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API 8 Ne w RP 75 Training Supports a Safer Offshore Future Subsea Vessels 11 11 Long-Term Outlook for Subsea © I am from Mykolayiv / Adobe Stock V essel Market Remains Robust By Jesper Skjong, Fearnley Offshore Supply Rigs 14 Challenging 2025 Fades as Offshore Rig Outlook Brightens By Kathleen Gammack, Westwood Global Energy NOIA 18 U.S. Offshore Energy 2026 Outlook Building Momentum in the Gulf of America 14 By Erik Milito, NOIA © Kalyakan / Adobe Stock Of fshore Wind Turbine Lubrication 24 Fill-For-Life: Wind’s New Standard? By Michael L. Blumenfeld, Exxon Mobil Environmental 36 Pr otecting Wildlife: Building the UK’s First Nearshore Artificial Nesting Structures By Richard Gaunt, Fugro 36

Fugro Designing Offshore Fleets 38 Designing Offshore Fleets that can Adapt, Endure By Jon Inge Buli, Wärtsilä

DEPARTMENTS 4 Editor’s Letter 6 Authors in this Edition 38 42 Green Rigs

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