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Trump Administration Waives Endangered Species Act for Gulf Oil & Gas

Published Mar 31, 2026 8:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Trump administration has waived all Endangered Species Act protections for all U.S. Gulf offshore oil and gas activity, citing...

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First Offshore Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System Starts on FPSO

Published Mar 30, 2026 7:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

What is being billed as the world’s first offshore post-combustion CO2 capture system is now fully operational on an advanced FPSO...

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Chevron Plans to Buy Oil From Sable's Controversial Santa Ynez Unit

Published Mar 25, 2026 8:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Houston-based Sable Offshore, owner of the Santa Ynez platform complex and pipeline in Santa Barbara County, has a buyer for its p...

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Denmark Wins Approval from EU as it Seeks to Convert to CfD Wind Licenses

Published Mar 25, 2026 7:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Denmark received a critical approval from the European Commission for its subsidy plan fr the next phase of the country’s developm...

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Equinor Begins Drilling At Raia, Its Largest International Project Ever

Published Mar 24, 2026 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Equinor has begun drilling on its largest international project ever, the $9 billion Raia development off the coast of Rio de Jani...

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Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Delivers First Power

Published Mar 24, 2026 3:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, which is the largest commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States, marked a key mil...

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Blast Shakes Valero's Port Arthur Refinery

Published Mar 23, 2026 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, an explosion and fire hit the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, rattling windows and startling nearby residents. T...

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Iran's Strike on Ras Laffan Could Raise LNG Prices for Years

Published Mar 23, 2026 5:26 PM by The Conversation

[By Dr. Adi Imsirovic] On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth...

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US to Repay TotalEneriges $1B for Wind Leases Redirected to LNG Investments

Published Mar 23, 2026 4:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

TotalEnergies confirmed it has entered into settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of the Interior, which will see the com...

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Chouest Expands in the U.S. Gulf With Acquisition of Diving Company CEES

Published Mar 22, 2026 2:05 PM by Pat Zeitler

Champagne Energy and Environmental Solutions (CEES) has joined Edison Chouest Offshore. The acquisition, announced on March 19, wi...

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