New U.S. OCS oil and gas lease sales in the works
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum last Friday directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate the first step in a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore
offshore oil and gas
Biden to issue broad offshore oil and natural gas leasing ban
In a reminder that, like operas, U.S. presidencies aren’t over until they are over, the White House today released a statement saying that, using his authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer
Could new BOEM rule accelerate GOM decommissioning activity?
Back in January, the Government Accountability Office issued a report criticizing two U.S. Department of the Interior agencies (BOEM and BSEE) for delays in the decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms
Bourbon orders six new Surfer crewboats for its West Africa operations
Bourbon Mobility, the Paris-headquartered Bourbon Group’s offshore oil and gas personnel transfer business, has ordered six new interfield Surfer crewboats for its West Africa operations. Designed by Marseille based naval architecture firm
New Ulstein SX232: A subsea vessel for all markets
Seeing a “surge of optimism” in the offshore service vessel market, Ulstein has unveiled a design for a new subsea vessel, the Ulstein SX232, to serve both the fixed and floating offshore
SLB’s Le Peuch: Offshore oil and gas “experiencing a renaissance”
“Offshore [oil and gas] is experiencing a renaissance, with significant breadth and anticipated durability. Driven by the imperative of energy security, regionalization, and North American shale supply discipline, operators across the world
Offshore wind vessel ordering gathers momentum
Offshore wind vessel developments are picking up pace worldwide, generating a wide range of new designs for everything from massive wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) through to the crew transfer vessels that
April 2023
This month’s issue takes a look at the offshore sector, including offshore service vessels, floating wind and the oil and gas field—all of which have a lot going on at the moment.
BOEM moves ahead on oil and gas leasing
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Offshore Energy (BOEM) announced plans for the first-ever offshore wind lease sale off the U.S. West Coast. Today, with considerably less fanfare and tub thumping, BOEM announced
NOIA praises Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act provisions
When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, among those coming away from the ceremony with a signing pen as a souvenir was Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who cosponsored the