Halliburton signaled early signs of a North America recovery while maintaining international growth momentum, even as geopolitical disruptions weighed on Middle East activity in first-quarter 2026.
ASCO has secured a series of new contracts in Australia, expanding its role across offshore decommissioning, gas development and logistics support services.
VAALCO Energy has reported strong initial results from its ongoing offshore Gabon drilling campaign, while progressing additional development activity and a planned production restart offshore Côte d’Ivoire.
Woodside Energy Group Ltd has awarded Green Tug Towing, a joint venture of Harbor Docking & Towing and Saltchuk Marine, a contract of over AUD 300 million ($214.72 million) to build four tugs for the Louisiana LNG project.
North America dropped seven rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was published on April 17.
Eni SpA and Repsol SA plan to start exporting natural gas from Venezuela by the end of 2031 after reaching a deal with Caracas to revive a long-stalled effort to expand production from a massive offshore field.
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic oil and gas development, directing federal support toward upstream production, refining and critical energy infrastructure.
Griffon Marine has sold its BHT-130 series hovercraft Solent Express to Caspian Offshore Construction (COC), where the vessel will support oil and gas operations in the North Caspian Sea.
President Donald Trump said it’s “highly unlikely” he would extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran if a deal is not reached before it ends, and said the Strait of Hormuz would remain blocked until an agreement is finalized.
TGS has secured a three-year extension to its ongoing ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition contract in the Gulf of America/Mexico, reinforcing continued demand for high-resolution subsurface imaging in offshore developments.