Inflation Reduction Act: Good news for offshore
Legislation that started life as “The Build Back Better Act” is now headed for likely passage by the House as “The Inflation Reduction Act” and there looks to be a lot in
offshore oil and gas
Interior releases proposed 5-year offshore oil and gas lease sales program
The U.S. Department of the Interior chose the Friday of the July 4 weekend to release its proposed program for the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS
Canada greenlights Equinor’s Bay du Nord project
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, last week formally approved an environmental assessment report that determined that Equinor’s proposed Bay du Nord Development Project is not likely to cause
Senate bill introduced to close Jones Act offshore loophole
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) yesterday introduced the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act. The legislation is cosponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Garret Graves (R-La.-06) and John Garamendi
Jackson Offshore Operators adds another PSV to fleet
Jackson Offshore Operators LLC is growing its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet with the acquisition of the M/V Storm. Once it has completed regulatory requirements, the vessel will commence a five-year contract
U.S. complies with court order on oil and gas leases
The Department of the Interior reports that the U.S. has appealed a preliminary injunction entered by the district court in Louisiana that enjoined the department of the Interior from implementing the pause
NOIA to Biden: We need an offshore wind permitting czar
To speed the approval process for offshore wind developments, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) wants the incoming Biden Administration to appoint a renewable energy permitting czar inside the Executive Office of
Wärtsilä to cut 600 jobs
JULY 17, 2015 — Wärtsilä is to cut some 600 jobs, about 160 of them in Finland, at its Ship Power business, which it has now renamed Marine Solutions. The job cuts
Lied to BSEE, gets probation and community service
MAY 26, 2015 — Race Addington, 49, of Houston, TX, was sentenced May 20 for making false statements to Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) inspectors in relation to the veracity
Guido Perla design Fast Supply Vessels for Mexico
JULY 14, 2014—Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) has been awarded a contract to deliver the Design Package and Class Approval Package for two GPA