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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
File photo of an offshore drillship
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Transocean Fleet Update Reflects Rise in Offshore Drilling Dayrates

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has issued its quarterly Fleet Status Report detailing contract updates for its offshore drilling rigs. The report

July 24, 2024
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File Photo: Wind farm in the North sea off the coast of United Kingdom.
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Britain’s Crown Estate Post Record Profits on Offshore Wind Licenses

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate, which manages King Charles’ public property, posted a record profit for 2023/24 of 1.1

July 24, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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EU Wind Industry Warns Germany Over Large Chinese Turbine Deal

(Bloomberg) — Europe’s wind industry warned Germany that a deal for 16 Chinese offshore wind turbines risks fostering unfair competition for local

July 23, 2024
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Monday, July 22, 2024
offshore drillship
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Valaris Secures $498 Million Contract with Equinor for Offshore Brazil Project

Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has announced a significant multi-year contract in Brazil with Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, for its

July 22, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
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U.S. Coast Guard Issues Warning After Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off at Vineyard Wind Farm

The U.S. Coast Guard has advised mariners to exercise extreme caution following reports of a 300-foot-long piece of debris in the water near where an offshore

July 18, 2024
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
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New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Begins Construction

New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the commencement of construction on New York’s largest offshore wind project, Sunrise Wind. Developed by

July 17, 2024
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A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
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US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

July 16 (Reuters) – The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while

July 17, 2024
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
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Broken Offshore Wind Blade Debris Washes Up in Nantucket

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Investigators are probing the cause of a damaged offshore wind turbine blade that sent debris washing

July 16, 2024
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Monday, July 15, 2024
offshore rig north sea
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Kuwait Announces ‘Giant’ Offshore Oil Discovery

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Sunday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the

July 15, 2024
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Friday, July 12, 2024
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in Alabama, October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
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US Sued Over ‘Failure to Examine Harms’ From Delayed Offshore Oil Decommissioning

July 11 (Reuters) – An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by aging offshore oil

July 12, 2024
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Thursday, July 11, 2024
Arctic LNG 2 employee overlooking the Belokamenka construction yard. (Source: Novatek)
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Exit of Chinese Yard Stops Work at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2, Murmansk LNG Delayed Indefinitely

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. sanctions regime continues to curtail Russia’s flagship LNG project.  Days after Chinese company Wison New

July 11, 2024
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Graphic courtesy California Energy Commission (CEC)
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California Unveils Strategic Plan for Floating Offshore Wind Energy Development

The California Energy Commission has adopted a strategic plan to develop one of the state’s largest untapped sources of renewable energy. The plan calls

July 11, 2024
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
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U.S. Offshore Wind: $65 Billion Investment and 56,000 Jobs by 2030, Report Shows

A new report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) projects $65 billion in investments and 56,000 jobs in U.S. offshore wind by 2030. Currently, 12

July 9, 2024
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Monday, July 8, 2024
Edison Chouest Vessel Departs on High-Tech Imaging Expedition to Titanic Wreck Site
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Edison Chouest Vessel Departs on High-Tech Imaging Expedition to Titanic Wreck Site

C-Innovation’s multi-purpose offshore vessel Dino Chouest has departed from Port Fourchon, Louisiana, and is enroute to Providence, Rhode Island, to

July 8, 2024
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Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico in a composite satellite image July 7, 2024. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
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Texas Energy Industry Braces for Beryl as Hurricane Makes Landfall

By Erwin Seba and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, July 8 (Reuters) – The Texas energy industry braced for Hurricane Beryl’s impact on

July 8, 2024
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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U.S. Approves Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Project

The Department of the Interior has greenlit the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project, marking the nation’s ninth commercial-scale offshore

July 3, 2024
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
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Avangrid’s New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan Approved

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given the green light to Avangrid’s New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan (COP), authorizing the

July 2, 2024
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) ship "Hoegh Esperanza" arrives in Wilhelmshaven
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Infrastructure Funds: The New Financiers of Offshore Energy Vessels

By Ira Breskin NEW YORK — Infrastructure funds are increasingly financing expensive, purpose-built ships serving the offshore energy market, according to

June 28, 2024
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Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
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Biden Administration Schedules Second Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Sale

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced its plans to hold its second offshore wind energy lease sale in the Central Atlantic. The sale is scheduled

June 28, 2024
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
File photo of an offshore drillship
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Transocean Lands Lucrative Contract Extension for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has announced a 365-day contract extension for the Deepwater Asgard with an independent operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a

June 26, 2024
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