South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday blocked offshore exploration led by Shell along the country's pristine Wild Coast, a setback for the oil major after years of legal challenges by local communities and environmentalists.The ruling is the latest outcome in a series of court cases that have dampened investor appetite and delayed exploration offshore South Africa.The majority decision by South Africa's highest court overturned a 2024 judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal…
TGS has been awarded data brokerage, marketing and licensing rights by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam for subsurface data over an offshore Brunei block.The award covers data across the block, including 3D seismic data, well information…
Dolphin Drilling’s deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin, will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited.The contract has been extended up to October 15, 2026, to enable completion of drilling, testing, and abandonment work at locations East of India…
TGS is ready to commence the Sarawak Phase 4 multi-client program offshore Malaysia, covering approximately 1,020 square kilometers.The Ramform Sovereign is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the fourth quarter and acquisition is expected to be completed in December 2026…
MacArtney Underwater Technology has appointed Geir Håøy, former President and CEO of KONGSBERG, to its Board of Directors, effective June 2026. Throughout his career, Håøy has worked with technologies developed and deployed in maritime, defense…
Kongsberg Maritime won a contract with a major energy operator to deliver advanced deck machinery for a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for an offshore development in Asia.The contract covers a fully integrated mooring and deck machinery solution…
BP has awarded global automation company Emerson a multi-million-dollar contract to deliver automation technologies for the Shah Deniz Compression project off the coast of Azerbaijan.This builds on a long-standing collaboration between the two companies…
Norwegian oil and gas companies have raised their projected investments for 2026 and 2027 compared with estimates made three months ago, a quarterly industry survey showed on Thursday.The Nordic country's biggest business sector now expects to invest 275 billion Norwegian crowns ($28…
Shearwater Geoservices has received two separate Letter of Awards (LOA’s) from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), each representing a large offshore 3D seismic survey offshore India.Combined, the two projects add approximately 15 vessel months of backlog…
A wave of new investment in dedicated shuttle tankers has been spurred by the age profile of the existing fleet coupled with surging developments in the Brazilian offshore market.Constituting a specialized asset class, dynamic positioning (DP)…
The Who Dat East Joint Venture, operated by LLOG, has sanctioned the development of the Who Dat East field. The field, located in lease MC 509-1, is in a water depth of approximately 1,300 metres.The Who Dat East project is a one-well development…
Lloyd's Register (LR) has appointed Wouter Pattynama as Executive Client Solutions Manager, Offshore, strengthening its offshore energy expertise and expanding support for clients across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region…
This white paper examines how the unpredictable 2026 El Niño season is straining port operations worldwide, and how real time ocean data is helping ports adapt.SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Sofar Ocean, the leading ocean intelligence platform, released…
ExxonMobil Global Projects has selected Sercel's Marlin solution to support the management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) on the Whiptail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Under a one-year contract, Sercel will deploy the Marlin…
Fugro Survey India has been awarded a three-year contract by Vantage International Management Company to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based deepwater drill support services for ONGC's offshore drilling operations in India.Under the contract…
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