offshore oil and gas

Could new BOEM rule accelerate GOM decommissioning activity?

Back in January, the Government Accountability Office issued a report criticizing two U.S. Department of the Interior agencies (BOEM and BSEE) for delays in the decommissioning of end-of-life offshore wells and platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In its report the GAO said that, as of June 2023, more than 2,700 Gulf wells and 500 platforms were overdue for decommissioning — an important market for a number of specialist offshore service providers.

GAO said that delays can increase...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/could-new-boem-rule-accelerate-gom-decommissioning-activity/

Bourbon orders six new Surfer crewboats for its West Africa operations

Surfer crewboat

Bourbon Mobility, the Paris-headquartered Bourbon Group’s offshore oil and gas personnel transfer business, has ordered six new interfield Surfer crewboats for its West Africa operations. Designed by Marseille based naval architecture firm Mauric, they will be built by Piriou Shipyards.

Carrying over1 million people transported each year, the Bourbon Mobility fleet has a total capacity of about 5,500 seats

Bourbon described the new crewboat order as “a major investment in renewing its fleet” but...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/bourbon-orders-six-new-surfer-crewboats-for-its-west-africa-operations/

New Ulstein SX232: A subsea vessel for all markets

Ulstein SX232 subsea vessel

Seeing a “surge of optimism” in the offshore service vessel market, Ulstein has unveiled a design for a new subsea vessel, the Ulstein SX232, to serve both the fixed and floating offshore wind markets as well as offshore oil and gas.

Ulstein says that the offshore vessel market is currently benefiting from increasing CAPEX (capital cost) spending in both the oil and gas (O&G) and renewables sectors. The offshore O&G sector will reach its peak investment, of nearly $300 billion, in 2026. After...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/new-ulstein-sx232-a-subsea-vessel-for-all-markets/

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