Transocean secured US Gulf drillship contracts expected to add $550 million in firm backlog. Deepwater Proteus and Deepwater Conqueror are scheduled to start new drilling campaigns in 2027.
Geo Ocean IV is collecting seabed elevation, morphology and backscatter data across approximately 218 square kilometres, with completion expected on 30 October 2026 if weather conditions allow.
Up to 100 monopile foundations are covered by the award for the 1.5 GW wind farm off Lincolnshire, extending Wood Thilsted’s role after completion of front-end engineering and design in 2026.
Two Greenpeace activists face charges after an overnight occupation interrupted pre-commissioning work off Western Australia. The protest targeted Woodside’s separate Browse proposal at Scott Reef.
New Zealand’s first feasibility permit round covers designated areas off Taranaki and Waikato / South Auckland, with developers required to submit applications by 5:00 pm NZST on 19 April 2027.
Recoverable resources at Lakris are estimated at 1.3–5.5 million boe after COSL Prospector drilled the first exploration well in licence 1002. The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
The four-well MaBoMo Phase 2 campaign will target the Hibiscus and Hibiscus South fields, with first production expected in early 2027. Appraisal results could support a fifth well targeting additional oil reserves.
Odfjell Drilling says the additional wells will follow the rig’s existing assignment at previously agreed rates. Equinor retains priced options for two more wells beyond the latest extension.
Fugro’s 2026 campaign covered 2,337 kilometres to inform EirGrid’s offshore substations and cable options, while public consultation on the planned grid connection remains open until 8 December.
