Offshore

Offshore magazine, which debuted in 1954, stands as a premier source for up-to-date, relevant news and technical insights in the offshore oil, gas, and renewable energy sectors. It reaches a worldwide audience through various channels, including print and digital media, as well as live events. With over 42,000 qualified subscribers, Offshore magazine publishes six issues annually in both print and digital formats. The magazine, along with its website offshore-mag.com, daily and monthly eNewsletters, webinars, and events, serves as a vital resource for the offshore industry. It provides essential news, innovative technologies, case studies, and best practices that help set new benchmarks in engineering and operations.

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Trump administration halts work on Empire Wind project

6 days ago | offshore-mag.com | Bruce Beaubouef

By Bruce Beaubouef, Managing Editor The Trump administration has halted work on Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project that had just started construction in federal waters off the coasts of New Jersey and New York; and it has ordered a comprehensive review of existing offshore wind permits.
Report highlights measures to address North Sea projects’ noise impact

6 days ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

Xodus Group has prepared a report for the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) that details measures for coordinated management of underwater noise at the various offshore energy projects operating in the North Sea. The Underwater Noise Conflict Resolution Framework Report explains how multiple developers are working under different regulatory regimes to deliver their offshore wind, oil and gas, and carbon capture and storage schemes.
Mr. Charlie drilling rig attains National Historic Landmark status

1 week ago | offshore-mag.com | Bruce Beaubouef

The Mr. Charlie offshore drilling rig has been named as National Historic Landmark, in recognition of the property’s national significance in the history of the United States. Located in Morgan City, Louisiana, the rig – often referred to simply as “The Rig Museum” – has served as both a museum and training facility since the mid-1980s. The designation was made last December by then-Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.
Bonaparte CCS scheme moves into pre-FEED phase

1 week ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

An INPEX Browse E&P-led joint venture has started pre-FEED studies for the Bonaparte CCS (carbon capture and storage) project offshore Australia’s Northern Territory. The other co-venturers are TotalEnergies CCS Australia and Woodside Energy. The proposed development location is about 260 km offshore Darwin. The venture was formed in 2022 to appraise greenhouse-gas (GHG) storage assessment acreage in Block G-7-AP. According to INPEX, this is potentially one of the world’s largest CCS projects.
CNOOC debuts miscible gas flood technique at Wenchang oil project offshore China

1 week ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

CNOOC has brought onstream the Wenchang 9-7 oilfield development in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin offshore China. This is said to be the first offshore low permeability oil field to employ miscible gas flooding for improved oil recovery. Wenchang 9-7, in an average water depth of about 120 m, features a new drilling and production platform connected to infrastructure serving adjacent development facilities for development.
Offshore wind partnerships: Sunly, Valorem target Estonia project; Semco, Navantia focus on substations

2 weeks ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

In western Europe, Navantia Seanergies and Semco Maritime have announced a new offshore wind substation partnership at the WindEurope exhibition in Copenhagen. They plan to offer a project life-cycle approach, drawing on experience of maintaining more than 40 offshore substations across Europe. Their focus will be on developments offshore Europe and North America, complementing Semco Maritime’s existing collaboration with Vietnamese fabricator PTSC M&C, which extends to the Asia-Pacific sector.
SundaGas submits drafts of preparation for Chuditch well offshore Timor-Leste

2 weeks ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

Sunda Energy subsidiary SundaGas Banda Unipessoal has submitted two draft reports concerning the Chuditch-2 appraisal well in the Timor Sea to the Timor-Leste regulator Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (ANP). The drafts, both available for public consultation, are for the environmental impact statement and the environmental management plan for the planned well on production sharing contract (PSC) TL-SO-19-16.
New offshore wind technologies increasing efficiencies

2 weeks ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

Aker Solutions' new floating wind designs simplify construction, reduce maintenanceAker Solutions has released three new floating offshore wind foundation designs. All feature passive ballast systems and are designed to support turbines of 15 MW or more. YFloat is a steel floating substructure with a symmetrical design, said to support efficient pre-fabrication with the option of local assembly.
NBIM joins two North Sea offshore wind projects

2 weeks ago | offshore-mag.com | Jeremy Beckman

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has agreed to take 49% stakes in the RWE-operated Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind developments in the North Sea for about €1.4 billion ($1.52 billion), according to a March 31 RWE news release. RWE will continue to manage construction and operations for both projects. Closing of the transaction should follow by early third-quarter 2025, subject to approvals.
Trump tariffs may already be impacting the offshore oil and gas industry

3 weeks ago | offshore-mag.com | Bruce Beaubouef

Bruce Beaubouef, Managing EditorPresident Donald Trump’s recently enacted tariffs are expected to have some level of negative impact on the oil and gas industry in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and even beyond. These impacts are expected to arise from a mix of direct cost pressures, supply chain disruptions, and broader economic ripple effects.