BOEM moves ahead on California offshore oil and gas

BOEM sets date for Big Beautiful Gulf 2 oil & gas lease sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2), the second of 30 Gulf of America oil and gas

P-78

Seatrium-built FPSO P-78 achieves first oil on Brazil’s Búzios field

Singapore’s Seatrium Limited reports that the Petrobras 78 (P-78) FPSO achieved first oil production, on Brazil’s Búzios field, on December 31, 2025. The milestone marked Seatrium’s successful expansion of its end-to-end capabilities

Duffy talks Texas GulfLink

Texas GulfLink gets its deepwater port license

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that Texas GulfLink LLC has received a license to own, construct, and operate a deepwater port for the export of crude oil from the

Auerbach’s new vessels will benefit from NexusWave's ability to accommodate customer and crew requirements, with unlimited high-speed connectivity from a single, fully managed source. [Image: Auerbach Schifffahrt]

Auerbach’s new ECO heavy lift ships will have NexusWave connectivity

Hamburg-headquartered Auerbach Schifffahrt is to install Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave connectivity solution across a fleet of eight ECO newbuild heavy lift ships on order at China’s Taizhou Sanfu Shipyard. The designs set new

Polar King

Alaska Marine Lines completes overhaul of veteran tugboat Polar King

Alaska Marine Lines (AML), one of the Lynden family of companies, reports that its 50-year-old tugboat Polar King is back on the water following a complete overhaul (see earlier story). The 120

Windward Paris at sea

VIDEO: Windward Offshore takes delivery of Windward Paris

Hamburg-headquartered Windward Offshore has officially taken delivery of its second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), Windward Paris. Built by Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard, it was delivered ahead of schedule by its Vard

Vessel treated with Hempaguard NB

Hempel completes first applications of next-gen Hempaguard NB

Hempel has successfully completed the first ever applications of its next-generation silicone hull coating, Hempaguard NB, which, as its name implies, has been specifically designed for newbuilding yard applications. One of the

Sunrise Wind wins court order

Sunrise Wind is fifth of five paused wind projects set to resume ops

All five of the offshore wind projects paused by the Trump administration on Dec. 22, 2025, citing “national security risks” apparently related to radar clutter, have now won court orders allowing them

Sampling two-stroke engine drain oil

CMT welcomes new Everllence guidance on two-stroke engine drain oil monitoring

Glueckstadt, Germany-headquartered testing and monitoring solutions provider CM Technologies GmbH has welcomed a new service letter from Everllence on how to properly monitor, manage and interpret the cylinder condition of large two-stroke

Candela P-12 on the Oslofjord, passing one of the traditional electric vessels already in operation in Norway's capital. [Photo: Candela]

VIDEO: Candela P-12 e-foiler completes world’s longest electric sea journey

Swedish foiling ferry innovator Candela AB reports that a Candela P-12 has completed a 160-nautical-mile journey from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Oslo, Norway. This, says Candela, is the longest voyage thus far performed

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