GoM oil and gas lease sale generates $191.6 million in high bids
The Biden administration today complied with a court order and held a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale it had tried to cancel. According to the Bureau of Ocean Energy
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Jackson Offshore Operators adds another PSV to fleet
Jackson Offshore Operators LLC is growing its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet with the acquisition of the M/V Storm. Once it has completed regulatory requirements, the vessel will commence a five-year contract
Island Offshore operates PSV on biogas
Island Offshore reports that its LNG battery-hybrid PSV Island Crusader has become the first offshore vessel on the Norwegian shelf running on biogas, resulting in immediate and significant net reductions in CO2
Eidesvik and Wärtsilä to retrofit OSV for ammonia fueling
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä aimed at retrofitting an offshore supply vessel operate with an ammonia-fueled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. Called the
BOEM announces U.S. Gulf lease sale date
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that it will hold an oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on November 17, in compliance with an order
Solstad to upgrade 9th PSV to battery-hybrid
As part of the frame agreement between Aker BP and Solstad Offshore, the companies have entered into a new contract for the 91.6- by 22-meter platform supply vessel (PSV) Far Solitaire. The
Island Offshore to digitize its entire fleet
Island Offshore has signed a contract that will see Kongsberg Digital deliver its Vessel Insight infrastructure solution to its entire fleet of 26 offshore vessels. “By installing the Vessel Insight infrastructure, we
Harvey Gulf puts second tri-fueled PSV into operation
New Orleans headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that, following a battery pack retrofit, the M/V Harvey Power, a 310-foot platform supply vessel, has been immediately put in service utilizing three fuel
U.S. Gulf oil and gas production starts to recover
U.S. Gulf offshore oil and gas production is ticking back up again. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) reports that, in the wake of Hurricane Ida, as of 11:30 a.m.
USCG responds to drillship damaged in hurricane
Among vessels reportedly sustaining damage during Hurricane Ida was Noble Corporation’s ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Globetrotter II. That damage, it seems, was less than suggested in some social media posts. On September 1,