Apollo, a leading UK-based engineering, and energy advisory consultancy is announcing the appointment of Richard Dinsdale as the new Head of Energy Transition. Richard's expertise and commitment to advancing clean energy initiatives will be instrumental in driving Apollo's mission towards a sustainable future.

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.

A new report released shows Louisiana businesses and workers stand to benefit from expansion of offshore wind nationally and in the Gulf of Mexico. The “Louisiana Offshore Wind Supply Chain Assessment,” released by the Southeastern Wind Coalition, GNO Inc., Center for Planning Excellence, and The Pew Charitable Trusts, with research partner and global energy consultancy Xodus Group, identifies recommendations to tap into more Louisiana know-how to help build offshore wind in US waters.

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.

Vallourec has secured a fourth major order in the framework of the Long-Term Agreement (LTA) signed in 2021 with ExxonMobil Guyana. Under the contract, Vallourec will deliver line pipe for ExxonMobil Guyana’s deep-water Whiptail project. The Whiptail project is located in the Stabroek Block, a 26,800 km² strategic basin located off Guyana’s continental shelf, where several important discoveries have been made since 2015.

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.

During the FOWT event in Marseille, BW Ideol, one of the global leaders in the sector, unveiled its brand-new market approach combining standardization and mass production to a selected panel of utilities and partners.

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.