Sora Marine Services has expanded its operations with the addition of a new 24-passenger aluminium crewboat, Sora 22.
The vessel, designed for efficiency and durability, will serve the country’s thriving offshore oil and gas industry, transporting personnel and cargo to platforms across Qatari waters.
Built by Lita Ocean in Singapore and designed by Jenjosh Marine Design, Sora 22 is engineered for performance and reliability. The vessel measures 24 m in length, with a beam of nearly 3 metres and a breadth of 6 metres, offering both agility and stability in challenging marine conditions. Constructed to Bureau Veritas standards, the lightweight aluminium hull ensures optimal speed and fuel efficiency vital for offshore logistics.
Powered by two Yanmar 6AYM-WET(M) four-stroke diesel engines, each delivering 610 kW at 1,900 rpm, Sora 22 achieves a maximum speed of 18 knots and cruises comfortably at 16 knots. The propulsion system, featuring twin screw propellers driven through marine gearing, ensures dependable performance for daily offshore operations.
Based in Doha, Sora Marine Services is a 100% Qatari-owned company providing a wide range of marine solutions from crew transfer and logistics to nearshore dive support.
With the introduction of Sora 22, the company reinforces its commitment to supporting Qatar’s energy ambitions, combining local expertise with world-class engineering to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient offshore transport.
NMDC Energy, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for offshore and onshore energy clients, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Baker Hughes in Saudi Arabia.
The partnership aims to enhance localisation of Baker Hughes’ key products and solutions in the Kingdom's offshore energy sector, supporting markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and India (MENATI).
Leveraging NMDC Energy’s advanced facilities, particularly its yards in Saudi Arabia, the collaboration will focus on offshore products and services to meet the growing needs of the offshore market. Planned initiatives include an Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project and the establishment of a logistics base to support flexible pipeline systems across the Kingdom and the wider MENATI region.
This agreement follows a separate MoU between NMDC Energy and Baker Hughes covering gas technology products. The company has recently strengthened partnerships with several regional and international firms during ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, reinforcing its position as a leading EPC service provider in the energy sector.
Earlier this year, NMDC Energy inaugurated its state-of-the-art fabrication yard in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. Located within the Ras Al-Khair Special Economic Zone, the 400,000 sq m facility has an annual production capacity of 40,000 tons and integrates automation and digital systems to deliver comprehensive fabrication, rigging, maintenance, and modularisation services for large-scale energy infrastructure projects.
Eng. Ahmed Al Dhaheri, chief executive officer of NMDC Energy, said, “NMDC Energy’s fabrication capabilities have drawn global players, particularly leading entities such as Baker Hughes, who share our vision of finding synergies that meet the evolving energy sector demands in the Kingdom and the wider MENATI region. As a strategic enabler of Saudi Arabia’s energy sector through global partnerships, NMDC Energy is committed to finding new pathways towards increased localisation in the Kingdom, supporting economic growth, job creation, and diversification.”
ADNOC has unveiled its AI-powered Production System Optimisation (AiPSO) platform, marking a new era of data-driven efficiency in upstream operations.
The technology, initially rolled out across eight fields, cements ADNOC’s ambition to become the world’s most AI-enabled energy company, setting a new benchmark for innovation in oil and gas productivity.
Developed in collaboration with SLB, the AiPSO platform is powered by SLB’s Lumi data and AI platform and enhanced with Cognite Data Fusion. The system harnesses millions of real-time data points, artificial intelligence, and ADNOC’s proprietary machine learning models to proactively monitor, analyse, and optimise the performance of thousands of wells and hundreds of processing facilities.
Through this integration of advanced digital intelligence, AiPSO transforms how engineers interact with production systems—reducing diagnosis and optimisation time from days to mere minutes. By connecting field and office operations in real time, the platform enables smarter, faster, and more collaborative decision-making, ultimately boosting well productivity and workforce efficiency.
Musabbeh Al Kaabi, ADNOC Upstream CEO, said, “AiPSO will transform the productivity of our upstream operations as we work to become the most AI-enabled energy company. This industry-leading solution will support our strategy to increase production capacity while significantly enhancing the productivity of our people by freeing them to pursue value-adding opportunities and completing complex tasks up to ten times faster.”
Following its successful pilot, ADNOC plans to deploy AiPSO across all onshore and offshore fields by 2027, expanding its AI-driven transformation throughout the entire production chain.
Olivier Le Peuch, SLB CEO, added, “The AiPSO platform is an example of SLB’s ambition to combine artificial intelligence and domain expertise to drive improvements in production and recovery. We are proud to continue our collaboration with ADNOC to jointly deliver advanced digital and AI solutions that drive long-term value and operational resilience for ADNOC both today and tomorrow.”
AiPSO also complements ENERGYai, the first agentic AI solution co-developed by ADNOC and AIQ, showcasing the company’s cohesive AI strategy aimed at enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability across operations.
This announcement reinforces SLB’s growing AI ecosystem, following the recent launch of its Tela agentic-AI assistant, its collaboration with AIQ to advance ENERGYai, and last year’s introduction of the Lumi data and AI platform.
Together, ADNOC and SLB are not just optimising production - they are redefining the future of intelligent energy systems, where data and AI converge to power smarter, faster, and more sustainable operations.
Petrobras’s P-79 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has left the Hanwha Ocean shipyard in South Korea and is due to arrive at the Búzios field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin in February 2026.
The platform will be towed to its location with the crew on board, which will help speed up the start of production, according to the company.
“The arrival of the crewed platform, as was done with the P-78, has proven to be a successful strategy for reducing the time to start production,” said Renata Baruzzi, director of Engineering, Technology and Innovation at Petrobras.
“This is the eighth unit of the 12 planned for the field. Our expectation is that we will be able to anticipate the first oil by two months compared to what is planned in our Strategic Plan. This is yet another result of the dedication of the entire Petrobras team, combined with negotiations with suppliers, detailed planning and, above all, discipline to carry out what was planned,” he commented.
Production from the platform is scheduled to begin in August 2026 and will increase the current installed production capacity of the Búzios field by approximately 15.6% , to around 1.3mn bpd, taking into account the start of production of the P-78 in December of this year.
The Búzios field is located in ultra-deep waters of the Santos Basin (depth up to 2,100 meters), 180 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, where six FPSOs are already producing: P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, Almirante Barroso, and Almirante Tamandaré. In October, it became Petrobras' largest producing field, exceeding 1 million bpd. The P-79 project includes 14 wells, eight of which are producers and six are WAG injectors (alternating oil and gas injection technology).
The hull construction took place at Hanwha Ocean in Geoje-Si, South Korea, where the integration and commissioning of the topside modules, built in China, Brazil, South Korea, and Indonesia, also took place.
The closing date is fast approaching for the submission of bids to deliver Phase 2 of Australia's Northern Endeavour decommissioning programme.
Lead contractor bids must be submitted by 1 December 2025 on the AusTender platform. The Phase 2 RFT document provides essential guidance for preparing a compliant and completed tender response.
The Northern Endeavour is a 274 m long floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. It was permanently moored between the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields, about 550 km northwest of Darwin in the Timor Sea. Following liquidation of the former private owner, the Commonwealth now owns the Northern Endeavour FPSO. The Australian government is now decommissioning, disconnecting and disposing of the FPSO and remediating the Laminaria-Corallina oilfields.
The decommissioning programme is being managed in three phases.
Phase 2 of the Northern Endeavour programme includes permanently plugging and abandoning nine wells in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields in a planned two-stage process. Stage 1 will involve project management, engineering, logistics, regulatory approval, subcontracting and procurement activities to: design and plan to permanently plug and abandon the wells; develop a Stage Gate Review Pack outlining a pricing model with detailed budget, risk profile and Performance Management Framework; and achieve Registered Operator status and monitor and maintain the Laminaria Corallina oil fields.
Stage 2 will include: permanently plugging and abandoning the wells; project management, engineering, procurement and field monitoring; meeting all regulatory requirements, including a National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) approved Safety Case.
Phase 1 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning project is progressing well. With the help of Petrofac, the lead contractor for Phase 1, the FPSO has been disconnected and towed to Singapore. While in Singapore, the vessel will undergo further work to remove protrusions and strengthen and repaint the hull for its journey to Denmark for recycling.
Phase 3 will involve removing subsea infrastructure and remediating the Laminaria and Corallina fields.
The energy giant has awarded DOF Group a three-year contract, with optional extensions, for the provision of subsea services in the North Sea.
Under the agreement, DOF will support bp with subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance operations. Work is expected to commence in Q1 2026.
Mons S. Aase, DOF Group CEO, said, “We are proud to be awarded a contract with bp for subsea services in the North Sea. This agreement represents a significant step forward for DOF and our UK subsea organisation. We are committed to delivering best-in-class services, with an uncompromising focus on safety and operational performance in the years ahead.”
Preparations are already underway, with DOF providing a comprehensive scope including project management, engineering, logistics, and offshore execution as part of the service.
Operator of the Hebron platform, Aker Solutions has secured a five-year enabling contract with ExxonMobil Canada Properties, a partnership.
An extension for brownfield maintenance and modification (M&M) services on the platform, the contract becomes valid for another five years. The company claims it to be a significant extension to the original engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) enabling agreement awarded in 2015.
“We will leverage our multi-discipline Project Execution Model to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions with speed and precision, ensuring successful outcomes while reducing costs," said Paal Eikeseth, Executive Vice President and head of Aker Solutions' Life Cycle Business.
The work will be led from Aker Solutions’ location in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, where the company has increased its staff from 100 to 350 employees in recent years.
“We are pleased to continue our collaboration with ExxonMobil Properties, as operator of the Hebron platform, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada is a key market for us, where we take a long-term view and continue to deliver strong customer value through our capabilities,” said Eikeseth.
The contract will be booked as an order intake in the fourth quarter of 2025 in the Life Cycle segment.
Pipeline operator, Shell Pipeline Company LP, has selected Allseas for the installation of a new export pipeline to enhance oil transport capacity, flexibility and efficiency in the central of Gulf of America.
The company will bring decades-long extensive expertise in delivering this large-scale, strategic energy infrastructure in the Gulf.
Awarded on behalf of Amberjack Pipeline Company LLC, a joint venture between Shell Pipeline Company LP and Chevron Pipe Line Company, the contract will include the installation of the 150-kilometre, 24-inch Rome Pipeline stretching from Shell’s Green Canyon 19 (GC-19) platform to the Louisiana coast. The line will add vital capacity to Shell’s extensive Gulf of America pipeline network.
Allseas’ scope includes engineering, procurement and installation of the pipeline. Our automatically positioned anchor barge Sandpiper will execute the nearshore section in 2027, followed by dynamically positioned pipelay vessel Solitaire for the deepwater section in 2028.
“We are proud to once again be entrusted with the delivery of a strategic deepwater pipeline in the Gulf of America,” said Frank Kluwen, General Manager Allseas USA. “This award demonstrates Allseas’ expertise, track record and ability to execute complex projects safely and efficiently."
The Rome Pipeline is part of a broader strategy to expand and modernise Gulf of America export infrastructure, building on projects such as the Amberjack Debottleneck Project, executed by Allseas in 2016.
Emerson, in collaboration with Interwell, a global leader in well intervention and integrity solutions, has announced the launch of the Adaptive Gas Lift System (AGLS), the world’s first retrievable electric gas lift system designed to comply with internationally recognised safety and performance standards
The AGLS enables continuous optimisation of oil production without requiring costly and intrusive well interventions. Its retrievable design reduces downtime while improving both safety and sustainability in gas lift operations.
Conventional gas lift systems are typically most effective in the early stages of a well’s life, when tubing pressure is high. As reservoir conditions change, drawdown efficiency drops and oil output declines, often resulting in over or under-injection of lift gas. Traditional injection pressure operated (IPO) valves must reduce casing pressure to close, which restricts injection depth and production capacity.
Controlling casing pressure and temperature-related uncertainties in valve behaviour can also cause multi-pointing, where gas is injected at unintended depths, creating inefficiencies and production losses. To address these challenges, operators often resort to costly interventions to alter valve port sizes or injection depths.
The Adaptive Gas Lift System revolutionises gas lift operations by offering real-time remote control of valve port sizes, gas injection rates, injection depths and drawdown, all without halting production. Since valve closure does not depend on reducing casing pressure, operators can achieve deeper injection, resulting in improved lifting efficiency throughout the well’s lifecycle.
With continuous data-based online adjustments, the AGLS removes the need for traditional intervention-based modifications, maximising uptime, production and safety while shortening project payback periods. Its unique retrievable design allows complete valve assembly replacements using standard wireline techniques, avoiding the need for costly workovers.
The system is powered and managed through Emerson’s Roxar Integrated Downhole Network, a permanent monitoring and control platform that delivers real-time data on pressure, temperature and flow for enhanced reservoir management. It also incorporates Interwell’s proven Side Pocket Mandrels and barrier-rated Gas Lift Valve.
AGLS has been designed and qualified to meet the American Petroleum Institute’s API 19G1 (V1), 19G2 (V0), and the Advanced Well Equipment Standards Group’s AWES 3362-36 standards.
By reducing the frequency of well interventions, which typically require heavy equipment mobilisation, energy use and associated emissions, the system lowers the carbon footprint of gas lift operations. Its enhanced production efficiency further decreases CO2 emissions per barrel of oil, supporting more sustainable energy production.
“We designed the AGLS to meet the most rigorous industry standards,” said Jan Inge Ellingsen, vice president and general manager for Roxar products at Emerson’s measurement solutions business. “This innovative technology will help unlock the full potential of assets in the field while eliminating the need for extensive interventions, improving safety, and supporting the transition toward net-zero energy production.”
“The oil and gas industry has long required a more dynamic and resilient approach to electric gas lift,” said Thormod Langballe, chief executive officer of Interwell. “Combining Emerson’s industry-leading digital automation expertise with Interwell’s specialised gas lift technology and know-how, we have developed a robust, real-time controllable gas lift solution that tackles these challenges head-on.”
Tredwell, a leading Malaysian energy solutions provider, has announced the signing of a new distribution agreement with Matrix Composites & Engineering.
Under the agreement, Tredwell will distribute Matrix’s MAX-R low friction centraliser range across Malaysia, helping operators enhance well construction efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
Tredwell is a Malaysian-based energy solutions provider delivering innovative engineering and technology services to the oil and gas industry.
With a strong presence across East and West Malaysia, it specialises in well completion, well intervention, and drilling solutions, supported by in-house research and development and strategic global partnerships.
The company is committed to advancing operational efficiency and sustainability through high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective technologies.
The signing ceremony for the new distributorship took place at the Adipec industry showcase in Abu Dhabi, with Aaron Begley, CEO of Matrix Composites & Engineering, and Tengku Mohd Adam, CEO of Tredwell, formalising the agreement.
The new partnership strengthens Matrix’s presence across south-east Asia and expands its global network, according to Begley.
“Malaysia is a key market for Matrix, and this partnership reflects our commitment to delivering innovative composite solutions to operators in the region,” he said.
It also marks another milestone in Matrix’s strategy to expand its global reach through strong regional partnerships, enabling localised support and faster delivery of advanced composite technologies.
“We are excited to work with Tredwell to support customers in achieving operational excellence.”
Odfjell Technology has achieved a major milestone with the successful first large-scale delivery of high-performance Well Services equipment to the Americas.
This achievement represents a key advancement in strengthening the company’s operational readiness and expanding its footprint across the region.
The shipment is en route to Odfjell Technology’s new Gulf of America (GOA) base, where it will immediately enhance the availability of local tools and greatly improve mobilisation efficiency for upcoming projects. The carefully curated equipment package is designed to support some of the most challenging well operations, including deepwater milling and whipstock activities, ensuring clients benefit from prompt and dependable service.
Among the cutting-edge tools delivered is the UltraMag HD Casing Magnet, a specialised debris recovery system engineered for maximum performance in retrieving metallic debris. Incorporating rare earth magnet technology, the UltraMag HD ensures effective wellbore cleaning, minimising equipment damage risks and reducing costly non-productive time (NPT) for clients.
This accomplishment underscores Odfjell Technology’s ongoing dedication to operational excellence and customer satisfaction. By strategically positioning critical technologies in major regional hubs, the company ensures that its operations across the Americas, and especially its key GOA customers, have rapid, direct access to the equipment and solutions necessary for safe, efficient, and cost-effective well interventions.
Petrobras will be acquiring a rigid riser-based subsea solution by Allseas for the ultra-deepwater Ataptu-2 pre-salt field development, 230 kms offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Won by tender, the contract covers design, procurement, construction and installation of 143 kms of rigid risers and flowlines in water depths exceeding 2000 metres. The subsea network will connect 18 wells to a new FPSO via steel catenary risers in a ‘lazy wave’ configuration. The scope also includes critical components such as flex-joints, pipeline end terminations and jumpers to complete the connections. Offshore work is scheduled to begin in Q1 2029 and will be executed by Allseas’ pipelay vessel Audacia.
Scopewise, Atapu-2 surpasses Búzios-10, comprising additional wells and longer pipeline systems. The combined value of Búzios-10 and Atapu-2 contracts rank among the largest and most technically complex in Allseas’ 40-year history.
With offshore work scheduled to begin in Q1 2029, Allseas' project management and engineering presence has been expanded in Rio de Janeiro to support both projects aided by its strategic hub for operations in Brazil. Preparations are underway to award subcontracts for seamless linepipe manufacturing, internal cladding and flexible joints for the steel catenary risers, further strengthening the local supply chain.
André de Melo, Allseas General Manager Brazil, said, “This award demonstrates Petrobras’ confidence in Allseas’ proven capability to execute large-scale, technically complex projects safely and efficiently. We are proud to contribute to the continued development of Brazil’s offshore resources and to strengthen our engagement with local suppliers and talent.”
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