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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
floating wind farm
Offshore

ABS Sees Floating Offshore Wind Driving Surge in Demand for Support Vessels

Floating offshore wind is set to create a new wave of demand for high-specification offshore support vessels, with supply constraints potentially emerging

July 29, 2026
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offshore rig north sea
Offshore

New Zealand Awards First New Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Permit Since Reversing Ban

New Zealand has awarded its first new offshore petroleum exploration permit since the government reversed the country’s ban on new offshore oil and gas

July 29, 2026
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Saturday, July 25, 2026
Japanese research vessel Chikyu conducts historic deep sea rare earth mining test
Offshore

Japan Identifies Large Share Of Rare Earths In Deep-Sea Mud Off Remote Island

TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) – An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year

July 25, 2026
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Thursday, July 23, 2026
auger tension leg platform
Offshore

Trump Administration Advances Planning for Offshore Nuclear Energy Projects

Agreement lays groundwork for possible nuclear energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf The Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) and the U.S.

July 23, 2026
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
offshore support vessels
Offshore

Offshore Fatalities More Than Double Despite Improved Injury Rates, Industry Group Warns

The global offshore marine contracting industry’s improving injury rates are masking a more troubling reality: fatal accidents are rising. That is the

July 22, 2026
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Polymetallic nodules pictured on the sea floor
Offshore

Trump Administration Advances First Offshore Critical Minerals Lease Sale Under New Marine Minerals Agency

The Trump administration has taken another step toward launching a U.S. offshore critical minerals industry, with the newly created Marine Minerals

July 16, 2026
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Thursday, July 9, 2026
Artist's rendering of Delfin LNG's floating LNG export facility and LNG carrier operating offshore in the Gulf of America, with support vessels alongside the floating liquefaction platform.
Offshore

Court Dismisses Challenge to Delfin LNG Deepwater Port License

Environmental groups lacked standing to sue, clearing another legal hurdle for America’s first offshore LNG export project A federal appeals court has

July 9, 2026
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

U.S. Sets August Date for Third ‘Big Beautiful’ Gulf Offshore Oil Lease Sale

Federal agency moves ahead with third auction mandated under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the

July 8, 2026
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
The Boskalis subsea rock installation vessel Windpiper berthed alongside a quay, showing its large cargo capacity and distinctive elevated fall-pipe installation structure above the bow
Shipbuilding

Boskalis Christens World’s Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel ‘Windpiper’

Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has officially christened the Windpiper, marking the completion of an 18-month conversion project that transformed the

July 7, 2026
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An illustration of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) planned for Equinor's Bay du Nord project
Offshore

Equinor Takes Full Ownership of Bay du Nord Oil Project Offshore Canada

Equinor has acquired bp’s stake in the Bay du Nord offshore oil project, taking full ownership of one of Canada’s largest undeveloped offshore

July 7, 2026
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Monday, June 29, 2026
Offshore wind farm in the North sea
Offshore

Trump Administration Secures Duke Energy Exit From Carolina Offshore Wind Lease in Latest Buyout Deal

The Trump administration has reached another agreement to unwind a U.S. offshore wind project, this time with Duke Energy, which will voluntarily terminate its

June 29, 2026
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Friday, June 26, 2026
omeland Security Cutter-Ocean is moored at U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach
News

Coast Guard Taps Commercial Supply Vessel to Keep Cutters on Station Longer

The U.S. Coast Guard is turning to the commercial offshore industry to strengthen logistics support for its cutter fleet, awarding a contract to

June 26, 2026
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Monday, June 22, 2026
offshore supply vessel
Offshore

Seacor Marine’s Top Investor Pushes Board to Sell Fleet Operator

The largest shareholder of Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. said the offshore energy services company needs to sell itself, according to a letter sent to the

June 22, 2026
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Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Offshore

Trump Administration Advances Offshore Critical Minerals Development Off Virginia

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is moving forward with the next step in evaluating offshore critical mineral development off the coast of

June 22, 2026
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

Trump Expands Offshore Wind Buyout Strategy With $765 Million Invenergy Deal

The Trump administration has expanded its campaign to unwind U.S. offshore wind development, announcing a new agreement with Invenergy that will terminate four

June 17, 2026
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Polymetallic nodules pictured on the sea floor
Offshore

NOAA Advances Deep Sea Minerals Application in Latest U.S. Seabed Mining Move

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. says it has cleared an important regulatory hurdle in its effort to explore for critical minerals on the Pacific seabed after receiving

June 4, 2026
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

New York Sues Trump Administration Over $795 Million Offshore Wind Buyout Deal

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s controversial

June 2, 2026
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Emergency response boats spray water on DCOR’s offshore Platform Habitat as smoke rises from the platform in the Santa Barbara Channel during a fire response operation.
Offshore

Emergency Crews Battle Fire on Offshore Platform in California’s Santa Barbara Channel

A fire broke out Monday aboard DCOR’s offshore Platform Habitat in the Santa Barbara Channel, prompting a multi-agency emergency response from the U.S. Coast

May 11, 2026
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Monday, April 27, 2026
A wind turbine Dominion Energy’s two turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Photo: Dominion Energy
Offshore

Trump Expands Offshore Wind Buyout Strategy With New Deals Steering Capital Into LNG and Oil

The Trump administration has expanded its newfound strategy of unwinding offshore wind development through negotiated buyouts, announcing two new agreements

April 27, 2026
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Offshore

Trump Administration Moves to Reunify Offshore Regulators Split After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Reunification marks major shift in offshore oversight model built after Deepwater

April 4, 2026
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