In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline outage that has produced mounting fuel shortages along the East Coast, the Department of Transportation has announced that it is taking initial steps to determine if a Jones Act waiver is warranted.
Oil and gas contract activity remained relatively stable in Q1 2021, with the industry recording a marginal decrease in the number of contracts and at the same time an increase in disclosed contract value, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced approval of the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale, offshore wind project in the United States.
CGG has been awarded a major contract by Equinor for the seismic imaging of its Bacalhau 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering 409 sq km currently being acquired in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin. Final products for the fully imaged dataset are expected to be delivered within ten months after the survey is scheduled to complete in May 2021.
The offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows.
Global contractor Dolphin Drilling has announced it has secured a Letter of Intent with Wellesley Petroleum AS for the drilling of an HPHT exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
John Allan, Decommissioning Director at independent operator, EnQuest, has been announced as the latest industry heavyweight to join Decom North Sea’s Board of Directors.
Leidos Holdings, Inc., a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, has completed the acquisition of Gibbs & Cox, Inc. for approximately $380 million in cash. The transaction was previously announced on Feb. 23, 2021. Gibbs & Cox will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary and will be combined with Leidos' maritime systems division.
Shell Offshore Inc. (“Shell”), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has made a significant discovery at the Leopard prospect in the deep-water U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Leopard well encountered more than 600 feet (183 meters) net oil pay at multiple levels. Evaluation is ongoing to further define development options.
McDermott International, Ltd. has been selected by BHP Petróleo Operaciones de México, S. De R.L. De C.V. (BHP), in partnership with Pemex, to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of a Semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) for the Trion Project in the Gulf of Mexico.
StormGeo, a global leader in weather intelligence software and decision support services, is announcing that Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - will acquire StormGeo to accelerate their digital services offering and to add an important tool to the decarbonizing tool box offering.
Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a contract by Australia-based Engage Marine for the delivery of three ASD Tug 3212.
The Vessel Impact and Motion Monitoring System (VIMMS) is designed as a direct response to the maritime industry’s requirement to monitor crew and vessel levels of shock and vibration on both crew and vessels during operations in waves and at high speeds.
StormGeo, the leader in weather intelligence, ship routing and fleet performance management solutions, has increased its partnership with Ocean Network Express (ONE), the sixth largest container carrier in the world.
Mercy Ships announced this week that the Global Mercy ™ has now completed deep water sea trials, one of the final milestones in the countdown towards the hospital ship’s delivery, equipping, maiden voyage and launch into service to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022.
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded two new contracts for the construction of the South Breakwater and Crown Wall, with a total value of £60 million.
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