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With the module in its final position, the focus has shifted to installation, hook-up and integration with Pluto Train 1

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With the module in its final position, the focus has shifted to installation, hook-up and integration with Pluto Train 1. This comes months after the Scarborough floating production unit (FPU) completed hook-up of the umbilical and all subsea risers and began topside commissioning, following its arrival in Australia

headquartered ExxonMobil, and Woodside Energy, has completed an offshore drilling campaign in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin, drilling five new production wells as part of the Turrum Phase 3 development, targeting underdeveloped gas resources in the Turrum and North Turrum fields. The campaign was carried out at the Marlin B Complex, approximately 42 kilometers off the Gippsland coastline, with the Valaris 107 jack-up rig safely demobilized following the completion of drilling

Younger added: “I am pleased to share that our team has successfully completed the Turrum Phase 3 drilling campaign at Marlin B Complex, drilling five new wells to support future gas production from the Turrum field, and safely demobilising the Valaris 107 jack-up rig

Simon Younger, Vice President Eastern Australia, said the successful completion of the campaign marked an important step in maintaining Gippsland’s contribution to the region’s energy supply. The project is among the largest east coast gas developments undertaken in the Gippsland Basin in recent years and forms part of nearly A$1 billion ($713 million) in recent investment across the basin

The merger combines Helix’s well intervention assets and robotics with Hornbeck’s specialty and ultra-high specification offshore support vessels to form a complementary, end-to-end service offering said to meet a broader share of clients’ deepwater needs. “By bringing together Hornbeck’s industry-leading marine expertise with Helix’s differentiated robotics, well intervention and subsea capabilities, we have created a global offshore services leader, providing innovative and integrated solutions to our custom

Home Subsea ‘Premier integrated offshore services company’ arises as Helix and Hornbeck complete merger September 2, 2026, by Texas-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions and Hornbeck Offshore Services, a Louisiana-headquartered supplier of offshore transport services, have completed their merger, establishing what they describe as a premier integrated offshore services company. Helix Energy Solutions (Illustration) As announced in April, Hornbeck shareholders will own approximate

Helix Energy Solutions (Illustration) As announced in April, Hornbeck shareholders will own approximately 55% and Helix shareholders will own approximately 45% of the combined company, which has assumed the Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc