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On December 31, 2025, Petrobras marked a significant milestone with the start of oil production from the P-78 floating production unit (FPSO) in the Búzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin.
[Read more…] about Petrobras announced first oil from P-78 FPSOPetronas has completed drilling of the Caiman-1 exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname, marking the first well in its four-well 2025–2026 drilling campaign in the block.
[Read more…] about Petronas drills first of four wells Offshore SurinameCSSC Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant (WMMP), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has won orders to supply hydraulic submersible pump systems and offshore cranes for CNOOC’s Kaiping 11-4 cylindrical FPSO.
[Read more…] about Key systems contracts for Asia’s largest cylindrical FPSOOn December 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a decision to appoint Mr. Le Ngoc Son to hold the position of Chairman of the Member Council of Petrovietnam.
[Read more…] about Mr. Le Ngoc Son ew Chairman of PetrovietnamNexans has set a new world record in the subsea power cable industry after installing a 500 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable at a depth of 2,150 meters on Italy’s Tyrrhenian Link project.
[Read more…] about Nexans sets record with deepest-ever subsea cable installationSaipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia, known as Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPO), under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Aramco.
[Read more…] about Saipem awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi ArabiaBrazilian shipping group OceanPact has signed a new contract worth more than 500 million reais ($90 million) with Petrobras for work offshore the South American nation.
[Read more…] about OceanPact wins $90 million vessel contract with PetrobrasAll 21 turbines at the Hai Long 2A Offshore Wind Farm were successfully installed by CDWE and mechanically completed in early December 2025.
[Read more…] about All turbines for Hai Long 2A OWF installedHarbour Energy has been appointed operator of the Zama oil project offshore Mexico, following agreement by the project’s partners and approval from Mexico’s energy ministry.
[Read more…] about Harbour Energy takes operatorship of Zama oil field offshore MexicoDominion Energy has sued the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Department of the Interior, seeking to continue work on its offshore wind project after the federal government issued stop-work orders on five wind farms under construction.
[Read more…] about Dominion Energy sues federal government over offshore wind farm halt
