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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Offshore

EDF Bets on Bigger Turbines to Power Gains at Sea

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA is betting that wind turbines at sea — already the size of skyscrapers — will be about

April 4, 2023
Total Views: 1212

Monday, April 3, 2023
sembcorp marine yard
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Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Reveals New Name

Singapore-based shipbuilder, Sembcorp Marine Ltd, is set to undergo a rebranding following the completion of its merger with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd.

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 2109

Sunday, April 2, 2023
UN To Start Taking Deep-Sea Mining Applications This July
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UN To Start Taking Deep-Sea Mining Applications This July

(Reuters) – The International Seabed Authority will start accepting applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean’s floor, a

April 2, 2023
Total Views: 2323

Thursday, March 30, 2023
TenneT Awards EUR 23 Billion in Contracts for Offshore Wind Grid Connections in North Sea
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TenneT Awards EUR 23 Billion in Contracts for Offshore Wind Grid Connections in North Sea

TenneT, a leading Transmission System Operator (TSO), has awarded multiple multi-year contracts for the development of onshore and offshore converter stations

March 30, 2023
Total Views: 1292

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Offshore

U.S. Releases Ambitious Strategy to Expand Offshore Wind Capacity

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed an ambitious new strategy to expand the nation’s offshore wind energy capacity. The DOE’s Offshore

March 30, 2023
Total Views: 2163

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Maryland Quadruples Offshore Wind Target, Aiming for Clean Energy Leadership
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Maryland Quadruples Offshore Wind Target, Aiming for Clean Energy Leadership

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced an ambitious plan to significantly expand the state’s offshore wind energy capacity, advancing a key component

March 29, 2023
Total Views: 1432

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

Chevron Most Active While Exxon Eyes Carbon Storage in Gulf of Mexico Auction

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, March 29 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday bid for offshore blocks to store

March 29, 2023
Total Views: 1804

offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Transocean Reveals Additional Harsh Environment Contract Awards

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) has secured additional contract fixtures for two of its harsh environment semisubmersibles in what is the latest development in the

March 29, 2023
Total Views: 1545

offshore oil rig
Offshore

Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Rakes in $263 Million

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has conducted Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 259, which resulted in $263,801,783 in high bids for 313 tracts

March 29, 2023
Total Views: 1487

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Transocean Signs Offshore Drilling Contracts with Equinor
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Transocean Signs Offshore Drilling Contracts with Equinor

Equinor has awarded Transocean two major offshore drilling contracts for the harsh-environment Transocean Encourage and Transocean Enabler rigs, primarily in

March 28, 2023
Total Views: 1739

Sunday, March 26, 2023
Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Dolphin Deaths Spur Calls for Wind Power Halt in New Jersey

By Elise Young (Bloomberg) –A spate of whale and dolphin deaths along New Jersey’s shore is prompting Republican lawmakers to call for a halt to

March 26, 2023
Total Views: 5966

Saturday, March 25, 2023
shutterstock_403068616 tanker nigeria
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Nigeria’s Unsold Crude Glut: What’s Behind It?

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) Nigeria is struggling to find buyers for its oil as strikes in the French refining sector and seasonal maintenance at plants

March 25, 2023
Total Views: 4503

Friday, March 24, 2023
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Policy Shift Causes Developers to Hit the Brakes on Irish Offshore Wind Projects

By Peter O’Dwyer (Bloomberg) — Developers have started to pause large investments in Irish offshore wind parks after the government introduced

March 24, 2023
Total Views: 5600

Denmark Salvaging Unknown Object Near Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
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Denmark Salvaging Unknown Object Near Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Denmark is salvaging an unidentified object found next to a Russian gas pipeline that was damaged in a blast last

March 24, 2023
Total Views: 9800

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer
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Deep Sea Mining Loses its Biggest Corporate Backer

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — A growing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 3443

An illustration of the Havfram WTIVs
Offshore

Havfram Wind to Install Turbines at Hornsea 3 Wind Farm

Ørsted, a global leader in offshore wind, has selected Havfram Wind to install turbines for the massive Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm project in the North Sea

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 1338

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Port Arthur LNG export project. Illustration courtesy Sempra Infrastructure
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Sempra Launches $13 Billion Port Arthur LNG Export Project

Sempra Infrastructure Partners, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 3003

Offshore Workers Reach Deal to Avoid Strike on BP’s UK North Sea Platforms
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Offshore Workers Reach Deal to Avoid Strike on BP’s UK North Sea Platforms

Offshore workers employed by Sparrows Offshore Services have successfully negotiated a deal, ending planned strike action that was scheduled for later this

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 1144

Monday, March 20, 2023
Offshore oil and gas platform
Offshore

UK Offshore Platforms Face ‘Standstill’ as Workers Plan Strike

Union says ‘tsunami of industrial action’ to hit UK oil and gas operators as 1,400 offshore workers set to strike. Dozens of platforms on the  UK

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 1711

File photo shows a Maersk Supply Service vessel operating at an offshore wind farm
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Maersk to Divest Maersk Supply Service, Concluding its Energy Exit

A. P. Moller – Maersk has announced plans to divest its offshore support vessel company Maersk Supply Service to A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 1849
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