NY Governor Cuomo unveils massive offshore wind plan
JANUARY 11, 2017 — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday called on the Long Island Power Authority to approve a 90 megawatt offshore wind project 30 miles southeast of Montauk. The
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Emerson solution picked for Sleipnir ballast control system
JANUARY 5, 2017 — Heerema Marine Contractors has chosen Emerson Automation Solutions to provide a valve remote control (VRC) system for the world’s largest semi-submersible offshore crane vessel, SSCV Sleipnir, currently under
Keppel FELS reaches settlement on Parden jack-up
DECEMBER 30, 2016 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS has reached an agreement on the sale of a KFELS B Class design jack-up originally ordered back in August 2015 by Uruguay-based Parden Holding for
Farstad secured lenders agree payments stand-still
DECEMBER 27, 2016 – Back in November, Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA said it had signed a non-binding letter of intent with a company in the Siem Industries group for the financial restructuring
Obama permanent drilling bans could be short lived
DECEMBER 21, 2016 — Oil and gas industry voices are already calling on the incoming Trump administration to reverse “permanent” restrictions on drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic announced yesterday by President
Statoil is winning bidder in NY offshore wind lease sale
DECEMBER 19, 2016 – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) reports that Statoil Wind US LLC, was the provisional winner of the December 16 competitive lease sale for renewable energy in
Diaviz-Oceanteam defers delivery of advanced CSV
DECEMBER 16, 2016 — Oslo-listed Oceanteam ASA says that its subsidiary Diavaz-Oceanteam Shipping (DOT) has come to an agreement with seller Pacific Radiance to postpone the delivery of the CSV Tampamachoco 1
Siem cancels dual-fuel PSV on order at Polish shipyard
DECEMBER 14, 2016 — Norway’s Siem Offshore today said that it had canceled the third in a series of four dual fueled platform supply vessels of VS 4411 DF design on order
Maersk Supply sheds two more
DECEMBER 14, 2016 — Maersk Supply Service is halfway to meeting the divestment goal it announced back in August, when it said it planned to shrink its fleet by up to 20
Block Island offshore wind farm starts commercial operation
DECEMBER 13, 2016 — America’s first offshore wind farm is up and running. Deepwater Wind reported yesterday that the Block Island Wind Farm has completed its commissioning and testing phases and has