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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Offshore Oil Platform
Offshore

Covid-Stricken Pemex Is No Longer Testing All Platform Workers

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) –Petroleos Mexicanos, which has one of the world’s highest employee death tolls from Covid-19, is no longer distributing

November 10, 2020
Total Views: 228

BP and Orsted Team Up on Green Hydrogen Project in Germany
Environment

BP and Orsted Team Up on Green Hydrogen Project in Germany

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Two of Europe’s largest energy companies, BP Plc and Orsted A/S, said they’d join to develop an industrial-scale

November 10, 2020
Total Views: 308

Monday, November 9, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Environment

Offshore Wind Industry Cheers Biden Win

Trade groups representing the United States’ offshore wind sector are hailing the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States as

November 9, 2020
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Sunday, November 8, 2020
offshore oil rigs
Offshore

Biden Predicted To Start By Reversing Trump’s Offshore Drilling And CO2 Deregulations

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – Joe Biden could erase much of President Donald Trump’s four-year legacy of energy and climate deregulation with the

November 8, 2020
Total Views: 308

Friday, November 6, 2020
EU Eyes Huge Increase in Offshore Wind to Meet Climate Goals
Environment

EU Eyes Huge Increase in Offshore Wind to Meet Climate Goals

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The European Union is considering a plan to increase its offshore wind energy capacity five-fold this decade

November 6, 2020
Total Views: 132

Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration
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Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s top court began to hear arguments on Wednesday on the legality of awarding offshore oil

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 102

Monday, November 2, 2020
Offshore

Watch: Viral Video Shows Scary Moment a Lifeboat Suddenly Falls During a Drill

[Video has been removed] A video posted to the social media website TikTok shows the scary moment a lifeboat fails during a drill. We are told the incident

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 1910

drillship
Offshore

Pacific Drilling Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

NYSE-listed offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to restructure $1.1 billion in bond debt. It’s

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 814

johan sverdrup offshore field
Offshore

Norway’s Equinor Sets Net-Zero Emissions Climate Goal

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has set a goal to reach net-zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. Earlier this year Equinor announced plans to

November 2, 2020
Total Views: 207

Friday, October 30, 2020
A wind turbine Dominion Energy’s two turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Photo: Dominion Energy
Environment

Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia Eye Role as Nation’s Offshore Wind Hub

The governors of Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia are teaming up to advance offshore wind projects and promote the region as a hub for offshore wind

October 30, 2020
Total Views: 106

Thursday, October 29, 2020
Active Hurricane Season Weighs on U.S. Energy Production
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Active Hurricane Season Weighs on U.S. Energy Production

Oct 29 (Reuters) – As crews began returning to U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities on Thursday, this year’s repeated oil and gas production

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 62

semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Offshore

Exxon Mobil to Slash 14,000 Jobs Due to Oil Slump

By Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil Corp. will slash its global workforce by 15% by the end of 2022, an unprecedented culling by North America’s

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 140

Exxon Mobil’s Fading Star: United States’ Once Biggest Energy Company Surpassed by Rivals
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Exxon Mobil’s Fading Star: United States’ Once Biggest Energy Company Surpassed by Rivals

By Jennifer Hiller Oct 29 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp was once the largest U.S. publicly traded company in the United States. Now, the oil major is not

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 112

World’s Top Wind Turbine Maker Ups the Stakes in Offshore Race
Environment

World’s Top Wind Turbine Maker Ups the Stakes in Offshore Race

By William Mathis and Nishant Kumar (Bloomberg) — Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturer, will buy out its offshore

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 161

Tuesday, October 27, 2020
U.S. Gulf’s Offshore Energy Producers Brace for Latest Hurricane
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U.S. Gulf’s Offshore Energy Producers Brace for Latest Hurricane

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Energy firms and ports along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepared on Tuesday for another test as Hurricane Zeta, the

October 27, 2020
Total Views: 157

wind turbine
Environment

Green Power to Draw $11 Trillion Investment by 2050: BNEF

By William Mathis and Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) — Green power is set to draw around $11 trillion of investment in the coming decades as the cost of

October 27, 2020
Total Views: 115

Sunday, October 25, 2020
urkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul.REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Offshore

Turkey Continues Disputed Mediterranean Seismic Survey

by Daren Butler (Reuters) – Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean

October 25, 2020
Total Views: 81

Friday, October 23, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Environment

Warships to Wind Turbines: Spain Shipyard Eyes EU Aid in Pivot to Wind Power

By Jeannette Neumann (Bloomberg) — Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is stepping up its bet on offshore wind energy, a venture that stands to benefit from the

October 23, 2020
Total Views: 198

Thursday, October 22, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine
Environment

U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine

It’s an inevitable fact that the United States is set for a major increase in the number of wind turbines off its coast in the coming decade. This means

October 22, 2020
Total Views: 396

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Lawsuit Claims Trump Admin Offshore Drilling Analysis Violates Endangered Species Act
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Lawsuit Claims Trump Admin Offshore Drilling Analysis Violates Endangered Species Act

By Christopher Yasiejko (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration was sued by several environmental groups that claim it has violated the Endangered Species

October 21, 2020
Total Views: 134