offshore oil rig

Court invalidates giant U.S. Gulf lease sale

In a ruling yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Rudolph Contreras invalidated the Department of Interior’s decision to offer 80 million acres in the Gulf of

Valaris offshore rig

Valaris announces multiple offshore contracts

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has kicked off the New Year by announcing a flurry of contracts. Today it reported that it has been awarded the following new contracts: One-well

PSV with K-Line Offshore paint job

REM to buy K-Line Offshore’s PSVs

Tokyo-headquartered K-Line reported Friday that it had decided to dissolve its Norwegian-based subsidiary K-Line Offshore, sell its vessels and take a total extraordinary loss of approximately JPY 17 billion (almost $150 million).

A Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale BOEM didn't want to hold drew in big bids

GoM oil and gas lease sale generates $191.6 million in high bids

The Biden administration today complied with a court order and held a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale it had tried to cancel. According to the Bureau of Ocean Energy

Geoquip Saentis vessel

OMSA report alleges offshore wind Jones Act violations

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has released its second report made to U.S. authorities under its Jones Act Enforcer program. Sent to Rear Admiral John W. Mauger. Assistant Commandant for Prevention

Fortescue’s green ammonia pilot vessel will be an MMA Offshore platform supply vessel

Fortescue to have green vessel at sea in 2022

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group plans to have a vessel operating on green ammonia at sea by next year. The news was announced yesterday in an address at the COP26 Transport Day by

ABS in two JDPs promising new green roles for offshore platforms

Long a symbol of fossil-fuel production, offshore platforms could gain a new green image as the result of two landmark joint development projects announced on the sidelines of the COP26 conference by

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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

Island Offshore PSV being bunkered with biogas

Island Offshore operates PSV on biogas

Island Offshore reports that its LNG battery-hybrid PSV Island Crusader has become the first offshore vessel on the Norwegian shelf running on biogas, resulting in immediate and significant net reductions in CO2

Fast Crew Supplier

VIDEO: New Fast Crew Supplier aims to be a game changer

After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and

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