subsea 2.0 tree goes to Shell, the platform’s first customer
Dec. 12 (offshore-energy.biz) TechnipFMC has delivered its 100th Subsea 2.0 tree to UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, the company that placed the first order for the subsea product platform. The subsea tree was manufactured, assembled, and tested at TechnipFMC’s dedicated facility for Subsea 2.0 in Nusajaya, Malaysia, and will be used on Shell’s project in the Gulf... Continue Reading →
TGS Gets Streamer 4D Job Offshore Brazil
Dec. 11 (OE) Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a streamer 4D contract in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the second half of 2026, with the contract expected to last approximately 75 days. The value of the contract or the name of... Continue Reading →
Seatrium secures repeat contract from International Maritime Industries for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super 116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 4
Singapore, 10 Dec 2025 – Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer forSeatrium Group, has been awarded a repeat contract by International Maritime Industries (IMI), thelargest shipyard in the MENA region, for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 4. This latest award follows the... Continue Reading →
Angola licensing round boosted by Viridien’s seismic reimaging program
Dec.10 (splash247.com) Viridien, formerly CGG, has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round. The 4,300 sq km high-end data set will provide insight into underexplored structures along the Atlantic Hinge zone, following the same trend as the proven Cameia and Golfinho... Continue Reading →
Bourbon Inks Multi-Year PSV Deal with ExxonMobil in Guyana
Dec. 10 (OE) French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year contract, with extension options, with ExxonMobil Guyana (EMGL) to provide maritime services in Guyana. It will start in the first quarter of 2026, with the commissioning of the large platform supply vessel (PSV) Bourbon Calm and covers the transport of products essential to... Continue Reading →
Oil majors unite to oppose Subsea7-Saipem merger in Brazil antitrust case
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil majors operating in Brazil have closed ranks to oppose a proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, and antitrust agency Cade has asked the two firms to provide its probe with new data on Friday, public documents seen by Reuters show. The resulting new firm, to be called Saipem7, would have... Continue Reading →
Porto do Açu Expands Operations with Petrobras and Integrates Exploration, Production and Decommissioning
Dec. 2 - Porto do Açu is optimistic about future demand in the oil platform decommissioning market, even after the adjustment in resources that Petrobras intends to allocate to this activity. The assessment is that, even if the state-owned company decides to extend production in more mature fields, the services provided directly or indirectly will... Continue Reading →
Acteon inks three-year Petrobras contract for enhanced mooring asset integrity
Dec. 2 - Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
TGS Begins Survey in the Pelotas Basin
Dec. 1 (TN) TGS began, this Saturday (November 29th), 3D marine seismic survey in the Pelotas sedimentary basin, Pelotas Norte Phase I program, 96 kilometers off the coast of the municipality of Laguna, in Santa Catarina, between the municipalities of Florianópolis and Palmares do Sul, at depths greater than 200 meters. The research area was... Continue Reading →