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  • Shell gets green light for Arctic drilling, but with conditions

    23 July 2015

    Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno yesterday (July 22, 2015) announced that Shell has received conditional approval of two Applications for Permits to Drill (APD) to conduct limited exploratory drilling activities in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska. Specifically, the APDs limit Shell to drilling only the top sections of wells and […]

  • Bassoe: Borr wakes up to reality and becomes a real company

    22 February 2018
    Exploration & Production

    With their acquisition of Paragon Offshore, Borr Drilling isn’t just a cool feat of financially-engineered asset playing anymore. They’re a real drilling contractor.

  • ‘HADES’ Project Explores Depths of Kermadec Trench

    14 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    National Science Foundation (NSF) has recruited a team of researchers to find out what lives in Kermadec Trench at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. They will use the world’s only full-ocean-depth, hybrid, remotely-operated vehicle, Nereus, and other advanced technology to find out.  The trench, located off New Zealand, is the fifth deepest trench in the world. Its […]

  • Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell among highest bidders in Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sale

    31 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The latest oil and gas lease sale for acreage in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico gathered nearly $264 million in high bids.

  • Wilmington District Commissions New Dredger “Murden” (USA)

    12 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District officially commissioned its newest shallow-draft dredge vessel – MURDEN – in a ceremony May 29 at the Engineer Repair Yard in Wilmington. The Commissioning Ceremony signifies the acceptance for service and entry of a ship into the active fleet. It is the final and, perhaps most significant, […]

  • CEDA, IADC to Organise Forum on Early Contractor Involvement

    21 February 2011

      An interactive forum and networking event for project owners, financiers, insurers, contractors, construction lawyers, regulators, government agencies and NGOs, advisors to decision makers in the maritime infrastructure construction industry. This two-day forum with the theme Partnering Creates Possibilities will bring together top-level experts and advisors responsible for construction projects for an in-depth exchange of […]

  • USA: Ingalls Shipbuilding Presents 39 Shipbuilders with “President’s Awards for Excellence”

    22 August 2011

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding​ division presented 39 shipbuilders with “President’s Awards for Excellence” for their outstanding and innovative work on shipbuilding projects. The award-winners—two individuals and six teams—were honored at a dinner held Aug. 18 in Gulfport. “These teams have taken inefficient processes and changed them and developed new processes to do their jobs […]

  • Intesa set for more Russia deals after winning Putin’s favor over Rosneft

    19 May 2017

    Italian lender Intesa Sanpaolo took on a deal rival banks had turned down when it advised on the sale of a stake in sanctioned Russian oil major Rosneft last year, and by pulling off the sale it won favour from the Kremlin.

  • Wave of consolidation ready to hit the offshore drilling industry (or not?)

    21 September 2017
    Exploration & Production

    By: David Carter Shinn Rig owners’ aversion to consolidation creates a barrier which slows progress toward efficiency. Competition is vital to a well-functioning market. As we’ve seen throughout history, when there are too few players, prices rise and freedom of selection decreases. When there are too many players, growth and profitability become more difficult to attain. […]

  • DKSH Thailand Introduces IMS State-of-the-Art Self Propelled Hydraulic Dredges

    10 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    DKSH, the leading provider of Market Expansion Services with a focus on Asia, provides marketing, sales, distribution, and after-sales services to IMS Dredges, the world’s leader in one truck transportable dredge systems. To help solve the persistent flood problem affecting Thailand DKSH introduces the one truck transportable “IMS Versi-Dredge” to the Thai market. As sole distributor […]

  • Japan: Researchers Sample Pacific for Signs of Fukushima

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    An international research team is reporting the results of a research cruise they organized to study the amount, spread, and impacts of radiation released into the ocean from the tsunami-crippled reactors in Fukushima, Japan. The group of 17 researchers and technicians from eight institutions spent 15 days at sea in June 2011 studying ocean currents, […]

  • Tampa Harbor Dredging Provides Island Haven for Birds

    2 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Every year, hundreds of birds flock to two manmade islands at the edge of Tampa Harbor’s federal navigation channel in Hillsborough Bay. The birds have found the islands, which are posted and protected from trespassers, to provide ideal conditions to safely court, nest, and raise their young. At the moment, though, more than just baby […]

  • OCCS – a promising interim solution to cut emissions from shipping

    23 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) could play an important role as an interim measure for shipping decarbonization while alternative fuels are scaled up, it was heard at a recent seminar organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

  • Clarksons: 2023 a positive year for shipping as China delivers 50% of shipbuilding output

    5 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Seaborne trade has witnessed a notable uptick in 2023, registering a 3% increase to a $12.4 billion, according to data from Clarksons Research. The global maritime landscape further unveils a 3% growth in the world fleet, reaching an 2.3 billion deadweight tons (dwt). Despite this expansion, the newbuilding orderbook demonstrates a measured 3% year-on-year increase, […]

  • Columbia River Restoration Act Moves Forward

    15 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that the Columbia River Restoration Act is moving forward as part of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which is expected to pass the Senate as soon as this week. The legislation would authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a voluntary, competitive Columbia Basin […]

  • USA: Research Vessel Roger Revelle Returns to San Diego After Six-Year Deployment

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance

      The research vessel Roger Revelle, owned by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research and operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, returns to San Diego after a six-year deployment. Roger Revelle (1909-1991), the ship’s namesake, was director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1951 to 1964. Long associated with the […]

  • Dockwise Board Supports Merger with Boskalis (The Netherlands)

    13 February 2013

    The Board of Directors of Dockwise  has unanimously resolved to support the combination of Dockwise and Boskalis and to recommend the mandatory cash offer by Boskalis of EUR 18.50 / NOK 137.65 per share cum dividend for all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Dockwise . Boskalis welcomes the position […]

  • The Netherlands: Bureau Veritas Developing Offshore Wind Farm Certification

    12 November 2012

    On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a regulatory certificate in the […]

  • The Netherlands: Bureau Veritas Developing Offshore Wind Farm Certification

    12 November 2012

    On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the Director Industry of Bureau Veritas Mr. Yvo Jansen. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What is the process behind acquiring a regulatory certificate in the […]

  • The Netherlands: Dockwise Recommends Boskalis Offer to Shareholders

    13 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of Dockwise (the “Board”) has unanimously resolved to support the combination of Dockwise and Boskalis (the “Combination”) and to recommend the mandatory cash offer by Boskalis of EUR 18.50 / NOK 137.65 per share cum dividend for all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Dockwise (the […]

  • Shell presents gas & LNG as safe bets but keeps low carbon and renewable tools in play

    26 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Shell showcased its investment plans for the future, spotlighting its commitment to oil and gas to unlock longevity, further growth, and attractive returns.

  • Skandia Cowes Week: Final day round up

    11 August 2008

    Driving rain and a bracing Force 5 deterred many competitors from the race track on the final day of Skandia Cowes Week but the 14 remaining unclaimed trophies found worthy winners as class warfare continued to the bitter end. Conditions in the Solent were positively wintry as gusts reached 30 knots and with big and […]

  • Could PacWave test site potentially offer its own moorings for wave energy developers?

    13 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have identified the most cost-effective ways for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to acquire mooring systems for PacWave – a new wave energy test site offshore Oregon – which could facilitate the test campaigns for developers.

  • US oil & gas firm expanding its Gulf of Mexico footprint with $1.29 billion acquisition

    16 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Houston-based Talos Energy has set the wheels into motion to get its hands on QuarterNorth Energy, a privately-held U.S. Gulf of Mexico firm.

  • Bermuda: Seawell to Acquire Allis-Chalmers Energy in US$890 M Transaction

    13 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Seadrill’s majority owned subsidiary Seawell Limited and Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. announce that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Allis-Chalmers by Seawell in a transaction valued at approximately US$890 million (including assumed debt). The combined company will have approximately 6,500 employees and is projected by equity […]