Offshore news

Woodside welcomes the Federal Court's decision confirming the validity of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority’s acceptance of the Scarborough Offshore Facility and Trunkline (Operations) Environment Plan (Scarborough Operations EP).

Equinor and partners have struck oil and gas in the Fram area, nine kilometres north of the Troll field in the North Sea.

Shelf Drilling, Ltd has announced that it has secured a 1 year contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig for drilling operations offshore West Africa.

This transformational acquisition marks Kent’s strategic expansion in the fast-growing global decommissioning market, delivering on its aim to become a full-service partner across the energy lifecycle, including late-life operations through to the safe and successful decommissioning of customer assets.

Oil and gas exploration and production company Indonesia Energy Corp. (IEC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil's Aguila Energia e Participações (AEP) to explore potential energy opportunities in Brazil.

US-based offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions Group has secured a multi-year contract to deliver production enhancement and well abandonment services in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning in 2026.

The vessel will be used during the Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), scheduled to begin on 24 August.

The field is the largest in the country in reserves and the second in production volume.

Aker BP, together with NOV and Nymo, have celebrated an important milestone in the Valhall PWP project: the completion of equipment installation on the 1000 t MEG module being built at Nymo’s yard in Grimstad.

IE6 motors, offshore-ready drives, and renewables will be on show in Aberdeen, Scotland.