BOEM proposes fewest oil and gas lease sales in history
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) does not allow the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to issue a lease for offshore wind development unless the agency has offered at least 60 million
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Vroon completes offshore vessel sell-off
One of the best-known companies in Netherlands shipping, Vroon, says that it has finalized its restructuring and completed the sale of 37 vessels from its offshore fleet. That leaves Vroon with a
BOEM postpones GoM oil and gas lease sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced that it is postponing Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261, which had been set for today, September
Nexan returns to Ulstein for next generation cable layer
Paris, France, headquartered Nexans is to add a third cable layer to its fleet. Like its flagship vessel, Nexans Aurora, it will be built by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a
Virginia offshore wind project marks a regulatory milestone
Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project reached a major regulatory milestone today when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it had completed its environmental analysis
Court orders BOEM to hold GoM Lease Sale 261 the way Congress directed
The State of Louisiana, the American Petroleum Institute, Chevron USA Inc. and Shell Offshore have been granted a preliminary injunction in response to their law suit challenging conditions in BOEM’s Final Notice
Tidewater in global value agreement with Caterpillar
Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. [NYSE: TDW] has executed a Global Value Agreement (GVA) with Caterpillar covering its worldwide fleet of over 200 OSVs that operate in more than 60 countries. Caterpillar
Fincantieri Bay starts construction of CREST Wind SOV
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., yesterday began construction of the 289-foot service operation vessel (SOV) that it is building for the Crowley-Esvagt joint venture CREST Wind. The HAV 832 design
ABS issues AIP for offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform
An offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform design from the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The design developed by KRISO
Samuel Byrne joins Equinor Renewables Americas as VP of operations
Equinor reports that it has appointed Samuel Byrne as vice president of operations at Equinor Renewables Americas. Byrne most recently served as vice president responsible for operations & maintenance at Vestas Wind