Offshore News
Norway Awards 53 New E&P Licenses on its Continental Shelf
Norway has awarded 53 new offshore oil and gas E&P licenses for acreage on its continental shelf, with 20 different...
Read More >>BOEM Starts Environmental Review for Next U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its plan to initiate an environmental review of the next U.S. off...
Read More >>Shell Writes Down its Holdings off Namibia By $400 Million
After three years and nine exploration wells, Shell has decided to write down the value of its lease area in Namibia's Orange...
Read More >>U.S. Sanctions Module Builder Wison Offshore for Working on Arctic LNG 2
Among other measures targeting Russia's energy sector, the Biden administration has sanctioned Zhoushan Wison Offsho...
Read More >>Ultra-Deepwater Gas Project Off Senegal Makes Big Step Forward
Senegal and Mauritania are set to become major producers of natural gas after oil major BP announced the first gas...
Read More >>Australian Border Force Captures 12 Illegal Fishing Boats in a Month
The Australian Border Force is pushing back hard on illegal fishing off the country's northern coast, where Indonesi...
Read More >>“No Windmills Are Being Built,” Trump Declares
President-elect Donald Trump talked for the first time about the energy policy of his second administration and reiterat...
Read More >>Wind Energy Becomes UK’s Largest Source of Electricity, Surpassing Gas
The UK continues to be at the forefront of Europe’s efforts for the transition to renewable energy with new data s...
Read More >>Equinor Secures $3B in Financing as Empire Wind 1 Moves Forward
A project financing package was completed at the end of December to continue the momentum for the development of another...
Read More >>BOEM Calls for Input for Offshore Wind Energy Leasing in Guam
In the final weeks of the Biden administration, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is...
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