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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Shipbuilding Delays Push Empire Wind’s First Power Into 2027
Delays involving U.S.-built support vessels have pushed back turbine installation at Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project off New York, with first power now expected in the first half of...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
MARAD Approves $8.2 Billion Texas LNG Export Port in Record-Time Review
The Trump administration has approved an $8.2 billion offshore liquefied natural gas export project off the Texas coast, marking a major milestone for its effort to speed up deepwater port...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Singapore Yards Chase Profit From Europe’s Offshore Wind Push
At a shipyard in northern Singapore, a yellow platform towers over a maze of scaffolding and cranes. Resembling a 15-story building, the piece will be shipped halfway around the world to Europe to be installed into an offshore wind farm.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Chouest Group Acquires Canada’s Horizon Maritime in Major Expansion
The Louisiana-based Chouest Group has acquired Canadian marine and offshore services provider Horizon Maritime, expanding its presence across Canada’s East and West coasts and into the Arctic. The deal, announced...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
UK Approves Long-delayed Jackdaw Gas Field on Energy Security Grounds
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday approved the Jackdaw North Sea gas field, ending years of legal and political wrangling as the Labour government seeks to balance its climate goals...

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Reuters
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gCaptain
Natural Gas Project Paused After Greenpeace Protest Off Western Australia
SYDNEY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Woodside WDS.AX said operations remained paused on Sunday at a floating production unit, part of its $12.5 ?billion Scarborough natural gas project off the coast ?of Western Australia, due...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Hurricane Isaias Strengthens Into Major Category 3 Storm Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall
Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane Friday morning, with sustained winds reaching 120 mph as the storm approached the northern Gulf Coast, threatening life-threatening storm surge and...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Equinor Brings Shell Into $14 Billion Bay du Nord Project
Shell has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Equinor’s Bay du Nord offshore oil project in Canada, bringing a new partner into the estimated C$14 billion development as it...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Hurricane Isaias Shuts Down Nearly Two-Thirds of Gulf Oil Production
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production has been shut down as Hurricane Isaias strengthens ahead of an expected landfall along the northern Gulf Coast, prompting widespread evacuations...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
New York Leads Lawsuits Challenging $1.4 Billion Offshore Wind Buyouts
New York is leading a coalition of states in two new lawsuits challenging Trump administration agreements that would cancel offshore wind leases and redirect roughly $1.4 billion toward liquefied natural...

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Hornbeck and Helix Complete Merger, Creating Offshore Services Giant
Hornbeck Offshore Services and Helix Energy Solutions Group have completed their previously announced all-stock merger, creating a larger offshore services company spanning marine transportation, subsea services, well intervention and robotics....

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Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
California Sues Trump Administration Over $120 Million Offshore Wind Buyout
California has sued the Trump administration over its deal to cancel a planned 2-gigawatt floating offshore wind project off the state’s Central Coast, challenging the administration’s increasingly aggressive strategy of...