The offshore drone industry is advancing quickly, with UAVs increasingly capable of handling inspection, monitoring, and logistics missions miles from shore. That expanding capability is driving growing investment in the technology.
China National Offshore Oil Engineering has announced the groundbreaking of its biggest international offshore project - Bul Hanine EPIC in Qatar - with a total contract value of $4 billion. The project is being developed in the country's Bul Hanine oilfield by QatarEnergy.
Ineos Energy has awarded Welltec a three-year intervention services contract covering multiple offshore fields in Denmark, marking the first time Welltec will deliver an integrated package combining wireline and downhole solutions in the country.
TotalEnergies has announced several exploration developments in Angola, including a new oil discovery on Block -field discovery on Block 17, where TotalEnergies holds a 38 per cent operated interest, is expected to reach first oil just three months after its June 20217 and agreements to enter two additional offshore exploration blocks.
EnerMech has secured a multi-year contract to provide topside process and shutdown services across a major North Sea operator’s offshore asset portfolio, strengthening its role as a trusted technical services partner.
Mammoet has completed a series of heavy lifting operations for the Rig BW Maromba B Wellhead Platform (WHP) conversion project at Drydocks World Dubai, marking a key milestone in the redevelopment of the offshore asset.
Arabian Drilling, Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor by fleet size, has signed a contract with a new client in the GCC, marking its entry into another regional market. Operations are expected to begin before the end of the third quarter of 2026.
Energy-focused psychological consultancy IntrospeXion has signed a contract with a major UAE-based energy operator to deliver a company-wide mental health and wellbeing programme that will support employees across onshore, remote, and offshore sites.
Saudi-based Arabian Drilling has announced that it has signed a contract with a new client in the GCC, thus marking its entry into a new Gulf market. The deal follows the early completion of its first international offshore drilling contract and the redeployment of the jack-up rig to another GCC country.
Indian engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro said its subsidiary L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore has secured an ultra-mega order, valued at over Rs150 billion ($1.57 billion) - from a major client in the Middle East for the development of multiple offshore facilities.
