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National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior’s reforms to reconsolidate the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement as the Marine Minerals Admin
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Transocean Ltd. (Transocean) announced awards of a contract for a harsh environment semisubmersible in Norway and contract extensions for two ultra-deepwater drillships in Brazil. In aggregate, the fixtures represent approximately $1.0 billion in incremental firm contract backlog
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Kraken Robotics Inc. (Kraken) has appointed Don Robertson to its Board of Directors and promoted John Salama to the role of Chief Information Officer, effective immediately.
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Chairman of the US Helsinki Commission Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced the bipartisan Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026 to enhance the US government’s international engagement as it relates to the se
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The Department of the Interior announced the start of a phased plan to establish the Marine Minerals Administration, bringing together the functions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. This action is intended to improve
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the critical role of offshore leasing, resource assessment, and long-term planning in supporting record oil production on the US Outer Continental Shelf, which reached more than 714 million barrels in 2025.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reached a major milestone in its Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI), completing all airborne LiDAR data collection and receiving the majority of vessel-based sonar data used to map Florida’s coastal waters. Flor
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In alignment with President Trump’s Executive Order 14303, “Restoring Gold Standard Science,” the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region has released five 3D seismic survey datasets from the Beaufort Sea, expanding public access to legacy geolog
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Subsea7 announced the award of a substantial contract by Noble Energy EG Ltd (a Chevron Company) for the subsea installation scope on the Aseng Gas Monetization Project, offshore Equatorial Guinea. The project involves a single-well tieback connecting Aseng field to the existing
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Saronic Technologies announced it has closed $1.75 billion in Series D funding to advance its mission of ensuring maritime superiority for the US and its allies by delivering autonomous platforms at scale across defense and commercial sectors. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins