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Friday, November 27, 2020
World’s Biggest Wind Farm to Be Built Offshore U.K.
Environment

World’s Biggest Wind Farm to Be Built Offshore U.K.

By Lars Paulsson (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest offshore wind park is a step closer to construction. The British utility SSE Plc and Norwegian

November 27, 2020
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
FSO Safer Yemen
Offshore

Houthis Approve UN Plan to Assess Decaying ‘Safer’ Tanker Off Yemen

By Lisa Barrington DUBAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Houthi authorities in Yemen have given long-awaited approval for a United Nations plan to visit and assess a

November 25, 2020
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
kulluk aground
Offshore

Trump Administration Moves to Loosen Safety Rules for Arctic Offshore Drilling

Nov 19 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off

November 19, 2020
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wind turbine
Offshore

European Union Plans Mammoth Expansion of Offshore Wind Farms

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on

November 19, 2020
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
offshore wind
Offshore

Europe Seeks $940 Billion Boost for Giant Offshore Wind Farms

By Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) — The European Union wants a massive increase in offshore wind to help clean up the electricity industry and aid the

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 1755

offshore oil rig
Offshore

Final Offshore Lease Under Trump Shows GoM’s ‘Long Future’

By Nichola Groom Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s final sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico generated nearly $121 million

November 18, 2020
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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

Ørsted Strikes Labor Accord on U.S. Offshore Wind Development

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Danish renewable energy group Ørsted and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU)

November 18, 2020
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
offshore wind farm
Environment

Boris Johnson Seeks Boost for Northern England With Green Jobs Plan

By Tim Ross (Bloomberg) –Boris Johnson will seek to make good on his promise to boost the economies of neglected regions of the U.K. with investment in

November 17, 2020
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Friday, November 13, 2020
Boston Dynamics Robot ‘Spot’ Learning New Tricks Offshore Oil Rig
Offshore

Boston Dynamics Robot ‘Spot’ Learning New Tricks Offshore Oil Rig

Nov 13 (Reuters) – Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot ‘Spot’ is learning new tricks. Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc nearly 190

November 13, 2020
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Thursday, November 12, 2020
offshore wind turbine
Environment

First Major U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Faces Latest Permitting Delay

By Nichola Groom Nov 12 (Reuters) – A federal agency said on Thursday it has again delayed a long-awaited environmental study crucial to permitting the

November 12, 2020
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hurricane zeta october 28
Offshore

Record Hurricane Season Deals Worst Blow to Gulf Oil Production in a Decade

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) –It’s the year of the unprecedented and the hurricane season has been no exception. A record-breaking hurricane season

November 12, 2020
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
ConocoPhillips Announces Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Norway
Offshore

ConocoPhillips Announces Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Norway

Nov 11 (Reuters) – ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it has discovered gas condensate offshore Norway, sending the oil producer’s shares up 2% in

November 11, 2020
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Latin America Getting First Hybrid Propulsion Offshore Support Vessel
Offshore

Latin America Getting First Hybrid Propulsion Offshore Support Vessel

The platform supply vessel CBO Flamengo is set to become the first offshore support vessel in Latin America to be converted to hybrid power. CBO, one of the

November 11, 2020
Total Views: 362

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Offshore Oil Platform
Offshore

Covid-Stricken Pemex Is No Longer Testing All Platform Workers

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) –Petroleos Mexicanos, which has one of the world’s highest employee death tolls from Covid-19, is no longer distributing

November 10, 2020
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BP and Orsted Team Up on Green Hydrogen Project in Germany
Environment

BP and Orsted Team Up on Green Hydrogen Project in Germany

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Two of Europe’s largest energy companies, BP Plc and Orsted A/S, said they’d join to develop an industrial-scale

November 10, 2020
Total Views: 310

Monday, November 9, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Environment

Offshore Wind Industry Cheers Biden Win

Trade groups representing the United States’ offshore wind sector are hailing the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States as

November 9, 2020
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Sunday, November 8, 2020
offshore oil rigs
Offshore

Biden Predicted To Start By Reversing Trump’s Offshore Drilling And CO2 Deregulations

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – Joe Biden could erase much of President Donald Trump’s four-year legacy of energy and climate deregulation with the

November 8, 2020
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Friday, November 6, 2020
EU Eyes Huge Increase in Offshore Wind to Meet Climate Goals
Environment

EU Eyes Huge Increase in Offshore Wind to Meet Climate Goals

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The European Union is considering a plan to increase its offshore wind energy capacity five-fold this decade

November 6, 2020
Total Views: 133

Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration
Offshore

Norway’s Top Court Starts Hearing on Arctic Oil Exploration

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Norway’s top court began to hear arguments on Wednesday on the legality of awarding offshore oil

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 104

Monday, November 2, 2020
Offshore

Watch: Viral Video Shows Scary Moment a Lifeboat Suddenly Falls During a Drill

[Video has been removed] A video posted to the social media website TikTok shows the scary moment a lifeboat fails during a drill. We are told the incident

November 2, 2020
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