Westwood analysis shows that the ongoing war risks delays to both award timing and contract commencement for a wide tranche of jackup tenders ordered by Middle East operators in late 2025 and early 2026

Business & Finance Middle East Conflict

Brazilian floater market looking healthier following recent Petrobras contracting spree

15 Apr 2026by Teresa Wilkie

Westwood Global Energy Group, RigLogix director, Teresa Wilkie looks at market trends amid Petrobras’ two-week floating rigs contract blitz

Business & Finance

UK offshore rig supply dwindles as market hits ‘critical juncture’

17 Mar 2026by Teresa Wilkie

Policy remains the great unanswered question looming over future investment, says Westwood Global Energy Group, RigLogix director, Teresa Wilkie

Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels

Rapid response prevented blowout becoming an explosion on Equinor drilling rig

04 Mar 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Automatic gas detection triggered Deepsea Bollsta’s safety systems, and potential ignition sources were disconnected

Safety & Incidents

Saipem adopts AI for predictive maintenance

24 Feb 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Artificial intelligence-based tools are being deployed on a drillship and offshore crane vessel to monitor machinery health

Digitalisation Offshore Support Vessels

Westwood: Transocean-Valaris merger 'shakes up' offshore drilling industry

19 Feb 2026by Cinnamon Edralin

Could the recent US$5.8Bn acquisition of Valaris by Transocean kick off another round of rig-owner consolidation? Westwood Global Energy’s Americas research director, Cinnamon Edralin, examines the impact of the deal

Business & Finance

Africa floating rigs: demand doldrums set to reverse in 2026-2027

18 Feb 2026by Teresa Wilkie

Several multi-year tenders have hit the market after two years of demand decline and rig exits, says Westwood Global Energy Group, RigLogix director, Teresa Wilkie

Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels

Transocean commits US$5.8Bn to acquire rival Valaris

10 Feb 2026by Jamey Bergman

The all-stock purchase joins two of the top 10 offshore drilling rig owners and would position the combined fleet at the top of the ranks of offshore drillers

Business & Finance

Noble lands US$1.3Bn in new floater work, led by Norway harsh environment deal

28 Jan 2026by Riviera News

Nine rigs are covered by the latest awards, with the headline deal being a three-year contract for harsh-environment semisub Noble GreatWhite with Aker BP

Offshore Contractors

Saipem opens drilling simulator centre

21 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Italian offshore contractor will train rig crews on a simulator as it celebrates 32 years of International Well Control Forum membership

Safety & Incidents

Chevron reports first oil at new platform offshore Angola

20 Jan 2026by Jamey Bergman

Oil major says it delivered first oil from its South N’dola platform in Angola’s Block 0 in December

Business & Finance Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels

Middle East jack-up market hits 91% utilisation, with more optimism for H2 2026

19 Jan 2026by Teresa Wilkie

While rig utilisation in the Middle East is down slightly year-on-year, the picture will brighten for the region in H2 2026, writes Westwood Global Energy Group, RigLogix director, Teresa Wilkie

Offshore Contractors

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Shipowners look to LNG to bridge a wider gap

Policy delays and rising compliance costs position LNG firmly as shipping’s leading pragmatic fuel of choice for decarbonisation, writes WinGD business development head, Andrea Lazzaro

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The strait that changed everything

05 May 2026by Edwin Lampert

Alternative Fuels Batteries & Electrical Systems Generators Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Hybrid Propulsion Int. Tug & Salvage Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Methanol Naval Architecture & Ship Design Ports Shipyards Terminals Tug & Towage Services Tugs / Workboats

Battery technology tugs become mainstream, methanol fuelled vessels emerge

04 May 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Gas Ships LNG Shipping LNG Shipping & Terminals Middle East Conflict

Does the current chaos create opportunities for LNG shipping?

04 May 2026by Eduardo Perez Orue

Business & Finance Cruise Ships Forecasts Passenger Ship Technology Passenger Shipping

Record orderbook shows cruise shipping’s growth is linked to sustainability

27 Apr 2026by John Snyder

Business & Finance Container Shipping & Port Technology Dry Cargo Home Regulations & Compliance Sale & Purchase Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

The Beijing Convention – an international framework on Judicial Ship Sales

24 Apr 2026by Riviera News

Accidents Drones Home Insurance Int. Tug & Salvage Investigations Middle East Conflict Ports Safety & Incidents Ship Recycling Tug & Salvage Tug & Towage Services Tugs / Workboats

Towage, salvage impacted by Middle East war

01 Apr 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Seafarers: vulnerable and in the crosshairs

31 Mar 2026by John Snyder

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fuels & Lubricants LNG Bunkering Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Ports & Terminals Regulations & Compliance

Singapore doubles down on LNG, but eyes multi-fuel future

09 Mar 2026by John Snyder

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