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Shell Loses Lengthy Legal Fight With South African Activists
By Paul Burkhardt Aug 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shell Plc lost the latest round of a five-year legal fight with environmental activists over a South African oil-exploration campaign that went all the...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump’s Third ‘Big Beautiful’ Gulf Lease Sale Draws $82.7 Million in High Bids
The Trump administration’s third “Big Beautiful” offshore oil and gas lease sale generated $82.7 million in high bids Wednesday, marking a rebound from a weak March auction but remaining well...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Cadeler Orders Two Giant Offshore Wind Installation Vessels in $938 Million Fleet Expansion
Cadeler is pushing ahead with another major expansion of its offshore wind installation fleet, placing firm orders for two new T-class vessels designed to handle the increasingly large turbines and...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
RWE Reaches $1.22 Billion Deal with Trump Administration to Surrender U.S. Offshore Wind Leases
RWE has become the latest offshore wind developer to reach a settlement with the Trump administration, agreeing to relinquish its U.S. offshore wind leases in exchange for a $1.22 billion...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
ABS Sees Floating Offshore Wind Driving Surge in Demand for Support Vessels
Floating offshore wind is set to create a new wave of demand for high-specification offshore support vessels, with supply constraints potentially emerging before the end of the decade, according to...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
New Zealand Awards First New Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Permit Since Reversing Ban
New Zealand has awarded its first new offshore petroleum exploration permit since the government reversed the country’s ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration, marking what officials describe as...

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Reuters
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Japan Identifies Large Share Of Rare Earths In Deep-Sea Mud Off Remote Island
TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) – An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Advances Planning for Offshore Nuclear Energy Projects
Agreement lays groundwork for possible nuclear energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf The Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have signed a memorandum...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Offshore Fatalities More Than Double Despite Improved Injury Rates, Industry Group Warns
The global offshore marine contracting industry’s improving injury rates are masking a more troubling reality: fatal accidents are rising. That is the central message from the International Marine Contractors Association’s...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Advances First Offshore Critical Minerals Lease Sale Under New Marine Minerals Agency
The Trump administration has taken another step toward launching a U.S. offshore critical minerals industry, with the newly created Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) releasing a proposed leasing notice that could...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Court Dismisses Challenge to Delfin LNG Deepwater Port License
Environmental groups lacked standing to sue, clearing another legal hurdle for America’s first offshore LNG export project A federal appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge to the U.S. Maritime...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Sets August Date for Third ‘Big Beautiful’ Gulf Offshore Oil Lease Sale
Federal agency moves ahead with third auction mandated under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Notice of Sale...