BOEM moves ahead on oil and gas leasing
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Offshore Energy (BOEM) announced plans for the first-ever offshore wind lease sale off the U.S. West Coast. Today, with considerably less fanfare and tub thumping, BOEM announced
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Battery-hybrid PSV wins 5-year North Sea contract
Skudeneshavn, Norway, headquartered Solstad Offshore ASA reports that it has entered into a long-term contract for the battery-hybrid PSV Normand Falnes with TotalEnergies UK. The contract, which will be for five years
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NTSB: Severe winds led to fatal capsizing of SEACOR Power
Severe winds during a thunderstorm led to a loss of stability and ultimately the capsizing of the liftboat SEACOR Power, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday during a public board meeting.
Latest round of Equinor PSV contracts puts ammonia fueling in the mix
Norwegian energy giant Equinor yesterday awarded platform supply vessel (PSV) contracts for six ships to five shipowners. The contracts have a total value estimated at more than NOK 2.5 billion (about $235
Keppel O&M legacy jack-ups set to go to work
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has completed the modification works for the four legacy jack-up rigs that are be deployed on bareboat charters in Saudi Arabia. The rigs are being
OMSA hails USCG release of a roadmap for Jones Act vessels to aid in disaster recovery
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has praised the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for issuing a policy letter(CG-CVC Policy Letter 22-03) that, it says, “provides a transparent and expedited process for domestic
C-Innovation and Grand Isle Shipyard win plug and abandonment contract
C-Innovation (C-I) and Grand Isle Shipyard, LLC (GIS), two strategic oil and gas industry partners, have been awarded a plug and abandonment contract by Helix Alliance Decom LLC to provide pre-feed services
Tidewater to add battery pack to Norwegian-flag PSV
Tidewater Rederi AS, the Norwegian subsidiary of Houston-headquartered offshore services giant Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) is to retrofit its platform supply vessel North Pomor with a battery pack. It has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems
Helix extends well intervention vessel contract with Petrobras
Houston-headquartered Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) reports that it has entered into a two-year extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the
Bordelon Marine signs ULIV charter agreement with Subsea 7
Lockport, La., headquartered Bordelon Marine LLC has signed a one-year term charter agreement, starting in July 2022, with Subsea 7 i-Tech US Inc. for the M/V Connor Bordelon. Built by Bordelon Marine