Talos Energy Inc announces updates to its organization that support Talos's growth and strategic priorities and the recently closed QuarterNorth Energy Inc. ("QuarterNorth") acquisition.

Exail, a global leader in surface navigation, has secured a contract with Bourbon, a leading French maritime services provider, to supply several units of Exail Octans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for integration into Bourbon Subsea Services subsidiary's fleet. These units will be installed on multiple Bourbon Evolution 800 Series multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) dedicated to subsea operations at depths down to 3,000 meters.

NOAA electronic navigational charts (NOAA ENC^®) are vector data sets that support all types of marine navigation. Originally designed for large commercial vessels, ENCs are used in computer navigation programs and mobile applications on many types of ships, including recreational vessels. NOAA ENCs provide real time ship positioning, as well as collision and grounding avoidance.

The price to rent an offshore rig hit a nine-year high last year with jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships costing on average US$118,000, $368,000 and $419,000, respectively (as of 31 December 2023). These figures represent an overall 54% increase in dayrates when compared with 2021. This swift rate of cost inflation – sparked by higher global rig demand, rising utilization and tightening availability – has more recently become a factor in the slowdown in contracting activity as operators take stock of their current rig provisions and look at ways to keep future projects economical, as well as being extra careful to make the right rig selection, especially for long-term campaigns.

CBED has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for their new SOV, Wind Creation’s, first project as part of the CBED fleet. With this new walk-to-work project, the SOV joins in commissioning an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

National energy leaders unveiled several key announcements affecting the growing offshore wind industry at Oceantic Network’s International Partnering Forum (IPF). The largest offshore wind conference in the Americas, IPF’s third day featured plenary remarks from offshore wind industry leaders as well as government officials including US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority President Doreen Harris and others, whomade several key announcements that will drive success in the industry through 2024 and beyond.

In remarks at the International Partnering Forum conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will announce a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule, which includes up to 12 potential offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028. Future offshore wind energy lease sales from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) are anticipated in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and the waters offshore of the US territories in the next five years. The leasing schedule includes four potential offshore lease sales in 2024, one each in 2025 and 2026, two in 2027, and four in 2028.

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and BIMCO have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on some of the monumental challenges and opportunities within the areas of bunker, marine energy and maritime sectors and help facilitate shipping’s decarbonization efforts.

AST Networks, a leading provider of land and maritime communication technology and remote connectivity solutions, expands its ecosystem further through the acquisition of Reygar Ltd, an award-winning provider of fully integrated performance monitoring and control solutions for crewed and uncrewed vessels.

Kraken Robotics Inc. announces that effective April 23, Peter A. Hunter has been appointed Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hunter joined Kraken’s Board in November of 2023 and is the founder, Chairman, and Managing Partner of Artemis Capital Partners, L.P., a Boston-based specialized private equity firm focused on differentiated industrial technology manufacturers.

Vestdavit is reaping the benefits of its strategic location in the Netherlands with its Dutch subsidiary boosting revenue by 50% last year as the regional business grows on the back of increasing aftersales and davit commissioning work on newbuilds.

With a total installed capacity of 900 MW, the two offshore wind farms are in operation and fully connected to the grid, making them the largest of their kind in Taiwan and in the Asia-Pacific region.

Vår Energi ASA is on track for growth and value creation and delivers strong financial results in a quarter with record high production.

The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) has been awarded an 8-year pilot license by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to test marine renewable energy-generating tidal turbines at the Bourne Tidal Test Site in Bourne, Massachusetts. The Bourne Tidal Test Site (BTTS) is the only tidal test site in the US to have obtained such a license. This license allows turbines to generate renewable electricity directly to the grid.

Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49 percent of Vattenfall's Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms to BASF. The two companies are thus deepening their partnership in the field of renewable energy.