Offshore

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BOEM seeks 2023-2024 study ideas

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The Storm was brought to Bollinger Shipyards earlier this year to be refurbished, including the installation of new Z-drive azimuth thrusters. Jackson Offshore Operators photo

Jackson Offshore acquires PSV that is under contract to Shell

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The Department of the Interior today announced three major milestones to promote commercial offshore wind energy development. Atlantic Wind Transfers photo

Interior Department to advance offshore wind in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

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Alaska rigs BSSE (800x468) — Rigs in icy waters off Alaska. BSSE photo.

BOEM releases draft EIS for proposed Cook Inlet lease sale

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gom-jack-up-rig-osv-sun-crop-boem — Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

OMSA forms workforce development committee

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The call comes after a survey by the AXIS Network, in partnership with Step Change in Safety, found 62% of women said their coveralls didn’t fit effectively, while 51% said their outerwear/jackets are not suitably sized. Red Wing photo

Drive to improve safety standards for women's offshore PPEs

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The agreement, part of the “Commonwealth Wind” proposal, is contingent upon the company winning an award by the state of Massachusetts, which is currently evaluating offshore wind procurement bids. Crowley Maritime rendering

Major offshore wind port could be coming to Salem, Mass.

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Among the blocks excluded from the lease sale are the blocks subject to the congressional moratorium established by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. Shell photo

BOEM announces oil and gas lease sale for Gulf of Mexico

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The Harvey Power is also being outfitted with a real time emissions monitoring system that will allow the company to track the boat's emissions in real time. Harvey Gulf International Marine photo

Harvey Gulf takes delivery of second tri-fuel OSV

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BSEE engineer Max Carrier verifies that the headache ball hook safety pin latch was intact in adequate condition during a performance-based safety inspection on an offshore platform drilling rig on June 11. BSEE photo

BSEE inspections of Gulf facilities reveal safety gaps

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The ABS Guide for Sustainability Notations focuses on sustainability aspects of asset design, outfitting and layout that can be controlled, measured, and assessed. ABS photo

ABS awards first SUSTAIN notation to FPSO

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A Coast Guard airplane crew conducts an overflight assessment Sept. 5, 2021, of the Bay Marchand approximately two miles south of Port Fourchon, La. The crew found an 11-mile rainbow sheen that the Coast Guard is actively monitoring. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard, BSEE respond to Hurricane Ida

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In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deepwater oil and gas development that is Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo

BOEM announces offshore oil and gas lease change

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