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Friday, June 18, 2021
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Offshore

U.S. Safety Agency Blames Deepwater Drillship Accident on Decision to Ride Out Hurricane

The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released findings from its investigation into a serious weather-related accident on board

June 18, 2021
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Potential Tropical Cyclone Three 2021
Marine Weather

Season’s First Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for Gulf Coast

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Gulf coast is getting its first tropical-storm warnings of the year, stretching from Louisiana to Florida,

June 18, 2021
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Pay $1 Million for Causing 2016 Bay Long Oil Spill
Offshore

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to Pay $1 Million for Causing 2016 Bay Long Oil Spill

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (NASDAQ: GLDD) has plead guilty in the Eastern District of Louisiana in connection with an oil spill

June 17, 2021
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Offshore

Norwegian Oil Field Tests Market for Greener Crude

By Andy Hoffman (Bloomberg) — Lundin Energy AB will neutralize its share of direct emissions from the Johan Sverdrup offshore field in Norway, a first

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 1337

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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Offshore

Judge Orders Offshore Drilling Leasing to Resume in Setback for Biden

By Nichola Groom June 15 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration’s pause on oil and gas leasing on

June 15, 2021
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Offshore Driller Transocean to Sell Shares Amid Meme Stock Frenzy
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Offshore Driller Transocean to Sell Shares Amid Meme Stock Frenzy

By Allison McNeely (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. is planning to raise cash and cut debt by selling new shares, taking advantage of a surge in its stock

June 15, 2021
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Monday, June 14, 2021
A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Offshore

Orsted Comes Up with Plan to Fix Damaged Wind-Power Cables on Sea Floor

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms has come up with a unique solution to a potentially expensive

June 14, 2021
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Friday, June 11, 2021
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Offshore

Biden Administration Proposes Offshore Wind Lease Sale for Waters Off New York and New Jersey

The U.S. Department of the Interior is taking steps to hold an offshore wind lease sale off the coast of New York and New Jersey. The DOI’s Bureau of

June 11, 2021
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Offshore

Norway Not Ready to Part with Oil and Gas in Push for Greener Energy

By Nora Buli and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, June 11 (Reuters) – Norway is betting on hydrogen and offshore wind for its energy transition but will

June 11, 2021
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Offshore

Green Shipping Line Selects Designer for Jones Act Offshore Wind Feeder Vessels

U.S.-based Green Shipping Line has announced an agreement with European marine engineer DEKC Maritime (DEKC) for the design of offshore wind shuttle vessels to

June 10, 2021
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Handout photo of Prelude FLNG Facility with the Valencia Knutsen berthed side-by-side
Environment

Shell Agrees to Speed Up Emissions Cuts After Dutch Court Ruling

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc will accelerate its carbon-emission cuts following a Dutch court ruling last month that said the

June 9, 2021
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offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

North Carolina Sets Big Goal for Offshore Wind

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — North Carolina set an ambitious goal to develop enough wind power generation to provide electricity for 2.3 million homes by

June 9, 2021
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STENA DRILLMAX
Offshore

ExxonMobil Announces New Discovery Offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil announced a new discovery today at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The “Longtail-3” well was drilled by the Stena DrillMAX drillship

June 9, 2021
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Offshore

U.S. Turns to Gulf of Mexico as Potential New Frontier for Offshore Wind

The U.S. Department of the Interior is moving to explore the potential of offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico, home to the nation’s vast offshore oil and

June 8, 2021
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Monday, June 7, 2021
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Offshore

Transocean Reaches Deal for Delayed Delivery of New Ultra-Deepwater Drillships

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean announced today it has reached an agreement with Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard on the delayed delivery of the

June 7, 2021
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
Russia Nearing Completion of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Offshore

Russia Nearing Completion of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

MOSCOW, June 3 (Reuters) – The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea is almost complete with just 100 kilometers (62 miles) left to build, TASS

June 3, 2021
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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Offshore

New Ship Will Play Key Role in America’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — A Dominion Energy Inc. ship being built to install offshore wind farms will be the first to comply with a U.S. domestic

June 2, 2021
Total Views: 2288

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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Offshore

Dominion Energy Reaches Deal on Charter of First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

The first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) has received its first charter for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the

June 1, 2021
Total Views: 3824

Thursday, May 27, 2021
A wind turbine Dominion Energy’s two turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Photo: Dominion Energy
Offshore

Offshore Wind Manufacturing Jobs Likely to Take ‘Several Years’ to Land in U.S.

By Isla Binnie, Susanna Twidale and Nichola Groom May 27 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration approved the country’s first

May 27, 2021
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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Offshore

Waves and Seaweed Challenge France’s Plans for Floating Wind

By Francois de Beaupuy and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Floating wind energy projects could open up vast areas of the world’s oceans to produce

May 26, 2021
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