Petrodec has deployed its heavy lift jack-up vessel Obana on its first offshore assignment in the Southern North Sea, beginning platform removal work for Perenco UK at the Galahad installation before moving to the Amethyst field.
Siemens Gamesa has signed a 10-year agreement with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for offshore wind O&M support using Bold Tern or Brave Tern. The contract starts in Q1 2028 and covers turbine platforms of up to 15 MW while extending cooperation already seen on Thor and Gennaker.
Angola has started gas deliveries from the Quiluma field, marking the launch of its first non-associated gas development. The project, led by Azule Energy, will raise exports to 330 million scf/d by the end of 2026 and support feedgas supply to Angola LNG.
Hanwha Ocean has established new subsidiaries in South Korea and Singapore to support offshore plant projects, WTIV operations and expansion in the domestic offshore wind market.
CS WIND Offshore is upgrading its Aalborg upending site with more than 1,000 crane mats, extended crane tracks and added positions, lifting Transition Piece capacity by nearly 25%.
Noble Corporation has secured a bp drilling contract in Trinidad and Tobago, with Noble Developer set for a three-well campaign from the first quarter of 2027.
Seadrill said Sonadrill has secured a contract extension for Sonangol Quenguela in Angola after a seven-well priced option was exercised, adding about 480 days through June 2028.
Oceanica Engenharia signed about $736 million in new and renewed charter contracts with Petrobras, with vessel operations set to start in the first half of 2027 and continue through 2031 as backlog rises to about $2.3 billion.
The International Maritime Organization said about 3,200 ships carrying around 20,000 seafarers are confined west of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of an emergency council meeting in London on 18–19 March 2026 as attacks on merchant vessels continue across the Gulf region.
