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Exploration 8 North American Projects, Players And Deals Take LNG Market Spotlight By Marc Howson, Welligence OSVs 8 11 Major Oil And Gas Projects Drive © NextDecade Str ong OSV Demand In The Middle East By Theodor Sørlie, Fearnley Offshore Supply Rigs 14 Fr om Regional Champion To Global Powerhouse: Inside ADES-Shelf Drilling Fleet Merger By Sofa Forestieri, Esgian NOIA 11 18 Modernizing Permitting: © NickEyes / Adobe Stock Pr otecting America’s Offshore Ener gy Future By Erik Milito, NOIA T ank Entry 40 Re vised ABS Guidance Makes T ank Entry Safer, Smarter By Matt Tremblay, ABS The Role of SatCom 42 Support From Space: Ho w Satellites Can Help 14 Ener gy Operators Improve © Kalyakan / Adobe Stock W orkforce Safety By Eric Verheylewegen, Viasat

DEPARTMENTS 4 Editor’s Letter 6 Authors in this Edition 44 Products: Power Generation Systems 42

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