Adjust SURF sourcing for diverless work and APAC rig bookings

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 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

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

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 contract includes two years of priced options that, if fully exercised, would result in the drillship working in India into early 2031

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-deepwater drillship with ONGC in India

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

” DeepOcean’s Aberdeen office led the engineering and project management for the subsea construction and tie-in scope of work, with offshore operations executed in a phased approach. The Norwegian player elaborates that subsea construction and tie-in activities were completed first, followed by commissioning performed by a second offshore construction vessel from its chartered fleet

The project demonstrates the strength of our integrated engineering and offshore execution capabilities and the important role subsea tie-backs play in maximising the value of existing offshore infrastructure. ” DeepOcean’s Aberdeen office led the engineering and project management for the subsea construction and tie-in scope of work, with offshore operations executed in a phased approach