Offshore News

DOJ Files Appeal on Court Blocking Trump’s Moratorium on Wind Energy

Published Feb 19, 2026 5:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division filed notice with the district court in Massachusetts fo...

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Union Calls Off Strike at 19 UK North Sea Offshore Platforms

Published Feb 17, 2026 8:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

UK industrial union Unite has called off a brief offshore strike action at rig services provider Bilfinger, which would have affec...

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Turkey Dispatches New Drillship to Waters off the Coast of Somalia

Published Feb 16, 2026 11:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkey has announced plans to dispatch one of its drillships to waters off Somalia, the latest development in the two countries' s...

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Chevron Signs Deals for E&P Acreage off Greece

Published Feb 16, 2026 9:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, Chevron signed a large-scale deal for the rights to four E&P blocks off the coast of Greece, expanding the company's Me...

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New York Closes Offshore Wind Solicitation While Vowing to Explore Options

Published Feb 16, 2026 6:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

New York State’s regulators quietly closed its outstanding fifth round wind solicitation on Friday, February 13, and not surprisin...

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Transocean Buys Valaris for $6 Billion, Creating New Industry Leader

Published Feb 10, 2026 2:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Offshore drilling company Transocean has struck a deal to acquire competitor Valaris for $6 billion in stock, giving Transocean sh...

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Massachusetts Looks to Nova Scotia to Supply Offshore Wind Energy

Published Feb 4, 2026 5:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Faced with the need for more electrical power and a desire to expand renewable energy, Massachusetts is looking toward the import...

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Trump Administration Green-Lights Texas GulfLink SPM Project

Published Feb 3, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Just weeks after taking over the federal environmental-review process for deepwater oil and gas terminal licensing, the U.S. Depar...

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Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind Receives Injunction Against Trump Administration

Published Feb 2, 2026 3:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

A U.S. District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, February 2, for Sunrise Wind against the Trump administrati...

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Dominion Energy and Vineyard Wind Reach Milestones as Work Resumes

Published Jan 30, 2026 5:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Within days of resuming work at Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project and Avangrid’s Vineyard Wind 1, both proj...

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