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  Virtually Prepared: API WorkSafe Offshore Safety Orientation

  How immersive technology lets offshore personnel prepare for the job before they ever reach a facility.

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  Marlin sets sights on offshore wind with major monitoring upgrade

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  Oil Spill, Weak Science

  Fifth Circuit Tightens Causation in Ruffin v. BP

  By Amy Mitchell, Spencer Fane LLP

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  Howling Wind Test Tight CSOV Market

  As the market moves toward the end of the summer season in the northern hemisphere, several offshore support vessels are expected to roll off their contracts over the coming months. Shipowners are thus already positioning tonnage for the winter and next summer season. The CSOV market has remained tight over the past three months with multiple spot fixtures above EUR 60,000 per day.

  by Aleksander Gussøy Paulsen, Market Analyst at Fearnley Offshore Supply

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  Deepwater FIDs Set to Drive Sub-Saharan Africa Production Growth

  Sub-Saharan Africa’s deepwater production is expected to grow by over 1 million boe/d by 2035 and big-ticket projects taking final investment decisions (FIDs) in 2026 and 2027 will be key to unlocking this.

  by David Thomson and Lauren Hunter, Welligence

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  The Gulf of America Remains the World's Offshore Innovation Laboratory

  For generations, the Gulf of America has served as the proving ground for offshore innovation. Every major chapter in modern offshore energy has depended upon American engineers, geoscientists, mariners, fabricators, regulators, and offshore workers to solve problems many believed were beyond reach.

  By Erik Milito, President of National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)

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  Cyber Security Regulations Drive Resilience Agenda for Offshore Energy Infrastructure

  As offshore oil and gas platforms, offshore wind farms and maritime energy assets become increasingly connected, they are also becoming more exposed to sophisticated cyber threats. At the same time, a wave of new cyber security regulations is reshaping how operators protect critical infrastructure, creating an opportunity to strengthen resilience across the offshore energy sector by embedding security, visibility and preparedness into long-life assets and operations.

  by Peter McToal, Digital Solutions Architect at ABB Energy Industries

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  Beyond the Robotics Hype

  Five Lessons from Deploying Autonomous Robots on Unmanned Offshore Platforms

  By Mark Mildon, CEO, ExRobotics

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  From Flying Cameras to Field Intelligence: How Drones Are Reshaping Offshore

  Oil and gas operations rely on offshore platforms and subsea and export pipelines spread across large geographic areas. These assets are often expensive to reach, difficult to inspect and risky for personnel to access, but drones are now demonstrating real value in these contexts. A strong drone program can help organizations improve safety, reduce inspection costs, increase asset visibility and support faster operational decisions. Much more capable than the flying cameras of the past, drones today are extending human capability and transforming what it means to work in oil and gas.

  by Steve Mustard, Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional and a Certified Mission Critical Professional

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  Autonomy Offshore

  Uncrewed Systems Move from Trials to Critical Operations

  By Alisa Reiner, Offshore Energy Markets Analyst, Intelatus Global Partners

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  MOBY Robotics: A New Playbook for the Deep Ocean

  Moby Robotics is a new entrant to the subsea swarm autonomous robotic space, created in 2025 and aiming to take a leadership role in the discovery and recovery of subsea minerals market.

  By Greg Trauthwein

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  Batteries at Sea

  Not All-Electric, Not Everywhere but increasingly essential

  By Alisa Reiner, Master of Environmental Management, Yale University; Offshore Energy Markets Analyst, Intelatus Global Partners.

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  What Wind Operations and Maintenance Can Learn from Jazz

  Wind turbine maintenance is often described in technical terms: schedules, inspections, component exchanges and availability targets. But anyone who has spent time close to the day-to-day reality of operating wind farms knows that the work rarely follows a rigid script. Having supported operations across more than 40 countries with varying maturity levels, I see these challenges play out consistently in the field, regardless of turbine technology or geography.

  By Alexandra Hof, Regional Head of Service, FairWind

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  MacGregor LCO₂ Bow Transfer System

  A new liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) transfer solution built on proven technology from MacGregor enables the flexible, direct ship-to-well injection needed to support the EU’s carbon capture and storage goals.

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