Court rules against further GoM oil and gas lease sale delay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an order dismissing an appeal against a GoM oil and gas lease preliminary injunction. As we reported earlier, the Bureau of
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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
Harvey Gulf appoints Philip Luongo EVP sales
Philip Luongo has joined New Orleans headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine as executive vice president of sales, focusing on oil & gas, subsea, offshore wind, government and military contracts, and space exploration.
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.
Bourbon and Horizon in JV targeting harsh environment offshore services
Paris-headquartered Bourbon and Canada’s Horizon Maritime have started a new offshore services joint venture. Called Bourbon Horizon AS it will focus on the North Sea and Canadian offshore markets. Incorporated in Norway,
Alaska O&G lease sale attracts just one bid
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 on December 30, 2022, as directed by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The sale generated
Bordelon Marine signs ULIV charter agreement with Subsea 7
Lockport, La., headquartered Bordelon Marine LLC has signed a one-year term charter agreement, starting in July 2022, with Subsea 7 i-Tech US Inc. for the M/V Connor Bordelon. Built by Bordelon Marine
ABS launches new sustainability guide for greener offshore operations
ABS has launched detailed requirements for greener offshore operations in the first sustainability guide to target the offshore industry. Developed by working with major offshore industry clients, the newly-released revised sustainability guide
ABS appoints Miguel Hernandez to lead global offshore
Miguel Hernandez, formerly general manager of sales and marketing at MODEC, has been named senior vice president of offshore business development at ABS. In that role he is leading ABS’s global offshore
Keppel AmFELS and Keppel Shipyard each book FPU contracts
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Keppel AmFELS, Inc., in Brownsville, Texas, and Keppel Shipyard Ltd, in Singapore, have been awarded contracts worth around SGD 75 million (about US$55 million) for