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Monday, January 25, 2021
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Offshore

BP Drastically Cuts Oil Exploration

BP ($BP) cuts in oil exploration could hurt struggling offshore exploration companies like Transocean ($RIG). UK oil major BP has drastically scaled back the

January 25, 2021
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Friday, January 22, 2021
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Offshore

Goldman Sachs Says Biden’s First Steps Are Bullish for Oil

By Andres Guerra Luz and Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) — Initial steps taken by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration may help support the oil market

January 22, 2021
Total Views: 3095

Thursday, January 21, 2021
Norway to Award Arctic Drilling Permits in Q2, Minister Says
Offshore

Norway to Award Arctic Drilling Permits in Q2, Minister Says

OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Norway is proceeding with plans to award oil and gas exploration permits in frontier regions of the Arctic later this year, Oil

January 21, 2021
Total Views: 1170

EU Lawmakers Call for Halt to Nord Stream 2 After Kremlin Critic’s Arrest
Offshore

EU Lawmakers Call for Halt to Nord Stream 2 After Kremlin Critic’s Arrest

By Kate Abnett and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers passed a resolution on Thursday calling for the bloc to stop the

January 21, 2021
Total Views: 2139

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Offshore

Permitting for Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Will Resume ‘Very, Very Soon’ -Avangrid CEO

Jan 20 (Reuters) – The developer of the first major U.S. offshore wind farm said on Wednesday it will soon apply for a federal permit from

January 21, 2021
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Friday, January 15, 2021
Construction Set to Start on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline in Danish Waters
Offshore

Construction Set to Start on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline in Danish Waters

BERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 (NS2) consortium on Friday said preparatory work to complete the subsea gas pipeline to Germany

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 2651

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Offshore

Total Quits American Petroleum Institute Over Climate Policies

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – France’s Total SE on Friday became the first major global energy company to quit the main U.S. oil and gas

January 15, 2021
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
Equinor to Test Floating Solar Farm in Sunny Norway
Offshore

Equinor to Test Floating Solar Farm in Sunny Norway

Norwegian energy producer Equinor is taking on a project to test floating solar power off the not-so-sunny coast of Norway. Equinor announced Thursday that it

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 3251

U.S. Adds Chinese Oil Giant CNOOC to Blacklist
Offshore

U.S. Adds Chinese Oil Giant CNOOC to Blacklist

By David Shepardson, Alexandra Alper and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The United States announced sanctions on Chinese state-owned

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 1245

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Offshore

Equinor Selected to Develop Major Offshore Wind Projects Off New York State

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has been selected to develop two large offshore wind farms off New York State in what is said to be one of the largest renewable

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 1886

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Offshore

Siemens Partnership to Develop Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Prototype

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA and Siemens Energy AG plan to spend 120 million euros ($146 million) to figure

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 1828

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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Offshore

Oil Tops $50 for First Time Since February

By Andres Guerra Luz (Bloomberg) — Oil surpassed $50 a barrel as Saudi Arabia pledged to voluntarily cut output by an extra 1 million

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 1201

Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Russia Pushes Ahead on Gas Link to Europe Before U.S. Sanctions
Offshore

Russia Pushes Ahead on Gas Link to Europe Before U.S. Sanctions

By Vanessa Dezem, Daniel Flatley and Dina Khrennikova (Bloomberg) — Russia is stepping up work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before the U.S. tightens

December 29, 2020
Total Views: 1604

Monday, December 28, 2020
Offshore Oil Rig At Night
Offshore

Opinion: Was 2020 Really So Bad for Oil?

By Liam Denning (Bloomberg Opinion) — If ever a year needed a shot of glass-half-full attitude, it’s 2020. I got it recently from an oil

December 28, 2020
Total Views: 1385

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
U.S. Preparing New Sanctions to Impede Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Offshore

U.S. Preparing New Sanctions to Impede Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the

December 23, 2020
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Offshore

Bourbon Emerges from Reorganization Proceedings

French offshore services provider Bourbon Maritime has emerged from reorganization after eliminating 1.5 billion euros in debt. Bourbon’s recovery plan

December 17, 2020
Total Views: 1366

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.K. Power Grid Moving Offshore to Support $27 Billion Wind Boom

By Rachel Morison and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Britain’s electricity grid operator is pushing deeper into the turbulent waters of the North Sea,

December 17, 2020
Total Views: 856

Tuesday, December 15, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Japan Plans Major Offshore Wind Push to Hit Climate Goals

By Aya Takada (Bloomberg) — Japan will aim to more than quadruple offshore wind generation capacity in the decade to 2040 under plans to meet its

December 15, 2020
Total Views: 916

Sunday, December 13, 2020
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Vineyard Wind Said to Face Lengthy Delay After Pulling Permit

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Will Wade (Bloomberg) — Vineyard Wind LLC’s decision to push back a permitting review of the $2.8 billion offshore wind farm

December 13, 2020
Total Views: 4653

Friday, December 11, 2020
A wind turbine Dominion Energy’s two turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Photo: Dominion Energy
Offshore

U.S. Defense Bill Affirms Key Federal Law Also Applies to Offshore Wind

The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021, a wide-ranging $740 billion defense bill that sets

December 11, 2020
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