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FEATURE | Equinor leads development of battery-powered platform supply vessel
A partnership led by Norwegian energy company Equinor has commenced development of a platform supply vessel (PSV) powered by batteries to ensure emission-free...
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COLUMN | Vroon, Vroon, Vroon: Britoil’s take-over marks closure, as Golden Energy flip shows ING’s folly [Offshore Accounts]
Finally, Singapore-headquartered Britoil announced last week that it had completed the purchase of most of the offshore fleet of Vroon, the Dutch s...
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COLUMN | What are the consequences of the offshore surge? Tidewater’s triumph provides Chinese yards with boom, and starts North Sea exodus [Offshore Accounts]
One of the delights of the offshore market recovery has been the surge in charter rates for platform supply vessels (PSVs) around the world. Tidewater’s...
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COLUMN | Unlucky for some! Scotland’s Ferries; Argentina’s YPF Nationalisation; SBM sued by whistleblower; BP’s CEO quits [Offshore Accounts]
This week was a great week for Transocean – the company announced it had secured a three-year award for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater...
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OPINION | Beijing’s plan for Taiwan challenges its offshore wind push
Military considerations are slowing China’s offshore wind energy deployment. The coastal province of Fujian, just opposite Taiwan, is critical to the...
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COLUMN | Going from triumph to disaster [Grey Power]
It is probably a function of age and cynicism, but one sometimes wonders whether anyone in charge of pretty well anything, from countries to companies,...
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Offshore Vessel News Roundup | September 12 – Norwegian and Dutch cable-layers, UK hybrid crewboat and a recyclable workboat
Deliveries include a cable-lay vessel for a Dutch operator and two crewboats for separate customers in the UK. Construction has meanwhile begun on a...
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COLUMN | Changing course: McDermott restructures (again); Siemens Gamesa bleeds (again); UK wind auction fails [Offshore Accounts]
Sometimes the inevitable needs to happen before things can change. Failure can be a catalyst for action. At other times, it can just be part of a repetitive...
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COLUMN | Tension: Chevron in Cyprus; Ørsted’s woes; Maersk Supply Service restructures; Borr’s Mexican receivables [Offshore Accounts]
Kylie Minogue has a new pop single out this week, called Tension, which is most appropriate. There’s tension in the Eastern Mediterranean, tension across...
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