Offshore News
China Says 20MW World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine was Hoisted for Tests
A new 20 MW wind turbine designed for floating applications was recently successfully hoisted in China ahead of the start of testi...
Read More >>Suspension Lifted at Vineyard Wind with New Plan Calling for Blade Removal
A revised Construction and Operations Plan has been approved for the troubled U.S. offshore wind farm known as Vineyard Wind app...
Read More >>Biden Administration Makes Final Moves to Advance Offshore Wind Power
On the final working day of the Biden Administration, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the approval of one...
Read More >>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...
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