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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Transocean_enabler. Photo: Jan Arne Wold / Equinor
Offshore

Transocean Signs Offshore Drilling Contracts with Equinor

Equinor has awarded Transocean two major offshore drilling contracts for the harsh-environment Transocean Encourage and Transocean Enabler rigs, primarily in

March 28, 2023
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Sunday, March 26, 2023
Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Dolphin Deaths Spur Calls for Wind Power Halt in New Jersey

By Elise Young (Bloomberg) –A spate of whale and dolphin deaths along New Jersey’s shore is prompting Republican lawmakers to call for a halt to

March 26, 2023
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Saturday, March 25, 2023
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Nigeria’s Unsold Crude Glut: What’s Behind It?

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) Nigeria is struggling to find buyers for its oil as strikes in the French refining sector and seasonal maintenance at plants

March 25, 2023
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Friday, March 24, 2023
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Policy Shift Causes Developers to Hit the Brakes on Irish Offshore Wind Projects

By Peter O’Dwyer (Bloomberg) — Developers have started to pause large investments in Irish offshore wind parks after the government introduced

March 24, 2023
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Denmark Salvaging Unknown Object Near Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
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Denmark Salvaging Unknown Object Near Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Denmark is salvaging an unidentified object found next to a Russian gas pipeline that was damaged in a blast last

March 24, 2023
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer
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Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — A growing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car

March 22, 2023
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An illustration of the Havfram WTIVs
Offshore

Havfram Wind to Install Turbines at Hornsea 3 Wind Farm

Ørsted, a global leader in offshore wind, has selected Havfram Wind to install turbines for the massive Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm project in the North Sea

March 22, 2023
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Port Arthur LNG export project. Illustration courtesy Sempra Infrastructure
Offshore

Sempra Launches $13 Billion Port Arthur LNG Export Project

Sempra Infrastructure Partners, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction

March 21, 2023
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Offshore Workers Reach Deal to Avoid Strike on BP’s UK North Sea Platforms
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Offshore Workers Reach Deal to Avoid Strike on BP’s UK North Sea Platforms

Offshore workers employed by Sparrows Offshore Services have successfully negotiated a deal, ending planned strike action that was scheduled for later this

March 21, 2023
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Monday, March 20, 2023
Offshore oil and gas platform
Offshore

UK Offshore Platforms Face ‘Standstill’ as Workers Plan Strike

Union says ‘tsunami of industrial action’ to hit UK oil and gas operators as 1,400 offshore workers set to strike. Dozens of platforms on the  UK

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 1763

File photo shows a Maersk Supply Service vessel operating at an offshore wind farm
Offshore

Maersk to Divest Maersk Supply Service, Concluding its Energy Exit

A. P. Moller – Maersk has announced plans to divest its offshore support vessel company Maersk Supply Service to A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company

March 20, 2023
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offshore oil rig
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Norway Supreme Court Ruling on Snow Crab Case Impacts Oil and Mineral Rights

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) – Norway’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that EU ships cannot fish for snow crab off the

March 20, 2023
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Friday, March 17, 2023
Deteriorated Bollard Causes Multi-Million Dollar Drillship Collision in Mississippi
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Deteriorated Bollard Causes Multi-Million Dollar Drillship Collision in Mississippi

Last year, a drillship collided with a cargo vessel in Pascagoula, Mississippi, causing nearly $5 million in damages. The cause of the collision was found to

March 17, 2023
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In Show of Unity, NATO and EU Heads Mark Historic Visit to North Sea Platform
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In Show of Unity, NATO and EU Heads Mark Historic Visit to North Sea Platform

By Nora Buli TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea, March 17 (Reuters) – The heads of NATO and the European Commission flew on Friday to a North Sea

March 17, 2023
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Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Republican Lawmakers Critical of East Coast Offshore Wind Plans

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — Four Republican lawmakers criticized offshore wind farms planned for waters off the East Coast at a New Jersey

March 17, 2023
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
Norway’s Loke Expands Deep-Sea Mineral License Portfolio
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Norway’s Loke Expands Deep-Sea Mineral License Portfolio

Norwegian deep-sea mining company Loke Marine Minerals has acquired the deep-sea mineral business UK Seabed Resources (UKSR), which holds 100% interest in two

March 16, 2023
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Shell Commits to Dover Project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s Deep Water
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Shell Commits to Dover Project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s Deep Water

March 15 (Reuters) – Shell plc said on Wednesday it has taken a final investment decision on the Dover exploration field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico,

March 15, 2023
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Monday, March 13, 2023
New Wind Rotor Technology Accelerator Coming to Former Avondale Shipyard Site
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New Wind Rotor Technology Accelerator Coming to Former Avondale Shipyard Site

New Orleans-based Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) announced it has secured a $10 million investment from Shell to launch an offshore wind technology accelerator

March 13, 2023
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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Biden Issues Limits On Oil Drilling In Alaska, Arctic Ocean
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Biden Issues Limits On Oil Drilling In Alaska, Arctic Ocean

March 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will prevent or limit oil drilling in 13 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, the

March 12, 2023
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Friday, March 10, 2023
UK Offshore Workers Vote to Strike, Says Union
Offshore

UK Offshore Workers Vote to Strike, Says Union

March 10 (Reuters) – British union Unite on Friday said several Sparrows offshore services workers have voted to strike at dozens of platforms on the

March 10, 2023
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