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Xodus, BSG Launch Project in U.S. to Bring Offshore Wind Jobs to Underrepresented Groups

Aug 24, 2021

UK-based energy consultancy Xodus is teaming up with Browning the Green Space (BGS) coalition to create a workforce program aiming to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in the offshore wind industry across Massachusetts…

Offshore Worker Injured During Lifeboat Winch Load Testing at Hebron Platform

Aug 24, 2021

An offshore worker got injured last Friday on the Avalon Sea offshore support vessel while supporting operations on ExxonMobil's Hebron platform in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore Canada.He was injured while supporting activities associated with lifeboat winch load testing on the Hebron Platform…

U.S. Oil Firms to Require from Workers to Get Vaccinated

Aug 24, 2021

U.S. energy companies are moving to require that employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations as infection rates rise across the United States and health surveys show that energy workers remain among those most reluctant to get inoculations.Calls…

SNC-Lavalin Wraps Sale of Oil & Gas Business

Aug 17, 2021

Toronto-listed SNC-Lavalin has completed the closing of the sale of its Resources Oil & Gas business on August 15, following receipt of Saudi Arabian regulatory approval.SNC-Lavalin previously said that it had closed the sale of a substantial portion of its Resources Oil & Gas business on July 29…

Biden Administration Appeals Court Decision to Block Oil, Gas Leasing Pause

Aug 17, 2021

The Biden administration on Monday challenged a federal judge's decision in June to block the Interior Department's pause on oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters - a critical piece of its climate change policy - but will proceed with leasing during the appeals process…

BOEM Completes Environmental Review of South Fork Wind Project

Aug 17, 2021

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed South Fork Wind project offshore New York and Rhode Island.South Fork Wind - proposed by Orsted and Evercore - would be New York’s first…

Oil Industry Groups Sue Biden Administration over Drilling Auctions Halt

Aug 17, 2021

Major U.S. oil industry groups on Monday sued the Biden administration for halting drilling auctions on federal lands and waters this year, arguing the government is required by law to hold regular sales.The American Petroleum Institute (API)…

Chevron Delays Office Return in California, Texas

Aug 16, 2021

Oil major Chevron Corp is postponing the full return of employees in California and Texas, joining a clutch of companies like Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc that have done the same because of a resurgence in coronavirus cases related to the fast-spreading Delta variant…

U.S. Gulf of Mexico Oil Producers: Pandemic Accelerates Consolidation

Aug 16, 2021

Oil and gas producers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have consolidated at a faster rate during the pandemic, new government data shows, as crashing prices squeezed out smaller drillers who had been seen as the industry's future.The dominance of…

Schlumberger Withdraws from Offshore Technology Conference over Rising COVID-19 Cases

Aug 13, 2021

Top oilfield services firm Schlumberger on Thursday said it had withdrawn staff from next week's Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which typically attracts at least 60,000 attendees to Houston, citing the area's rise in COVID-19 cases.The…

Ocean SuperCluster to Provide $2 Million for GeoScan Wide Area Acoustic Corer

Aug 12, 2021

Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics Inc. on Thursday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary PanGeo Subsea Inc. has secured $2 million in funding from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster for the development of wider scanning capability and increased efficiency called GeoScan…

Silixa Claims 'World's first' as it Installs Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) System at BP's Gulf of Mexico Field

Aug 11, 2021

Optical fiber sensors provider Silixa on Wednesday announced the successful installation, validation, and borehole seismic acquisition from a permanently installed fiber-optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system, Carina Subsea 4D, on BP’s Atlantis Phase 3 subsea field development…

Gulf of Mexico: Gate Energy Nets Whale Project Award with Shell

Aug 10, 2021

U.S. oilfield services firm Gate Energy has won a deal with Shell for facility commissioning of the recently sanctioned Whale development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Shell last month reached a final investment decision for the Whale deepwater field development…

Shipbuilding: International WTIV Market Represents a $14B Opportunity

Aug 09, 2021

As of end-June 2021, more than 100 turbine and foundation installation and maintenance vessels will be required for offshore wind projects planned over this decade.More than 100 turbine and foundation installation and maintenance vessels will…

US Senate Democrats Target Big Oil for Carbon Polluters Fund

Aug 04, 2021

A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $500 billion fund to be financed by Big Oil and other 'carbon polluters' that they hope to attach to broader climate control legislation expected later this year…

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