Patriot Offshore Maritime Services NY, a subsidiary of Lake Success, N.Y. based Liberty Green Logistics, announced it has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services for Empire Offshore Wind LLC.Patriot Offshore's…
The U.S. departments of Energy (DOE) and the Interior (DOI) announced the selection of 14 projects totaling nearly $17 million to further support durable and environmentally responsible U.S. offshore wind energy and marine energy deployments…
ExxonMobil said on Thursday it has acquired state leases for over 271,000 acres in Texas state waters for an offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) capture operation.The lease with the Texas General Land Office follows Exxon's 2021 bid for federal land off the Texas coast for CO2 capture…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill is looking to buy more assets or create a larger player by merging with peers, the company's CEO said on Wednesday.Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen lost the control of the company, once the world's largest driller by market cap…
Esgian provides an update on new contract awards for Greatship, Transocean, Noble and Stena Drilling in its Week 36 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsGreatship has secured a contract with Cairn for its 350-ft Greatdrill Chetna jackup drilling rig in India…
Talos Energy and its partners have discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas in the Ewing Bank 953 well in the Gulf of Mexico.The EW 953 well encountered approximately 127 feet of net pay in the target sand at approximately 19…
Talos Energy said on Friday its CEO Tim Duncan had stepped down on Aug. 29 after serving more than 12 years as the U.S. oil and gas firm's top boss.Shares of the company fell 2.7% in premarket trade.The company named board member Joseph Mills…
A commercial dive crew from Phoenix International Holdings recently completed an underwater inspection in lieu of drydocking (UWILD) for Talos Energy on the Thunderhawk platform at MC-736-A in the Gulf of Mexico.Using a deep air package and a dive crew consisting of six divers…
The safe, timely and cost-efficient decommissioning of offshore infrastructure is one of the big challenges faced by the oil & gas sector. We estimate that the liability currently stands at over $300 billion (real terms), and this will only…
A ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony was held to signal the start of construction at the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal in Massachusetts.The Crowley Wind Services-led project involves transforming a former oil- and coal-fired power plant into Massachusetts’ second wind port…
U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy has set out plans to drill three consecutive high-impact subsalt wells in the Gulf of Mexico, using Seadrill’s West Vela drillship.In an operations update, Talos Energy said it expects to take possession…
Esgian provides an update on the second round of jackup suspensions in Saudi Arabia in its Week 32 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsArabian Drilling has confirmed that Saudi Aramco has initiated discussions with the drilling…
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said on Friday it is seeking competitive bids for offshore wind leases off the coast of Texas after renewable energy developer Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC made an unsolicited bid.The administration…
Esgian provides an update on new drilling plans in Guyana and Norway in its Week 29 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsADES has secured a 10-year contract extension for 250-ft jackup Admarine 657 offshore Saudi Arabia, commencing…
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…