Upstream news updates

New analysis examines the many forms of upside and downside risks facing the UK North Sea.

MacGregor receives a substantial volume of orders for offshore load handling service projects during the first half of 2026.

New report says that the global oil and gas sector is witnessing a growing adoption of IIoT in the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments.

New report uncovers recurring themes, emerging risks and opportunities to strengthen safety performance across the energy industry.

Clariant achieves North Sea breakthrough using OSPAR-compliant low-dosage hydrate inhibitor technology.

OPITO comments on Robert Gordon report, ‘Delivering Positive Energy’.

Reservoir performance specialist Ndubuisi Ezumba discusses with Contributing Author, Ellen Warren, how deepwater well-testing teams manage operational uncertainty, equipment reliability, real-time decision-making, and reservoir evaluation across complex offshore campaigns.

It is the first of six next-generation rigs under a US$1.54 billion drilling services contract, delivered nearly three months ahead of schedule.

EnerMech has successfully completed a pipeline flushing and cleaning workscope for Subsea7 as part of an offshore field decommissioning programme in the Gulf of Mexico.

IMCA highlights “unacceptably high” levels of fatalities and injuries from underwater ship husbandry, as vessel owners prepare for Strait of Hormuz reopening.

Leading logistics, materials and operations management specialist, ASCO, has opened its first office in the Middle East, establishing a new presence in Qatar and strengthening its regional footprint.

EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert deployed by Bilfinger to enable first-of-its-kind autonomous offshore floating installation.

EnerMech has successfully completed a complex offshore cleaning and preparation scope on the Bass Strait pipeline system in the Gippsland Basin, offshore south-east Australia.

Neil Crosby, Head of Oil Analytics at Sparta, explores why expectations of lower oil prices and a swift return to normal shipping conditions in the Strait of Hormuz may be premature.

This month marks the tenth anniversary of the acquisition of Steadfast Scotland by The Marla Group.

Latest analysis suggests that EU carbon storage target falls 35% short as value-chain fragmentation constrains the NZIA 50 mtpa goal.

The agreement marks a further expansion of one of the most significant exploration partnerships currently developing in the Eastern Mediterranean, underscoring both companies’ commitment to unlocking the potential of Greece’s offshore energy resources.

Cushing crude storage levels have plummeted in recent months. Inventories fell 11.3 million bbls to less than 25 million bbls between early April and early June, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Materials management and offshore supply-chain leader Nancy Lourdes Alonso Islas discusses inventory governance, operational visibility, warehouse-network optimisation, and the growing role of digital traceability in maintaining reliability across complex offshore energy operations.

Launched on 9 June at the EAGE Annual Conference in Aberdeen, the Halo range delivers high-fidelity imaging, enhanced operational assurance and connected acquisition at a low cost, while retaining the simplicity and scalability STRYDE technology is known for.

Modernisation of ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system and Safeguard 400 safety control system enhances operational resilience.

Viridien launches AI-powered approach to subsurface data transformation.

Half of workers report rising risk of major industrial disaster; ‘near misses’ on the rise.

Viridien and Aker BP to strengthen collaboration across multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic data acquisition, imaging, and technology development.