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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
U.S. Gulf’s Offshore Energy Producers Brace for Latest Hurricane
Offshore

U.S. Gulf’s Offshore Energy Producers Brace for Latest Hurricane

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Energy firms and ports along the U.S. Gulf Coast prepared on Tuesday for another test as Hurricane Zeta, the

October 27, 2020
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Hurtigruten expedition vessels arctic
Cruise Ships

COVID19: Cruise Lines Cancel Antarctica Cruises

by Victoria Klesty (Reuters) – Norway’s Hurtigruten has called off its remaining Antarctica cruises from January to March next year and will reduce

October 27, 2020
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Sunday, October 25, 2020
urkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul.REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Offshore

Turkey Continues Disputed Mediterranean Seismic Survey

by Daren Butler (Reuters) – Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean

October 25, 2020
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Gassnova Norway Longship CO2 Project
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Ocean CO2 Storage Could Be A Hot ESG Investment For Banks & Oil Majors

by George Hay (Reuters) – If offshore wind and solar power are zero-carbon energy’s ESG golden boys, carbon capture is its problem child. Climate

October 21, 2020
Total Views: 396

Friday, October 16, 2020
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

BOEM Sets Date for Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer approximately 78 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for a region-wide lease sale now scheduled

October 16, 2020
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Philippines to Resume Oil Exploration in South China Sea
Offshore

Philippines to Resume Oil Exploration in South China Sea

By Claire Jiao and Cecilia Yap (Bloomberg) –The Philippines lifted its moratorium on oil and gas exploration in disputed areas of the South China Sea, a

October 16, 2020
Total Views: 144

US Oil Majors Shift Cash From Trump To Biden
Offshore

US Oil Majors Shift Cash From Trump To Biden

By Liz Hampton Oct 16 (Reuters) – The two largest U.S. energy firms, Chevron Corp CVX.N and Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, have increased their share of

October 16, 2020
Total Views: 825

Thursday, October 15, 2020
shell Prelude floating LNG facility underway
Offshore

Is Shell’s $17 Billion Bet On Floating LNG A Flop?

What new ship construction project has cost more than a US Navy Supercarrier and is equally troubled with delays and problems? Shell’s Prelude FLNG. by

October 15, 2020
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
UN Access to Decaying Yemen Tanker Could Take Weeks, Say Sources
Offshore

UN Access to Decaying Yemen Tanker Could Take Weeks, Say Sources

By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – A United Nations team will have to wait several weeks to access a deteriorating tanker off Yemen’s

October 14, 2020
Total Views: 415

Friday, October 9, 2020
Hurricane Delta: Gulf of Mexico Shut-Ins Highest Since Katrina
Offshore

Hurricane Delta: Gulf of Mexico Shut-Ins Highest Since Katrina

HOUSTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A large and powerful Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico energy production in 15 years,

October 9, 2020
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Monday, August 31, 2020
National Weather Service Monitoring Four Potential Storms in Atlantic as Season Heats Up
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National Weather Service Monitoring Four Potential Storms in Atlantic as Season Heats Up

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –Four potential tropical systems are threatening to form in the Atlantic, including a patch of thunderstorms off the

August 31, 2020
Total Views: 110

Sunday, August 23, 2020
Aegean II Tanker
Piracy

Piracy: Aegean II Is Safe And Underway

by Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – The M/V Aegean II, a Panama-flagged ship boarded by Somali police, is safe and underway, the EU Naval Force said on

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 239

Friday, August 21, 2020
fatih drillship black sea
Offshore

Drillship Fatih Makes Huge Black Sea Discovery

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the biggest ever discovery in

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 295

Thursday, August 20, 2020
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Offshore

Offshore Drilling Is ‘Structurally Damaged’ And Help Is Not Coming

(Bloomberg) – President Donald Trump helped to clinch an unprecedented deal among the world’s largest crude producers, but the pact hasn’t stopped

August 20, 2020
Total Views: 260

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Deepwater Champion Transocean seatrial drillship
Offshore

Offshore Crisis: Recent Failures Have Created A Massive $30 Billion Financial Risk

By David Wethe and Allison McNeely (Bloomberg) Offshore oil servicers are going bust at the fastest pace in three years as explorers spurn high-cost drilling

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 245

Turkey Discovers Energy In Black Sea
Offshore

Turkey Discovers Energy In Black Sea

By Cagan Koc and Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey has made an energy discovery in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of

August 19, 2020
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Turkish drillship Yavuz
Offshore

Cyprus: EU ‘appeasement’ Of Turkey In Drillship Dispute Will ‘go nowhere’

by Michele Kambas (Reuters) – Cyprus on Monday criticized European Union partners over what it said was diffidence amounting to “a policy of

August 18, 2020
Total Views: 75

Kaombo Sul FPSO Angola
Offshore

Total Resumes Offshore Drilling For Angolan Oil

by Noah Browning (Reuters) – France’s Total has restarted oil drilling in Angola and new exploration ships will also soon resume work, the company’s

August 18, 2020
Total Views: 275

Monday, August 17, 2020
women-ships-binoculars
Offshore

Drillship Standoff Intensifies Off Cyprus

(Reuters) – Turkey drew another rebuke from the European Union on Sunday when it said its Yavuz energy drillship would extend operations in disputed

August 17, 2020
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Hermitage Offshore Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Offshore

Hermitage Offshore Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Offshore support vessel company Hermitage Offshore Services (NYSE:PSV) has announced that it and 28 of its vessel-owning subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11

August 12, 2020
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