offshore wind development

N.Y. Public Service Commission ruling disturbs offshore wind advocates

At the end of the day, electricity generated from offshore wind has to be paid for from consumers’ electricity bills. When those rates aren’t high enough to justify the huge investment required

FSIV (fast support intervention vessel)

Incat Crowther commissioned to design FSIV trio

Singapore shipbuilder Lita Ocean has commissioned Incat Crowther to design three new ABS-classed monohull fast support intervention vessels (FSIVs) for Saudi Arabia’s Zamil Offshore, which will use the 60-meter vessels to transport

One Big Beautiful Bill

New AOWFA legislation aims to close offshore energy Jones Act loophole

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) is applauding the introduction of the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act (AOWFA), saying, “this important legislation provides a step forward towards providing parity between U.S.-flagged and

Rendering of one the two MPSVs

Hornbeck to complete construction of two 400 class Jones Act MPSVs

Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. is to complete the two multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) that had been at the center of its recently settled lawsuit with Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.

oil and gas

BOEM sets new date for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has now set a date for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261. It will be held November 8, 2023. This is the sale

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Gulf Island resolves MPSV dispute with Hornbeck

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) said today that its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards LLC (GIS) has resolved its lawsuit with Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC relating to the construction of two multi-purpose

Midi-SOV

Could Midi-SOV be an offshore wind game changer?

Southampton, U.K., based Chartwell Marine has partnered with Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary to introduce the Midi-SOV. The 55-meter offshore wind service vessel combines the two companies’ expertise in crew transfer vessels

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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

Vroon has sold its offshore fleet

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

oil and gas

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

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