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Registered 1996 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Offshore-Technology.com News resource for offshore oil and gas industry
Offshore-technology.com Established in 1972, SPG Media PLC is an international business-to-business media company providing world-class controlled circulation magazines, internet reference portals, business conferences and forums.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 3 registrar changes since Dec 19, 2011 · 1 ownership change since 2007 · last checked Oct 24, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMay 21, 1996offshore-technology.com was registered on May 21, 1996.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described offshore-technology.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Established in 1972, SPG Media PLC is an international business-to-business media company providing world-class controlled circulation magazines, internet reference portals, business conferences and forums.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006Current AboutUs recordJun 25, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCDec 19, 2011Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the registration data recorded on Dec 19, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)LCN.com LtdSep 16, 2016 – Jul 15, 2020Registrar LCN.com Ltd (IANA 602) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for offshore-technology.com, from Sep 16, 2016 to Jul 15, 2020.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)REGISTER S.P.A.REGISTER S.P.A.Oct 3, 2020 – Feb 11, 2026Registrar REGISTER S.P.A. (IANA 168) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for offshore-technology.com, from Oct 3, 2020 to Feb 11, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Register SPASep 12, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 (latest)Registrar Register SPA in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 12, 2026 and most recently on Oct 24, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 16, 2007 – Feb 11, 2026Registration records for offshore-technology.com are held from May 16, 2007 to Feb 11, 2026 (109 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization onlyOwnership changeSep 16, 2016The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 16, 2016. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2007–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Feb 2017 – Apr 2018Nameservers: pipex.netMay 16, 2007 – Mar 10, 2011Registration records listed pipex.net nameservers (ns0-o.dns.pipex.net, ns1-o.dns.pipex.net) for offshore-technology.com from May 16, 2007 to Mar 10, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: tmngroup.com, tmnplc.comJun 14, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com nameservers (ns.tmnplc.com, ns2.tmnplc.com, ns3.tmngroup.com…) for offshore-technology.com from Jun 14, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)DNS moved to tmngroup.com, tmnplc.comJun 14, 2011offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from pipex.net to tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com at some point between Mar 10, 2011 and Jun 14, 2011. Last seen at pipex.net: Mar 10, 2011 (registration record). First seen at tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com: Jun 14, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)Nameservers: tmngroup.com, tmnplc.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com (ns.tmnplc.com, ns2.tmnplc.com, ns3.tmngroup.com…) were the nameservers listed for offshore-technology.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)Nameservers: tmngroup.com, tmnplc.comApr 2, 2016 – Oct 19, 2016Registration records listed tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com nameservers (ns.tmnplc.com, ns2.tmnplc.com, ns3.tmngroup.com…) for offshore-technology.com from Apr 2, 2016 to Oct 19, 2016. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: tmnplc.comFeb 1, 2017 – Feb 22, 2017Registration records listed tmnplc.com nameservers (ns.tmnplc.com) for offshore-technology.com from Feb 1, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)DNS moved to tmnplc.comFeb 1, 2017offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com to tmnplc.com at some point between Oct 19, 2016 and Feb 1, 2017. Last seen at tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com: Oct 19, 2016 (registration record). First seen at tmnplc.com: Feb 1, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 3, 2018Amazon Route 53 (ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com…) were the nameservers listed for offshore-technology.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Apr 3, 2018offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from tmnplc.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Feb 22, 2017 and Apr 3, 2018. Last seen at tmnplc.com: Feb 22, 2017 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Apr 3, 2018 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 13 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → ICANN zone-file snapshot)Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jul 25, 2018 – Oct 3, 2020Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com…) for offshore-technology.com from Jul 25, 2018 to Oct 3, 2020.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: CloudflareNov 6, 2020 – Jan 13, 2021Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (courtney.ns.cloudflare.com, roan.ns.cloudflare.com) for offshore-technology.com from Nov 6, 2020 to Jan 13, 2021.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)DNS moved to CloudflareNov 6, 2020offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to Cloudflare between Oct 3, 2020 and Nov 6, 2020. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Oct 3, 2020 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Nov 6, 2020 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53May 22, 2021 – Feb 11, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com…) for offshore-technology.com from May 22, 2021 to Feb 11, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)DNS moved to Amazon Route 53May 22, 2021offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from Cloudflare to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Jan 13, 2021 and May 22, 2021. Last seen at Cloudflare: Jan 13, 2021 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: May 22, 2021 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 4 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 26, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 26, 2026: ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com, ns-582.awsdns-08.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 26, 2026
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 3, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 4 certificates for offshore-technology.com from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 29, 2026. Seen in use on Oct 24, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 24, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (26)
May 21, 1996Registration: offshore-technology.com was registered on May 21, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described offshore-technology.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Established in 1972, SPG Media PLC is an international business-to-business media company providing world-class controlled circulation magazines, internet reference portals, business conferences and forums.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 16, 2007 – Feb 11, 2026Ownership: Registration records for offshore-technology.com are held from May 16, 2007 to Feb 11, 2026 (109 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 16, 2007 – Mar 10, 2011Zone file: Registration records listed pipex.net nameservers (ns0-o.dns.pipex.net, ns1-o.dns.pipex.net) for offshore-technology.com from May 16, 2007 to Mar 10, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 14, 2011 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com nameservers (ns.tmnplc.com, ns2.tmnplc.com, ns3.tmngroup.com…) for offshore-technology.com from Jun 14, 2011 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 14, 2011Zone file: offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from pipex.net to tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com at some point between Mar 10, 2011 and Jun 14, 2011. Last seen at pipex.net: Mar 10, 2011 (registration record). First seen at tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com: Jun 14, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 19, 2011Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the registration data recorded on Dec 19, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016Zone file: tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com (ns.tmnplc.com, ns2.tmnplc.com, ns3.tmngroup.com…) were the nameservers listed for offshore-technology.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 2, 2016 – Oct 19, 2016Zone file: Registration records listed tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com nameservers (ns.tmnplc.com, ns2.tmnplc.com, ns3.tmngroup.com…) for offshore-technology.com from Apr 2, 2016 to Oct 19, 2016. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 16, 2016 – Jul 15, 2020Registrar: Registrar LCN.com Ltd (IANA 602) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for offshore-technology.com, from Sep 16, 2016 to Jul 15, 2020.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Sep 16, 2016Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 16, 2016. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Feb 1, 2017 – Feb 22, 2017Zone file: Registration records listed tmnplc.com nameservers (ns.tmnplc.com) for offshore-technology.com from Feb 1, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Feb 1, 2017Zone file: offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com to tmnplc.com at some point between Oct 19, 2016 and Feb 1, 2017. Last seen at tmngroup.com, tmnplc.com: Oct 19, 2016 (registration record). First seen at tmnplc.com: Feb 1, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com…) were the nameservers listed for offshore-technology.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from tmnplc.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Feb 22, 2017 and Apr 3, 2018. Last seen at tmnplc.com: Feb 22, 2017 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Apr 3, 2018 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 13 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Jul 25, 2018 – Oct 3, 2020Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com…) for offshore-technology.com from Jul 25, 2018 to Oct 3, 2020.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 3, 2020 – Feb 11, 2026Registrar: Registrar REGISTER S.P.A. (IANA 168) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for offshore-technology.com, from Oct 3, 2020 to Feb 11, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Nov 6, 2020 – Jan 13, 2021Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (courtney.ns.cloudflare.com, roan.ns.cloudflare.com) for offshore-technology.com from Nov 6, 2020 to Jan 13, 2021.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 6, 2020Zone file: offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to Cloudflare between Oct 3, 2020 and Nov 6, 2020. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Oct 3, 2020 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Nov 6, 2020 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
May 22, 2021 – Feb 11, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com…) for offshore-technology.com from May 22, 2021 to Feb 11, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 22, 2021Zone file: offshore-technology.com's nameservers moved from Cloudflare to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Jan 13, 2021 and May 22, 2021. Last seen at Cloudflare: Jan 13, 2021 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: May 22, 2021 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 4 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 4 certificates for offshore-technology.com from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 29, 2026. Seen in use on Oct 24, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 24, 2026
Jun 25, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 26, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 26, 2026: ns-1413.awsdns-48.org, ns-1655.awsdns-14.co.uk, ns-247.awsdns-30.com, ns-582.awsdns-08.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 26, 2026
Sep 12, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026Registrar: Registrar Register SPA in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 12, 2026 and most recently on Oct 24, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 21, 1996 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Register SPA — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 12, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.offshore-technology.com.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a news or media site that publishes free content supported by ads, mainly for businesses and professionals.
Authority 59/100— ahead of 59% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
59 is a percentile: higher than 59% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #86,709)+7
Verified continuity: 30.4 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+11
Model score: 31/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 59/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 65 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 65 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What offshore-technology.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Established in 1972, SPG Media PLC is an international business-to-business media company providing world-class controlled circulation magazines, internet reference portals, business conferences and forums.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1996
Domain registered (May 21, 1996).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Offshore-Technology.com News resource for offshore oil and gas industry”