Reprice and Reassess O&M Supplier Exposure to Robotics and Decommissioning

4B oil project nears offshore installation as key equipment reaches Mexico August 21, 2026, by Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has confirmed the arrival of offshore equipment in Altamira, moving a multibillion-dollar ultra-deepwater oil development project closer to its installation campaign off the coast of Mexico. Trion equipment arrives in Mexico ahead of offshore installation; Source: SBM Offshore While anno

The list of items includes huge suction piles, chains, mooring components, and the disconnectable turret mooring (DTM) buoy, a critical element that will later be connected to the FSO Chalchi offshore Mexico. The Dutch firm emphasized: “From China to Mexico, via the Panama canal, involving impressive marine transport and offloading operations, this marks another important step as our project teams get ready for offshore installation

Next stop: installation campaign!

The platform will be removed in a multi-year removal campaign by HMC’s vessels

” Heerema will use its heavy-lift fleet for the offshore removal, after which the structures will be transported to AF Environmental Base Vats for dismantling, recycling and disposal

Home Fossil Energy Heerema, AF Gruppen take on 35,000-ton North Sea platform removal and recycling project August 21, 2026, by A consortium – consisting of AF Offshore Decom, part of AF Gruppen, and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) – has won a new assignment for offshore platform decommissioning activities on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), representing its third contract from the same North Sea operator in the past year. Illustration; Source: Heerema Marine Contractors AF Offshore Decom and Heerema Marine Con

Home Subsea TGS awarded data brokerage and licensing rights for block offshore Brunei August 21, 2026, by Following a streamer acquisition contract in the Mediterranean, Norway’s energy data and intelligence company TGS has reported the award of data brokerage, marketing and licensing rights by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam (PA) for subsurface data over an offshore block in Brunei

Home Subsea TGS awarded data brokerage and licensing rights for block offshore Brunei August 21, 2026, by Following a streamer acquisition contract in the Mediterranean, Norway’s energy data and intelligence company TGS has reported the award of data brokerage, marketing and licensing rights by the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam (PA) for subsurface data over an offshore block in Brunei. Ramform Tethys vessel (illustration); Source: TGS The award covers 3D seismic data, well information and associated

By enabling access to seismic and well data, TGS will help the exploration community evaluate offshore Brunei’s potential with greater confidence. This award reflects our continued commitment to supporting host governments and operators with trusted data access and subsurface insight

Home Fossil Energy Transocean’s 16-year-old drillship lands $300M job with India’s ONGC August 20, 2026, by Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won a new long-term assignment for a 2010-built ultra-deepwater drillship with India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 drillship; Source: Transocean Transocean has secured a two-year binding letter of award (LOA) for the 2010-built Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 sixth-generation ultra-deepw

With a maximum drilling depth of 35,000 feet, the rig, which is capable of drilling in water depths up to 12,000 feet, can accommodate 180 people

This campaign is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and contribute approximately $300 million in contract value, inclusive of additional services and mobilization fees

The operation was executed using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) combined with specialized tooling, replacing the need for diver intervention traditionally required for such tasks, as the company’s proprietary-designed tie-in tool performs diverless connections for high-pressure flanges, enabling the connection of pipes and valves with the use of subsea robotics

Home Fossil Energy DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development August 20, 2026, by Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed subsea tie-in work using diverless technology for an oil and gas development tied back to an existing floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the UK sector of the North Sea

The operation was executed using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) combined with specialized tooling, replacing the need for diver intervention traditionally required for such tasks, as the company’s proprietary-designed tie-in tool performs diverless connections for high-pressure flanges, enabling the connection of pipes and valves with the use of subsea robotics. Richard Beattie, CEO of Anasuria, commented: “Teal West is an excellent example of what can be achieved when operators, contractors and service com