All-Cash Deal, Expanding Brazil FootprintFeb. 23 (OE) Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. and its affiliate Atlantic Offshore Services S.A. (collectively, WSUT) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million, including the assumption of existing debt.The acquisition significantly strengthens Tidewater’s position in the global... Continue Reading →
DOF Group ASA – Financial Report for 4th quarter 2025
Feb.20 - DOF Group ASA's (“DOF” or the “Group”) revenue for 4th quarter (management reporting) totals USD 577 million (USD 445 million) and EBITDA totals USD 220 million (USD 152 million). The operating profit (EBIT) is USD 174 million (USD 190 million) and includes reversal of impairment of USD 9 million (USD 98 million). Net financial... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Mobilizes to Resume Drilling on the Equatorial Margin
Feb. 20 - Petrobras has already begun preparations to resume drilling of the pioneering well in block FZA-M-059, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. As a reminder, activity has been suspended since January 4th, following a loss of drilling fluid on the Foresea drillship ODN-II. “Petrobras has begun preparations to resume... Continue Reading →
AKOFS Offshore Inks New Vessel Deal with Petrobras
Feb. 20 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras for its Aker Wayfarer vessel. AKOFS Offshore, majority owned by Akastor, said the 2010-built vessel will continue to perform services as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel (SESV) for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract, valued at... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s Uaru and Whiptail projects in Guyana are moving ahead of schedule, executive says
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's fifth and sixth projects in Guyana - Uaru and Whiptail - are progressing ahead of schedule and under budget, the oil major's president of Guyana operations said on Wednesday during an energy conference. Alistair Routledge, Exxon Guyana President, declined to provide a specific timeline for startup of the projects,... Continue Reading →
Saipem Agrees $272M Deal to Acquire Deep Value Driller Drillship
Feb. 17 (OE) Saipem has reached agreement on the main terms and conditions to acquire the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller for $272.5 million. The Deep Value Driller is a high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship built in 2014, featuring GustoMSC P10000 design and able to accommodate 210 people. The drillship is capable of operating in water depths... Continue Reading →
DOF Group ASA Awarded Contract in Argentina
Feb. 17 (OE) DOF Group ASA announced the award of a substantial contract for a project in Argentina. The project is scheduled for offshore operations across two campaigns in Q2 and Q3-Q4 of 2026 and will encompass mooring pre-lay, pipeline end manifold installation/construction management, tie-in spools installation, hook-up and pre-commissioning of two CALM buoys, and... Continue Reading →
Azule Energy Makes Significant Oil Discovery Offshore Angola
Feb. 16 (OE) Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has made an oil discovery at the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06 offshore Angola, with initial estimates pointing to approximately 500 million barrels of oil in place. The well, located in the offshore Lower Congo Basin, was spudded on January 10, 2026, in... Continue Reading →
Jumbo Offshore completes mooring line installation for Errea Wittu FPSO mooring spread for ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. at Uaru Field, Stabroek Block, Offshore Guyana
12 February 2026 – Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre-installationactivities for the FPSO Errea Wittu for Exxon Mobil Guyana Ltd. at Uaru Field,Stabroek Block, Offshore Guyana, on behalf of Modec. The scope of work included theinstallation of suction anchors and the pre-lay of mooring lines in preparation forFPSO hook-up.Jumbo Offshore performed installation engineering, procurement, mobilisation... Continue Reading →
NOV’s GustoMSC to Design Korea’s Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Feb. 12 (OE) GustoMSC, through its parent company NOV, has secured contracts for the design and supply of critical equipment for Hanwha Ocean’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), based on the GustoMSC NG-16000X design, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2028. The vessel will be the fourth based on the NG-16000X platform,... Continue Reading →