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Monday, April 25, 2022
Allseas' revolutionary heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit shows off its new jacket lift system
Offshore

Giant ‘Pioneering Spirit’ Shows Off New Jacket-Lifting System

The world’s largest catamaran, Pioneering Spirit, has used its new jacket lift system for the first time with the removal of the 8,100 metric ton Ninian

April 25, 2022
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Friday, April 22, 2022
maersk jack-up rig
Offshore

Noble and Maersk’s Offshore Drilling Merger Raises Competition Concerns in UK

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has found that the proposed merger between offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling could

April 22, 2022
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Otto Candies IMR Vessel to Get ‘Walk-to-Work’ System for U.S. Offshore Wind Work
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Otto Candies IMR Vessel to Get ‘Walk-to-Work’ System for U.S. Offshore Wind Work

Netherlands-based “Walk-to-Work” specialist Ampelmann has announced a contract to supply one of its high-tech systems for an Inspection,

April 22, 2022
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
offshore support vessels
Offshore

KOTUG Acquiring Dubai-Based OSV Operator Seaways International

Netherlands-based KOTUG International has entered into an agreement to acquire rival offshore support vessel operator Seaways International, part of a strategy

April 19, 2022
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
offshore wind turbine
Offshore

France Installing Its First Offshore Wind Farm a Decade After Approval

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — A decade after receiving government approval, a consortium that includes Electricite de France SA’s renewables unit

April 14, 2022
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Friday, April 8, 2022
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
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Shell Wants To Drill Offshore But Spud To Market Takes 13 Years

By Paul Takahashi (Bloomberg) Questioned by U.S. lawmakers this week, chief executives from the nation’s biggest oil companies took great pains to explain

April 8, 2022
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Canada to Approve Equinor’s $12 Billion Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project
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Canada to Approve Equinor’s $12 Billion Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project

By Brian Platt (Bloomberg) — Canada has given the green light to a $12 billion offshore oil project proposed by Norway’s Equinor ASA, handing a

April 6, 2022
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Photo shows the Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark. Photo courtesy Orsted
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Offshore Wind Accident: Orsted Asks for ‘No-Sail Zones’ After Turbine Breaks Into Sea

Offshore wind developer Orsted is asking relevent authorities to establish ‘no-sail zone’ at some of its offshore wind farms after a catastrophic

April 6, 2022
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Equinor Wins Licenses for Two CO2 Storage Sites
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Equinor Wins Licenses for Two CO2 Storage Sites

Norwegian energy company Equinor has been awarded licenses for two underground CO2 storage sites on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), described as

April 5, 2022
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Monday, April 4, 2022
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Exxon Mobil Makes $10 Billion Investment Decision on Fourth Guyana Offshore Project

Exxon Mobil has announced a final investment decision for its Yellowtail development offshore Guyana—one of the top prospects for the world’s second

April 4, 2022
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Exxon Mobil Flags Highest Profit Since 2008 on Surging Oil Prices
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Exxon Mobil Flags Highest Profit Since 2008 on Surging Oil Prices

By Kevin Crowley and Kasia Klimasinska (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. signaled its highest profit since 2008 as Russia’s war in Ukraine upended

April 4, 2022
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Maersk to Enter Wind Installation Market with New WTIV
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Maersk to Enter Wind Installation Market with New WTIV

Maersk Supply Service, a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will construct its first offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) following a contract award from

March 29, 2022
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Monday, March 28, 2022
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
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EU Lodges WTO Challenge Over UK’s Offshore Wind Subsidies

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — The European Union filed a dispute against the U.K. at the World Trade Organization on Monday over Britain’s

March 28, 2022
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Friday, March 25, 2022
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Biden Administration Sets Date for Next Offshore Wind Lease Sale Off the Carolinas

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold its next offshore wind lease sale off the Carolinas in May. The

March 25, 2022
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Sembcorp Marine Secures Next-Generation WTIV Contract
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Sembcorp Marine Secures Next-Generation WTIV Contract

Singaporean marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine has secured a contract for the construction of a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation

March 23, 2022
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Saturday, March 19, 2022
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
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Netherlands Plans To Double Offshore Wind Capacity By 2030

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will significantly ramp up the building of offshore wind farms in coming years, doubling the planned capacity

March 19, 2022
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Thursday, March 17, 2022
U.K. to Raise Offshore Wind Power Targets in Energy Security Push
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U.K. to Raise Offshore Wind Power Targets in Energy Security Push

By Alex Morales (Bloomberg) — The U.K. is planning to significantly raise targets for offshore wind power as part of its drive toward energy

March 17, 2022
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Sunday, March 13, 2022
Drillship Breaks Moorings and Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula
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Drillship Breaks Moorings and Collides with Bulk Carrier in Pascagoula

A drillship broke free from its moorings in strong winds Saturday and collided with a moored bulk carrier near the VT Halter shipyard and Chevron docks in

March 13, 2022
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Tidewater Acquires Swire Pacific Offshore, Creating World’s Leading OSV Company
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Tidewater Acquires Swire Pacific Offshore, Creating World’s Leading OSV Company

Tidewater expands its global footprint amid anticipated offshore oil and gas market recovery. Houston-based Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) has announced a definitive

March 9, 2022
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Qatar Gas' LNG FPSO
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Can FRSUs Solve Europe’s LNG Shortage?

By Alessandro Speciale (Bloomberg) As Europe prepares for the prospect of losing Russian gas, companies are scrambling to get hold of a specialized type of

March 9, 2022
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