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Democratic-Led Coalition Sues Trump for Halting Offshore Wind Projects

May 06, 2025

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.Seventeen states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston argued that the decision by the Republican president's administration…

UK Releases Environmental Guide on Future North Sea Oil and Gas Drilling

Jun 20, 2025

Britain on Thursday published long-awaited environmental guidance which is expected to impact the future development of two vast North Sea oil and gas fields by companies including Shell and Equinor.The guidance sets out how greenhouse gas emissions that would come from the oil and gas being used…

Scotland Launches Offshore Wind Consultation

Jun 11, 2025

Scottish government has launched a consultation on the updated draft marine plan to inform offshore wind developments in Scotland.The public consultation, running until August 22, 2025, is for a draft of the updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE)…

Cold Spray Technology: Parts Production Faster, Cheaper.

May 25, 2025

Titomic is ‘leading the future’ with Cold Spray Solutions, additive manufacturing of new products and components for newbuild and repair projects. Chris Myers, SVP Global Growth; and James Caldwell, Regional Sales Manager APAC, discuss the advantages…

ESVAGT, KMC Line to Launch Offshore Wind JV in South Korea

May 12, 2025

Danish vessel owner ESVAGT and South Korean shipping firm KMC Line have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture KESTO, dedicated to the growing South Korean offshore wind market.Through a joint venture partnership with KMC Line…

North Star’s CSOV Newbuilds Get LR’s Cyber Resilience Certification

Apr 23, 2025

North Star, a U.K.-based service operation vessel (SOV) operator, has become the first organization in the world to have ships achieve Lloyd’s Register’s Cyber Resilience classification.The classification is in line with mandatory International…

Pulling the Plug on Old Offshore Wells

Apr 14, 2025

Well-Safe Solutions, a seven-year-old company with already more than 400 employees and 100 well decommissioning projects under its belt, relies on its fleet – two semisubmersibles and one jack-up – but more so on its engineering acumen to successfully…

Woodside Sells Louisiana LNG Stake to Stonepeak for $5.7B

Apr 07, 2025

Woodside Energy Australia’s top gas producer, said on Monday it agreed to sell a 40% stake in its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant to U.S. infrastructure investor Stonepeak for $5.7 billion.The deal reduces Woodside's capital spending needs…

James Fisher Launches Japanese Business Unit

Feb 18, 2025

James Fisher and Sons, a global provider of specialist services to the energy, marine and defense industries, has launched new legal entity in Japan, reinforcing its long-term commitment to Japan and its footprint in North East Asia.The move…

UK Opens Incentive Scheme for Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 13, 2025

Britain opened an incentive scheme on Thursday for offshore wind projects, seeking to persuade developers to provide the investment to meet an ambitious goal of decarbonising the country's energy system by 2030.The scheme, called the 'Clean Industry Bonus'…

US Oil Majors Set to Curb ‘Drilling Boom’ Expectations Despite Trum Calls

Jan 28, 2025

Wall Street expects U.S. oil and gas companies to keep a lid on spending in 2025 and keep their focus on generating shareholder returns, despite calls by President Donald Trump to 'drill, baby, drill.'Big Oil begins reporting fourth-quarter results this week…

XOCEAN Nets $118M Investment to Expand Offshore Operations

Jan 09, 2025

Irish ocean data company XOCEAN has secured $118.3 million investment to support its expansion across multiple offshore segments including wind development and operations, asset integrity assurance, CCUS, and civil hydrography.XOCEAN partnered with S2G Ventures to structure the round…

Kosmos Energy Cancels Tullow Oil Takeover

Dec 17, 2024

U.S. oil and gas firm Kosmos Energy walked away from its pursuit of West Africa-focused Tullow Oil on Tuesday, without specifying any reason for the decision, prompting a 10% drop in Tullow's shares.Kosmos' announcement comes less than a week…

Australia Declares Sixth Offshore Wind Zone

Dec 15, 2024

The Australian Government has declared a new offshore wind zone in Bass Strait, north of Tasmania.Tasmania has some of the best wind resources in the world. Bass Strait has been named as one of the top options for offshore wind energy generation…

NSC and PlanSea to Develop AI-Powered Subsea Decommissioning Tech

Dec 09, 2024

The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a center of excellence for subsea research and technology development, has been awarded a grant to develop a subsea decommissioning optimization software demonstrator with PlanSea, a developer of marine logistics artificial intelligence (AI) technology…

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