Business & M&A
ADES secures jack-up contracts in Nigeria and the UK
The Saudi-based drilling group adds back-to-back assignments across two continents, signaling sustained demand for shallow-water drilling capacity.
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Business & M&A
Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures
Business & M&A
HD Hyundai and Kiewit form US shipbuilding alliance
A Korean shipbuilder and a US offshore contractor align on domestic vessel construction — a signal of shifting industrial policy pressures in North America.
Business & M&A
Borr Drilling consolida presença no México com avanço regulatório para aquisição de jack-ups
A aprovação regulatória da desinvestimento da Paratus abre caminho para a JV entre Borr e CME ampliar sua frota no mercado mexicano.
Business & M&A
Petrobras e Abep contestam fusão Saipem-Subsea7 no Cade
A aprovação sem restrições do negócio pelo antitruste brasileiro está sendo questionada pelos maiores compradores de serviços subsea do país.
Business & M&A
Noble Viking secures Brunei drillship contract worth $136 million
A mid-sized contract in Southeast Asia offers a useful read on where drillship day rates and term structures are settling globally.
Business & M&A
Petrobras formaliza entrada no bloco 3 de São Tomé e Príncipe
A aquisição de 75% e a operatorship no bloco 3 sinalizam um passo concreto na estratégia de internacionalização da estatal brasileira.
Business & M&A
EU antitrust review of Saipem-Subsea 7 merger signals scrutiny ahead for subsea market
A full-scale European competition investigation into the proposed combination raises questions about market structure that extend well beyond European waters.
Business & M&A
EnQuest avança em aquisição de US$ 833 mi em blocos offshore na Malásia
A independente britânica supera etapa regulatória relevante em operação que redefine seu perfil de produção fora do Mar do Norte.
Business & M&A
ExxonMobil's $1B Nigeria infill bet signals where deepwater capital is moving
A billion-dollar commitment to mature deepwater production in West Africa raises pointed questions about capital allocation priorities across the Atlantic.
Business & M&A
Oceaneering secures four-year ROV contract with Petrobras
The award to Oceaneering's Brazilian subsidiary signals continued demand for work-class ROV capacity as Petrobras sustains subsea intervention activity.
Business & M&A
UTM Offshore clears a key hurdle for its Nigerian FLNG project
A 15-year gas supply agreement moves the $3 billion venture closer to FID — a signal worth tracking for floating LNG globally.
Business & M&A
Albacora FPSO tender reaches its final deadline after a long road
A second attempt, an expanded pre-qualified list, and a BOT structure: Petrobras bets on a different contractual model to unlock a mature field's next chapter.
Business & M&A
Vast Infraestrutura firma contrato take-or-pay com Petrobras no T-Oil
A mudança de modalidade contratual no principal terminal de transbordo do Brasil sinaliza uma nova fase na gestão de capacidade de exportação de petróleo.
Business & M&A
Equinor consolida controle total de Bay du Nord às vésperas do FID
A aquisição da participação da BP eleva a Equinor a operador único do projeto canadense, sinalizando maior agilidade para a decisão final de investimento prevista para início de 2027.
Business & M&A
Subsea7-Saipem merger enters second-phase scrutiny in Australia
A deeper regulatory review in Australia adds uncertainty to a consolidation that would reshape the global SURF and subsea construction market.
Business & M&A
Vantage Drilling and Eldorado move toward business combination close
A Bermuda-registered driller and a Norwegian-backed entrant are nearing merger completion — a consolidation move worth tracking as the MODU market continues to reshape itself.
Business & M&A
Archer in advanced talks for a multi-year plug & abandonment contract
The negotiation signals growing institutional appetite for long-cycle P&A commitments — a segment with direct relevance to Brazil's maturing offshore portfolio.
Business & M&A
Aker Solutions secures five-year engineering contract with Cenovus for White Rose
A sizeable, multi-year service agreement signals continued operator appetite for long-term engineering partnerships in mature field operations.
Business & M&A
DOF Group secures multi-year vessel contract in North America
A three-year award signals continued demand for specialized offshore vessel services — and raises questions about where DOF's global fleet strategy is heading.
Business & M&A
Namibia MIME clears a PEL96 farm-out: a modest signal on frontier regulatory tempo
Tower Resources wins formal approval to bring in Prime Global Energies on PEL96 — a small transaction that offers a reference point on how frontier regulators process license assignments.