Petrobras has confirmed a gas discovery at the Sandia-1 exploration well, located 42 km offshore Colombia in a water depth of 1,251 m. The detected gas intervals are under evaluation.
Valaris 249 completed a two-well workover and completion campaign for BP offshore Trinidad nearly 17 days early. The rig is due for maintenance before starting work for Shell in October 2026.
Huisman will supply a 350 t A-frame, a 500 t Knuckle Boom Crane, a 20 t Auxiliary Crane and a 2,500 t basket for a new Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore vessel.
U.S. HSR waiting periods have expired for the proposed Subsea 7–Saipem merger, while competition reviews continue in the European Union and Australia.
TotalEnergies has agreed to acquire Shell’s 4GW European onshore renewables business and sell a 50% stake in a separate 1.2GW portfolio to an insurance account managed by KKR.
Subsea7 has secured a sizeable contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum for the EPCI of subsea pipeline and riser systems in water depths of up to 50 m offshore Brunei.
Odfjell Drilling has returned Deepsea Atlantic to operations following the April 2026 equipment handling incident that damaged the rig’s BOP system and suspended drilling activities.
MOL Group has agreed to acquire Shell’s BG Cyprus Limited for up to $720 million, giving it a 35% interest in the Aphrodite gas field upon completion.
Seacor Marine is reviewing a possible company sale, merger, asset disposal or other transaction after shareholders called for a sale or fleet monetisation process.
