Viewpoints

Transocean's Deepwater Asgard drillship has a maximum drilling depth of 40,000 feet. Transocean photo

Wrong place, wrong time — Part II

Joel Milton

Oil traders in Houston. Creative Commons photo/Oil Industry News. — Oil traders in Houston. Creative Commons photo

Oil prices recover as rest of 2021 remains bullish

Guest Author

Occidental Petroleum Corp. photo

Verify Southwest Wire Rope products

U.S. Coast Guard

SPR locations. DOE graphic

Oil down on inflation concerns

Guest Author

All American Marine photo

A ‘sea change’ for boats?

Ken Hocke

WorkBoat file photo

Rein in workers' compensation insurance costs

Chris Richmond

Loading of the first commissioning cargo at Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana, February 2016. Cheniere Energy Photo.

Gas market bearish but caution is advised

Guest Author

El-Faro-Wreck-NTSB — The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

Wrong place, wrong time — Part I

Joel Milton

The lack of new mariners entering the industry is a growing problem. David Krapf photo

How do we solve the mariner shortage?

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S&T, USCG, Ocean Aero, CNSP, NRL, ARL, HSSEDI, and USM’s evaluation team monitors a Triton autonomous vessel during performance testing. DHS photo

Autonomous vessels can help the Coast Guard safeguard our waters

Guest Author

A team from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy participated in the National Security Agency’s 20th annual National Cyber Exercise (NCX) April 8-10, 2021, a three-day cyber competition that tests the offensive and defensive cybersecurity skills virtually. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Medley)

Cyber hygiene: The first line of defense

Guest Author

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., in 2016. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard vessel inspection: Value in the old ways

Capt. Alan Bernstein

Loading of the first commissioning cargo at Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana, February 2016. Cheniere Energy Photo.

Natural gas exclusion challenged

Jim Redden