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 geologic information that supports industry analysis, academic research and Alaska energy planning. “Making these legacy seismic… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced today the critical role of offshore leasing, resource assessment and long-term planning in supporting record oil production on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, which reached more than 714 million barrels in 2025. “America’s offshore energy strength is built years in advance through deliberate planning, leasing, and resource evaluation,” said… Read More
The Department of the Interior today 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 coordination and increase efficiencies across offshore leasing, permitting, inspections and environmental… Read More
Creating new horizons is at the heart of our activities. This often means finding smart solutions to seemingly impossible challenges, which was perfectly illustrated by Boskalis’ latest operation in Qingdao, China. There, we successfully executed the float‑on of Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited‘s brand‑new floating dry dock Lucayan. With an impressive length of 413 meters and… Read More
The Kangwinan Dredging Project for Rio Tinto in North Queensland is set to commence in the coming weeks, with JDN mobilising both a cutter suction dredge and trailing suction hopper dredger to carry out the works. This project is critical to supporting increased export capacity through the existing port facilities at Amrun. To achieve this,… Read More
