Decommissioned offshore structures offer limited long-term ecological benefits if they are simply left in the ocean to serve as artificial reefs, a new study suggests. The research, published in the ...

Offshore structures have long played a critical role in the extraction and transportation of marine resources. In recent years, the incorporation of composite materials into these structures has ...

It’s a cruel irony that over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, but it’s undrinkable. Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have now modeled the feasibility of ...

Analysts working with the Independent Energy Market Analysis Initiative say that recent market discussions on potential vessel redeployments and asset transfers have drawn attention to the evolution ...

A new update of DNV's Recommended Practice 'Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures' is now available. A new update of DNV's Recommended Practice 'Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures' is now available ...

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Advances in AI and satellite imagery allowed researchers to create the clearest picture yet of human activity at sea, revealing clandestine fishing activity and a boom in offshore energy development.