(OE) Noble Corporation has reported that its contract drilling services revenue for the first quarter of 2025 totaled $832 million compared to $882 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the sequential decrease driven primarily by the benefit received in the fourth quarter of 2024 from the Noble Deliverer's early termination fee. Contract drilling... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering ‘outperforms expectations’ so far in 2025 thanks to ‘resilient ROV use and strong vessel activity’
(offshore-energy.biz) U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has achieved a revenue of $675 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 13% increase year over year, outperforming expectations due to “resilient utilization of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and strong vessel activity”. For Q1 2025, Oceaneering reported an operating income of $73.5 million, a... Continue Reading →
Fugro Cuts More Jobs, Shifts Focus to Different Business Segments
(Reuters) Dutch geological data specialist Fugro it would cut more jobs and shift focus to different business segments after confirming a drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hit by a pause in new U.S. offshore wind projects. The company also cited a highly volatile global market environment. Sales fell 11.1% to 450 million euros ($510.12... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes forecasts drop in producer spending as tariffs pinch demand
(Reuters) - U.S. oilfield service provider Baker Hughes on Wednesday forecast steeper drops in spending by global oil producers as tariffs dent demand expectations and push down prices for crude. Baker Hughes echoed rival Halliburton's concerns on Tuesday, that weak oil prices could push down oilfield activity in North America. Houston-based Baker Hughes, which reported better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday,... Continue Reading →
Halliburton signals North America weakness as oilfield services earnings gather pace
(Reuters) - Halliburton reported lower first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as a slowdown in North American drilling activity weighed on demand and the oilfield services provider recorded a $356 million pre-tax charge. The company's shares fell 4% in premarket trading following the results. Halliburton is the first of the Big Three U.S. oilfield services provider to report earnings as... Continue Reading →
Prysmian’s Monna Lisa picks up its first cable for largest US offshore wind farm-to-be
(offshore-energy.biz) Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has been loaded for the first time with submarine cable, destined for what will become the largest U.S. offshore wind farm once operational. Prysmian reported two days ago that submarine cable for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was being loaded on Monna Lisa... Continue Reading →
US Plans New Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales
(OE) US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to begin a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. “Launching the process to develop the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Program marks a... Continue Reading →
Fugro Realigns Americas Ops Amid Offshore Wind Slowdown and Market Uncertainty
(offshoreWIND.biz) Dutch Fugro has realigned its operations in the Americas by reducing its workforce and scaling back operations due to expected lower revenues caused by a pause in new offshore wind projects. In the financial update for the first quarter of 2025, Fugro stated that rapidly increased geopolitical and economic uncertainties influencing client investment behaviour worldwide add... Continue Reading →
New York Governor to Fight US Federal Decision to Halt Empire Wind Project
(OE) New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said she would fight the federal decision to halt all construction for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project made by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction on Equinor's Empire Wind project off the coast of... Continue Reading →
Guyana gov’t working with U.S. firm on port that will support second gas project
(oilnow.gy) International engineering giant Bechtel is working closely with the Government of Guyana to develop a deep-water port in Berbice, Region Rix (East Berbice-Corentyne). This is according to President of the South American country, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The facility is expected to play a central role in the country’s expanding gas development and regional... Continue Reading →