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Thursday, February 11, 2021
Seadrill Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Offshore

Seadrill Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Seadrill Ltd and most of its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 proceedings in the Southern District of Texas as part of a balance sheet restructuring

February 11, 2021
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
offshore wind farm
Offshore

New York State to Launch $20 Million Offshore Wind Training Institute

New York State has announced plans to launch a $20 million training institute to train thousands of workers in areas related to offshore wind development. The

February 10, 2021
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Vestas Unveils New 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine as Tall as the Golden Gate Bridge
Offshore

Vestas Unveils New 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine as Tall as the Golden Gate Bridge

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Vestas Wind Systems A/S will start selling the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine, standing taller than the highest

February 10, 2021
Total Views: 7899

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field
Offshore

China’s CNOOC Delivers 53,000 Tonne Offshore Platform to Deepwater Field

SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd has delivered Shenhai-1, a 53,000-tonne, 120-meter tall locally

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 4725

Crowley Announces Offshore Wind Energy Partnership with Watco
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Crowley Announces Offshore Wind Energy Partnership with Watco

U.S.-based Crowley has announced a partnership with transportation services specialist Watco to create a single-source terminal and supply chain management

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 1989

drillship
Offshore

Noble Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Offshore drilling contractor Noble has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing a financial restructuring to eliminate $3.4 billion in bond debt.

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 2781

Monday, February 8, 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

Big Oil Steps Up to Take Over Next Generation of U.K. Offshore Wind

By William Mathis and Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Oil majors agreed to pay a hefty premium to develop the next generation of major British offshore wind

February 8, 2021
Total Views: 1185

Friday, February 5, 2021
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool
Offshore

South Korea Unveils $43 Billion Plan to Build the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) – South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power

February 5, 2021
Total Views: 3199

Thursday, February 4, 2021
Drillship Breaks Moorings in Heavy Weather in Scotland
Offshore

Drillship Breaks Moorings in Heavy Weather in Scotland

A drill ship broke its moorings at a terminal in southwest Scotland on Tuesday night and drifted into a channel before its crew was able to drop anchor and

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 5913

offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

U.S. Maritime Industry Quietly Landed a Pair of Key Legislative Victories in Congress

By Ira Breskin –  The popular notion that the Congress is dysfunctional has been dispelled, somewhat, given recent legislative “wins” for the

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 4511

Polarcus Amani
Offshore

Polarcus to Cease Operations and Terminate All Employees

Oslo-listed seismic survey shipping company Polarcus (OSE: PLCS) has announced its intention cease operations and terminate all employees after its lenders

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 11807

Denmark to Build North Sea ‘Energy Island’
Offshore

Denmark to Build North Sea ‘Energy Island’

COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Denmark approved a plan on Thursday to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea that will produce and

February 4, 2021
Total Views: 2293

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
wind turbine
Offshore

U.S. to Restart Permitting for Major Offshore Wind Project

Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing

February 3, 2021
Total Views: 2024

Monday, February 1, 2021
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Equinor and BP Secure Offshore Wind Partnership in U.S.

Norway’s Equinor says it has closed its previously disclosed agreement with BP to sell 50 percent stakes in its Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects,

February 1, 2021
Total Views: 1369

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Abducted MV Mozart Crew Members Reported Uninjured After Pirate Attack
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Abducted MV Mozart Crew Members Reported Uninjured After Pirate Attack

The owner of the MV Mozart has made contact with fifteen crew members abducted from the vessel during a violent and deadly pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea

January 28, 2021
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
wind turbine
Offshore

Shell Acquires Majority Stake in Celtic Sea Floating Wind Farm

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc agreed to buy a 51% stake in an Irish project to develop a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea.

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 2406

offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Biden Issues Dozens of Oil Drilling Permits in First Few Days

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration has issued at least 31 new drilling permits authorizing operations on federal land and

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 5164

offshore oil rig
Offshore

Biden to Pause Oil and Gas Leases, Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies with Climate-Focussed Executive Order

By Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden was set on Wednesday to sign executive actions to combat climate

January 27, 2021
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Polarcus Amani
Offshore

Lenders Take Control of Polarcus Assets After Seismic Surveyor Defaults on Debt

OSLO, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Lenders took control of Polarcus’s ships on Tuesday after the seismic surveyor defaulted on its bank loans and bonds,

January 26, 2021
Total Views: 3323

Monday, January 25, 2021
offshore rig
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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