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A search is underway for a 27-year-old male crew member who fell overboard from the Handy tanker vessel Sagami in the Gulf of Mexico.  The US Coast Guard said that the search was underway approximately 29 miles offshore Sabine Pass, Texas, since Wednesday evening. The individual was last seen wearing an orange life jacket and coveralls with reflective …

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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has placed an order for three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The contract is worth KRW 282 billion ($ 260 million), according to the shipbuilder. The VLCC trio will be compliant with the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) 2 once constructed at …

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The Danish Parliament has announced that it will cancel all future licensing rounds for new oil and gas exploration and production permits in the Danish part of the North Sea and end existing production by 2050. As a major oil-producing country in the EU, Denmark’s announcement is a landmark decision towards phasing-out fossil fuels in …

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Jan De Nul and China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) have begun the construction of the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés. Les Alizés is specifically designed for loading, transporting, lifting, and installing offshore wind turbine foundations. It will be capable of building the newest generation of offshore wind farms once delivered in April 2022, …

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Hydro Group has completed the latest phase of around £1 million investment programme with the installation and commissioning of a new cable extrusion line within the cable manufacturing arm of the business. Cable extrusion line (Courtesy of Hydro Group) Hydro Group worked closely with industry specialists over the last 18 months to define a fully …

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The UK Crown Estate has set a target to become a net zero carbon business by 2030 and outlined its commitments to reach this goal, which include optimising the green energy potential of the UK’s offshore renewable energy resources. The move has come as the Crown Estate wants to align with the 1.5°C goal of …

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The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has hired Progressive Energy to conduct an in-depth feasibility study which would identify the value of establishing an energy hub on the Norfolk coast. OGA said that a preliminary assessment of Bacton was already conducted by the OGA, identifying it as a key priority area plan. It presents an …

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Texas A&M University researchers have developed a new set of analytical tools that can help predict if wave energy devices will capsize in rapidly changing ocean environments. Illustration/Atmocean’s scaled wave energy system (Courtesy of Atmocean) The tools can help characterize the movements of floating, but anchored wave energy devices. According to the researchers from Texas …

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Lack of sufficient recycling capability among shipyards included in the EU list to dismantle large ships remains an issue, according to BIMCO, despite the EU’s efforts to expand the list of approved yards. The EU Ship Recycling Regulation requires all large sea-going vessels sailing under an EU member state flag to use an approved ship recycling facility …

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