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Friday, May 21, 2021
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Offshore

BHP Divests Neptune Stake in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

BHP announced Friday it has sold its 35 percent stake and will turn over the operation of the Neptune oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

May 21, 2021
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
U.S. Waives Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Company and CEO
Offshore

U.S. Waives Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Company and CEO

By Timothy Gardner, Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – The Biden administration waived sanctions on the company behind

May 19, 2021
Total Views: 2866

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Offshore

IEA Says Climate Goals Out of Reach with Continued Investment in Fossil Fuels

By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero

May 19, 2021
Total Views: 1174

Thursday, May 13, 2021
Over 700 Barges Stranded by Mississippi River Closure in Memphis Due to Bridge Crack
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Over 700 Barges Stranded by Mississippi River Closure in Memphis Due to Bridge Crack

The U.S. Coast Guard said 44 vessels with a total of 709 barges are now in the queue as a 1-miles stretch of the Mississippi River remains closed after

May 13, 2021
Total Views: 4968

Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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Offshore

Colonial Pipeline Restarting After Cyberattack

By Mike Jeffers and William Turton (Bloomberg) — The largest gasoline pipeline in America is returning to service, recovering from a cyberattack

May 12, 2021
Total Views: 2837

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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Offshore

First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in U.S. Waters Wins Federal Approval

The Biden Administration today announced the approval for the construction and operation of Vineyard Wind, the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 2252

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Offshore

Keppel Wins $2.3 Billion FPSO Contract from Petrobras

Keppel Offshore & Marine has been awarded a $2.3 billion contract to build a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Brazil’s

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 2344

Friday, May 7, 2021
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Offshore

How an Oil Company Becomes a Renewables Company

By Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg) — Last week a raft of oil majors released their first-quarter results, with companies like Royal Dutch Shell

May 7, 2021
Total Views: 5846

Monday, May 3, 2021
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Offshore

Offshore Driller Valaris Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Eliminating $7 Billion in Debt

Leading offshore drilling contractor Valaris Group has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy having successfully completed its financial restructuring to

May 3, 2021
Total Views: 6058

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

U.S. Announces Environmental Review of Revolution Wind Project Off Rhode Island

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced an environmental review and public comment period for the

May 3, 2021
Total Views: 2069

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Wind Power Giant’s Profit Hit by Rocks on the Seabed
Offshore

Wind Power Giant’s Profit Hit by Rocks on the Seabed

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Building power plants in the middle of the sea was never going to be easy. The world’s largest developer of offshore

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 6940

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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Offshore

Siemens Expects Offshore Wind Boom in Baltic Sea

By Maciej Martewicz (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA sees huge potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea as the world’s

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 1760

Thursday, April 22, 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 Plans Bid for North Sea Renewable Energy Island

COPENHAGEN, April 22 (Reuters) – Wind farm developer Orsted plans to submit a joint bid with Danish pension fund ATP to finance and build the

April 22, 2021
Total Views: 888

Friday, April 16, 2021
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Offshore

U.S. Interior Department Revokes Trump Energy Policies, Putting Climate at Center Stage

April 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department on Friday sought to erase the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuels legacy from the

April 16, 2021
Total Views: 2110

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Offshore

Biden to Nominate Veteran Offshore Drilling Regulator as Deputy Interior Secretary

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Tommy Beaudreau, a veteran of the Interior Department who charted new restrictions for Arctic oil drilling under

April 14, 2021
Total Views: 1112

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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Offshore

Chevron Wades Into Offshore Wind for First Time

By Josh Saul and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development

April 13, 2021
Total Views: 1395

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Offshore

Lawsuit Sheds Light on Serious Drillship Incident in Gulf of Mexico During 2020’s Hurricane Zeta

A former senior engineer on board a Transocean drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has filed a civil lawsuit alleging the offshore drilling contractor and its

April 13, 2021
Total Views: 16821

Friday, April 9, 2021
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Offshore

Samsung Heavy Industry Unveils New Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has unveiled a new proprietary Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) design that the shipyard will market

April 9, 2021
Total Views: 12785

Thursday, April 8, 2021
China Drills for Core Samples in Dispute South China Sea
Offshore

China Drills for Core Samples in Dispute South China Sea

BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) – China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday,

April 8, 2021
Total Views: 1909

Wednesday, April 7, 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

High Stakes at Sea in Global Rush for Offshore Wind Power

By Susanna Twidale and Nora Buli LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Global competition for offshore wind power is so hot that license auctions now

April 7, 2021
Total Views: 1348
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