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US Plans New Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

Apr 21, 2025

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to begin a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.“Launching…

Hanwha Ocean Marks Entry into Deepwater Drilling Market with First Drillship

Apr 08, 2025

Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry.The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary design and is…

TGS Gets Shallow-Water OBN Job off Trinidad

Apr 07, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a shallow-water ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract offshore Trinidad.The 3D baseline contract is scheduled to begin in early third quarter of 2025.The total duration of the survey is approximately 80 days…

GHD Gets FEED Contract for 2GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

Engineering specialist GHD has been selected to provide the electrical front-end engineering design (FEED) for the initial phase of the Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, a new development by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDPR.The…

CorPower Ocean, NTNU Join Forces for AI-Based Wave Energy Project

Mar 18, 2025

CorPower Ocean has secured financial backing from Vinnova, Sweden’s national innovation agency, for a project exploring the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) for improved performance and control in wave energy technology.The WACE project…

SBM Offshore, Microsoft Team Up for Clean AI-Driven Floating Power Solutions

Mar 14, 2025

SBM Offshore has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop standardized, AI-powered carbon-free floating power solutions to address the growing needs for carbon-free electricity.This collaboration is set to transform…

EU-Backed Project to Unlock Tidal and River Energy Potential

Mar 13, 2025

A new EU-funded project has brought together 14 partners across Europe to unlock the potential of harnessing tidal and river energy in the North-West Europe.The SHINES project, short fo Showcasing Hydrokinetic energy Innovations for Northwest European Energy Sovereignty…

Vard Cuts First Steel for Island Offshore’s Hybrid Construction Vessel

Mar 07, 2025

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has marked the start of construction of Island Offshore’s hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) at its shipyard in Romania.Vard secured the order for the vessel, named Island Evolution, from Island Offshore back in May 2024…

Australia Grants Feasibility Licenses for 3.2GW Offshore Wind Projects

Mar 03, 2025

The government of Australia has granted feasibility licenses for two offshore wind projects with a total planned capacity of 3.2 GW, to be developed off the coasts of New South Wales and Victoria.The feasibility licenses have been awarded for the Southern Ocean and Hunter zones…

NOC Completes Scottish Roadmap for Offshore Wind Environmental Monitoring

Feb 26, 2025

The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has delivered a roadmap to guide the observation of ocean to increase the understanding of the potential impacts of expanding offshore wind developments on the marine environment.The Scoping an Offshore…

BOEM Rescinds Controversial NTL—A Win for Offshore Energy Development

Feb 24, 2025

National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) rescinded NTL No. 2023-G01, Expanded Rice’s Whale Protection Efforts During Reinitiated Consultation…

Environmental Groups File Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans

Feb 20, 2025

Environmental groups on Wednesday moved in court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from allowing offshore oil drilling along broad swaths of U.S. coastline, in what appeared to be the first legal challenges to the Republicans’ efforts to boost fossil fuel production…

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