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
North Sea
Baltic and North Sea green fleet renewal study launches
An alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers called the Responsible Shipping Initiative has teamed with DNV to launch a feasibility study aimed at developing a commercial framework for orders of green-fueled newbuilds
Vard wins order for Dogger Bank SOV trio
Norwegian headquartered Fincantieri Group company Vard has secured contracts for the design and construction of three hybrid Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for Aberdeen, Scotland, based North Star Renewables. The trio will operate
Wärtsilä WebVTS enhances safety at North Sea offshore installations
Wärtsilä Voyage reports that it has successfully completed its first commercial installation of its Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS 5.0 software application. The system was ordered by Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee B.V. to provide greater
Havila mulls options following early redelivery of PSV
In another sign of tough times in the North Sea OSV market, Norway’s Havila Shipping ASA reports that Shell UK Limited has redelivered the PSV Havila Crusader early. Havila says that the
DOF Subsea books North Sea contracts
Bergen, Norway, headquartered DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, reports that it has recently secured several new contracts for projects to be carried out over the next few months in the
Damen Verolme Rotterdam to refit Stena Drilling semi
AUGUST 2, 2018 — One of Damen Shipyards Group’s shipyards with the most experience in the repair and refit of complex offshore structures, Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR), has been awarded a contract
Awilco Drilling inks contract for newbuild harsh environment semi
MARCH 11, 2018 — Aberdeen, Scotland, based Awilco Drilling has signed a contract with Singapore’s KeppelFELS shipyard covering the construction of a Moss Maritime design CS60 ECO MW semisubmersible drilling rig. The
S.D. Standard Drilling PSV awarded North Sea contract
JANUARY 4, 2018 — Limassol, Cyprus, headquartered S.D. Standard Drilling Plc (SDSD) reports that Standard Supplier, one of its five large, wholly owned platform supply vessels (PSVs), has been awarded a one-well
Pioneering Spirit sets world lifting record
APRIL 28, 2017 — Allseas’ dynamically positioned single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit set a world lifting record today with the safe and successful removal of Shell UK’s 24,000 t Brent