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DOI gas — Department of the Interior photo

US power prices continued to drop last week

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Coast Guard cutter Patoka crew loads cement weights on board on Oct. 24, 2022. at Ensley Engineer Yard near Memphis, Tenn. The Patoka is assisting with aids to navigation along the Mississippi River during low water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hague)

The sky is falling — not

Ken Hocke

WorkBoat file photo

Vessel owner retains proprietary interest in vessel under bareboat charter

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Photo credit: Ørsted

Vineyard Wind hires foreign vessel and mariners over U.S. ships and crews

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Fairbanks Morse Defense image

The future of maritime defense is now

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ACL photo

When it comes to claim reporting, don’t hesitate

Chris Richmond

Seacor Power hours after capsizing on its starboard side on April 13, 2021, with a Coast Guard response boat in the foreground and the liftboat Rockfish in the background. U.S. Coast Guard photo

NTSB again calls for personal locator beacons

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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Deepwater Horizon Explosion — Offshore service vessels battle the blazing remnants of the off-shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010. USCG photo.

Seesawing safety rules

Jim Redden

USCG conducts passenger vessel inspections in Long Beach harbor — A Coast Guard vessel inspector examines a passenger vessel's operational, mechanical, and safety systems during an annual inspection in Long Beach, Calif. Coast Guard photo

Streamlined Inspection Program is still effective

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Oil-traders-Houston-CC-oil-industry-news — Oil traders at work in Houston. Creative Commons photo by Oil Industry News.

Brent to reach $100 barrel by Christmas

WorkBoat file photo

A strong offshore leasing program is fundamental to our energy security

New website ties U.S. energy production to national parks, forests and wildlife refuges. BOEM photo

New website focuses on U.S. offshore energy’s public lands funding

The crew of the VERA BISSO (E.N. Bisso and Son) tug sets off to assist the bulk carrier JAG AALOK along the Mississippi River Baton Rouge, LA. Doug Stewart photo.

Working on a tug or towboat is ‘cool’

Pamela Glass