OPINION: Will Ferrell is right, Norway is a model for energy policy
by Aaron Smith, President and CEO, OMSA Like most Americans, I spent the Monday following the Super Bowl thinking about the ads. What stuck in my mind was GM’s ad featuring Will
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Kongsberg Maritime to deliver tech package for Triumph Subsea newbuild
Under a Letter of Intent signed with Brodosplit Shipyard and DIV Group in Croatia, Kongsberg Maritime is to deliver a large technology package for an ST-269 unit being built for the Scottish-based
Polarcus in provisional liquidation
Dubai-based seismic vessel specialist Polarcus (OSE: PLCS) is now in provisional liquidation. Following an application by Polarcus to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands seeking the appointment of “Soft Touch Provisional
First vessel gains ABS infectious disease mitigation notation
A DP3 diving support vessel (DSV) operated by Singapore-based Tasik Subsea has become the first vessel to be awarded an ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation notation. The ABS-classed Southern Star has met the
C-Innovation signs one-year RLWI contract extension with BP
Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate C-Innovation, LLC (C-I) has won a one-year extension of its contract with BP for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). CI’s giant OCV,
Keppel O&M to exit offshore rig building
Singapore’s Keppel Corporation today reported a SGD 506 million (about $381 million) net loss for FY 2020 after taking impairments of SGD 952 million (about US$761 million) mainly due to the offshore
Biden actions on climate change have big implications across maritime sector
President Joe Biden yesterday signed a number of Executive Orders that follow through on a commitment to take aggressive action on climate change that began on his first day in office with
Tidewater in fleet-wide roll-out of Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
An agreement with mobile satellite communications leader Inmarsat has seen offshore services major Tidewater Inc. advance its digitalization strategy by upgrading the majority of its active fleet to the Fleet Xpress mobile
Wärtsilä picks Corvus Energy for Harvey Gulf battery retrofits
Corvus Energy reports that it has received an order from Wärtsilä for four energy storage systems (ESS) for installation in offshore support vessels operated by New Orleans headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine.
Awilco Drilling terminates rig newbuilding contract
Awilco Drilling PLC reports that a wholly owned subsidiary, AR2, has notified shipbuilder Keppel FELS Limited that it has exercised its contractual termination right under the newbuilding contract for the construction of