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Last Updated: August 24, 2026 10:03 AM

New gas/condensate discovery adds to North Sea’s hydrocarbon riches
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New gas/condensate discovery adds to North Sea’s hydrocarbon riches

August 24, 2026

Equinor has struck gas/condensate in the Norwegian North Sea, finding more resources in one of Europe’s longest-producing basins.

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$10.4B oil project nears offshore installation as key equipment reaches Mexico

$10.4B oil project nears offshore installation as key equipment reaches Mexico

August 21, 2026

SBM Offshore has confirmed the arrival of equipment in Mexico, moving an oil project closer to its offshore installation campaign.

Heerema, AF Gruppen take on 35,000-ton North Sea platform removal and recycling project

Heerema, AF Gruppen take on 35,000-ton North Sea platform removal and recycling project

August 21, 2026

A consortium of AF Gruppen and Heerema Marine Contractors has won a contract to decommission a platform on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

Petrobras targets West Africa offshore frontier with four-block talks in Ghana

Petrobras targets West Africa offshore frontier with four-block talks in Ghana

August 21, 2026

Petrobras is advancing its push into West Africa’s offshore oil and gas frontier by entering negotiations for four blocks in Ghana.

Sintana expands Walvis Basin exposure ahead of potential 2027 exploration wave in Namibia

Sintana expands Walvis Basin exposure ahead of potential 2027 exploration wave in Namibia

August 21, 2026

Sintana Energy has taken steps to position itself for the next phase of Namibia’s offshore oil story by acquiring a stake in Maravilla.

TGS awarded data brokerage and licensing rights for block offshore Brunei

TGS awarded data brokerage and licensing rights for block offshore Brunei

August 21, 2026

Following a streamer acquisition contract in the Mediterranean, Norway’s energy data and intelligence company TGS has reported the award of data brokerage, marketing and licensing rights by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam (PA) for subsurface data over an offshore block in Brunei.  The award covers 3D seismic data, well information a...

Green light for Aker BP to deploy Noble and Odfjell Drilling rigs in North Sea

Green light for Aker BP to deploy Noble and Odfjell Drilling rigs in North Sea

August 21, 2026

Norwegian authorities have approved drilling activities that Aker BP is planning to undertake in the North Sea.

TechnipFMC's first 7-in. Subsea 2.0 tree goes to Chevron in Australia

TechnipFMC's first 7-in. Subsea 2.0 tree goes to Chevron in Australia

August 21, 2026

TechnipFMC has delivered its first 7-in. Subsea 2.0 tree to Chevron in Australia, the first christmas tree (XT) delivered under a 20-year master service order.

Transocean’s 16-year-old drillship lands $300M job with India’s ONGC

Transocean’s 16-year-old drillship lands $300M job with India’s ONGC

August 20, 2026

Transocean has won a new long-term assignment for a 2010-built ultra-deepwater drillship with India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

DNO cashes out of Côte d’Ivoire as Panoro deepens African offshore gas drive

DNO cashes out of Côte d’Ivoire as Panoro deepens African offshore gas drive

August 20, 2026

DNO is exiting Côte d’Ivoire by divesting its business in the West African country to Panoro Energy, which is making a new country entry.

DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development

DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development

August 20, 2026

DeepOcean has completed subsea tie-in work using diverless technology for an oil and gas project tied back to an existing North Sea FPSO.

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