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Diamond Offshore to Complete Upgrades on Its Drillships by Year-End

Jul 17, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has made progress on the installation of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) equipment on its drillships, set for completion by the end of 2024.In early 2024, Diamond Offshore introduced MPD supervisors offshore to optimize operations…

TGS Licenses Imaging Software to Shell, Secures OBN Contract in North America

Jul 17, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS has signed a global multi-year agreement with Shell to license the TGS Imaging AnyWare software suite, announcing also it has secured another contract for the Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition work in North America…

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

Jul 16, 2024

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while authorities investigate a turbine blade failure that caused debris to wash up on beaches, a federal agency said on Tuesday.The U.S…

French Company Secures Work On $4B Cedar FLNG Scheme

Jul 16, 2024

Samsung Heavy Industries has hired French engineering company GTT for tank design of a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit as part of $4 billion Cedar LNG project in Canada.As part of the contract with Samsung Heavy Industries, GTT will design the tanks of the FLNG…

OPT to Deliver AI-Ready Wave Energy PowerBuoy to Middle East

Jul 15, 2024

U.S.-based marine power, data, and services company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured an order for its PowerBuoy, equipped with Merrows, the artificial intelligence (AI) capable maritime domain awareness solution.The contract with an…

All Set for Cable Installation at US' First Utility-Scale Wave Energy Test Site

Jul 12, 2024

The installation of power and data cables at Oregon State University’s PacWave South, the first pre-permitted, utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States, is set to begin later in July.The cable installation marks…

Atlantic Shores, Attentive Energy Place Bids to NJ's Offshore Wind Solicitation

Jul 11, 2024

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Attentive Energy have submitted proposals for New Jersey’s fourth offshore wind solicitation.New Jersey’s application window for the fourth solicitation was opened since April 30 until July 10, 2024, with the…

Greek Firm to Supply Steel Pipes for Woodside’s Trion Deepwater Field

Jul 10, 2024

Corinth Pipeworks has secured a contract from Woodside Energy, the operator of the Trion deepwater field offshore Mexico, to manufacture and supply  approximately 118 kilometers of High Frequency Welded (HFW) steel pipes.The Trion field is located…

US Offshore Wind Will Fall Short of Biden's 2030 Goal, Analysis Says

Jul 09, 2024

The United States will fall far short of the Biden administration's 2030 offshore wind goal but will catch up quickly in the following years, according to an analysis by an industry group published on Tuesday.The American Clean Power Association…

Shell Greenlights Manate Gas Field Development Off Trinidad and Tobago

Jul 09, 2024

Shell Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Manatee project, an undeveloped gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago.Manatee will allow Shell to competitively…

Energy Trader MET Group Signs 10-year US LNG supply Deal with Shell

Jul 09, 2024

Switzerland-based energy trader MET Group has struck a 10-year deal for Shell to supply it with liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, it said on Tuesday.MET Group said the agreement will enable it to further diversify its LNG supply portfolio…

Eni Finds Oil Offshore Mexico

Jul 09, 2024

Italian energy giant Eni has made a new oil and gas discovery in an exploration well in Block 9 in the Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico.The discovery was made on the Yopaat-1 EXP exploration well, approximately 63 kilometers off the coast in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina…

Avangrid to Sell Kitty Hawk North Offshore Wind Lease Area to Dominion Energy

Jul 08, 2024

Avangrid, the U.S. unit of Spain's Iberdrola, has agreed to sell its Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease area to utility firm Dominion Energy for about $160 million, the companies said on Monday.Located in offshore North Carolina, Kitty Hawk…

Uncertainty Clouds US Offshore Wind in the Near Term

Jul 08, 2024

U.S. offshore wind aspirations, both federal and state, have resulted in excitement about the potential opportunity of a large U.S. offshore wind market. But uncertainty, initially financially driven and increasingly a result of political uncertainty…

WINDEA CTV Fleet Takes Shape

Jul 05, 2024

With its two latest vessel deliveries, WINDEA CTV has completed its inaugural fleet of Jones Act qualified crew transfer vessels (CTV) to service the growing U.S. offshore wind industry.The four brand-new Incat Crowther-designed hybrid-ready…

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