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Friday, March 8, 2024
Photo shows an oil sheen in the water off Hungtington Beach. Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard
Oil Spill

Oil Sheen Reported Near Southern California Platforms

A Unified Command has been established to respond to an oil sheen spotted offshore of Huntington Beach, California, near oil platforms. Sector Los Angeles-Long

March 8, 2024
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Friday, March 1, 2024
Tidewater offshore vessel at sea
Shipping

Tidewater Shares Surge as 2023 Revenue Tops $1 Billion

Shares of Houston-based offshore support vessel operator Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) surged as much as 15% on Friday following its fourth quarter and full year

March 1, 2024
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Wind of Change for Shetland Oil Hub, But Who Will Benefit?
Offshore

Wind of Change for Shetland Oil Hub, But Who Will Benefit?

LONDON, March 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When storms batter Scotland’s Shetland Islands, as they frequently do, the force

March 1, 2024
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

New York Awards Awaited Offshore Wind Contracts

Feb 29 (Reuters) – New York officials on Thursday awarded conditional contracts to buy electricity from

February 29, 2024
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A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter hovering
Offshore

Norway May Ground Sikorsky Helicopters After North Sea Crash

OSLO, Feb 29 (Reuters) – Norway on Thursday halted all helicopter traffic to its offshore oil and gas fields after a deadly crash, and said it was

February 29, 2024
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Friday, February 23, 2024
An illustration of Crowley's Salem Wind Services Terminal in Salem, Massachusetts. Illustration credit: Crowley
Offshore

Salem Offshore Wind Terminal Takes Significant Step Forward

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), Crowley Wind Services, and the City of Salem have announced the transfer of ownership and plans for the Salem

February 23, 2024
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Orsted Says US Offshore Wind Deals Protect Against Inflation Shocks

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — The head of Danish energy giant Orsted A/S says the US is an attractive place to build new offshore wind farms even after

February 22, 2024
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Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Equinor Awarded Key Approval for New York ‘Empire Wind’ Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 22 (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Thursday gave Norway’s Equinor EQNR.OL approval to start building a

February 22, 2024
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in Alabama, October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Offshore

Interior Department’s Poor Oversight of Offshore Decommissioning Increases Risks, Government Report Finds

The U.S. Department of the Interior is facing criticism over its failure to adequately enforce the decommissioning of aging offshore oil and gas wells and

February 20, 2024
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Friday, February 16, 2024
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Norway Picks Bidders for First Auction for Offshore Wind Farms

(Bloomberg) — Equinor ASA, BP Plc and Shell Plc were among companies that were selected to take part in an auction for Norway’s first fixed-base

February 16, 2024
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Thursday, February 15, 2024
File Photo: Wind farm in the North sea off the coast of United Kingdom.
Offshore

UK Government Expects Bidders to Return to Offshore Wind Auction

OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Britain has learned the lessons of last year’s failed offshore wind auction and expects bidders will make a comeback

February 15, 2024
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
Offshore

Eversource to Sell Stakes U.S. Offshore Wind Projects for $1.1 Billion

Eversource Energy has announced a definitive agreement to sell its 50 percent ownership stake in two offshore wind projects off the U.S. Northeast to Global

February 14, 2024
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The multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Siem Day. Photo courtesy DeepOcean
Offshore

DeepOcean Secures Major Subsea Contract with ExxonMobil in Guyana

Norway-based DeepOcean, a leading provider of ocean services, has secured a major contract from ExxonMobil Guyana for subsea construction and inspection,

February 14, 2024
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The Island Innovator drilling rig courtesy Island Offshore
Offshore

Rig Safety Dispute Leads to Contract Termination Off Equatorial Guinea

Trident Energy and its partners Panoro Energy and Kosmos Energy have terminated the contract for the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig off the

February 13, 2024
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Monday, February 12, 2024
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Offshore

President Biden’s Offshore Drilling Leases Plan Faces Legal Challenges

Feb 12 (Reuters) – Oil and gas companies and environmental groups on Monday filed dueling legal challenges to the Biden

February 12, 2024
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Saturday, February 10, 2024
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Clean Energy And Conservation Collide In California Coastal Waters

By Nadia Lopez and Josh Saul (Bloomberg) –Two of President Joe Biden’s biggest priorities — conservation and the switch to clean energy — are

February 10, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Orsted Cuts Investment, Capacity Targets in Offshore Wind Revamp

COPENHAGEN, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Orsted, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm developer, trimmed its investment and capacity targets on

February 7, 2024
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible drilling rig
Offshore

Diamond Offshore Semi-Submersible ‘Ocean GreatWhite’ Loses Lower Marine Riser Package

Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling has confirmed an equipment failure involving its semi-submersible rig Ocean GreatWhite in the UK. The

February 6, 2024
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Friday, February 2, 2024
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Germany Looks to End Environmental Reviews to Aid Offshore Wind

(Bloomberg) — Germany wants to accelerate the expansion of offshore wind energy by removing environmental impact assessments that sometimes delay

February 2, 2024
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Germany Short on Ports and Ships Needed to Expand Offshore Wind

(Bloomberg) — Germany’s wind industry warned that the country’s targets for expanding the renewable energy are increasingly threatened by

January 31, 2024
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